Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008

Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS New York, NY

February 21, 20089 counties in New York; 4 counties in Connecticut; Hudson County, Passaic County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 21, 2008, 3:14 PM EST for 9 counties in New York; 4 counties in Connecticut; Hudson County, Passaic County, New Jersey. It took effect at Feb 22, 2008, 2:00 AM EST. It was in force for 22 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 21, 2008, 3:14 PM EST (20:14 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 22, 2008, 2:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 22, 2008, 11:44 PM EST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Hudson County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, New York County, NY, Orange County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 66 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2008-02-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2008-02-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1349 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS41 KOKX 212014
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
314 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008

...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER HEADING OUR WAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH TONIGHT AND PASS SOUTH OF THE AREA
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING WINTRY PRECIPITATION
TO THE REGION STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

CTZ005>008-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-220500-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WS.W.0002.080222T1000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
314 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TOWARD THE MORNING COMMUTE FROM WEST TO
EAST. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE IN INTENSITY BY MID MORNING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER INCH ON TOP OF THE SNOW
FRIDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ009>011-NJZ003>005-NYZ071-220500-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WS.W.0002.080222T1000Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
314 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TOWARD THE MORNING COMMUTE FROM WEST TO
EAST. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE IN INTENSITY BY MID MORNING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING
OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER
INCH ON TOP OF THE SNOW FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL CREATE
TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ012-NJZ006-011-NYZ072>081-220500-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WW.Y.0005.080222T1000Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
314 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN BY THE MORNING COMMUTE FROM WEST TO
EAST. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE IN INTENSITY FOR A TIME BY MID
MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF
RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET DURING THE AFTERNOON. THEN AS COLDER AIR AT
THE SURFACE MOVES BACK IN FRIDAY EVENING...A MIXTURE OF
SNOW..SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE A
COATING TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$
10 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KOKX 220409
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
1109 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008

...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER HEADING OUR WAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH OVERNIGHT AND PASS SOUTH OF THE
AREA FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING WINTRY 
PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION STARTING AROUND DAYBREAK AND
CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT.

CTZ005>008-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-221100-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.080222T1000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
1109 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO
1 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM
EST SATURDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TOWARD THE MORNING COMMUTE FROM WEST TO
EAST. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE IN INTENSITY BY MID MORNING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER INCH ON TOP OF THE SNOW
FRIDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ009>011-NJZ003>005-NYZ071-221100-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.080222T1000Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
1109 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO
1 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM
EST SATURDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TOWARD THE MORNING COMMUTE FROM WEST TO
EAST. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE IN INTENSITY BY MID MORNING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF
FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
FRIDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER INCH ON
TOP OF THE SNOW FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS
CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ012-NJZ006-011-NYZ072>081-221100-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0005.080222T1000Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
1109 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO
1 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO
1 AM EST SATURDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN BY THE MORNING COMMUTE FROM WEST TO EAST.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE IN INTENSITY FOR A TIME BY MID
MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE OVER TO A
MIXTURE OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET DURING THE AFTERNOON. THEN AS
COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE MOVES BACK IN FRIDAY EVENING...A
MIXTURE OF SNOW..SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL
CREATE A COATING TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KOKX 220705
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
205 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER COMMENCING...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH EARLY THIS MORNING AND PASS SOUTH
OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING
WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION STARTING EARLY THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT.

CTZ005>008-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-221200-
/O.EXT.KOKX.WS.W.0002.080222T0700Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
205 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS
MORNING...AND FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE
OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER INCH ON TOP OF THE SNOW
THIS EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ009>011-NJZ003>005-NYZ071-221200-
/O.EXT.KOKX.WS.W.0002.080222T0700Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
205 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE
OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
TAPERING OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A
QUARTER INCH ON TOP OF THE SNOW THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CREATE
TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ012-NJZ006-011-NYZ072>081-221200-
/O.EXT.KOKX.WW.Y.0005.080222T0705Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
205 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE OVER TO A
MIXTURE OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET DURING THE AFTERNOON. THEN AS
COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE MOVES BACK IN THIS EVENING...A MIXTURE
OF SNOW..SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE A
COATING TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KOKX 220947
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
447 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM UNDERWAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THIS MORNING WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION THIS MORNING INTO
TONIGHT.

NJZ006-011-NYZ072>078-221800-
/O.UPG.KOKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
HUDSON-UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
447 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE
SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE BY MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE AN
ADDITIONAL TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON TOP OF
THE SNOW.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ005-006-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-221800-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
447 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO A
MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE BY
MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A TENTH TO A
QUARTER INCH ON TOP OF THE SNOW.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ007-008-221800-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
447 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY
TOWARDS DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL
CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE
THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO A
MIXTURE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER INCH ON TOP OF THE SNOW.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ009>011-NJZ003>005-NYZ071-221800-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
447 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE
SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SNOW
AND SLEET DURING THE MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE BY MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE AN
ADDITIONAL TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON TOP OF
THE SNOW.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ012-NYZ079>081-221800-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
447 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL
THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON. THEN AS COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE MOVES BACK IN LATE
THIS EVENING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW..SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE. THIS MAY CREATE A COATING OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS MORNING AND LATE
EVENING COMMUTE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KOKX 221147
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
647 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM UNDERWAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST THIS MORNING...WILL
TRACK NORTHEAST AND PASS SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO
THE REGION THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT.

CTZ005-006-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-222000-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
647 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO A
MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE BY
MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A TENTH OF AN INCH
ON TOP OF THE SNOW.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ007-008-222000-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
647 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THIS
EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY
FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8
INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF
A QUARTER INCH ON TOP OF THE SNOW.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ009>011-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>078-222000-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
647 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF NYC. THE SNOW WILL
THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET
DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE BY MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE AN
ADDITIONAL TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON TOP OF
THE SNOW.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ012-NYZ079>081-222000-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
647 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL
THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. THEN AS COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE MOVES BACK IN LATE
THIS EVENING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW..SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS MAY CREATE A COATING
OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS MORNING AND LATE
EVENING COMMUTE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KOKX 221302
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
802 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...MAJOR WINTER STORM UNDERWAY...

.LOW PRESSURE...OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST THIS
MORNING...WILL TRACK NORTHEAST AND PASS SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION THIS MORNING INTO
TONIGHT.

CTZ012-NYZ079>081-222000-
/O.UPG.KOKX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080222T2000Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
802 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL
THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. THEN AS COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE MOVES BACK IN LATE
THIS EVENING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW..SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS MAY CREATE A COATING
OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS MORNING AND LATE
EVENING COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ005-006-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-222115-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
802 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO A
MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE BY
MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A TENTH OF AN INCH
ON TOP OF THE SNOW.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ007-008-222115-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
802 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THIS
EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY
FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A
QUARTER INCH ON TOP OF THE SNOW.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ009>011-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>078-222115-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
802 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIXTURE OF FREEZING
RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE BY MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION
ON TOP OF THE SNOW.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KOKX 221914
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
214 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...MAJOR WINTER STORM UNDERWAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL GRADUALLY 
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH OF LONG 
ISLAND THIS EVENING THEN EAST OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST OVERNIGHT. A 
WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW OCCURRED THROUGH NOON TODAY. A MIX OF 
SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE 
REGION THROUGH TONIGHT.

NYZ079>081-230000-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080222T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.080223T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
214 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE CAUSED TEMPERATURES TO
RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES AND FOR SNOW TO CHANGE TO RAIN. PERIODS OF
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE
INTO THE MID 30S.

AS THE LOW OFF THE CAROLINA COAST STRENGTHENS...WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHEAST AND BRING COLDER AIR ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL CAUSE
TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES...RESULTING IN A PERIOD OF
FREEZING RAIN STARTING AS EARLY AS 7 PM. AS THE ATMOSPHERE
CONTINUES TO COOL...SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH THE FREEZING RAIN
MAKING FOR ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVERNIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ012-222100-
/O.EXT.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080222T2100Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
214 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN
AS TEMPERATURES RISE SLOWLY ABOVE 32 DEGREES UNTIL 4 PM.

PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO CHANGE TO RAIN BY 4 PM AS INCREASING EAST
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES.

TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES.

THEN AS COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE MOVES BACK IN LATE THIS
EVENING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW..SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS MAY CREATE A COATING
OF ICE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ005-006-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-230000-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
214 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN LATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIXTURE OF
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE FORECAST...WITH AN ADDITIONAL
ICE ACCUMULATION OF A TENTH OF AN INCH ON TOP OF THE SNOW.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS EVENING COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ007-008-230000-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
214 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIXTURE
OF SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE FORECAST...WITH AN ADDITIONAL
ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER INCH ON TOP OF THE SNOW.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS EVENING COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ009>011-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>078-230000-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
214 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EVENING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE FORECAST.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND METRO NEW JERSEY WILL
BRIEFLY RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE FALLING BACK
DOWN BELOW 32 DEGREES THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN A BRIEF
PERIOD OF PLAIN RAIN UNTIL AROUND 5 PM.

AS THE COASTAL LOW MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE REGION...PRECIPITATION
IS FORECAST TO TAPER OFF TO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE BY MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE AN
ADDITIONAL LIGHT GLAZE OF LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS EVENING COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$
GC
000 
WWUS41 KOKX 221949
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
249 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...MAJOR WINTER STORM UNDERWAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL GRADUALLY
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH OF LONG
ISLAND THIS EVENING THEN EAST OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST OVERNIGHT.
A WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW OCCURRED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A MIX
OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE
REGION THROUGH TONIGHT.

CTZ009>011-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>078-230000-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.080222T2000Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
249 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE CAUSED TEMPERATURES TO
RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES AND FOR SNOW TO CHANGE TO RAIN. PERIODS OF
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE
TO NEAR 35 DEGREES.

HOWEVER...AS THE LOW OFF THE CAROLINA COAST STRENGTHENS...WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHEAST AND BRING COLDER AIR ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL CAUSE
TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES...RESULTING IN A PERIOD OF
FREEZING RAIN STARTING AS EARLY AS 6 PM. AS THE ATMOSPHERE
CONTINUES TO COOL...SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH THE FREEZING RAIN
MAKING FOR ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVERNIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ005-006-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-230000-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
249 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIXTURE
OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE BY MIDNIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE FORECAST...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ON TOP OF
THE SNOW.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS EVENING COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ007-008-230000-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
249 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIXTURE
OF SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE FORECAST...WITH AN ADDITIONAL
ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH ON TOP OF THE SNOW.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS EVENING COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ012-222100-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080222T2100Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
249 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN
AS TEMPERATURES RISE SLOWLY ABOVE 32 DEGREES UNTIL 4 PM.

PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO CHANGE TO RAIN BY 4 PM AS INCREASING
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE
32 DEGREES.

TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 5 TO
7 INCHES.

THEN AS COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE MOVES BACK IN LATE THIS
EVENING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW..SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS MAY CREATE A COATING
OF ICE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

NYZ079>081-230000-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.080223T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
249 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY. 

INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE CAUSED TEMPERATURES TO
RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES AND FOR SNOW TO CHANGE TO RAIN. PERIODS OF
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE
INTO THE MID 30S.

AS THE LOW OFF THE CAROLINA COAST STRENGTHENS...WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHEAST AND BRING COLDER AIR ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL CAUSE
TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES...RESULTING IN A PERIOD OF
FREEZING RAIN STARTING AS EARLY AS 7 PM. AS THE ATMOSPHERE
CONTINUES TO COOL...SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH THE FREEZING
RAIN MAKING FOR ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVERNIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KOKX 222040
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
340 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...THE WINTER STORM IS WINDING DOWN...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL GRADUALLY
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH OF LONG
ISLAND THIS EVENING THEN EAST OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST OVERNIGHT.
A WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW OCCURRED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A MIX
OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
UNTIL AT LEAST 1 AM.

CTZ012-230300-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080222T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.080222T2100Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
340 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

EAST WINDS CAUSED TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES AND SNOW
CHANGED TO RAIN. PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE TO NEAR 35 DEGREES.

HOWEVER...AS THE LOW OFF THE CAROLINA COAST STRENGTHENS...WINDS
WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AND BRING COLDER AIR ACROSS THE REGION.
THIS WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES...RESULTING
IN A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN STARTING AS EARLY AS 6 PM. AS THE
ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO COOL...SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH THE
FREEZING RAIN MAKING FOR ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVERNIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ005-006-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-230300-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
340 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE
TAPERING TO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY FREEZING
DRIZZLE BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
FORECAST...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A TENTH OF
AN INCH.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS EVENING COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ007-008-230300-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
340 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE
TAPERING TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE FORECAST...WITH
AN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS EVENING COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ009>011-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>078-230300-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
340 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

EAST WINDS CAUSED TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES AND SNOW
TO CHANGE TO RAIN. PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE TO NEAR 35 DEGREES.

HOWEVER...AS THE LOW OFF THE CAROLINA COAST STRENGTHENS...WINDS
WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AND BRING COLDER AIR ACROSS THE REGION.
THIS WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES...RESULTING
IN A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN STARTING AS EARLY AS 6 PM. AS THE
ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO COOL...SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH THE
FREEZING RAIN MAKING FOR ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVERNIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

NYZ079>081-230300-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.080223T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
340 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY. 

EAST WINDS CAUSED TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES AND SNOW
TO CHANGE TO RAIN. PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID 30S.

AS THE LOW OFF THE CAROLINA COAST STRENGTHENS...WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHEAST AND BRING COLDER AIR ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL CAUSE
TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW 32 DEGREES...RESULTING IN A PERIOD OF
FREEZING RAIN STARTING AS EARLY AS 7 PM. AS THE ATMOSPHERE
CONTINUES TO COOL...SNOW AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH THE FREEZING
RAIN MAKING FOR ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVERNIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$
GC
000 
WWUS41 KOKX 230259
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
959 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...THE WINTER STORM IS WINDING DOWN...

.LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS
IT MOVES EAST OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST OVERNIGHT. A WIDESPREAD
HEAVY SNOW OCCURRED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL AT LEAST 1
AM.

CTZ005>008-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-230600-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
959 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.

FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET THIS EVENING WILL TAPER OFF TO A
MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET OR PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
FORECAST...WITH ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A TENTH OF
AN INCH. THIS WILL MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR A TREACHEROUS EVENING COMMUTE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

NJZ006-NYZ072>076-230600-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
HUDSON-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-
959 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS EVENING...AND THEN
TAPER OFF TO TO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET OR PATCHY
FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. A LIGHT GLAZE WILL MAKE FOR
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ009>011-NJZ003>005-011-NYZ071-077-078-230600-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
959 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING WILL TAPER OFF TO TO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT
SNOW...SLEET OR PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL MAKE FOR
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ012-NYZ079>081-230600-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
959 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING WILL TAPER OFF TO TO A MIXTURE OF LIGHT
SNOW...SLEET OR PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL MAKE FOR
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

GOODMAN
000 
WWUS41 KOKX 230444
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
1144 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...THE WINTER STORM IS WINDING DOWN...

.LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT
MOVES EAST OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST OVERNIGHT. A WIDESPREAD HEAVY
SNOW OCCURRED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL AT LEAST 1 AM.

CTZ005>008-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-231100-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080223T1100Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
1144 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

STEADY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND OCCASIONAL SLEET
WAS WINDING DOWN AS OF 1130 PM. ANOTHER AREA OF STEADY LIGHT SNOW
AND SLEET OVER NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA SHOULD OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE
LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED. THIS PLUS
ICING FROM THE EARLIER FREEZING RAIN SHOULD MAKE FOR CONTINUED
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

CTZ009>012-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>081-231100-
/O.EXT.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080223T1100Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
1144 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

STEADY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND OCCASIONAL SLEET
WAS WINDING DOWN AS OF 1130 PM. ANOTHER AREA OF LIGHT SHOWERS OF SNOW
AND SLEET OVER CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE NEW YORK
CITY METROPOLITAN AREA...LONG ISLAND AND COASTAL CONNECTICUT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH
EXPECTED. THIS PLUS ICING FROM THE EARLIER FREEZING RAIN SHOULD MAKE
FOR CONTINUED HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$

GOODMAN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 21, 12:43 PM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 12:43 PM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
1243 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY MOVES OVER THE REGION THIS
EVENING. A LARGE AND COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON FRI...REDEVELOPING OFF THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PCPN TO
OUR REGION WITH AT LEAST A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
INLAND. WEAK LOW PRESSURE MAY LINGER ON SAT...BEFORE ANOTHER HIGH
BUILDS IN SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON. ANOTHER LOW WILL APPROACH THE AREA
FROM TUE THROUGH WED.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
CLEAR SKIES TODAY WITH PERHAPS A FEW STRATO-CU IN THE AFTERNOON
OVER THE INTERIOR. CIRRUS ADVECTS IN TOWARDS EVENINGS...BECOMING
THIN OVERCAST AND THICKENING BY 00Z. THIS PER GFS MOISTURE FIELDS.

TEMPS - MAVS WERE WAY TOO HIGH YESTERDAY. NAM BUFR PROFILE MAXES OF
-2C AND 0C FROM GFS FOR KLGA - THINKING HERE IS COOLER IS THE TREND
AND HAVE THUS CHOSEN THE OLD CLIMO FROM THE NGM MOS FOR THIS
SITUATION WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE OLD ETA MOS. THIS ALSO GIVE
CONTINUITY WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST MAXES. HIGHS NEAR FREEZING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
VERY DIFFICULT FORECAST WITH QPF AND P-TYPE ISSUES.

NORTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVE COMING INTO EAST COAST TROF FROM
CENTRAL CANADA TRIES TO PHASE WITH SOUTHERN STREAM CLOSED LOW NOW OVER
4-CORNERS. LOOKING AT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY, IT APPEARS THESE HAVE
NO CHANCE TO PHASE. MODELS CONCUR ON THIS WITH THE SHORTWAVE
OUTRUNNING THE CLOSE SOUTHERN STREAM LOW. THE COMPLEXITY MAKES
THIS A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST TO SAY THE LEAST.

BASED ON COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES AND NCEP HPC, WE
ARE NOT POSTING A WATCH AT THIS TIME FOR ANY PORTION OF THE AREA.
IF WARNING CRITERIA WERE TO BE REACHED...THIS WOULD NOT OCCUR
UNTIL LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR FRIDAY EVENING. WELL HAVE AN
OUTLOOK IN OUR HWO WITH CONFIDENCE OF 30% OF REACH WARNING
CRITERIA INLAND.

A NOTE ON WINTER STORM WARNING CRITERIA...THE NWS CRITERIA IS 6
IN 12 HOURS OR 8 IN 24 HOURS. THIS EVENT APPEARS TO BE PROLONGED.
ACCUMULATIONS BEGIN AROUND 8 AM IN WESTERN SECTIONS AND CONTINUE
UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. THUS THIS IS LIKELY AN 18 HOUR EVENT THAT
WOULD REQUIRE 8 INCHES (ON AVERAGE). YET ANOTHER REASON FOR NOT
POSTING A WATCH AS 8 ON AVERAGE SEEMS LIKE A LOW PROBABILITY
(THOUGH NOT OUT OF THE REALM OF POSSIBILITIES FOR THE INTERIOR).

TIMING OF SNOW ONSET - WILL FOLLOW THE CONSISTENT SREF ENSEMBLE
MEAN AND OPERATIONAL GFS FOR ONSET OF PCPN FOR THE RUSH HOUR OVER
WESTERN PORTION. LIKELY POP IN THE 08-10Z GRID FOR NYC NORTH AND
WEST. TEMPS ARE WELL BELOW FREEZING AND PCPN IS LIGHT ENOUGH AT
THAT TIME SO THAT REAL ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS SHOULD HOLD OFF
UNTIL END OF THE RUSH HOUR - THOUGH I RECOMMEND THAT YOU SUGGEST
GETTING TO WORK THE EARLIER THE BETTER ON FRIDAY.

QPF - GSM MEMBERS OF SREF AND THE 00Z GFS ENSEMBLE ARE THE HIGHER
ONES. GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN QPF IS 3/4 TO 1 INCH STRETCHED RIGHT DOWN
THE OKX CWA. HPC GIVES US CLOSER TO 1/2 INCH. AGAIN...MORE
UNCERTAINTY FOR THE FORECAST.

P-TYPE - WARM AIR WORKING IN FROM THE EAST. CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND
RAIN WILL KEEP AMOUNTS DOWN ON THE COAST. BASED MOST OF THIS ON THE
GFS BUFKIT SOUNDINGS.

SNOW AMOUNTS:

2-4 FOR LI
3-4 FOR NYC AND METRO NJ AS MIXING OCCURS A BIT LATER
4-6 INLAND AND FOR CT WITH THE 4 MORE LIKELY AT THE CT COAST.

MID LEVEL DRYING AND COLDER AIR RETURNING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
SURFACE LOW AS IT PASSES SE OF LONG ISLAND LATE FRI NIGHT MAY LEAD
TO PRECIP TAPERING OFF AS VERY LIGHT SNOW OR EVEN FREEZING
DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
HAVE NOT CHANGED MUCH HERE OTHER THAN TO ADD IN LATEST GRIDDED MOS
FIELDS. OBVIOUSLY HIGH UNCERTAINTY FOR SYSTEM IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.

NORTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVES AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE POTENTIALLY TICK
OFF SOME LIGHT PCPN. NOT THINKING THAT THIS OS OF MUCH SIGNIFICANCE
AND HAVE GONE WITH A LOW 30 POP.

HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDING IN TO OUR S SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT...WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

COMPLEX AND LARGE SYSTEM AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY INTO WED. MODELS
ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH A WARM SYSTEM PASSING UP THROUGH THE
GREAT LAKES.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
VFR CIGS/VSBYS IN PLACE FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE TAF PERIOD...THEN
CONDITIONS FALLING TO IFR FOR THE SECOND HALF.

NW WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 5-10 KT AS THE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION
RELAXES. AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL
BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE HIGH CLOUDS ENTER THE REGION
THIS EVENING AND LOWER THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

THE CLOUDS WILL LOWER OUT AHEAD OF A STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL PASS
SOUTH OF THE REGION. THE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD -SN INTO AREA TERMINALS
BETWEEN 09-10Z FRI. BY 09Z CIGS WILL LOWER TO LOW-END VFR AT OR
AROUND 3000 FT...BUT CIGS WILL BE DROP TO IFR BY 12Z. IFR CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED FROM 12Z UNTIL THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD.

OUTLOOK FOR 18Z FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
COASTAL LOW STAYING SOUTH OF THE REGION WILL RESULT IN SUB-MVFR
CIGS/VSBYS IN WINTRY WX FRI AFTERNOON/NIGHT. ADDITIONAL WINTRY WX
WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SAT...WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO VFR LATE SAT
AFTERNOON.

VFR IS THEN EXPECTED SAT NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING LATER THIS MORNING AS GRADIENT BETWEEN
DEPARTING LOW AND HIGH PRES BUILDING INTO THE APPALACHIANS RELAXES.
THERE MAY BE A FEW 25 KT GUSTS...ESPECIALLY ON THE OCEAN AND EASTERN
LI SOUND...BUT WINDS/SEAS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SCA CRITERIA. TRANQUIL
CONDITIONS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES MOVES OVERHEAD
TONIGHT...THEN OFFSHORE BY FRI MORNING.

EASTERLY FETCH WILL BE INCREASING FRI AND FRI NIGHT AS DEVELOPING
LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHEAST MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC
THEN JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE DELMARVA AREA. IT WILL QUICKLY BE
FOLLOWED BY A SECONDARY LOW FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING. BOTH LOWS
APPEAR TO TRACK JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE 70/40 BENCHMARK AS THEY
DEPART. SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES...WILL BE
DEVELOPING ON FRI BEFORE MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FRI
NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE ON SAT.

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ON THE WATERS WILL BE INCREASING TO 20-25 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT. WINDS DIMINISH TO
BELOW SCA CRITERIA SAT...BUT A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS
THE WATERS SAT NIGHT COULD PRODUCE 25 KT GUSTS ON THE WATERS ONCE
AGAIN. MAINLY TRANQUIL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPECTED INTO THE MIDDLE
OF THE NEW WEEK.

SEAS WILL BE BUILDING TO 5-8 FT ON THE OCEAN AND 3-5 FT ON LI SOUND
FRI NIGHT. SEAS ON THE SOUND WILL SUBSIDE BELOW CRITERIA SAT MORNING
AND ON THE OCEAN BY SUN MORNING. SEAS REMAIN BELOW SCA CRITERIA
UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE NEW WEEK.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF ABOUT 1/2 TO 3/4 OF AN INCH EXPECTED FRI/FRI
NIGHT...MUCH OF IT IN FROZEN FORM. RIVERS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE.

&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NY...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 5:01 AM EST, 10 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
501 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008

CTZ005>012-NYZ068-070-071-221115-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-PUTNAM-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
501 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

WINTER STORM OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT AS IT PICKS UP GULF MOISTURE...AND THEN
REDEVELOPS OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST ON FRIDAY. THE LOW WILL THEN
MOVE OFF THE SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC COAST AND PASS SOUTH OF LONG
ISLAND FRIDAY NIGHT.

SNOW FROM THIS LARGE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING.
SLEET AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX IN TOWARD EVENING CLOSE
TO THE COAST. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE FROM
THIS STORM WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OR EVEN A
LITTLE MORE BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED ON FRIDAY.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-221115-
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY-
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM-
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
501 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT NEEDED.

NJZ002>004-NYZ067-069-221115-
WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-ROCKLAND-
501 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

WINTER STORM OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT AS IT PICKS UP GULF MOISTURE...AND THEN
REDEVELOPS OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST ON FRIDAY. THE LOW WILL THEN
MOVE OFF THE SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC COAST AND PASS SOUTH OF LONG
ISLAND FRIDAY NIGHT.

SNOW FROM THIS LARGE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SLEET AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN COULD MIX
IN TOWARD EVENING CLOSE TO THE COAST. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IS
LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE FROM THIS STORM WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR AS
MUCH AS 6 INCHES OR EVEN A LITTLE MORE BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED FRIDAY.

NYZ077>081-221115-
NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
501 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A FEW INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION LIKELY BEFORE MIXING WITH RAIN AND SLEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED FRIDAY.

NJZ005-006-011-NYZ072>076-221115-
ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-
501 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A
FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION LIKELY BEFORE MIXING WITH RAIN AND
SLEET DURING THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED FRIDAY.

JST

The office that day

Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 21, 3:14 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryOKXBronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Suffolk17 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in New York, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in Connecticut, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in New Jersey, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008

Sources

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