Alert archive / New York / High Wind Watches in 2011

High Wind Watch 1, NWS New York, NY

February 24, 201111 counties in New York; 4 counties in Connecticut; 5 counties in New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this high wind watch at Feb 24, 2011, 3:40 AM EST for 11 counties in New York; 4 counties in Connecticut; 5 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2011, 3:40 AM EST (08:40 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2011, 3:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 25, 2011, 4:04 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

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

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 71 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2011-02-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2011-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3580 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

325 
WWUS71 KOKX 240840
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
340 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY
EVENING...ACROSS THE NEW YORK CITY METRO...LONG ISLAND...NORTHEAST
NEW JERSEY...AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT...

CTZ008>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ069>071-073>075-078>081-
176>179-242145-
/O.NEW.KOKX.HW.A.0001.110225T1500Z-110226T0300Z/
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
340 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING. 


* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY METRO...LONG ISLAND...NORTHEAST NEW
  JERSEY...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...COASTAL
  CONNECTICUT...AND ALL OF NEW LONDON COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 60 MPH DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF
  A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE TRI-STATE
  FRIDAY. WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH
  BEHIND ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT LATE FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH AND POSSIBLY UP TO 60 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY JUST AHEAD OF
  THE FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND IN ITS IMMEDIATE WAKE LATE
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS LIKELY WILL BRING TREES AND
  POWER LINES DOWN. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...ESPECIALLY
  OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MALOIT
6 follow-up statements
749 
WWUS71 KOKX 240841 CCA
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
340 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY
EVENING...ACROSS THE NEW YORK CITY METRO...LONG ISLAND...NORTHEAST
NEW JERSEY...AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT...

CTZ008>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ069>071-073>075-078>081-
176>179-242200-
/O.COR.KOKX.HW.A.0001.110225T1500Z-110226T0300Z/
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
340 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING. 


* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY METRO...LONG ISLAND...NORTHEAST NEW
  JERSEY...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...COASTAL
  CONNECTICUT...AND ALL OF NEW LONDON COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 60 MPH DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF
  A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE TRI-STATE
  FRIDAY. WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST BEHIND ITS
  TRAILING COLD FRONT LATE FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AND
  POSSIBLY UP TO 60 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY JUST AHEAD OF
  THE FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND IN ITS IMMEDIATE WAKE LATE
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS LIKELY WILL BRING TREES AND
  POWER LINES DOWN. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...ESPECIALLY
  OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MALOIT
903 
WWUS71 KOKX 241001
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
501 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY
EVENING...ACROSS THE NEW YORK CITY METRO...LONG ISLAND...
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY
AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...

NYZ072-242315-
/O.EXA.KOKX.HW.A.0001.110225T1500Z-110226T0300Z/
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
501 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY METRO. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...
  AND POSSIBLY UP TO 60 MPH DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A 
  STORM SYSTEM TRACKING TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE TRI-STATE 
  FRIDAY. WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST BEHIND ITS 
  TRAILING COLD FRONT LATE FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AND 
  POSSIBLY UP TO 60 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY JUST AHEAD 
  OF THE FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND IN ITS IMMEDIATE WAKE LATE 
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS LIKELY WILL BRING TREES AND 
  POWER LINES DOWN. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...
  ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CTZ008>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ069>071-073>075-078>081-
176>179-242315-
/O.CON.KOKX.HW.A.0001.110225T1500Z-110226T0300Z/
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
501 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY METRO...LONG ISLAND...NORTHEAST NEW 
  JERSEY...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...
  COASTAL CONNECTICUT...AND ALL OF NEW LONDON COUNTY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...
  AND POSSIBLY UP TO 60 MPH DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A 
  STORM SYSTEM TRACKING TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE TRI-STATE 
  FRIDAY. WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST BEHIND ITS 
  TRAILING COLD FRONT LATE FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AND 
  POSSIBLY UP TO 60 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY JUST AHEAD 
  OF THE FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND IN ITS IMMEDIATE WAKE LATE 
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS LIKELY WILL BRING TREES AND 
  POWER LINES DOWN. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...
  ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
696 
WWUS71 KOKX 241626
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1126 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS FRIDAY...

CTZ008>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ069>075-078>081-176>179-
250530-
/O.CON.KOKX.HW.A.0001.110225T1500Z-110226T0300Z/
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1126 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY METRO...LONG ISLAND...NORTHEAST NEW 
  JERSEY...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY... 
  COASTAL CONNECTICUT...AND ALL OF NEW LONDON COUNTY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS
  OF 55 MPH TO 60 MPH...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A
  COLD FRONT IN THE EVENING WITH SIMILAR GUSTS.
 
* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE FROM LATE FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING TREES AND POWER
  LINES DOWN. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
094 
WWUS71 KOKX 242116
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
416 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

CTZ005>007-NYZ067-068-250530-
/O.EXB.KOKX.HW.A.0001.110225T2000Z-110226T0600Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-
416 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND INTERIOR SOUTHERN
  CONNECTICUT.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE EVENING...FOLLOWING A COLD
  FRONTAL PASSAGE.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING TREES AND POWER
  LINES DOWN. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CTZ011-012-NYZ078>081-177-179-250530-
/O.EXT.KOKX.HW.A.0001.110225T2000Z-110226T0600Z/
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
416 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST COASTAL CONNECTICUT AND LONG ISLAND.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. PRIOR TO
  THESE WINDS...THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON THAT COULD GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE EVENING...FOLLOWING A COLD
  FRONTAL PASSAGE.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING TREES AND POWER 
  LINES DOWN. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CTZ008>010-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ069>075-176-178-250530-
/O.EXT.KOKX.HW.A.0001.110225T2000Z-110226T0600Z/
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-
EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
EASTERN UNION-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
416 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY METRO...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN
  PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
  CONNECTICUT.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE EVENING...FOLLOWING A COLD
  FRONTAL PASSAGE.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING TREES AND POWER 
  LINES DOWN. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
700 
WWUS71 KOKX 250418
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
1118 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

CTZ011-012-NYZ078>081-177-179-251100-
/O.CON.KOKX.HW.A.0001.110225T2000Z-110226T0600Z/
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1118 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST COASTAL CONNECTICUT AND LONG ISLAND.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. PRIOR 
  TO THESE WINDS...THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHERLY 
  WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THAT COULD GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE EVENING...FOLLOWING A 
  COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING TREES AND POWER 
  LINES DOWN. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CTZ005>010-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-176-178-251100-
/O.CON.KOKX.HW.A.0001.110225T2000Z-110226T0600Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-
EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-
1118 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY METRO...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... 
  SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...AND INTERIOR 
  SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT. 

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE EVENING...FOLLOWING A 
  COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING TREES AND POWER 
  LINES DOWN. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...ESPECIALLY OVER 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
056 
WWUS71 KOKX 250904
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
404 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...HIGH WINDS FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS NEW
YORK CITY...LONG ISLAND...COASTAL CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW
JERSEY...AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...
...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND INTERIOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...

CTZ009>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ069>075-078>081-176>179-
252215-
/O.UPG.KOKX.HW.A.0001.110225T2000Z-110226T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.HW.W.0001.110225T1600Z-110226T0400Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-
WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
404 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...LONG ISLAND...NORTHEAST NEW
  JERSEY...COASTAL CONNECTICUT...AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
  LOWER HUDSON VALLEY.

* HAZARDS...HIGH WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALIZED
  WIND GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EARLY THIS EVENING...IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF AND AFTER THE
  PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
  LOOSE...LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS OUTDOORS...SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND
  DECK FURNITURE SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR SECURED. USE EXTREME
  CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  CROSSING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CTZ005-NYZ067-068-252215-
/O.UPG.KOKX.HW.A.0001.110225T2000Z-110226T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0004.110225T2000Z-110226T0400Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-ORANGE-PUTNAM-
404 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND INTERIOR PORTIONS
  OF SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. IN
  ADDITION THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  OR HIGHER.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EARLY THIS EVENING...IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF AND AFTER THE PASSAGE
  OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND SOME TREES
  AND POWER LINES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY
  OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...
OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CTZ006>008-252215-
/O.UPG.KOKX.HW.A.0001.110225T2000Z-110226T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0004.110225T2000Z-110226T0900Z/
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
404 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
  CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. IN
  ADDITION THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  OR HIGHER.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  INTO THIS EVENING...IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF...AND THEN IN THE WAKE
  OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND SOME TREES
  AND POWER LINES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY
  OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...
OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MALOIT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at Feb 24, 12:27 AM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 12:27 AM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1227 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS THROUGH NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT BEFORE
MOVING OFFSHORE ON THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST
THURSDAY NIGHT AND MOVES ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY BEFORE
DEPARTING FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY RETURNS ON
SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ON SUNDAY. A
MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT. DRY WEATHER RETURNS FOR THE LATTER HALF OF TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
WINDS HAVE BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNDER CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE
REGION THIS EVENING. RADIATIONAL COOLING HAS CAUSED TEMPS IN
INTERIOR LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHWEST ZONES...TO DROP
OFF FASTER THAN EARLIER SUGGESTED BY MET GUIDANCE.
ACCORDINGLY...HAVE TWEAKED MIN TEMPS DOWNWARD CONSISTENT WITH A
BLEND OF MET AND COLDER MAV GUIDANCE. SOME SINGLE DIGIT READINGS
ARE POSSIBLE IN ORANGE COUNTY AND INTERIOR SOUTHERN CT COLD SPOTS.
ELSEWHERE...EXPECT A RANGE FROM THE LOW TO MID TEENS OVER THE
LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN CT TO NEAR 30
OVER NEW YORK CITY METRO.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGH PRES MOVES OFFSHORE ON THU...AND RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS THU
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL
DEEPEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE OH VALLEY. THIS WILL PUSH A WARM FRONT
INTO THE REGION THU NIGHT...AND LIGHT PRECIP WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THIS BOUNDARY THU AFTERNOON...THEN PRECIP BECOMES HEAVIER AS THE
WARM FRONT APPROACHES THU NIGHT.

MODELS HAVE PRETTY MUCH CONVERGED ON A TRACK WHICH BRINGS THE LOW
ACROSS SOUTHERN PA THU NIGHT...THEN OVER NYC AND LONG ISLAND ON
FRI...BEFORE IT DEPARTS INTO THE GULF OF MAINE FRI NIGHT. 12Z NAM
IS CONVERGED WITH SEVERAL OF THE GEFS MEMBERS WITH A SLOWER
TRACK...BRINGING THE LOW INTO EASTERN NJ BY FRI AFTERNOON...
WHEREAS THE 12Z GFS AND SEVERAL OTHER OF THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARE
A BIT QUICKER AND HAVE THE LOW OVER EASTERN CT/LONG ISLAND BY
THEN. 00Z ECMWF CONTINUES TO HAVE THE NORTHERN MOST TRACK...AND
THE 09Z SREF SEEMS TO BE A GOOD COMPROMISE AMONG ALL THE
MODELS...SO WILL FOLLOW THAT.

IN TERMS OF PTYPE ISSUES...RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE
CWA...BUT A RAIN/SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED FOR THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY
THU NIGHT BEFORE PRECIP CHANGES OVER TO ALL RAIN FRI MORNING.
ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE...WITH BETWEEN 1-2 INCHES
POSSIBLE FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

AS THE LOW PASSES OVERHEAD ON FRI...A STRONG LLJ WITH 80+ KT WINDS
AT 850 MB AND 80-85 KT WINDS AT 925 MB WILL MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF LI
AND EASTERN CT. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW FAR WEST THE STRONG
WINDS WILL SPREAD...BUT LOOKING AT POTENTIAL WIND ADVISORY LEVEL
WINDS FOR EASTERN CT AND LONG ISLAND...AND IF ENOUGH OF THE WINDS
MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE...HIGH WIND WARNINGS WOULD BE NEEDED. FOR
NOW...MODELS SHOWING A STRONG INVERSION WHICH SHOULD KEEP MOST OF
THE WINDS FROM MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE.

WITH STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL STREAM INTO THE REGION...PUSHING PWATS ABOVE 1". HEAVY RAIN
IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRI...RESULTING IN STORM TOTAL QPF
AROUND 1.5" WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SEE HYDROLOGY SECTION
BELOW FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING IMPACTS.

HIGHS FRI WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 50S ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE CWA TO THE LOWER 40S ACROSS INTERIOR CT AND THE
LOWER HUDSON VALLEY.

PRECIP TAPERS OFF FRI EVENING FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE LOW
DEPARTS...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO SNOW ACROSS THE
INTERIOR BEFORE ENDING. WINDS DIMINISH FAIRLY RAPIDLY...AND STRONG
CAA WILL OCCUR...KNOCKING TEMPS DOWN INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S
ACROSS NYC AND LONG ISLAND AND INTO THE LOWER 20S INLAND. THIS
WOULD RESULT IN A FREEZE OF STANDING WATER AND WATER ON UNTREATED
SURFACES.

HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE REGION SAT WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR
SEASONAL TEMPS WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S AND AROUND 40
IN/AROUND NYC.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH APPROACHES LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY BRINGING A CHANCE
FOR SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START OFF AS
ALL SNOW THEN CHANGING TO RAIN SUNDAY MORNING OR AFTERNOON...WITH
RAIN/SNOW MIX WELL INLAND.

QUIET CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS THE NEXT POTENTIAL
STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE LOCAL AREA MONDAY AND/OR TUESDAY.
THE TIMING STILL UNCERTAIN WITH THE 12Z GFS BEING MUCH FASTER THAN
THE 12Z ECMWF. CONFIDENCE IS QUITE LOW THIS FAR OUT...BUT THIS
SYSTEM SHOULD BRING MAINLY RAIN...BUT COULD POSSIBLY BEGIN AS SNOW
OR A WINTRY MIX...AND ALSO END AS SNOW OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX ESPECIALLY
INLAND. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD SHOULD BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
HIGH PRES OVER THE REGION WILL DRIFT OUT TO SEA THU. A WARM FRONT
WILL LIFT N INTO THE REGION THU NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL TRACK OVER OR
NEAR THE AREA FRI.

SKC THRU 12Z WITH INCREASING MID CLOUDS DURING THE DAY. VFR THRU 00Z
FRI. MVFR DEVELOPS AFTER 0-3Z...WITH MIXED PCPN LIKELY KSWF...AND
PERHAPS A FEW SLEET PELLETS AT THE ONSET ACROSS THE REST OF THE
TERMINALS.

PCPN INCREASES AFTER 6Z. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT KSWF
WITH ALL RAIN ELSEWHERE. FOR NOW...FZRA NOT INCLUDED AT KSWF AS
TEMPS WILL BE MARGINAL...AND HAVE INSTEAD ADDRESSED THE ICING ISSUE
WITH RAPL.

LLWS DEVELOPS AFTER 6Z WITH AT LEAST 50KT AT 2K FT.

PASSAGE OF THE WARM FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR A PERIOD OF DENSE FOG IF
THE FRONT IS ABLE TO PENETRATE THE METRO AND LONG ISLAND. LATEST
MODELS SUGGEST THIS WILL OCCUR. HAVE INCLUDED A PROB30 GROUP FOR
THIS IN THE EXTENDED TAFS...ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH
THE TIMING AND THE PEAK WINDOW FOR FOG COULD BE AFTER 12Z.

LIGHT AND VRB WINDS OVERNIGHT. LIGHT S FLOW AOB 10KT DEVELOPS
THU. POTENTIAL FOR 10-15KT KJFK.

OUTLOOK FOR 06Z FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

FRI...SUB VFR IN HEAVY RAIN. ISOLD TSTMS POSSIBLE. STRONG SW WINDS
VEERING TO THE NW. LLWS IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT...BECOMING VFR. STRONG AND GUSTY NW WINDS LIKELY.

SAT...VFR.

SAT NIGHT-SUN NIGHT...SUB-VFR IN LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN POSSIBLE.

MON...SUB-VFR POSSIBLE IN RAIN WITH STRONG S WINDS POSSIBLE.

&&

.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. SUB-SCA
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS WINDS WILL ONLY BE 5-10 KTS. SEAS WILL
STAY AT 1-2 FT.

TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ON THE WATERS ON THU...THEN SEAS BUILD TO SCA
LEVELS THU NIGHT. AS LOW PRES AND A STRONG LLJ PASS OVER THE
WATERS ON FRI...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MOST OF THE
WATERS WITH A LOW PROBABILITY FOR STORM FORCE WINDS ON EASTERN
OCEAN WATERS. CONDITIONS SUBSIDE TO SCA LEVELS FRI NIGHT...THEN
TRANQUIL CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SAT.

CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA WATERS SHOULD BE TRANQUIL...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF MINIMAL SCA CONDITIONS ON THE FAR EASTERN OCEAN WATERS
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE. SCA
POSSIBLE AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
AREA WATERS ON MONDAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
ENTIRE CWA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. RIGHT NOW WE ARE EXPECTING
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO POSSIBLY TWO INCHES RESULTING IN AT
LEAST MODERATE RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS.

HOWEVER...THE CONCERN EXISTS FOR POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ACROSS
URBAN AREAS AS WELL AS BASEMENT FLOODING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF
SNOWMELT AND HEAVY RAIN. IF THE AREA WERE TO RECEIVE HIGHER
RAINFALL AMOUNTS...IT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION TO SEE SOME OF
THE SMALLER STREAMS AND EVEN MAINSTEM RIVERS ACROSS THE AREA
APPROACH FLOOD STAGE.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ON FRI WILL PRODUCE A PILING EFFECT ON
COASTAL AREAS. THIS IS NOT AN ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH TIME...AND
BETWEEN 2.5 AND 3.5 FT DEPARTURES ARE NEEDED FOR MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING...WHICH MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE ON FRI.
IN ADDITION...HIGH SURF AND ROUGH CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN
BEACH EROSION.

&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NY...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     ANZ330-340-345-350-353-355.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY
     FOR ANZ350-353-355.

&&

SYNOPSIS...MAS/MPS
NEAR TERM...MAS
SHORT TERM...MPS
LONG TERM...FIG
AVIATION...MET
MARINE...FIG/SCALORA/MPS
HYDROLOGY...MPS
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 5:34 PM EST, 10 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
534 PM EST WED FEB 23 2011

CTZ009>012-NJZ006-106-108-NYZ071>075-080-081-176-178-179-242245-
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
534 PM EST WED FEB 23 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THIS MAY
CAUSE POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ACROSS URBAN AREAS AS WELL AS
BASEMENT FLOODING.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL APPROACH ADVISORY LEVELS ON FRIDAY.
THESE WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.

CTZ005>008-NJZ002-004-103>105-107-NYZ067>070-078-079-177-242245-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-
EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN NASSAU-
534 PM EST WED FEB 23 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THIS MAY
CAUSE POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ACROSS URBAN AREAS AS WELL AS
BASEMENT FLOODING.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL APPROACH ADVISORY LEVELS ON FRIDAY.
THESE WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

&&

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.

ANZ330-340-345-350-353-355-242245-
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
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-
534 PM EST WED FEB 23 2011

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS 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.

   GALE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.

ANZ335-338-242245-
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
NEW YORK HARBOR-
534 PM EST WED FEB 23 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 12:17 PM ESTFlood WatchOKXOrange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester28 hr
Feb 24, 4:28 PM ESTGale WarningOKX36 hr
Feb 24, 4:28 PM ESTStorm WatchOKX17 hr

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Sources

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