[CTSARA] HIGH WIND WARNING COASTAL FLOOD WARNING

[John Sabini Jr.]

HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 418 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012
Expiration: 600 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT...
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
418 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA...LONG ISLAND...
AND COASTAL CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...EAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO
TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY DOWN TREES AND

TREE LIMBS...POWER LINES AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...AND CAUSE
MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED
ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&

COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 719 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012
Expiration: 1200 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
719 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS SURROUNDING WESTERN LONG
ISLAND SOUND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...3 TO 5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.

* TIMING...BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR

BASEMENTS DUE TO STORM TIDE AND WAVE ACTION AROUND TIME OF HIGH
TIDE. ROAD CLOSURES MAY BE NEEDED. WAVE ACTION AND RUN UP WILL
LIKELY EXACERBATE COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
&&

...WESTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...
KINGS POINT NY......1043 PM.......10.5-11.5........MODERATE..
LATTINGTOWN NY......1046 PM.......10.5-11.5........MODERATE..
STAMFORD CT.........1013 PM.......10.2-11.2........MODERATE..
BRIDGEPORT CT.......1010 PM........9.7-10.7........MODERATE..
NEW HAVEN CT........1006 PM........8.5-9.5.........MODERATE..
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