[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Hazardous Weather : OKX@ 01/21/2005 06:49:10

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
626 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2005

CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-201200-
BERGEN NJ-BRONX NY-EASTERN PASSAIC NJ-ESSEX NJ-HUDSON NJ-
KINGS (BROOKLYN) NY-NASSAU NY-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY-
NORTHEAST SUFFOLK NY-NORTHERN FAIRFIELD CT-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX CT-
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN CT-NORTHERN NEW LONDON CT-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER NY-
NORTHWEST SUFFOLK NY-ORANGE NY-PUTNAM NY-QUEENS NY-
RICHMOND (STATEN IS.) NY-ROCKLAND NY-SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK NY-
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD CT-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX CT-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN CT-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON CT-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER NY-SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK NY-
UNION NJ-WESTERN PASSAIC NJ-
626 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE OCEAN WATERS.
OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING INTO THE TRI-STATE AREA LATE
SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
INTO SUNDAY MORNING...GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES AND ENDING
DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF SIX INCHES OR MORE ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW ESPECIALLY IN
NEW YORK CITY...LONG ISLAND AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT.

NORTHEAST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY
NIGHT...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING...AND IF THESE GUSTS COINCIDE WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS MAY RESULT...WITH THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD ACROSS EASTERN
LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT.

GALE WARNINGS WILL ALSO LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
SATURDAY NIGHT...AND A STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE OCEAN
WATERS ON SUNDAY FOR GUSTS APPROACHING 50 KNOTS.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED BEGINNING SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE WINTER STORM.

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GOODMAN