Alert archive / New York / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this blizzard warning at Dec 18, 2009, 3:57 PM EST for Suffolk County, New York; Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Dec 19, 2009, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 23 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2009, 3:57 PM EST (20:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2009, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2009, 11:00 AM EST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
Counties Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Suffolk County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 12:05 AM EST | BLIZZARD | Islip, NY | VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/16TH OF A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PEAK WIND GUST 39 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR 3 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 1:23 AM EST | BLIZZARD | Middle Island, NY | THREE FOOT SNOW DRIFTS REPORTED |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 56 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KOKX 182057 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 357 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND... .LOW PRESSURE TRACKS TO NEAR CAPE HATTERAS SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DEEPENS AS IT TRACKS TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY NIGHT. THE INTENSE LOW WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...AS WELL AS A CORRIDOR OF HIGH WINDS. ONCE AGAIN...A TRACK DIFFERENCE OF ONLY 100 MILES WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION. NYZ077>081-190500- /O.UPG.KOKX.BZ.A.0001.091219T1200Z-091220T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 357 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS AND WIND FORECASTS. AT THIS TIME...THE BEST ESTIMATION IS FOR THE STORM TO TAKE A FAVORABLE TRACK TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR LONG ISLAND. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ CTZ005>012-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>076-190500- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.091219T1200Z-091220T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.WS.W.0006.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC- ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 357 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS AND WIND STRENGTH. AT THIS TIME...THE BEST ESTIMATION IS FOR THE STORM TO TAKE A FAVORABLE TRACK TO PRODUCE THIS MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NJZ002-NYZ069-070-190500- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.091219T1200Z-091220T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.WS.W.0006.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 357 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NYZ067-068-190500- /O.EXT.KOKX.WS.A.0005.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ ORANGE-PUTNAM- 357 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
14 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KOKX 182119 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 419 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND... .LOW PRESSURE TRACKS TO NEAR CAPE HATTERAS SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DEEPENS AS IT TRACKS TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY NIGHT. THE INTENSE LOW WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...AS WELL AS A CORRIDOR OF HIGH WINDS. ONCE AGAIN...A TRACK DIFFERENCE OF ONLY 100 MILES WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION. NYZ077>081-190545- /O.UPG.KOKX.BZ.A.0001.091219T1200Z-091220T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 419 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS AND WIND FORECASTS. AT THIS TIME...THE BEST ESTIMATION IS FOR THE STORM TO TAKE A FAVORABLE TRACK TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR LONG ISLAND. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ CTZ005>012-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>076-190545- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.091219T1200Z-091220T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.WS.W.0006.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC- ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 419 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS AND WIND STRENGTH. AT THIS TIME...THE BEST ESTIMATION IS FOR THE STORM TO TAKE A FAVORABLE TRACK TO PRODUCE THIS MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NJZ002-NYZ069-070-190545- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.091219T1200Z-091220T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.WS.W.0006.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 419 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NYZ067-068-190545- /O.EXT.KOKX.WS.A.0005.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ ORANGE-PUTNAM- 419 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
000 WWUS41 KOKX 182134 AAA WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 434 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND... .LOW PRESSURE TRACKS TO NEAR CAPE HATTERAS SATURDAY MORNING... THEN DEEPENS AS IT TRACKS TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY NIGHT. THE INTENSE LOW WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...AS WELL AS A CORRIDOR OF HIGH WINDS. ONCE AGAIN...A TRACK DIFFERENCE OF ONLY 100 MILES WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION. NYZ077>081-190545- /O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 434 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES... LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS AND WIND FORECASTS. AT THIS TIME... THE BEST ESTIMATION IS FOR THE STORM TO TAKE A FAVORABLE TRACK TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR LONG ISLAND. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ CTZ005>012-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>076-190545- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC- ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 434 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS AND WIND STRENGTH. AT THIS TIME... THE BEST ESTIMATION IS FOR THE STORM TO TAKE A FAVORABLE TRACK TO PRODUCE THIS MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NJZ002-NYZ069-070-190545- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 434 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NYZ067-068-190545- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.A.0005.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ ORANGE-PUTNAM- 434 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
000 WWUS41 KOKX 190236 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND... .LOW PRESSURE TRACKS TO NEAR CAPE HATTERAS SATURDAY MORNING... THEN DEEPENS AS IT TRACKS TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY NIGHT. THE INTENSE LOW WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...AS WELL AS A CORRIDOR OF HIGH WINDS. ONCE AGAIN...A TRACK DIFFERENCE OF ONLY 100 MILES WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION. NYZ077>081-191045- /O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES... LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS AND WIND FORECASTS. AT THIS TIME... THE BEST ESTIMATION IS FOR THE STORM TO TAKE A FAVORABLE TRACK TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR LONG ISLAND. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ CTZ005>012-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>076-191045- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC- ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS AND WIND STRENGTH. AT THIS TIME... THE BEST ESTIMATION IS FOR THE STORM TO TAKE A FAVORABLE TRACK TO PRODUCE THIS MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NJZ002-NYZ069-070-191045- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NYZ067-068-191045- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.A.0005.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ ORANGE-PUTNAM- 936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS. STAY TUNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ PW/MALOIT
000 WWUS41 KOKX 191045 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 545 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS FROM OFF THE DELMARVA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND TONIGHT...AND SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE INTENSE LOW WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...AS WELL AS A CORRIDOR OF HIGH WINDS. NYZ077>081-191845- /O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 545 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ CTZ005>012-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>076-191845- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC- ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 545 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. THESE GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NJZ002-NYZ069-070-191845- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 545 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NYZ067-068-191845- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.A.0005.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ ORANGE-PUTNAM- 545 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
000 WWUS41 KOKX 191059 CCA WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 549 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS FROM OFF THE DELMARVA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND TONIGHT...AND SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE INTENSE LOW WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...AS WELL AS A CORRIDOR OF HIGH WINDS. NYZ077>081-191900- /O.COR.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 549 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ CTZ005>012-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>076-191900- /O.COR.KOKX.WS.W.0006.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC- ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 549 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. THESE GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NJZ002-NYZ069-070-191900- /O.COR.KOKX.WS.W.0006.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 549 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NYZ067-068-191900- /O.COR.KOKX.WS.A.0005.091219T1700Z-091220T1600Z/ ORANGE-PUTNAM- 549 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
000 WWUS41 KOKX 191858 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 158 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS FROM OFF THE DELMARVA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND TONIGHT...AND SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE INTENSE LOW WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...AS WELL AS A CORRIDOR OF HIGH WINDS. NYZ077>081-200300- /O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 158 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ CTZ005>012-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>076-200300- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC- ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 158 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. THESE GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NJZ002-NYZ069-070-200300- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 158 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NYZ067-068-200300- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.A.0005.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ ORANGE-PUTNAM- 158 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
000 WWUS41 KOKX 192035 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 335 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS FROM OFF THE DELMARVA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND TONIGHT...AND SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE INTENSE LOW WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND A CORRIDOR OF HIGH WINDS. NYZ067-068-200445- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ /O.EXA.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ ORANGE-PUTNAM- 335 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS LIKELY BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NYZ077>081-200445- /O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 335 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 24 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR...ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AND LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ CTZ005>012-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>076-200445- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-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- 335 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 18 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR...ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AND LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NJZ002-NYZ069-070-200445- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 335 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ GOODMAN
000 WWUS41 KOKX 200115 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 815 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND THIS EVENING...THEN SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND OVERNIGHT...REACHING A POSITION SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE INTENSE LOW WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND A CORRIDOR OF HIGH WINDS. CTZ012-200915- /O.CAN.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ /O.EXA.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ SOUTHERN NEW LONDON- 815 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW LONDON COUNTY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 24 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR...ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AND LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NYZ077>081-200915- /O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 815 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 24 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR...ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AND LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NYZ067-068-200915- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ ORANGE-PUTNAM- 815 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS LIKELY BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CTZ005>011-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>076-200915- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 815 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 18 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR...ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AND LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NJZ002-NYZ069-070-200915- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 815 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MALOIT
000 WWUS41 KOKX 200458 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1158 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND OVERNIGHT...REACHING A POSITION SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE INTENSE LOW WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND A CORRIDOR OF HIGH WINDS. CTZ012-NYZ077>081-201300- /O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1158 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 TO 24 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 30 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 TO 5 INCHES PER HOUR...ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AND LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NYZ067-068-201300- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ ORANGE-PUTNAM- 1158 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS LIKELY BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CTZ005>011-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>076-201300- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 1158 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 24 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER NEW YORK CITY AND COASTAL CONNECTICUT...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS NORTH AND WEST OF THE CITY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR...ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AND LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED... WHICH ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NJZ002-NYZ069-070-201300- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 1158 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MALOIT
000 WWUS41 KOKX 200502 CCA WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1201 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND OVERNIGHT...REACHING A POSITION SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE INTENSE LOW WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND A CORRIDOR OF HIGH WINDS. CTZ012-NYZ077>081-201330- /O.COR.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1201 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 TO 24 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 30 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 TO 5 INCHES PER HOUR...ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AND LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM OVERNIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NYZ067-068-201330- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ ORANGE-PUTNAM- 1201 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS LIKELY BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CTZ005>011-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>076-201330- /O.COR.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 1201 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 24 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER NEW YORK CITY AND COASTAL CONNECTICUT...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS NORTH AND WEST OF THE CITY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR...ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AND LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM INTO THE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED... WHICH ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SNOW DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NJZ002-NYZ069-070-201330- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 1201 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MALOIT
000 WWUS41 KOKX 200851 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 351 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...POTENT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST TO THE WATERS SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA BY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO EAST ACROSS THE TRI-STATE THIS MORNING...BUT STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL KEEP BLOWING SNOW GOING INTO THE AFTERNOON. NJZ002-NYZ067-068-201000- /O.CAN.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM- 351 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTY...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NJZ003>006-011-NYZ074-201200- /O.EXT.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1200Z/ BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- 351 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO THE FLURRIES THIS MORNING...WITH MOST ACCUMULATION BEING DONE BY 7 AM. AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW...THOUGH... WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NYZ069-201200- /O.EXT.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1200Z/ ROCKLAND- 351 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO THE FLURRIES THIS MORNING...WITH MOST ACCUMULATION BEING DONE BY 7 AM. AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW...THOUGH... WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CTZ012-NYZ077>081-201600- /O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 351 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AN HOUR...BY 9 AM. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 7 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 30 INCHES EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ CTZ005>011-NYZ071>073-075-076-201600- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 351 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR...BY 7 AM. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...AND 8 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS TO 10 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT AND 15 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NYZ070-201600- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 351 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR...BY 7 AM. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO 7 TO 13 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MALOIT
000 WWUS41 KOKX 201159 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 659 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...POTENT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST TO THE WATERS SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA BY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO EAST ACROSS THE TRI-STATE THIS MORNING...BUT STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL KEEP BLOWING SNOW GOING INTO THE AFTERNOON. NJZ003>006-011-NYZ074-201300- /O.EXP.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1200Z/ BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- 659 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. MEASURABLE SNOW HAS COME TO AN END OVER NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND STATEN ISLAND...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NYZ069-201300- /O.EXP.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1200Z/ ROCKLAND- 659 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. MEASURABLE SNOW HAS COME TO AN END OVER ROCKLAND COUNTY...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CTZ012-NYZ077>081-201600- /O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 659 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH THE SNOW TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 30 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ CTZ005>011-NYZ071>073-075-076-201600- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 659 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OF TO FLURRIES BY LATE MORNING. STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT AND 15 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NYZ070-201600- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 659 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE MORNING. STORM TOTALS TO 7 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MALOIT
000 WWUS41 KOKX 201219 CCA WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 717 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...POTENT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST TO THE WATERS SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA BY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO EAST ACROSS THE TRI-STATE THIS MORNING...BUT STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL KEEP BLOWING SNOW GOING INTO THE AFTERNOON. NJZ003>006-011-NYZ074-201330- /O.EXP.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1200Z/ BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- 717 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. MEASURABLE SNOW HAS COME TO AN END OVER NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND STATEN ISLAND...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NYZ069-201330- /O.EXP.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1200Z/ ROCKLAND- 717 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. MEASURABLE SNOW HAS COME TO AN END OVER ROCKLAND COUNTY...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CTZ012-NYZ077>081-201600- /O.COR.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 717 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH THE SNOW TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES...EXCEPT 18 TO 24 INCHES OVER EASTERN SUFFOLK AND SOUTHERN NEW LONDON COUNTIES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ CTZ005>011-NYZ071>073-075-076-201600- /O.COR.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 717 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OF TO FLURRIES BY LATE MORNING. STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT AND 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NYZ070-201600- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 717 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE MORNING. STORM TOTALS TO 7 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MALOIT
000 WWUS41 KOKX 201547 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1047 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN... .LOW PRESSURE EAST OF CAPE COD WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND AWAY FROM THE REGION. CTZ012-NYZ077>081-201700- /O.EXP.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1047 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE EAST OF CAPE COD TRACKS AWAY FROM THE REGION. THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL THEREFORE BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CTZ005>011-NYZ071>073-075-076-201700- /O.EXP.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 1047 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE EAST OF CAPE COD TRACKS AWAY FROM THE REGION. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL THEREFORE BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NYZ070-201700- /O.EXP.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1600Z/ NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 1047 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE EAST OF CAPE COD TRACKS AWAY FROM THE REGION. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL THEREFORE BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ JMC
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard 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 blizzard warning went out at Dec 18, 1:02 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 1:02 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
102 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO A POWERFUL OCEAN STORM OVER THE
WEEKEND. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR THE BEGINNING OF
NEXT WEEK. A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION BY
THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
QUIET DAY ON TAP AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD IN FROM THE
WEST. COLDER AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA...HOWEVER NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED FROM PREVIOUS DAYS. HIGHS TODAY
WILL REMAIN 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW CLIMATE NORMS WITH NO
PRECIPITATION FORECAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT 9Z WATER VAPOR INDICATED LOW PRES DEVELOPING NEAR NEW
ORLEANS...WITH AN UPR LVL SHRTWV TRACKING SEWD FROM NEB. THESE 2
FEATURES WILL MERGE...ALLOWING FOR DEEPENING LOW PRES INVOF
HATTERAS SAT MRNG.
ALL MODELS SHOW THAT THE SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN...AT LEAST INTO THE
980S...AS IT TRACKS E OF THE CWA. THE 00Z NAM/GEM/UKMET/ECMWF ALL
TAKE THE PRES INTO THE LOW TO MID 970S BY SUN MRNG. THE 00Z GFS
LOW 980S. COLLAB WITH HPC FAVORS THE DEEPER SOLNS.
THE MODELS HOWEVER CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A WIDE SPREAD AS FAR AS
THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SFC LOW SAT INTO SUN. 00Z GFS IS FURTHEST
E...00Z NAM FURTHEST W. ALL OTHER MODELS INCLUDING THE SREF ARE IN
BETWEEN. 06Z NAM IS S OF ALL THE OTHER GUIDANCE AND BRINGS LITTLE
TO NO PCPN INTO THE CWA.
WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE CWA TO HIGHLIGHT THE
POTENTIAL. AREAS CLOSEST TO THE DEEPENING LOW WILL RECEIVE THE
HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS. LONG ISLAND IS THEREFORE UNDER
A BLIZZARD WATCH DUE TO THE ENHANCED WIND THREAT. 00Z MET NUMBERS
INDICATE HIGH WIND CRITERIA SAT NGT WITH KFOK SUSTAINED AT 38KT.
THERE IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARD TO
THE ULTIMATE OUTCOME FOR THE CWA. WHAT SHOULD BE TAKEN AWAY FROM
THIS FCST IS THAT A MAJOR LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
OCEAN...AND THAT NOW IT IS JUST A MATTER OF HONING IN ON THE EXACT
TRACK. IF THE STORM HITS IT WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS. IF IT
REMAINS TOO FAR TO THE S AND E OF THE REGION...BLUSTERY AND COLD
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH PERHAPS LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOW.
THE MAIN TIME PERIOD WHERE CONDITIONS WOULD BE AT THEIR WORST LOOK
TO BE SAT NGT ATTM.
FCST FIELDS INCLUDE AN HPC/GFS/NAM BLEND FOR QPF WITH AN 8-12 TO 1
SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO. WINDS ARE WEIGHTED 70/30 TOWARDS THE DEEPER NAM
SOLN OVER GMOS. TEMPS ARE A BLEND OF 2M AND GUIDANCE.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BUT
PRECIPITATION CHANCES REMAIN LIMITED AS IT MOVES THROUGH.
HOWEVER...THIS WILL KEEP NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA...WHICH WILL
KEEP TEMPS BELOW AVERAGE FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK.
MODELS LACK CONSISTENCY DURING THE LATE WEEK TIME FRAME IN REGARDS
TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH AN ADVERTISED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT
SHOULD SWING THROUGH THE CENTRAL CONUS. THEY CONTINUE TO INDICATE
THE POSSIBILITY OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA DURING THE LATE WEEK
TIME FRAME. LATEST RUNS INDICATE A WEAK RIDGE SETTING UP OVER THE
AREA CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY THAT WOULD ALLOW TEMPERATURES
TO REBOUND CLOSER TO SEASONAL AVERAGES /LOW 40S/. THIS WOULD KEEP
THE PRECIP IN THE FORM OF RAINFALL. HOWEVER...PREVIOUS/ALTERNATE
RUNS DO NOT DEVELOP THE RIDGE AS STRONGLY/AT ALL AND KEEP THE MAGIC
540 LINE WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA...INDICATING FROZEN PRECIP. GIVEN
THE FLIP FLOPPING...WILL MAKE NO CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED GRIDS TO
AWAIT BETTER MODEL RESOLUTION/CONSISTENCY.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
VFR CIGS/VSBYS THROUGH THE END OF THE 24 HOUR TAF PERIOD. FOR
KJFK/KEWR...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE INTO TERMINALS BY 21Z
SAT...LOWERING CONDITIONS TO IFR.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT WILL BECOME NE AT 5-10 KT THIS EVENING AND
NEARLY L/V AT OUTLYING TERMINALS. NE WINDS THEN INCREASE TO AROUND
15 KT BY 16Z SAT. FOR KJFK/KEWR...NE WINDS INCREASE TO 15-25 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE SAT AFTERNOON/EARLY SAT EVENING.
TAF COMMENTS (FORECASTER INSIGHT ON TIMING...CONFIDENCE...TRENDS AND
GROUND OPS)
KEWR...FORECAST ON TRACK...NO UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS
ANTICIPATED
KEWR HOURLY WIND FORECAST
ALL WIND DIRECTIONS ARE TRUE...ADD 13 DEGREES FOR MAGNETIC
18/16Z 02005KT
18/17Z 02005KT
18/18Z 03005KT
18/19Z 03005KT
18/20Z 07005KT
18/21Z 05005KT
18/22Z 07005KT
18/23Z 06004KT
19/00Z 07005KT
19/01Z 00000KT
19/02Z 04004KT
19/03Z 04006KT
KJFK...FORECAST ON TRACK...NO UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS
ANTICIPATED
KLGA...FORECAST ON TRACK...NO UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS
ANTICIPATED
KTEB...FORECAST ON TRACK...NO UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS
ANTICIPATED
KHPN...FORECAST ON TRACK...NO UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS
ANTICIPATED
KSWF...FORECAST ON TRACK...NO UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS
ANTICIPATED
KISP...FORECAST ON TRACK...NO UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS
ANTICIPATED
KBDR...FORECAST ON TRACK...NO UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS
ANTICIPATED
KGON...FORECAST ON TRACK...NO UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS
ANTICIPATED
OUTLOOK 18Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
SAT-SUN MORNING...IFR WITH STRONG...GUSTY NE WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATING SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS OVER A FOOT POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
AT COASTAL TERMINALS.
SUN AFTERNOON-EVENING...VFR WITH GUSTY NW WINDS.
MON-WED...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
HIGH PRES OVER THE REGION WILL GIVE WAY TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES ON
SAT. THIS DEEP LOW WILL TRACK E OF THE CSTL WATERS SAT NGT AND
SUN. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD IN FOR MON AND TUE.
THE EXACT TRACK OF A DEEP LOW PRES SYSTEM FOR THE WEEKEND IS STILL
UNCERTAIN ATTM. NE WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE AHEAD OF THE STORM
WITH SCA SAT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GALES BY LATE IN THE DAY. A
GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THRU
SUN EXCEPT FOR THE ERN OCEAN ZONES WHERE A STORM WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR THE PERIOD.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE AS THE HIGH BUILDS IN DURING THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
LOW PRES WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR MDT TO LOCALLY HVY PCPN OVER
THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW...SO HYDROLOGICAL
PROBLEMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT PCPN
WILL BE DURING THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
TIDAL DEPARTURES OF AROUND 2.5 TO 3 FT ARE NEEDED FOR MINOR CSTL
FLOODING SAT NGT INTO SUN...WITH 3 TO OVER 4 FT NEEDED FOR MDT.
THE LATEST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED MINOR.
THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM IS STILL UNCERTAIN...AND THE
GUIDANCE IS BASED ON THE WEAKER OF THE METEOROLOGICAL MODELS.
INTERESTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
FCSTS AND STATEMENTS AS THE SITUATION BECOMES CLEARER IN TIME.
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING FOR CTZ005>012.
NY...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
FOR NYZ077>081.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING FOR NYZ067>076.
NJ...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING FOR NJZ002>006-011.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR
ANZ330-335-338-340-345-355.
GALE WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
ANZ350-353.
STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR
ANZ350-353.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JMC
NEAR TERM...
SHORT TERM...JMC
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...MPS
MARINE...JMC
HYDROLOGY...JMC
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 4:14 AM EST, 11 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 414 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>076-190915- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 414 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. NYZ077>081-190915- NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 414 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-355-190915- 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- SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 414 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. ANZ350-353-190915- MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM- FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 414 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 4:01 AM EST | Gale Watch | OKX | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:01 AM EST | Storm Watch | OKX | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:02 AM EST | Blizzard Watch | OKX | Suffolk | 12 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:02 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Richmond and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:57 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Richmond and 2 more | 43 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:59 PM EST | Gale Warning | OKX | 53 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:59 PM EST | Storm Warning | OKX | 43 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in New York, 2009Blizzard Warnings in Connecticut, 2009Every blizzard warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.