Alert archive / New York / Gale Warnings in 2010

Gale Warning 9, NWS New York, NY

February 24, 2010

NWS New York, NY issued this gale warning at Feb 24, 2010, 3:18 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2010, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 19 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2010, 3:18 PM EST (20:18 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2010, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 26, 2010, 11:12 AM EST
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

The text

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

769 
WHUS71 KOKX 242018
MWWOKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
318 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...ROUGH SEAS ON THE OCEAN WATERS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING
FOLLOWED BY GALE FORCE GUSTS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM OFF THE
VIRGINIA/NORTH CAROLINA COAST THURSDAY MORNING...TO JUST SOUTH OF 
CAPE COD BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL THEN TURN TO THE WEST
AND PASS NEARBY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. 

ANZ330-340-250930-
/O.CAN.KOKX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100224T2300Z/
/O.UPG.KOKX.GL.A.0007.100225T1100Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T0500Z/
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
318 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY
NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS THURSDAY WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
KT BY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY
EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ350-353-355-250930-
/O.EXT.KOKX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100225T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KOKX.GL.A.0007.100225T1100Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
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-
318 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY.
THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

ROUGH SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL STILL
AVERAGE 5 FEET OR MORE. 

WINDS THURSDAY WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
KT BY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE.

THESE WINDS WILL BUILD SEAS TO 7 TO 16 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT...
HIGHEST EAST OF FIRE ISLAND INLET.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KT ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ335-338-345-250930-
/O.UPG.KOKX.GL.A.0007.100225T1100Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T0500Z/
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
NEW YORK HARBOR-
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY-
318 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY
NIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS THURSDAY WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
KT BY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY
EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
819 
WHUS71 KOKX 250347
MWWOKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1047 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...ROUGH SEAS ON THE OCEAN WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOLLOWED BY GALE FORCE GUSTS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM OFF THE
VIRGINIA/NORTH CAROLINA COAST THURSDAY MORNING...TO JUST SOUTH OF
CAPE COD BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL THEN TURN TO THE WEST
AND PASS NEARBY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

ANZ350-251600-
/O.NEW.KOKX.MF.Y.0001.100225T0347Z-100225T1100Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM-
1047 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. A GALE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY.

A MOIST MARITIME AIR MASS AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS HAVE PROMOTED
THE DEVELOPMENT OF DENSE FOG...WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 NM. THE FOG
SHOULD PERSIST AT LEAST UNTIL PRECIPITATION ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT
OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 

ROUGH SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL STILL
AVERAGE 5 FEET OR MORE.

WINDS THURSDAY WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KT BY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE.

THESE WINDS WILL BUILD SEAS TO 7 TO 16 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT...
HIGHEST EAST OF FIRE ISLAND INLET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KT ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. 

&&

$$

ANZ330-340-251600-
/O.NEW.KOKX.MF.Y.0001.100225T0347Z-100225T1100Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T0500Z/
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
1047 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. A GALE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
THURSDAY NIGHT. 

A MOIST MARITIME AIR MASS AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS HAVE PROMOTED
THE DEVELOPMENT OF DENSE FOG...WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 NM. THE FOG
SHOULD PERSIST AT LEAST UNTIL PRECIPITATION ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT
OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 

WINDS THURSDAY WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 KT BY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. 

&&

$$

ANZ353-355-251600-
/O.CON.KOKX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
1047 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EST
FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EST
FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THURSDAY. 

ROUGH SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL STILL
AVERAGE 5 FEET OR MORE.

WINDS THURSDAY WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KT BY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE.

THESE WINDS WILL BUILD SEAS TO 7 TO 16 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT...
HIGHEST EAST OF FIRE ISLAND INLET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KT ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ335-338-345-251600-
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T0500Z/
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
NEW YORK HARBOR-
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY-
1047 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST THURSDAY NIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST THURSDAY NIGHT. 

WINDS THURSDAY WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 KT BY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
782 
WHUS71 KOKX 250848
MWWOKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
348 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...DEEP LOW PRESSURE TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS...

.LOW PRESSURE EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS WILL DEEPEN SIGNIFICANTLY THIS
AFTERNOON ABOUT 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF MONTAUK. THE LOW WILL THEN
TRACK CLOSE TO MONTAUK THIS EVENING...AND DRIFT WESTWARD OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY.

ANZ330-340-252100-
/O.EXT.KOKX.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100225T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
348 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST FRIDAY. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

AREAS OF DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING GALE FORCE BY EVENING. THE WIND
WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AND POSSIBLY DIMINISH BELOW
GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS OVER THE
WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ345-252100-
/O.EXB.KOKX.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100225T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY-
348 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE
GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY. 

AREAS OF DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING GALE FORCE BY EVENING. THE WIND
WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AND POSSIBLY DIMINISH BELOW
GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS OVER THE
WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ335-338-252100-
/O.EXT.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
NEW YORK HARBOR-
348 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST FRIDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING GALE FORCE BY
EVENING. THE WIND WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AND POSSIBLY
DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS
OVER THE WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ350-252100-
/O.EXT.KOKX.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM-
348 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

AREAS OF DENSE FOG...ALONG WITH 5 TO 7 FT SEAS...CAN BE EXPECTED
THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING
GALE FORCE BY EVENING. THE WIND WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION
AND POSSIBLY DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW
PRESSURE TRACKS OVER THE WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KT ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ353-252100-
/O.EXB.KOKX.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
348 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A
GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

AREAS OF DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING GALE FORCE BY EVENING. THE WIND
WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AND POSSIBLY DIMINISH BELOW
GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS OVER THE
WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KT ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ355-252100-
/O.CON.KOKX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
348 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FT WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS
WILL THEN INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING GALE FORCE BY
EVENING. THE WIND WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AND POSSIBLY
DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS
OVER THE WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KT ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

JMC
017 
WHUS71 KOKX 251047
MWWOKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
547 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...DEEP LOW PRESSURE TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS...

.LOW PRESSURE EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS WILL DEEPEN SIGNIFICANTLY
THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF MONTAUK. THE LOW WILL
THEN TRACK CLOSE TO MONTAUK THIS EVENING...AND DRIFT WESTWARD
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY.

ANZ350-353-252300-
/O.CAN.KOKX.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM-
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
547 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST FRIDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG
ADVISORY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL
THEN INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING GALE FORCE BY EVENING.
THE WIND WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AND POSSIBLY DIMINISH
BELOW GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS OVER THE
WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KT ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ330-340-345-252300-
/O.CAN.KOKX.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY-
547 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST FRIDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG
ADVISORY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING GALE FORCE BY
EVENING. THE WIND WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AND POSSIBLY
DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS
OVER THE WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ355-252300-
/O.CON.KOKX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
547 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FT WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS
WILL THEN INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING GALE FORCE BY
EVENING. THE WIND WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AND POSSIBLY
DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS
OVER THE WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KT ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ335-338-252300-
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
NEW YORK HARBOR-
547 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING GALE FORCE BY
EVENING. THE WIND WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AND POSSIBLY
DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS
OVER THE WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

JMC
302 
WHUS71 KOKX 251048
MWWOKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
548 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...DEEP LOW PRESSURE TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS...

.LOW PRESSURE EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS WILL DEEPEN SIGNIFICANTLY
THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF MONTAUK. THE LOW WILL
THEN TRACK CLOSE TO MONTAUK THIS EVENING...AND DRIFT WESTWARD
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY.

ANZ350-353-355-252300-
/O.CON.KOKX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
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-
548 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FT WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS
WILL THEN INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING GALE FORCE BY
EVENING. THE WIND WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AND POSSIBLY
DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS
OVER THE WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KT ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-252300-
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T1800Z-100226T1100Z/
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-
548 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING GALE FORCE BY
EVENING. THE WIND WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AND POSSIBLY
DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS
OVER THE WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

JMC
496 
WHUS71 KOKX 251624 AAA
MWWOKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1124 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...DEEP LOW PRESSURE TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS...

.LOW PRESSURE EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS WILL DEEPEN SIGNIFICANTLY
THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT 300 NM SOUTH OF MONTAUK. THE LOW WILL THEN
TRACK SOUTH OF CAPE COD THIS EVENING...THEN DRIFT WESTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH FRIDAY.

ANZ330-340-260430-
/O.EXB.KOKX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100225T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T2200Z-100226T1100Z/
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
1124 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING GALE
FORCE BY EVENING. THE WIND WILL BECOME VARIABLE AT TIMES AND
POSSIBLY DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW
PRESSURE TRACKS OVER THE WATERS. STRONG WINDS THEN REDEVELOP OUT
OF THE WEST OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KT ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ350-353-355-260430-
/O.EXT.KOKX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100225T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T2200Z-100226T1100Z/
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-
1124 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FT WILL LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING GALE FORCE BY EVENING.
THE WIND WILL BECOME VARIABLE AT TIMES AND POSSIBLY DIMINISH
BELOW GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS OVER THE
WATERS. STRONG WINDS THEN REDEVELOP OUT OF THE WEST OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KT ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ335-338-345-260430-
/O.EXT.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T2200Z-100226T1100Z/
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
NEW YORK HARBOR-
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY-
1124 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST FRIDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING GALE
FORCE BY EVENING. THE WIND WILL BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AND
POSSIBLY DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT AS LOW
PRESSURE TRACKS OVER THE WATERS. STRONG WEST WINDS THEN REDEVELOP
LATE TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
684 
WHUS71 KOKX 252100 AAA
MWWOKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
400 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...DEEP LOW PRESSURE TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS...

.LOW PRESSURE EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS WILL DEEPEN SIGNIFICANTLY
THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT 300 NM SOUTH OF MONTAUK. THE LOW WILL THEN
TRACK SOUTH OF CAPE COD THIS EVENING...THEN DRIFT WESTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH FRIDAY.

ANZ330-340-350-353-355-261100-
/O.CAN.KOKX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-100225T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T2100Z-100226T1100Z/
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
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-
400 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY.

NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING.
AS THE LOW CENTER PASSES EAST OF LONG ISLAND...WINDS WILL SHIFT
AROUND TO THE WEST. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF VARIABLE WINDS AND
LOWER SPEEDS AS THE CENTER OF THE LOW TRACKS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.

THIS GALE MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE OCEAN
ZONES...AND WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE FOLLOWED BY A SMALL CRAFT. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ335-338-345-261100-
/O.EXT.KOKX.GL.W.0009.100225T2100Z-100226T1100Z/
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
NEW YORK HARBOR-
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY-
400 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING
GALE FORCE BY EVENING. AS THE LOW CENTER TRACKS ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND...THE WINDS MAY BECOME VARIABLE AND LIGHTER BEFORE
REDEVELOPING OUT OF THE WEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
287 
WHUS71 KOKX 260334
MWWOKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1034 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...DEEP LOW PRESSURE TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS...

.LOW PRESSURE EAST OF LONG ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN
OVERNIGHT AS IT PASSES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE LOW WILL
SETTLE AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER NEW YORK CITY FRIDAY.

ANZ350-353-355-261545-
/O.EXT.KOKX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100226T1700Z/
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-
1034 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY. 

WESTERLY GALES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT.
AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 50 KTS IS QUITE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 
WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY AS THEY SHIFT TO THE SOUTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-261100-
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100226T1100Z/
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-
1034 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. 

WESTERLY GALES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT.
WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE EARLY FRIDAY AS THEY SHIFT TO THE SOUTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
684 
WHUS71 KOKX 261007
MWWOKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
507 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...DEEP LOW PRESSURE TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER OVER THE REGION TODAY WITH
STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE MORNING.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-261700-
/O.EXT.KOKX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100226T1700Z/
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-
507 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 KT ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AS THEY SHIFT MORE TO
THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST...HOWEVER GUSTS OF UP TO 25 KT WILL STILL BE
PROBABLE. IN ADDITION...SEAS OF 3 TO 6 FT ARE EXPECTED ON THE
LONG ISLAND SOUND THIS MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THIS
AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ350-353-355-261700-
/O.CON.KOKX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100226T1700Z/
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-
507 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 KT ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AS THEY SHIFT MORE TO
THE SOUTH...HOWEVER GUSTS OF UP TO 25 KT WILL STILL BE PROBABLE.
IN ADDITION...SEAS OF 12 TO 18 FT ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS
MORNING...AND WILL SUBSIDE TO 7 TO 14 FT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
EASTERN OCEAN WATERS...AND 4 TO 7 FT ACROSS THE WESTERN OCEAN
WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KT ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
533 
WHUS71 KOKX 261612
MWWOKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1112 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010


ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-270415-
/O.CAN.KOKX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100226T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.SC.Y.0023.100226T1612Z-100227T2300Z/
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-
1112 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE GALE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW GALE FORCE. HOWEVER...SMALL CRAFT
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KT ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Feb 24, 1:25 PM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 1:25 PM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
125 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF LOWS WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA LATER
THIS EVENING AND QUICKLY DISSIPATE AHEAD OF ANOTHER COASTAL LOW
TAKING SHAPE OFF THE CAROLINAS. THIS SYSTEM WILL UNDERGO RAPID
INTENSIFICATION ON THURSDAY...ONCE AGAIN TAKING A TRACK CLOSE BY
TO EASTERN LONG ISLAND IN THE EVENING. STRANGELY THOUGH...THE LOW
WILL THEN TRACK WEST AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE VICINITY
OF NEW YORK CITY BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE TRACK OF THIS LOW AND LACK
OF COLD AIR WILL MAKE FOR A VERY CHALLENGING FORECAST AS THE
RAIN/SNOW LINE IS EXPECTED TO SET UP VERY CLOSE TO NEW YORK CITY.
THE SLIGHTEST CHANGE IN TRACK WILL HAVE DRASTIC CONSEQUENCES ON
THE FORECAST. THE LOW WILL THEN MEANDER NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
POPS TREND DOWNWARD FROM SW TO NE TODAY...WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE
REPLACING THE RAIN AS IT TAPERS OFF. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH
LATEST SATELLITE/RADAR/OBSERVATIONS.

HIGHS WILL FLUCTUATE LITTLE TODAY WITH READINGS IN THE LOW TO MID
30S INLAND...AND NEAR 40 AT THE COAST.

NOTE: OKX WILL LAUNCH SUPPLEMENTAL SOUNDINGS 18Z TODAY...AND 06Z
AND 18Z TOMORROW.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
HAVE LOWERED POPS THIS EVENING IN ACCORDANCE WITH LATEST TRENDS.
COULD ACTUALLY SEE A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER TONIGHT BETWEEN
SYSTEMS...BUT WILL WORRY ABOUT PUTTING THAT IN WITH AFTERNOON
PACKAGE.

A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM TO DEVELOP OFF THE CAROLINAS THIS EVENING
WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED NEXT 24H. FORECAST TRACK IS CRITICAL
HERE WITH A MARGINALLY COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE AND STRONG DYNAMIC
COOLING. MODEL ENSEMBLE CONTINUES TO SHOW THE GFS ALONG THE WESTERN
EDGE OF THE ENVELOPE WITH THE 00Z NAM...ECMWF...AND 03Z SREF TAKING
A MORE EASTWARD TRACK. USING THE COLDER VERTICAL PROFILE OF THE
NAM SUPPORTS THE POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR WINTER STORM FOR NEW YORK
CITY AND POINTS NORTH AND WEST. HOWEVER...THE 06Z GFS AND NAM HAVE
COME IN WITH WARMER SOLUTIONS. THE KEY HERE IS HOW FAR WESTWARD DOES
THE WARM AIR OFF THE ATLANTIC ADVANCE. THE SUBTLEST OF CHANGES TO
THE TRACK WILL HAVE MAJOR CONSEQUENCES TO CURRENT FORECAST. THE HPC
WWD WHICH USED A BLEND OF THE NAM...GFS AND ECMWF VERTICAL TEMP
PROFILES SUPPORTS A FOOT OR MORE OF WET SNOW ACROSS THE INTERIOR.

ONCE AGAIN...CAN NOT HELP TO REITERATE THE CHALLENGING FORECAST
DUE TO SOME UNCERTAINTY OF LOW TRACK. THE 00Z GFS HAD SHIFTED EAST
FROM ITS PREVIOUS RUN...AND NAM A BIT TO THE WEST. NAM LOOKED LIKE
THE BEST COMPROMISE AMONG THE MODELS AND RESEMBLED THE 00Z ECMWF.
WENT CLOSE TO NAM THERMAL PROFILES FOR THIS FORECAST.

WENT ALONG THE LINES OF HPC WITH QPF AMOUNTS...BUT TONED IT DOWN IN
SPOTS. WHERE THE PRECIPITATION FALLS AS RAIN...IT MAY COME DOWN
HEAVILY AT TIMES MAINLY DURING THURSDAY MORNING...AND MAY HAVE TO
MONITOR FOR AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING IMPACTS. MODELS SHOW A VERY
TIGHT EAST-WEST GRADIENT TO WHERE THERMAL PROFILES WOULD SUPPORT
EITHER RAIN OR SNOW...ADDING TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE FORECAST.
LOOKS LIKE EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN CT WILL TRANSITION
FROM A RAIN/SNOW MIX TO RAIN DURING THURSDAY MORNING. WESTERN LONG
ISLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN CT LOOK TO BE THE BATTLEGROUND OF RAIN VS.
SNOW. POINTS FARTHER WEST APPEAR TO BE PREDOMINANTLY SNOW.

HAVE GONE LOWER THAN HPC GUIDANCE WITH SNOW AMOUNTS...BUT WILL STILL
GO WITH ENOUGH TO PROMPT A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE CITY...LOWER
HUDSON VALLEY...AND NJ. FELT THE EASTERNMOST ZONES INCLUDED IN THIS
WATCH STOOD A GOOD ENOUGH CHANCE FOR WARNING CRITERIA SNOWFALL FOR
INCLUSION IN THE WATCH. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE FORECAST TRACK OF THE
STORM CAN SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT SNOW AMOUNTS.

LOW PRESSURE THEN ROTATES AROUND THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY WITH THE THERMAL PROFILE COOLING. LIGHT SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS
THEREFORE EXPECTED SOME RAINFALL PROBABLY MIXING IN ACROSS THE
EASTERN THIRD OF THE CWA DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
UNSETTLED WEATHER FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...AS LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHEAST. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS PERIOD. DRY WEATHER
CONDITIONS RETURN MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO
MOVE DOWN ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH SUNDAY...THEN BE AROUND NORMAL LEVELS ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. NIGHTTIME LOWS WILL BE AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE
CLIMATOLOGY.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
CONDITIONS ARE HIGH END IFR DUE TO CIGS. EXPECT A SLIGHT
IMPROVEMENT TO AROUND 1000 FT CIGS THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER A
HIGH AMOUNT OF CIG VARIABILITY HAS BEEN NOTED OVER THE PAST FEW
HOURS.

DRIZZLE FOG POSSIBLE INTO THE OVERNIGHT AS WINDS VEER TO NE...WITH AT
LEAST TEMPORARY IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS.

VERY DIFFICULT PRECIP TYPE FORECAST.

FOR EWR/TEB/JFK/LGA/HPN/SWF...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW CHANGING TO SNOW
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE WITH
SNOWFALL RATES 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE.

BDR...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY MID-MORNING.
SNOWFALL RATES 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.

ISP/GON...MAINLY RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING
THURSDAY MORNING.

WIND FORECAST ALSO CHALLENGING WITH LOW PRESSURE PASSING CLOSE TO
THE NYC TERMINALS...AND POSSIBLY RIGHT OVER LONG ISLAND.

18Z THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...SNOW CONTINUING WITH RAIN AT KGON WITH
IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SNOW FOR ALL TERMINALS FOR MAJORITY OF
NIGHT.
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT SNOW WITH IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...VFR TO MVFR CEILINGS WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY
WINDS.

&&

.MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT FOR ANZ330-340 HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 6PM AS WIND
GUSTS ARE STILL UP AROUND 30 KTS.

THERE IS UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE TRACK OF A COASTAL LOW WHICH
WILL PROBABLY PASS THROUGH THE WATERS SOMETIME ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON OR NIGHT...THEN ROTATE AROUND THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY.
BOTH WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED THEREFORE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST.
FEEL HOWEVER WIND GUSTS WOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
TO KEEP THE GALE WATCH AS IS. SEAS 7 TO 16 FEET EXPECTED ON THE
OCEAN.

FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS PROBABLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND LINGERING INTO
SUNDAY ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW. SEAS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA WATERS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
AN ADDITIONAL ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF INCH EAST OF THE HUDSON
RIVER VALLEY TODAY WITH CONDITIONS DRYING OUT FROM WEST TO EAST
THIS AFTERNOON.

THE NEXT STORM LOOKS LIKE IT WILL PRODUCE BETWEEN 1-2 INCHES OF
RAINFALL...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER WESTERN PORTIONS. MOST OF
THIS WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW WEST OF THE NY/CT STATE
LINE...AND WINTRY MIX FURTHER EAST. AS A RESULT NO IMMEDIATE
HYDROLOGIC IMPACT IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER IF THE FORECAST WHERE TO
CHANGE MORE IN FAVOR OF RAIN VICE WINTRY PRECIPITATION...THEN
THERE WOULD BY HYDROLOGIC CONCERNS...ESPECIALLY FOR MINOR
URBAN/SMALL STREAM FLOODING.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
TIME OF HIGH TIDE HAS PASSED ON WESTERN LI SOUND WITH TIDE GAUGES
BELOW MINOR COASTAL FLOOD BENCHMARKS. THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

FOR THE NEXT STORM...BASED ON AFOREMENTIONED LOW TRACK WOULD
EXPECT TIDAL DEPARTURES TO STAY BELOW MINOR COASTAL FLOODING BENCH
MARK...AS PERIOD OF STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BE
RELATIVELY BRIEF (6 TO 12 HOURS AT MOST)...THEN SHIFTS OFFSHORE.

&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR NYZ067>076.
NJ...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR NJZ002>006-011.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ330-
     340.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ350-353-
     355.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DW
NEAR TERM...DW/PFM
SHORT TERM...DW/JC/PFM
LONG TERM...FIG
AVIATION...BS
MARINE...DW/JC
HYDROLOGY...DW
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 7:53 AM EST, 7 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
753 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

NJZ002-NYZ068-251300-
WESTERN PASSAIC-PUTNAM-
753 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.
   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

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 MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

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.

NJZ003>006-011-NYZ069>076-251300-
BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-
753 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

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 MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

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.

NYZ067-251300-
ORANGE-
753 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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 WARNING.
   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

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 MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

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>012-NYZ077>081-251300-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
753 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA
AND VIRGINIA COAST TONIGHT...THEN TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE TRACKING WESTWARD AND BECOMING
NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR NEW YORK CITY ON FRIDAY. IT APPEARS AT THIS
TIME THAT ENOUGH WARM AIR OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL BE PRODUCE A MIX
OF RAIN AND SNOW ON THURSDAY. EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
CONNECTICUT WILL SEE PREDOMINANTLY RAIN. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO BE ACROSS THE INTERIOR. THE DETAILS
OF THIS EVENT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH
OF THE LOW. KEEP IN MIND...JUST A SMALL DEVIATION IN THIS TRACK
WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FORECAST. FURTHERMORE...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES MAY RESULT IN URBAN
AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT
RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

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.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-251300-
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-
753 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

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 MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 23, 7:49 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXRockland, Westchester116 min
Feb 24, 1:16 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKXBronx, Suffolk, Westchester6 hr
Feb 24, 5:33 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchOKXBronx, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Richmond and 2 more10 hr
Feb 24, 3:03 PM ESTFlood WatchOKXSuffolk24 hr
Feb 24, 3:08 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningOKXBronx, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Richmond and 3 more52 hr
Feb 24, 3:08 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryOKXSuffolk25 hr

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Sources

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