Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 27, 2009, 2:34 PM EST for 4 counties in New York; Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut; Passaic County, New Jersey. It took effect at Jan 28, 2009, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2009, 2:34 PM EST (19:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 28, 2009, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2009, 8:59 PM EST
- In force
- 21 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, Passaic County, NJ, Orange County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Westchester County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 1067 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 107 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 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 271934 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 234 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ARE ON TAP AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK OVER THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY EVENING THEN RACE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WINTRY WEATHER AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. CTZ005>007-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-280300- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0003.090128T0500Z-090129T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.WS.W.0003.090128T0500Z-090129T0500Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 234 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MAXIMUM HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE 1 INCH PER HOUR IN NARROW BANDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY. AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND CHANGE THE SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN. THIS WILL OCCUR LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. UP TO A 3 HOUR PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/3 OF AN INCH. INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES CAUSING JUST PLAIN RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES AND MOVES NORTHEAST...COLDER AIR WILL RUSH SOUTHEAST AND CHANGE THE RAIN BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. ANY STANDING WATER WILL QUICKLY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET INTO THE LOWER AND MID 20S. 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. $$ CTZ008-NJZ003-004-280300- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0003.090128T0500Z-090129T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.090128T0500Z-090129T0500Z/ NORTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC- 234 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MAXIMUM HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE 1 INCH PER HOUR IN NARROW BANDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY. AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND CHANGE THE SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN. THIS WILL OCCUR LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. UP TO A 2 HOUR PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/4 OF AN INCH. INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES CAUSING JUST PLAIN RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES AND MOVES NORTHEAST...COLDER AIR WILL RUSH SOUTHEAST AND CHANGE THE RAIN BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. ANY STANDING WATER WILL QUICKLY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CTZ009>012-NJZ005-006-011-NYZ071>081-280300- /O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.090128T0500Z-090129T0500Z/ 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- 234 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MAXIMUM HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE 1 INCH PER HOUR IN NARROW BANDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND CHANGE THE SNOW TO RAIN. THIS WILL OCCUR BY 10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE QUICKLY ABOVE 32 DEGREES CAUSING JUST PLAIN RAIN BY NOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR URBAN FLOODING OF LOW LYING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES AND MOVES NORTHEAST...COLDER AIR WILL RUSH SOUTHEAST AND CHANGE THE RAIN BRIEFLY BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. ANY STANDING WATER WILL GRADUALLY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ GC
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KOKX 272023 CCA WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 320 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ARE ON TAP AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK OVER THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY EVENING THEN RACE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WINTRY WEATHER AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. CTZ005>007-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-280400- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0003.090128T0500Z-090129T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.WS.W.0003.090128T0500Z-090129T0500Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 320 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MAXIMUM HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE 1 INCH PER HOUR IN NARROW BANDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY. AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND CHANGE THE SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN. THIS WILL OCCUR LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. UP TO A 3 HOUR PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/3 OF AN INCH. INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES CAUSING JUST PLAIN RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES AND MOVES NORTHEAST...COLDER AIR WILL RUSH SOUTHEAST AND CHANGE THE RAIN BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. ANY STANDING WATER WILL QUICKLY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET INTO THE LOWER AND MID 20S. 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. $$ CTZ008-NJZ003-004-280400- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0003.090128T0500Z-090129T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.090128T0500Z-090129T0500Z/ NORTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC- 320 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MAXIMUM HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE 1 INCH PER HOUR IN NARROW BANDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY. AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND CHANGE THE SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN. THIS WILL OCCUR LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. UP TO A 2 HOUR PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/4 OF AN INCH. INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES CAUSING JUST PLAIN RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES AND MOVES NORTHEAST...COLDER AIR WILL RUSH SOUTHEAST AND CHANGE THE RAIN BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. ANY STANDING WATER WILL QUICKLY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CTZ009>012-NJZ005-006-011-NYZ071>081-280400- /O.COR.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.090128T0500Z-090129T0500Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 320 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MAXIMUM HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE 1 INCH PER HOUR IN NARROW BANDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND CHANGE THE SNOW TO RAIN. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS LIKELY WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. THIS TRANSITION WILL OCCUR BY 11 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE QUICKLY ABOVE 32 DEGREES CAUSING JUST PLAIN RAIN BY 11 AM. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR URBAN FLOODING OF LOW LYING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES AND MOVES NORTHEAST...COLDER AIR WILL RUSH SOUTHEAST AND CHANGE THE RAIN BRIEFLY BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. ANY STANDING WATER WILL GRADUALLY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ GC
000 WWUS41 KOKX 280303 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 1003 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ARE ON TAP OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK OVER THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY EVENING THEN RACE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WINTRY WEATHER AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. CTZ005>007-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-281115- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0003.090128T0500Z-090129T0500Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 1003 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MAXIMUM HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE 1 INCH PER HOUR IN NARROW BANDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY. AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND CHANGE THE SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN. THIS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO A 3 HOUR PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/3 OF AN INCH. INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES CAUSING JUST PLAIN RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES AND MOVES NORTHEAST...COLDER AIR WILL RUSH SOUTHEAST AND CHANGE THE RAIN BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. ANY STANDING WATER WILL QUICKLY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET INTO THE LOWER AND MID 20S. 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. $$ CTZ008>012-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>081-281115- /O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.090128T0500Z-090129T0500Z/ 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-NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1003 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MAXIMUM HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE 1 INCH PER HOUR IN NARROW BANDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA...COASTAL CONNECTICUT AND ALL OF NEW LONDON COUNTY...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS LONG ISLAND. AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND CHANGE THE SNOW TO RAIN. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS LIKELY WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH...MAINLY NORTH OF LONG ISLAND SOUND. THIS TRANSITION WILL OCCUR BY MIDDAY ACROSS LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY...AND EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS COASTAL AND ALL OF NEW LONDON COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT. INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE QUICKLY ABOVE 32 DEGREES CAUSING JUST PLAIN RAIN BY 11 AM. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR URBAN FLOODING OF LOW LYING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES AND MOVES NORTHEAST...COLDER AIR WILL RUSH SOUTHEAST AND CHANGE THE RAIN BRIEFLY BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. ANY STANDING WATER WILL GRADUALLY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MALOIT
000 WWUS41 KOKX 280314 CCA WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 1013 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ARE ON TAP OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK OVER THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY EVENING THEN RACE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WINTRY WEATHER AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. CTZ005>007-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-281130- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0003.090128T0500Z-090129T0500Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 1013 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MAXIMUM HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE 1 INCH PER HOUR IN NARROW BANDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY. AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND CHANGE THE SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN. THIS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. UP TO A 3 HOUR PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/3 OF AN INCH. INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES CAUSING JUST PLAIN RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES AND MOVES NORTHEAST...COLDER AIR WILL RUSH SOUTHEAST AND CHANGE THE RAIN BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. ANY STANDING WATER WILL QUICKLY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET INTO THE LOWER AND MID 20S. 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. $$ CTZ008>012-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>081-281130- /O.COR.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.090128T0500Z-090129T0500Z/ 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-NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1013 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MAXIMUM HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE 1 INCH PER HOUR IN NARROW BANDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA...COASTAL CONNECTICUT AND ALL OF NEW LONDON COUNTY...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS LONG ISLAND. AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND CHANGE THE SNOW TO RAIN. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS LIKELY WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH...MAINLY NORTH OF LONG ISLAND SOUND. THIS TRANSITION WILL OCCUR BY MIDDAY ACROSS LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY...AND EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS COASTAL AND ALL OF NEW LONDON COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT. INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE QUICKLY ABOVE 32 DEGREES CAUSING JUST PLAIN RAIN BY 11 AM. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE MINOR URBAN FLOODING OF LOW LYING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES AND MOVES NORTHEAST...COLDER AIR WILL RUSH SOUTHEAST AND CHANGE THE RAIN BRIEFLY BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. ANY STANDING WATER WILL GRADUALLY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MALOIT
000 WWUS41 KOKX 280849 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 349 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW AND ICE TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY...MOVING THROUGH THE AREA LATE TODAY AND OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT WINTRY WEATHER THROUGH THIS EVENING. CTZ007-281700- /O.EXT.KOKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090128T2300Z/ NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- 349 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE A TRANSITION TO RAIN THIS EVENING. AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND CHANGE THE SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING. INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES CAUSING JUST PLAIN RAIN THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ CTZ005-006-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-281700- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090129T0500Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 349 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE A TRANSITION TO RAIN THIS EVENING. AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGEOVER TO FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES AND SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA...MAY SEE PLAIN RAIN LATE IN THE DAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NJZ005-006-011-NYZ072>081-281700- /O.EXT.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 349 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND BE HEAVY AT TIME DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LATE THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO PLAIN RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA ON AN INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND OFF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. TOTAL SNOWFALL BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER TO RAIN WILL RANGE FROM 2 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY TO AROUND 4 INCHES IN THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN LONG ISLAND. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CTZ008>012-NJZ003-004-NYZ071-281700- /O.EXT.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090128T2300Z/ NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- 349 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO PLAIN RAIN THIS EVENING. AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION...WARM AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGEOVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING. INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES CHANGING THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO PLAIN RAIN BY EARLY THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KOKX 281659 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 1159 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...ADDITIONAL ICING THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT WINTRY WEATHER NORTH AND WEST OF THE CITY THROUGH THIS EVENING. NJZ005-006-011-NYZ072>081-281800- /O.CAN.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1159 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA...AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING INTO EARLY EVENING...WHEN RAIN IS EXPECTED TO END. $$ CTZ005-006-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-290100- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090129T0500Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 1159 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S RISING SLOWLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET SHOULD MIX IN DURING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AS WELL AS WESTCHESTER AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES MAY RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH A QUARTER TO ONE THIRD INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY PORTION OF THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ CTZ007-282300- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090128T2300Z/ NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- 1159 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S RISING DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND LIKELY RISING ABOVE FREEZING BY THIS EVENING. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN DURING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH A QUARTER TO ONE THIRD INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY PORTION OF THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ CTZ009>012-NJZ003-004-NYZ071-281900- /O.EXT.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090128T1900Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- 1159 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. SOME SLEET MAY BE MIXED IN AS WELL. ICE ACCUMULATION DURING THIS TIME IS EXPECTED TO BE A TENTH OR TWO OF AN INCH. THIS IS ON TOP OF ROUGHLY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 2 PM THROUGH THE TIME WHEN RAIN IS EXPECTED TO END EARLY THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CTZ008-282300- /O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090128T2300Z/ NORTHERN NEW LONDON- 1159 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH TEMPERATURES LIKELY RISING ABOVE FREEZING BY THIS EVENING. A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON TOP OF ROUGHLY 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW THAT HAS FALLEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KOKX 282134 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 434 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...ADDITIONAL ICING INTO THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT WINTRY WEATHER FOR SOME INTERIOR SECTIONS NORTH AND WEST OF THE CITY THROUGH THIS EVENING. NYZ069-070-282245- /O.CAN.KOKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090129T0500Z/ ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 434 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE TIME RAIN IS FALLING. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO END BY MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES HOWEVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FREEZING AFTER THE RAIN ENDS...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. $$ CTZ008-282245- /O.CAN.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090128T2300Z/ NORTHERN NEW LONDON- 434 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE TIME RAIN IS FALLING. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO END BY MIDNIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER...VERY LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING AFTER THE RAIN ENDS. $$ CTZ005-006-NJZ002-NYZ067-068-290500- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090129T0500Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE- PUTNAM- 434 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OR TWO OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH. TEMPERATURES MAY BRIEFLY RISE ABOVE FREEZING IN SPOTS...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BACK BELOW FREEZING AFTER THE RAIN ENDS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ CTZ007-282300- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090128T2300Z/ NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- 434 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 6PM...AND REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING UNTIL THE RAIN ENDS THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH. 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. $$
000 WWUS41 KOKX 282254 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 554 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...ADDITIONAL ICING INTO THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT WINTRY WEATHER FOR SOME INTERIOR SECTIONS NORTH AND WEST OF THE CITY THROUGH THIS EVENING. CTZ007-290500- /O.EXT.KOKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090129T0500Z/ NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- 554 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OR TWO OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH. TEMPERATURES MAY BRIEFLY RISE ABOVE FREEZING IN SPOTS...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BACK BELOW FREEZING AFTER THE RAIN ENDS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ CTZ005-006-NJZ002-NYZ067-068-290500- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090129T0500Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE- PUTNAM- 554 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OR TWO OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH. TEMPERATURES MAY BRIEFLY RISE ABOVE FREEZING IN SPOTS...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BACK BELOW FREEZING AFTER THE RAIN ENDS. 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. $$ MALOIT
000 WWUS41 KOKX 290058 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 758 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...ADDITIONAL ICING INTO THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT WINTRY WEATHER FOR SOME INTERIOR SECTIONS NORTH AND WEST OF THE CITY THROUGH THIS EVENING. CTZ005-006-NJZ002-NYZ067-068-290200- /O.CAN.KOKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090129T0500Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE- PUTNAM- 758 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. PRECIPITATION HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE REGION...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CTZ007-290200- /O.EXT.KOKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090129T0200Z/ NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- 758 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OR TWO OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH. TEMPERATURES MAY BRIEFLY RISE ABOVE FREEZING IN SPOTS...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BACK BELOW FREEZING AFTER THE RAIN ENDS. 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. $$ MALOIT
000 WWUS41 KOKX 290159 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 859 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 CTZ007-290300- /O.CAN.KOKX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090129T0200Z/ NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- 859 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ALLOWED THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM EST. $$ MALOIT
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 27, 1:14 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 1:14 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
114 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
COLD AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY
WORKS ITS WAY ACROSS THE REGION BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE LATE
TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
TENNESSEE VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT WILL PASS JUST SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND
BY WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE MOVING EAST OF CAPE COD AFTER MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO THE
INTERIOR AND RAIN ALONG THE COAST WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DRY
WEATHER RETURNS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
ZONES AND GRIDS FOR TODAY LOOK GOOD...SO NO CHANGES AT THIS TIME.
ANY CHANGES TO HEADLINES WILL BE MADE WITH THE LATE AFTERNOON
FORECAST PACKAGE. OTHERWISE...ARCTIC HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY WORK
ITS WAY ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. COLD AND DRY WEATHER REMAINS IN
THE FORECAST...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES NOT QUITE REACHING THE
FREEZING MARK. CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE
EXCEPTION BEING SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS OVER EASTERN PORTIONS AS
THE HIGH MOVES INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE ABOUT 8 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
27/00Z OPERATIONAL GFS/UKMET/CANADIAN HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT
WITH THE 26/12Z ECMWF. LOW PRES TRACKS INTO THE TN VALLEY BY THIS
EVENING...THEN SLOWLY WORKS ITS WAY UP THE APPALACHIANS WED BEFORE
PASSING EITHER OVER OR JUST SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND WED EVENING
BEFORE PASSING OVER CAPE COD AFTER MIDNIGHT WED NIGHT. 27/00Z NAM
HAS THE LOW PASSING A BIT FURTHER NORTH...AND EMPHASIZES THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SECONDARY LOW OFF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA WED
MORNING. 27/00Z ECMWF HINTS AT THIS DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. THE
PROBLEM WITH THE 00Z ECMWF IS THAT THE TRACK OF THE SECONDARY LOW
IS WELL INLAND...AND CREATES A MUCH WARMER SOLUTION AS COMPARED TO
THE COLDER GFS/UKMET/CANADIAN. EVEN THE NAM...WHICH IS WARMER THAN
THE GFS/UKMET/CANADIAN IS NOT AS WARM AS THE 00Z ECMWF. SO THIS
POSES A PROBLEM...FOLLOW GENERAL CONSENSUS AND GO WITH A COLDER
SOLUTION...OR FOLLOW THE ECMWF...WITH MORE RAIN AND LESS SNOW/ICE.
THE ECMWF HAS BEEN THE SUPERIOR MODEL SO FAR THIS WINTER SEASON...
SO IT IS HARD TO DISCOUNT IT...BUT THIS IS THE FIRST RUN THAT IS
NOTABLY WARMER. ONE OTHER ASPECT THAT IS NOT QUITE SHOWING UP IN
THE 00Z ECMWF IS THE IMPACT OF THE DEPARTING HIGH. THIS IS A
STRONG...COLD 1036 MB HIGH AND THINK IT WILL BE SLOWER TO DEPART
THAN MODEL GUIDANCE IS INDICATING. 00Z ECMWF HAS STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS OVER THE AREA BY 00Z THU (HARD TO TELL WHAT WINDS WILL BE AT
18Z WED...AS ECMWF IS IN 12 HR INCREMENTS)...AND 00Z GFS HAS STIFF
EASTERLY WINDS AT 18Z WED. THINK THE POTENTIAL FOR COLD AIR
DAMMING WILL BE MORE PRONOUNCED THAN THE MODELS ARE INDICATING...
ESPECIALLY IF WINDS ARE MORE NORTHEASTERLY THAN ARE SHOWING. THIS
WILL MAKE IT HARDER FOR A CHANGE TO RAIN...AND THINK MOST AREAS
ACROSS THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY WILL NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE 20S ON
WED.
ALL THAT BEING SAID...WILL LOOK FOR SNOW TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING
COMMUTE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS
THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND INTERIOR CT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES
ELSEWHERE WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO PUSH NORTH LATE WED
MORNING...ALLOWING SNOW TO MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. ALONG
COASTAL LOCATIONS...A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...THEN SFC TEMPS WILL WARM INTO THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER 30S. PRECIP WILL THEN CHANGE OVER TO PLAIN
RAIN...AND PLAIN RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NYC/EASTERN
NJ/COASTAL CT AND LONG ISLAND UNTIL PRECIP TAPERS OFF BY MIDNIGHT.
FURTHER INLAND...MORE SIGNIFICANT ICING WILL OCCUR AS TEMPS WILL
STRUGGLE TO REACH THE FREEZING MARK. HIGHS ACROSS ORANGE/PUTNAM
AND WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTIES MAY NOT EVEN GET OUT OF THE 20S...AND
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SLEET/FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. ANYWHERE
FROM A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE IS
POSSIBLE...WITH A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE
ACROSS ORANGE/PUTNAM/NORTHERN FAIRFIELD/NORTHERN NEW HAVEN
COUNTIES.
CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN ACROSS THE
REGION...AS THE LATEST ECMWF CANNOT BE DISCOUNTED. SHOULD THE
27/00Z ECMWF VERIFY...MANY AREAS COULD GET A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.
AS SUCH...WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING WINTER STORM WARNINGS. WILL
CONTINUE TO CARRY THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST
NJ...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND INTERIOR CT AS NOT ONLY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH WARNING CRITERIA...BUT SOME LOCATIONS
COULD REACH WARNING CRITERIA ON ICE ACCUMULATION AS WELL. WILL
ALSO GO AHEAD AND ADD BERGEN AND EASTERN PASSAIC TO THE WATCH.
WILL ALSO GO AHEAD AND HOIST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR THE
REST OF THE REGION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH WED MORNING
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING CRITERIA...AND ANY ICE THAT
FALLS LATE WED MORNING/EARLY WED AFTERNOON WILL NOT REACH WARNING
CRITERIA AS WELL. THESE LOCATIONS INCLUDE NEW YORK CITY...PARTS OF
NORTHEAST NJ...COASTAL CT (WHICH IS REMOVED FROM THE WATCH) AND
LONG ISLAND.
THE LOW DEPARTS BY MIDNIGHT WED NIGHT...THEN GUSTY NW WINDS WILL
OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE WED NIGHT AND THU. COLD/DRY WEATHER
RETURNS FOR THU.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
A PROGRESSIVE YET HIGHLY AMPLIFIED UPPER TROF TRANSLATES OFF THE
EASTERN SEABOARD FRI INTO SAT. GLOBAL MODELS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
CYCLOGENESIS WELL OFFSHORE ON FRI...SPARING THE REGION ANOTHER BOUT
OF WINTRY WEATHER. LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH
BYPASSES THE AREA TO THE NORTH FRI NIGHT...SENDING ANOTHER SHOT OF
POLAR AIR INTO THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE BOTH ALOFT
AND AT THE SFC BUILDS ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD ON SAT...THEN
OFFSHORE ON SUN. ANOTHER AMPLIFYING TROF DESCENDS ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES AND INTO THE NORTHEAST ON MON WITH A DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
A CONTINUATION OF AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE
EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR CIGS AND VSBY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES SLOWLY NE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST.
SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND MOVE NE
ACROSS THE AREA.
CIGS AND VSBY ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE TO MVFR FROM 05Z TO 09Z
FROM W TO E...THEN TO LIFR FROM 08Z TO 11Z.
MAX HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH 1/2 TO 1 INCH PER HOUR
FROM 08Z TO 15Z.
AS THE APPROACHING LOW MOVES NE...WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY N CAUSING SNOW TO CHANGE RAPIDLY TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST
14Z-15Z AND FREEZING RAIN INLAND. UP TO 1/3 OF AN INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE AT KSWF 16Z-19Z. ALTHOUGH THE FORECAST
CONFIDENCE OF THIS PRECIP CHANGE IS HIGH...TIMING COULD BE OFF BY
UP TO 2 HOURS.
AS THE LOW MOVES NEARLY OVERHEAD...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG OVER A FRESH SNOW PACK DURING WED
AFTERNOON...WHICH IS ONLY HINTED BY THE FCST MODELS.
OUTLOOK FOR 00Z THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES
RAPIDLY AND MOVES OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WED NIGHT...STRONG W
WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS CIGS AND VSBY IMPROVE TO VFR. SUSTAINED
SPEEDS MAY REACH 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AS TEMPS FALL BACK
BELOW FREEZING EVERYWHERE. OTHERWISE...MORE TRANQUIL WEATHER WILL
PREVAIL WITH VFR CONDITIONS.
&&
.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST TONIGHT AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS AND SEAS ON
THE WATERS WILL REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS TODAY AND
INTO TONIGHT...HOWEVER A FEW GUSTS COULD APPROACH 25 KTS FOR A
TIME LATE TONIGHT EAST OF MORICHES INLET AS THE GRADIENT INCREASES
WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LOW. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE
TONIGHT AND IMPACT VISIBILITIES IN ALL THE AREA WATERS.
THE LOW TRACKS THROUGH THE APPALACHIANS AND TO THE SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY COAST WEDNESDAY. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE TRACK
OF THE LOW WHICH WILL IMPACT THE WEATHER ACROSS THE WATERS. AS
WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO
PLAIN RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. WITH THE
LOW PASSING NEAR THE WATERS WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH THE DAY.
THE LOW WILL TRACK THROUGH THE AREA WATERS WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST. WIND GUSTS AND SEAS...MAINLY ON THE OCEAN
WATERS...WILL INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT LEVELS BEHIND THE LOW. RAIN
WILL TAPER OFF AND END BY LATE IN THE EVENING WITH THE LOW MOVING
INTO THE GULF OF MAINE. THE TIMING OF THE WIND SHIFT AND INCREASE
IN GUSTS AND SEAS WILL DEPEND ON THE TRACK OF THE LOW WHICH
REMAINS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.
WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND SMALL CRAFT LEVELS INTO
THURSDAY MORNING ON THE OCEAN WATERS AND SEAS MAY NOT SUBSIDE
UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY.
SCA CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FRI NIGHT INTO SAT WITH COLD ADVECTION
AND A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE GULF
COAST STATES LOW PRESSURE WELL OFFSHORE. WEST WINDS AND SEAS
SUBSIDE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN WITH THE RIDGE AXIS APPROACHING AND
MOVING ACROSS THE WATERS.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE AREA TONIGHT INTO WED NIGHT COULD
DELIVER 1 TO 1.25 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT QPF...MUCH OF IT IN
THE FORM OF WINTRY PRECIP.
AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL REMAIN ICE COVERED INTO THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. RIVER GAGE FLUCTUATIONS ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICING.
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR CTZ009>012.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR CTZ005>008.
NY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NYZ071>081.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR NYZ067>070.
NJ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NJZ005-006-011.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR NJZ002>004.
MARINE...NONE.
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SYNOPSIS...MPS
NEAR TERM...MPS
SHORT TERM...MPS
LONG TERM...DW
AVIATION...GC
MARINE...MET
HYDROLOGY...MPSHazardous weather outlook, Jan 27, 4:14 AM EST, 10 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 414 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 CTZ005>008-NJZ002>004-NYZ067>070-281000- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 414 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .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 STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. CTZ009>012-NJZ005-006-011-NYZ071>081-281000- 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- 414 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-281000- 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- 414 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. MPS
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 4:13 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Suffolk, Westchester | 36 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:18 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 32 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in New York, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Connecticut, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in New Jersey, 2009Every winter storm 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.