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Wind Advisory 29, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this wind advisory at Dec 9, 2009, 4:44 AM EST for 6 counties in New York; 4 counties in Connecticut; Hudson County, New Jersey. It took effect at Dec 9, 2009, 8:00 PM EST. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2009, 4:44 AM EST (09:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2009, 8:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2009, 10:09 PM EST
- In force
- 2 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, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, New York County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Westchester County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:48 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 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 1243 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KOKX 090944 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 444 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT DUE TO A STRONG STORM PASSING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE COASTAL REGION THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CTZ009>012-NJZ006-NYZ071>081-091900- /O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0029.091210T0100Z-091210T1100Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-091209T1900Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 444 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING...CONTINUING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 7 AM AND NOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING...AND REMAINING STRONG THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE WEST ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NJZ005-011-091900- /O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0029.091210T0100Z-091210T1100Z/ ESSEX-UNION- 444 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE WEST ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KOKX 091446 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 946 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT DUE TO A STRONG STORM PASSING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE COASTAL REGION THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CTZ009>012-NYZ078>081-092300- /O.EXT.KOKX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-091209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0029.091210T0100Z-091210T1100Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 946 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. EASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BY MIDDAY AND REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THEN WINDS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NJZ006-NYZ071>077-092300- /O.EXT.KOKX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-091209T1600Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0029.091210T0100Z-091210T1100Z/ HUDSON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU- 946 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. EASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THEN WINDS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NJZ005-011-092300- /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0029.091210T0100Z-091210T1100Z/ ESSEX-UNION- 946 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS71 KOKX 091621 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1121 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT DUE TO A STRONG STORM PASSING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE COASTAL REGION THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. NJZ006-NYZ071>077-100030- /O.EXP.KOKX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-091209T1600Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0029.091210T0100Z-091210T1100Z/ HUDSON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU- 1121 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. WESTERLY WINDS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CTZ009>012-NYZ078>081-100030- /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-091209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0029.091210T0100Z-091210T1100Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1121 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. EASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THEN WINDS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NJZ005-011-100030- /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0029.091210T0100Z-091210T1100Z/ ESSEX-UNION- 1121 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS71 KOKX 091624 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1124 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...STRONG WINDS DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON BUT THEN EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT DUE TO A STRONG STORM PASSING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE COASTAL REGION THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CTZ009>012-NYZ078>081-100030- /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-091209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0029.091210T0100Z-091210T1100Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1124 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. EASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THEN WINDS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NJZ005-006-011-NYZ071>077-100030- /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0029.091210T0100Z-091210T1100Z/ ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU- 1124 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. WESTERLY WINDS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS71 KOKX 091841 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 141 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE TRACKING INTO SOUTHEASTERN CANADA WILL HAVE STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT. CTZ009>012-NJZ005-006-011-NYZ071>081-100500- /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0029.091210T0100Z-091210T1100Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 141 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS71 KOKX 100309 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1009 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 CTZ009>012-NJZ005-006-011-NYZ071>081-100415- /O.CAN.KOKX.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-091210T1100Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1009 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...CAUSING WINDS TO BECOME WESTERLY ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL GUST IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE IN SOME LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT...BUT WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA OVERNIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. $$ MANNING
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Dec 9, 2:04 AM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 2:04 AM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
204 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES NORTHEAST TONIGHT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES
TONIGHT. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS MOVES INTO
THE GREAT LAKES TOMORROW...WITH A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPING OFF THE
NJ COAST. THIS LOW MOVES ACROSS LONG ISLAND AND RACES INTO NEW
ENGLAND BY TOMORROW EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE
REST OF THE WORK WEEK...BUT ANOTHER STORM COULD IMPACT THE AREA
THIS WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
SKIES BECOMING OVERCAST THIS EVENING WITH WARM AIR ADVECTION ALOFT
STRENGTHENING AS A POTENTIALLY HIGH IMPACT SYSTEM MOVES UP OUT OF
THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
RADIATIONAL COOLING SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED BY INCREASING CLOUD
COVER...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO PREVENT TEMPS FROM FALLING BELOW
FREEZING FOR THE INTERIOR LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND CT.
WAA ALOFT INCREASES IN EARNEST LATE THIS EVENING AND EXPECT PRECIP
TO BEGIN MOVING IN AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SLIGHTLY AFTER. THIS IS
FASTER THAN THE OPERATIONAL MODELS...WHICH TEND TO BE TOO SLOW
WITH THE ONSET OF PRECIP IN STRONG WAA EVENTS.
PRECIP MAY START AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET/SNOW IN MANY PLACES
INCLUDING NYC...AS DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TO MID 20S WOULD GIVE A
WET BULB TEMP IN THE LOW 30S. COASTAL SECTIONS WILL GO OVER TOO
RAIN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY HOWEVER. WINTRY WEATHER LASTS LONGER TO
THE NORTH.
SNOWFALL RATES AND AMOUNTS ARE VERY COMPLEX. LL JET INCREASES TO
70+ KTS ACROSS A 15 DEG C GRADIENT OVERNIGHT...INDICATING INTENSE
LIFT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY PRECIP. IF THE COLD COLUMN IS
DEEP ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW THROUGH 4-6AM...THE LIFT MAY BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO SUPPORT RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR. GIVEN HOW STRONG
THE WARNING IS...DID NOT INCLUDE THESE TYPE OF ACCUMULATIONS IN
THE FORECAST...BUT IT SHOULD BE NOTED.
SO...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS AS IS. SOME OF THE DEEPER
VALLEYS IN ORANGE AND PASSAIC COUNTIES MAY SEE A BIT MORE
ICING...ESPECIALLY IF SFC TEMPS DIP A FEW DEGREES LOWER THAN
FORECAST THIS EVENING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
STRONG WARMING CONTINUES INTO THE MORNING...AND ONCE THE SFC WARM
FRONT MATERIALIZES...THERE COULD BE A VERY RAPID CHANGEOVER TO ALL
RAIN. AGAIN...THIS MAY OCCUR A FEW HOURS PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE
CURRENT FORECAST...BUT THE TREND IS FOR A CHANGE TO ALL LIQUID.
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF UP TO 5 INCHES IN ORANGE/PASSAIC...BUT WOULD NOT
BE SURPRISED IF A FEW SPOTS SAW MORE.
ANOTHER ISSUE IS WIND SPEEDS. AS THE TEMP RISES ALOFT...IT WILL BE
TOUGH TO MIX DOWN STRONGER WINDS. HOWEVER...FOR A FEW HOURS PRIOR
TO THE PASSAGE OF THE WARM FRONT...THERE MAY BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY
TO GET ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS NEAR THE COAST. WIND ADVISORY HOISTED
TO ADDRESS THIS THREAT. THERE MAY ALSO BE ROUGH SURF/BEACH EROSION
PROBLEMS WEDNESDAY MORNING GIVEN STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
AND 6 TO 9 FT NEAR SHORE BREAK.
PRECIP SHOULD WIND DOWN DURING WED AFTERNOON AS THE SECONDARY LOW
PASSES OVER LONG ISLAND. BOTH OPERATIONAL NAM AND GFS BRING DRY
AIR INTO THE REGION BY LATE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY.
STRONGEST COLD AIR ADVECTION IS ABOUT 12 HOURS BEHIND THE
SYSTEM...SO TEMPS NOT EXPECTED TO DROP RIGHT AWAY.
TEMPS ALOFT PLUNGE THURSDAY...SO EXPECT A PRETTY FLAT TEMP TREND
DURING THE DAY...AND COLD TEMPS THURSDAY NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CWA BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW....
AND REMAIN THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...PROVIDING FAIR AND DRY
CONDITIONS...BUT WITH GUSTY W WINDS CONTINUING THU INTO FRI.
IT WILL BE COOL...WITH HIGHS ONLY REACHING THE UPPER 30S AND
LOWER 40S...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND 20S.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY IMPACT THE CWA SAT NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...AND THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT AMONG THE FORECAST MODELS
AS TO THE EXACT TRACK THIS LOW TAKE...AND JUST HOW CLOSE IT WILL
COME. FOR NOW WILL CARRY JUST SLIGHT CHANCE POP SAT NIGHT...AND
INCREASE TO CHANCE POP DURING SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD RETURN
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MON.
&&
.AVIATION /07Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
FIRST BANDS OF PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRENGTHENING
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE WEST/SOUTHWEST ARE MOVING THROUGH
ATTM. PRECIP AT MOST TERMINALS HAS EITHER BEGUN AS SNOW OR QUICKLY
TRANSITIONED OVER TO SNOW WITH ACCOMPANYING IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS...
BUT THINK DURATION OF SNOW AT NYC AREA TERMINALS SHOULD LAST NO
LONGER THAN ABOUT 09Z AS EASTERLY FLOW QUICKLY RAMPS UP AND ADVECTS
WARMER AIR INTO THE NYC AREA. TIMING OF CHANGE TO RAIN LESS CERTAIN
AT KHPN/KBDR/KGON...AND UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS ARE LIKELY THERE.
SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AT KSWF...WITH A CHANGE TO
FREEZING RAIN/SLEET AFTER DAYBREAK...BUT CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN THERE
ALSO UNCERTAIN.
EASTERLY FLOW SHOULD QUICKLY STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT AS SECONDARY
LOW PRESSURE ZIPS UP THE COAST TOWARD LONG ISLAND...AND EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS CLOSE TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS 35-40 KT TOWARD MORNING
AND LASTING THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY ...ALSO LLWS AT SOME TERMINALS.
IFR/LIFR IN MODERATE-HEAVY RAIN LIKELY AT ALL TERMINALS AFTER
DAYBREAK...WITH TIMING OF CHANGE TO RAIN AT KSWF UNCERTAIN.
ALSO CANNOT RULE OUT A RUMBLE OF THUNDER AT KISP/KGON THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE LOW PASSES OVERHEAD OR JUST TO THE EAST.
IFR/LIFR LIKELY TO PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING UNTIL AFTER COLD FROPA
THIS EVENING. FROPA MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A RUMBLE OF THUNDER...AND
FOLLOWED BY VERY STRONG WSW WINDS.
OUTLOOK 06Z THU THROUGH SUNDAY...
LATE WED NIGHT...VFR WITH STRONG WSW WINDS.
THU-FRI...VFR WITH GUSTY W WINDS.
FRI NIGHT-SAT...VFR WITH DIMINISHING WINDS.
SUN...SUB-VFR POSSIBLE.
&&
.MARINE...
PRESSURE GRADIENT RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A COMPLEX
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING NE TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES AND HIGH
PRESSURE SLOWLY SLIDING NE. EXPECTING EASTERLY WINDS ON ALL WATERS
TO INCREASE TO GALE LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF ASSOC WARM FRONT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND 18Z AT WHICH TIME LLJ LIFTS N. EXPECTING
SEAS ON THE OCEAN TO RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 14 TO 17 FT IN RESPONSE.
WINDS WILL LIKELY FALL TO SCA LEVEL FOR A 6 TO 9 HR PERIOD WED
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WED EVE AS WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH...BEFORE
PICKING UP AGAIN TO GALE WED NIGHT ON ALL WATERS IN WAKE OF COLD
FRONT WITH STRONG CAA. GALES MAY CONTINUE INTO FRI...ESPECIALLY
OCEAN WATERS WITH PROLONGED PERIOD OF CAA AND TIGHT WESTERLY
GRADIENT IN WAKE OF SLOWLY DEPARTING LOW AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
OVER TENNESSEE VALLEY. SEAS REMAINING HIGH...PARTICULARLY EASTERN
WATERS.
RELATIVELY QUIET CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILD IN.
THEN WINDS AND SEAS MAY BUILD AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH
THE POTENTIAL OF A COASTAL STORM AFFECTING THE REGION.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
2 TO 2.5 INCHES LIQUID/LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST
FOR TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. WHILE THE MAIN IMPACT IS EXPECTED TO BE URBAN/SMALL STREAM
FLOODING...IT COULD BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
ON THE MORNING RUSH. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.
QPF AMOUNTS SHOULD BE MAXIMIZED DURING THE 5AM TO 11AM TIMEFRAME.
0.5 TO 1.0 INCH PER HOUR RATES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
MAIN CONCERN FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE IN
WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND EARLY WED MORNING WHERE AROUND 2 FT
DEPARTURES ARE NEEDED FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. WINDS AND PRESSURE
FALLS WILL JUST BE GETTING GOING AT THAT TIME...SO THINKING IS THAT
WE WILL GET CLOSE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LEVELS...BUT FALLING
SHORT FOR THE MOST PART. ISOLATED MINOR IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT ENOUGH
CERTAINTY FOR ADVISORY.
WINDS ARE WEAKENING AND THEN TURNING SW FOR THE LATE
AFTERNOON/EVENING HIGH TIDES...SO NOT EXPECTING US TO REACH THE 2 TO
2 1/2 FT NEEDED FOR MINOR.
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR CTZ009>012.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CTZ005>012.
NY...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NYZ071>081.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NYZ067>081.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NYZ067>070.
NJ...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NJZ006.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NJZ002>006-011.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NJZ002.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355.
&&
AVIATION...GOODMANHazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 3:44 PM EST, 13 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 344 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 CTZ009>012-NJZ006-NYZ071>081-092100- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 344 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. FLASH FLOOD 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. NJZ002-NYZ067>070-092100- WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 344 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. FLASH FLOOD 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. CTZ005>008-NJZ003>005-011-092100- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-UNION- 344 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD 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. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-092100- 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- 344 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 9, 2:24 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 224 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 CTZ009>011-NJZ003-004-NYZ071>073-076>078-080-090930- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-BERGEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- 224 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 SNOW HAS SPREAD INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF NEW YORK CITY...NEARBY PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND NEARBY PORTIONS OF COASTAL CONNECTICUT. A SLUSHY COATING OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ON SOME ROADWAYS...CAUSING LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A STRENGTHENING EASTERLY FLOW SHOULD EVENTUALLY BRING WARMER AIR AND A CHANGE TO RAIN AFTER 4 AM. NYZ079-081-090930- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 224 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW. A SLUSHY COATING OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ON SOME ROADWAYS... CAUSING LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A STRENGTHENING EASTERLY FLOW SHOULD EVENTUALLY BRING WARMER AIR AND A CHANGE TO RAIN AFTER 4 AM. CTZ005-006-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-090930- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 224 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 RADAR SHOWED BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW MOVING NORTHEAST FROM THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY INTO INTERIOR SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT...WITH BRIEF SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY. TOTAL ACCUMULATION THROUGH 430 AM SHOULD ALSO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN ORANGE AND WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTIES. ROADWAYS WILL BE HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT. GOODMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 6:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | OKX | Orange | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 11:14 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | OKX | Kings, New York, Richmond, Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:33 PM EST | Gale Watch | OKX | 13 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:33 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | OKX | 13 hr | |
| Dec 9, 8:39 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union | 111 min |
| Dec 9, 10:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Union | 73 min |
| Dec 9, 4:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Essex, Passaic | 18 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.