Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011

Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS New York, NY

March 22, 2011Orange County, New York; Passaic County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this winter storm warning at Mar 22, 2011, 3:49 PM EDT for Orange County, New York; Passaic County, New Jersey. It took effect at Mar 23, 2011, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 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
Mar 22, 2011, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2011, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 23, 2011, 8:38 PM EDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties Passaic County, NJ, Orange County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 12:00Z on 2011-03-22Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2011-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -95 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
793 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
39 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.

624 
WWUS41 KOKX 221949
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
349 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...EARLY SPRING SNOW ON THE WAY...

NJZ002-NYZ067-230400-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WS.W.0006.110323T1000Z-110324T1400Z/
WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
349 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM
EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10
AM EDT THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY AND ORANGE
  COUNTY IN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
  IN HIGH ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CTZ005-006-NJZ004-103-NYZ068>070-230400-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WW.Y.0010.110323T1000Z-110324T1400Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-
WESTERN BERGEN-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
349 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM
EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND THE LOWER
  HUDSON VALLEY...AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL
  OCCUR OVER HIGH ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
687 
WWUS41 KOKX 230246
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1046 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...EARLY SPRING SNOW ON THE WAY...

NJZ002-NYZ067-231100-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.110323T1000Z-110324T1400Z/
WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
1046 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
10 AM EDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
10 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY AND ORANGE 
  COUNTY IN NEW YORK. 

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL
  OCCUR OVER HIGH ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CTZ005-006-NJZ004-103-NYZ068>070-231100-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0010.110323T1000Z-110324T1400Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-
WESTERN BERGEN-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
1046 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND THE LOWER 
  HUDSON VALLEY...AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT. 

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL
  OCCUR OVER HIGH ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
528 
WWUS41 KOKX 230741
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
341 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...EARLY SPRING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

NJZ002-NYZ067-231600-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.110323T1000Z-110324T1400Z/
WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
341 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY AND ORANGE 
  COUNTY IN NEW YORK. 

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
  OVER HIGH ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST
  SNOW WILL FALL THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CTZ007-008-231600-
/O.EXA.KOKX.WW.Y.0010.110323T1000Z-110324T1400Z/
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
341 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
  OVER HIGH ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CTZ005-006-NJZ004-103-NYZ068>070-231600-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0010.110323T1000Z-110324T1400Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-
WESTERN BERGEN-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
341 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND THE LOWER 
  HUDSON VALLEY...AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT. 

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
  OVER HIGH ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MPS
017 
WWUS41 KOKX 231313
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
913 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...EARLY SPRING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

NJZ002-NYZ067-232115-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110324T1400Z/
WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
913 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY AND ORANGE 
  COUNTY IN NEW YORK. 

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
  OVER HIGH ELEVATIONS. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS  WILL BE ON GRASSY
  SURFACES.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST 
  SNOW WILL FALL THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NJZ105-107-232115-
/O.EXA.KOKX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1400Z/
WESTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
913 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN ESSEX AND WESTERN UNION IN NORTHEAST NEW
  JERSEY. 

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF
  UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS
  WILL BE ON GRASSY SURFACES.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CTZ005>008-NJZ004-103-NYZ068>070-232115-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1400Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-PUTNAM-
ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
913 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST 
  AMOUNTS OVER HIGH ELEVATIONS. 

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
008 
WWUS41 KOKX 231958
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
358 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

NJZ002-NYZ067-240400-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110324T1400Z/
WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
358 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY AND ORANGE 
  COUNTY IN NEW YORK. 

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW. THE SNOW MAY
  MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST
  AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON
  GRASSY SURFACES.

* TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
  EVENING. THE STEADIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT.
  LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THE MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CTZ009-010-NJZ104-106-108-NYZ071-240400-
/O.EXA.KOKX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1400Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
358 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...COASTAL CONNECTICUT AND THE
  LOWER HUDSON VALLEY. 

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND
  RAIN IN THE EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS
  WILL BE ON GRASSY SURFACES.

* TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
  EVENING. THE STEADIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT.
  LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THE MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP AS
  TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR FREEZING...ALLOWING FOR A SLUSHY
  ACCUMULATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CTZ005>008-NJZ004-103-105-107-NYZ068>070-240400-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1400Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-
WESTERN UNION-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
358 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...INTERIOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...
  AND THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND
  RAIN IN THE EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE
  CONFINED TO GRASSY SURFACES.

* TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
  EVENING. THE STEADIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT.
  LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THE MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP AS
  TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR FREEZING...ALLOWING FOR A SLUSHY
  ACCUMULATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
243 
WWUS41 KOKX 240038
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
838 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

NJZ002-NYZ067-240845-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110324T1400Z/
/O.EXA.KOKX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1400Z/
WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
838 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY AND ORANGE 
  COUNTY IN NEW YORK. 

* HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...AND UP TO A GLAZE OF
  ICE. HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD RECEIVE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF
  SNOW. 

* TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS 
  EVENING. THE STEADIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 8 PM AND 
  MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THE MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND SLEET
  COVERED ROADS THIS EVENING...THEN A GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE ON
  TOP OF THIS BY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CTZ011-012-NJZ006-NYZ072>075-078>081-176>179-240845-
/O.EXA.KOKX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1400Z/
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-
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-
838 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...LONG ISLAND...COASTAL SOUTHEAST
  CONNECTICUT...AND HUDSON COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING DRIZZLE.
  THE MAIN THREAT FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS OVERNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO A GLAZE OF ICE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND RAIN THIS
  EVENING...TRANSITION TO PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
  DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SLUSHY SECONDARY ROADS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH A GLAZE OF
  ICE POSSIBLE ON UNTREATED SURFACES TOWARDS THE START OF RUSH
  HOUR THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CTZ005>010-NJZ004-103>108-NYZ068>071-240845-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1400Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-
EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
838 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...INTERIOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...COASTAL SOUTHWEST
  CONNECTICUT...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST
  NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW...AND AROUND A GLAZE OF ICE.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...RAIN AND FREEZING
  DRIZZLE...WILL TRANSITION TO PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
  FREEZING DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT.
 
* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP AS 
  TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR FREEZING...ALLOWING FOR A SLUSHY 
  ACCUMULATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MALOIT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 22, 2:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 2:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
231 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST FROM CANADA THROUGH THIS
EVENING...THEN WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM
THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.
THE FRONT WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS OFF THE DELMARVA COAST AND HEADS OUT TO
SEA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
FORECAST DATABASE UPDATED TO REFLECT LATEST TEMP AND SKY CONDITIONS
AND TRENDS. NOTED THAT LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS CONTINUE TO STICK AROUND
AS WINDS/COLD ADVECTION ARE NOT AS STRONG AS PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT...AND MAY NOT QUITE MIX UP TO 850 MB TODAY. UPDATED TEMPS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH 12Z MET GUIDANCE. EXPECT HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. MID 50S ARE POSSIBLE IF CLOUDS ARE ABLE TO
BREAK IN AREAS OVER NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND METRO NYC.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SHARP FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS ATTM ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO
THE OH VALLEY...AND SHOULD APPROACH AS A WARM FRONT LATE TONIGHT
INTO WED AS LOW PRESSURE IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES MOVES TO THE OH
VALLEY. PREFER A MORE SUPPRESSED NAM/ECMWF BLEND FOR EVOLUTION OF
THIS SYSTEM...WITH SFC HIGH PRESSURE HOLDING ON LONGER THAN IN THE
GFS...AND WITH A MORE REALISTIC SECONDARY DEVELOPMENT OFF THE
DELMARVA COAST AS THE PRIMARY LOW APPROACHES THE APPALACHIANS.
THE GFS BY COMPARISON APPEARS TO BE ERODING THE HIGH TOO
QUICKLY...WITH TOO CONSOLIDATED A LOW CROSSING THE APPALACHIANS
AND NO SECONDARY DEVELOPMENT...WHICH IN TURN ALLOWS TOO MUCH WARM
AIR TO INTRUDE ALOFT.

TEMPS ALOFT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW...SO BOUNDARY LAYER
TEMPS SHOULD ULTIMATELY DRIVE PRECIP TYPE...SNOW IN MOST PLACES
EXCEPT FOR NYC METRO...WHERE A SNOW/RAIN MIX IS MORE
LIKELY...PERHAPS A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW MAINLY IN THE
MORNING BEFORE E-SE FLOW BRINGS IN SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR.

FCST MODELS INDICATE POTENTIAL FOR A BAND OF ENHANCED LIFT VIA
H7-8 FRONTOGENESIS THAT SHOULD MOVE SW-NE ACROSS THE AREA FROM
LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...THAT WOULD BRING AT LEAST
ADVISORY CRITERIA SNOWFALL OF 2-4 OR 3-5 INCHES TO INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF NE NJ...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND SW CT. OF THESE
AREAS...ORANGE AND WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTIES STAND A CHANCE OF
SEEING AMOUNTS OF OVER 6 INCHES...BUT WITH ECMWF AND NAM IN
CONFLICT ON QPF...THE LATTER A LITTLE MORE SUPPRESSED AND
DRIER...TO SAY NOTHING OF INHERENT UNCERTAINTIES IN PREDICTING THE
EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF MESOSCALE BANDING MORE THAN 24 HR
IN ADVANCE...DID NOT HAVE A HIGH ENOUGH CONFIDENCE LEVEL TO ISSUE
A WINTER STORM WATCH.

TEMPS RISE LITTLE IN CLOUDS AND PRECIP WEDNESDAY...WITH READINGS
LIKELY TO HOLD IN THE 30S...FOLLOWED BY LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER
30S WED NIGHT.

PRECIP SHOULD END BY EARLY THU MORNING AS THE SFC LOW SCOOTS WELL
OFFSHORE...WITH WRAPAROUND MOISTURE AND PRECIP MOVING TO THE EAST
BY THAT TIME AS WELL.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
GENERAL NW FLOW REGIME AS H5 LOW SETS UP OVER NERN CANADA.

CAA THU NIGHT-FRI IN NW FLOW. SCT-BKN CU POSSIBLE WITH PERHAPS IN
ISOLD SHSN. NO POPS YET UNTIL THE MESOSCALE DATA ARRIVES IN ORDER
TO GET A BETTER HANDLE ON THE THERMODYNAMICS.

W-E THERMAL GRADIENT SETS UP ACROSS THE SRN MID ATLANTIC FOR SAT
AND SUNDAY. THIS KEEPS H8 TEMPS BELOW ZERO THRU THE ENTIRE
PERIOD. MIXING HOWEVER WILL ONLY LIMIT TEMPS TO ABOUT 5 DEGREES
BELOW CLIMO ON SAT. SUNDAY COULD GO BOTH WAYS. AS LOW PRES
DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...THE NRN EDGE OF THE PCPN
SHIELD WILL ATTEMPT TO INFILTRATE THE CWA. THIS PRESENTS A PROBLEM
WITH A DETERMINISTIC FCST. IF THERE IS PCPN...COLDER TEMPS CAN BE
EXPECTED...IF DRY GOOD MIXING WILL RESULT IN TEMPS SIMILAR TO SAT.
BASED ON TEMPS ALOFT...ANY PCPN GENERALLY SNOW INTERIOR AND RASN
COAST. POP HAS BEEN LIMITED TO SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SUNDAY-MON BASED
ON MODELS GENERALLY FAVORING A SRN SOLUTION. TEMPS HAVE BEEN
ADJUSTED DOWNWARD HOWEVER TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF PCPN.

HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM LATE MON WITH DRY
WEATHER BY MON NIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS INTO THE REGION TODAY. LOW
PRESSURE APPROACHES ON WEDNESDAY.

VFR INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS MOSTLY 320-340 AROUND 10-15 KT
SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS ENDING 19-21Z.

SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS:
BEST GUESS RIGHT NOW FOR ONSET OF PRECIP WEDNESDAY MORNING IS
07-10Z AT NYC TERMINALS WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY EVENTUALLY
CHANGING TO RAIN BY LATE MORNING. ALL OTHER TERMINALS LIKELY HAVING A
RAIN/SNOW MIX CHANGING TO RAIN AS WELL EXCEPT AT KSWF WHICH MAY
REMAIN AS ALL SNOW...BUT MAY MIX WITH SLEET...RAIN...AND POSSIBLY
EVEN FREEZING RAIN STARTING LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY INTO THE
AFTERNOON. WITH THE RECENT RELATIVE WARMTH AND TEMPERATURES ABOVE
FREEZING EXPECTED FOR MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE EVENT...SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON RUNWAYS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...WITH
PERHAPS A LIGHT SLUSHY ACCUMULATION...AND THE EXCEPTION AGAIN BEING
KSWF. THIS IS A FAIRLY LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST AND MAY NEED TO BE
ADJUSTED IN SUBSEQUENT TAF PACKAGES.

 ...NY METRO ENHANCED AVIATION WEATHER SUPPORT...

DETAILED INFORMATION...INCLUDING HOURLY TAF WIND COMPONENT FCSTS
CAN BE FOUND AT:  HTTP:/WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ZNY/N90 (LOWER CASE)

KJFK FCSTER COMMENTS: END TIME OF FREQUENT GUSTS MAY BE OFF BY AN
HOUR. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 KT POSSIBLE THROUGH 22Z.

KLGA FCSTER COMMENTS: END TIME OF FREQUENT GUSTS MAY BE OFF BY AN
HOUR. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 KT POSSIBLE THROUGH 22Z.

KEWR FCSTER COMMENTS: END TIME OF FREQUENT GUSTS MAY BE OFF BY AN
HOUR. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 KT POSSIBLE THROUGH 22Z.

KTEB FCSTER COMMENTS: OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 KT POSSIBLE THROUGH 21Z.

KHPN FCSTER COMMENTS: OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 KT POSSIBLE THROUGH 21Z.

KISP FCSTER COMMENTS: END TIME OF FREQUENT GUSTS MAY BE OFF BY AN
HOUR. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 KT POSSIBLE THROUGH 22Z.

OUTLOOK FOR 18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

WED NIGHT...MVFR TO IFR. LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE ON PTYPE
FORECAST. RAIN OR RAIN/SNOW MIX NYC METRO TERMINALS AND KISP...SNOW
ELSEWHERE. A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE. GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS POSSIBLE.

THU...SUB-VFR POSSIBLE IN RAIN/SNOW. CHC IMPROVEMENT TO VFR LATE DAY.

FRI...VFR. GUSTY NW WINDS POSSIBLE.

SAT...VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
BROAD LOW PRES OVER NEW ENGLAND CONTINUES TO DEPART...DRAGGING A
COLD FRONT THROUGH THE WATERS THIS MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS
STRUGGLING THIS MORNING TO REACH SMALL CRAFT LEVELS AND HAVE GONE
AHEAD AND CANCELLED THE SCA. SEAS SHOULD STAY AROUND 4 FT WITH
GUSTS TO 20 KT. THERE MAY HOWEVER BE A FEW GUSTS TO 25 KT...MAINLY
CLOSER TO SHORE.

OTHERWISE...TRANQUIL CONDITIONS THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION. LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH THE REGION WED THROUGH
WED NIGHT. CONDITIONS BUILD TO SCA CRITERIA WED NIGHT IN THE WAKE
OF THE DEPARTURE OF THE LOW. WITH UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ON THE
WATERS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...WILL EXPECT SCA CONDITIONS
THROUGH LATE FRI. SUB-ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH
WED...THEN ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SCA CONDITIONS TO THE
WATERS SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
SIGNIFICANT LIQUID EQUIVALENT QPF OF AT LEAST 1/2 INCH EXPECTED
FOR NYC METRO...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NORTH/EAST. NO HYDROLOGIC
PROBLEMS EXPECTED AS PRECIP WILL BE MAINLY SNOW...WITH GRADUAL
SNOW MELT THEREAFTER AS HIGHS REACH INTO THE 40S.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WITH THE HIGH
TIDE CYCLE WED NIGHT. THE CRITERIA FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS 1
1/4 TO 1 1/2 FT...AND LATEST GFS SURGE GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT
LEVELS WILL PEAK JUST BELOW BENCHMARKS. THE GFS WIND FIELD HOWEVER
IS LIGHTER THAN THE NAM. IN ADDITION...A BETTER HANDLE OF THE
ANOMALY...WHICH COULD BE A CRITICAL FACTOR...CAN BE EXPECTED AS
THE EVENT DRAWS CLOSER. THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING
THEREFORE REMAINS FOR THE PERIOD.

&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NY...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...GOODMAN
NEAR TERM...SCALORA
SHORT TERM...GOODMAN
LONG TERM...JMC
AVIATION...JC
MARINE...BC/MPS/PW
HYDROLOGY...GOODMAN
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...MPS
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 6:17 AM EDT, 9 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
617 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

CTZ005-NJZ002-004-103-105-107-NYZ067>070-231030-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
617 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO THE SOUTH ALONG A SHARPENING FRONTAL
BOUNDARY. AT THIS TIME...THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
INCHES OR MORE APPEARS TO BE ACROSS ORANGE AND WESTERN PASSAIC
COUNTIES. WINTER STORM WATCHES COULD BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF
THIS AREA LATER TODAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS LATE
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

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.

CTZ006>012-NJZ006-104-106-108-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-231030-
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-EASTERN BERGEN-EASTERN ESSEX-
EASTERN UNION-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-
617 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER MEETING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING
CRITERIA IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME,

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS WEDNESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

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.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-231030-
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-
617 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER MEETING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING
CRITERIA IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME,

.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
Mar 22, 3:49 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam and 5 more39 hr
Mar 22, 4:34 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and 1 more11 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.