Alert archive / New York / High Wind Warnings in 2015

High Wind Warning 1, NWS New York, NY

February 14, 20157 counties in New York; 4 counties in New Jersey; Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS New York, NY issued this high wind warning at Feb 14, 2015, 3:38 PM EST for 7 counties in New York; 4 counties in New Jersey; Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Feb 15, 2015, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 14, 2015, 3:38 PM EST (20:38 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 15, 2015, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 15, 2015, 3:19 PM EST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties 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, Union County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Suffolk County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 15, 9:04 AM ESTHIGH SUST WINDS 41Westhampton Airport, NYASOS
Feb 15, 9:04 AM ESTHIGH SUST WINDS 41Westhampton Airport, NY
Feb 15, 9:24 AM ESTHIGH SUST WINDS 41Islip Airport, NYASOS
Feb 15, 9:24 AM ESTHIGH SUST WINDS 41Islip Airport, NY
Feb 15, 9:24 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Islip Airport, NYASOS
Feb 15, 9:24 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Islip Airport, NY
Feb 15, 9:41 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Westhampton Airport, NYASOS
Feb 15, 9:41 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Westhampton Airport, NY
Feb 15, 11:00 AM ESTHIGH SUST WINDS 43Eatons Neck, NYMESONET - 71 FT

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 63 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 2015-02-14Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2015-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 132 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
1408 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
242 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.

754 
WWUS71 KOKX 142038
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
338 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...DAMAGING WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

NJZ006-104>108-NYZ072>075-176>179-150500-
/O.UPG.KOKX.WI.Y.0003.150215T0500Z-150215T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.HW.W.0001.150215T0500Z-150215T1900Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
338 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM EST
SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW
  JERSEY...NASSAU COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...EVEN AFTER NEW SNOW HAS
  STOPPED FALLING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS
  DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ005-009-NJZ002-004-103-NYZ067>071-150500-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0003.150215T0500Z-150215T2300Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
338 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW
  JERSEY...AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...EVEN AFTER NEW SNOW HAS
  STOPPED FALLING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS
  DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

MPS
6 follow-up statements
487 
WWUS71 KOKX 150047
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
747 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...DAMAGING WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

NJZ006-104>108-NYZ072>075-176>179-151030-
/O.CON.KOKX.HW.W.0001.150215T0500Z-150215T1900Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
747 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
2 PM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW
  JERSEY...NASSAU COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...EVEN AFTER NEW 
  SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW 
  REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ005-009-NJZ002-004-103-NYZ067>071-150900-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0003.150215T0500Z-150215T2300Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
747 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
  NEW JERSEY...AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...EVEN AFTER NEW 
  SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW 
  REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$
138 
WWUS71 KOKX 150257
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
957 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...DAMAGING WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

NJZ006-104>108-NYZ072>075-176>179-151030-
/O.CON.KOKX.HW.W.0001.150215T0500Z-150215T1900Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
957 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW 
  JERSEY...NASSAU COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...EVEN AFTER NEW 
  SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW 
  REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ005-009-NJZ002-004-103-NYZ067>071-151030-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0003.150215T0500Z-150215T2300Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
957 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN 
  NEW JERSEY...AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...EVEN AFTER NEW 
  SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW 
  REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$
013 
WWUS71 KOKX 150554
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1254 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...DAMAGING WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

CTZ006>008-010>012-NYZ078>081-151500-
/O.EXA.KOKX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1900Z/
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
1254 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...NEW HAVEN...MIDDLESEX AND NEW LONDON COUNTIES IN
  SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SUFFOLK COUNTY IN NEW YORK.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES...EVEN AFTER NEW SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. THIS
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ006-104>108-NYZ072>075-176>179-151500-
/O.CON.KOKX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1900Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1254 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND NASSAU
  COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES...EVEN AFTER NEW SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. THIS
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ005-009-NJZ002-004-103-NYZ067>071-151500-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T2300Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
1254 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW
  JERSEY...AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES...EVEN AFTER NEW SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. THIS 
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$
134 
WWUS71 KOKX 150905
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
405 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

CTZ006>008-010>012-NJZ006-104>108-NYZ072>075-078>081-176>179-
151900-
/O.CON.KOKX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1900Z/
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-
EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
EASTERN UNION-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-
405 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...METRO NEW JERSEY...LONG ISLAND AND
  NEW HAVEN...MIDDLESEX AND NEW LONDON COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES...EVEN AFTER NEW SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. 
  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ005-009-NJZ002-004-103-NYZ067>071-151900-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T2300Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
405 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...AND
  FAIRFIELD COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES...EVEN AFTER NEW SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. 
  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$
495 
WWUS71 KOKX 151658
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1158 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...DAMAGING WINDS CONTINUE FOR EASTERN CONNECTICUT AND LONG ISLAND
THIS AFTERNOON...

CTZ006-010-NJZ006-104>108-NYZ072>075-078-080-176>179-152300-
/O.CAN.KOKX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1900Z/
/O.EXA.KOKX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T2300Z/
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-HUDSON-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1158 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...METRO NEW JERSEY...WESTERN
  CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES...EVEN AFTER NEW SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. THIS
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ007-008-011-012-NYZ079-081-152300-
/O.EXT.KOKX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T2300Z/
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
1158 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN LONG ISLAND. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY THIS 
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES...EVEN AFTER NEW SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. THIS
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ005-009-NJZ002-004-103-NYZ067>071-152300-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T2300Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
1158 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NEW 
  JERSEY...AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY 
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES...EVEN AFTER NEW SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. THIS
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

MPS
710 
WWUS71 KOKX 152019
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
319 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...STRONG WINDS THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

CTZ007-008-011-012-NYZ079-081-152300-
/O.CAN.KOKX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KOKX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T2300Z/
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
319 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...MIDDLESEX...NEW LONDON...AND EASTERN SUFFOLK
  COUNTIES.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES...EVEN AFTER NEW SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. 
  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ005-006-009-010-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078-080-
176>179-152300-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T2300Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-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)-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
319 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...NORTHEAST
  NEW JERSEY...WESTERN LONG ISLAND...FAIRFIELD AND NEW HAVEN
  COUNTIES.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER 
  LINES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. BLOWING SNOW MAY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES...EVEN AFTER NEW SNOW HAS STOPPED FALLING. 
  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

MPS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Feb 14, 12:48 PM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 12:48 PM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1248 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES INTO EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA/SOUTHEAST NEW JERSEY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL
REDEVELOP SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND TONIGHT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT
MOVES EAST OF NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY. THIS LOW THEN TRACKS INTO THE
CANADIAN MARITIME PROVINCES ON SUNDAY. STRONG CANADIAN HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA INTO MONDAY NIGHT...MOVING OFFSHORE
ON TUESDAY. A COASTAL LOW MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA ON
TUESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE END
OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
MINOR CHANGES MADE THIS UPDATE TO REFLECT THE LATEST TRENDS IN
OBSERVATIONS AND GUIDANCE.

HAVE HAD SOME FLURRIES AS FAR EAST AS THE OFFICE THIS
MORNING...BUT MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION ON RADAR IS STILL VIRGA.
12Z KOKX SOUNDING SHOWED A DRY LAYER BELOW ABOUT 800 HPA...SO
SHOULD TAKE A LITTLE WHILE TO MOISTEN-UP. THIS MOISTENING PROCESS
WILL TAKE PLACE THIS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

APPEARS ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM NW TO SE THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH LESS THAN 2 INCHES OF SNOW FORECAST AREA WIDE BY
6 PM WITH INCREASING SW WINDS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
BLOWING SNOW ADDED TO FORECAST GRIDS FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
CONSISTENT WITH WINTER WEATHER AND WIND HEADLINES ALREADY IN
EFFECT.

HERE IS A SUMMARY OF HEADLINES IN EFFECT...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SUFFOLK COUNTY AND COASTAL S
CT FROM NEW HAVEN COUNTY ON E...WHERE HIGH WINDS WERE INCLUDED
FROM PREVIOUS HIGH WIND WATCHES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGE FROM 4-8
INCHES WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ACROSS NORTHEAST NJ / NYC / THE LOWER
HUDSON VALLEY AND SW CT REMAIN STATUS QUO...HAVE ADDED A WIND
ADVISORY IN THESE AREAS AS WELL. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 3-6 INCHES.
WIND GUSTS 50-55 MPH. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

REGARDING THE SNOWFALL FORECAST...ONLY MINOR CHANGES WERE
MADE...BASED ON A LIQUID QPF RANGE OF 0.20 WEST TO 0.60 EAST.
SNOWFALL RATIOS SHOULD START AT 10:1 BUT INCREASE TO NEAR 20:1 BY
SUNDAY MORNING...ADDING TO THE FLUFF FACTOR. 1/4-INCH OF LIQUID
FOR NYC TRANSLATES TO NEAR 4 INCHES BASED ON THESE CHANGES.

GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE MASS FORECAST FIELDS.

FORECAST UNCERTAINTY ON WHERE THE HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW DEVELOP
AS THE UPPER LOW TRACKS SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND. STAY TUNED.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
COLD AND UNSETTLED THROUGH THE PERIOD AS THE MEAN UPPER TROUGH
RESIDES ACROSS EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. WHAT SEEMS MOST CERTAIN
DURING THIS TIME PERIOD IS THE CONTINUATION OF UNSEASONABLY COLD
AIR. LESS CERTAIN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT WINTER
STORM FROM TUE AFT INTO WED. AS SURMISED 24H AGO WHEN THE
OPERATIONAL GLOBAL MODELS ALL TRENDED OFFSHORE WITH THE NEXT
COASTAL LOW...THERE HAS BEEN A TREND BACK TO THE WEST...WITH THE
GFS BEING THE MOST AGGRESSIVE AND FARTHEST NW TRACK OF ITS
OPERATIONAL COUNTERPARTS. THE 00Z GEFS ALSO SUPPORTS THE
OPERATIONAL RUN AND HAS BEEN DOING SO FOR THE LAST SEVERAL RUNS.
PREFERENCE AT THIS TIME IS TO SIDE CLOSER TO THE GFS AND KEEP A
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE FORECAST FOR THE TUE-WED TIME FRAME.

BEFORE THEN...A BRUTALLY COLD AIR MASS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
GUSTY NW WINDS AND WIND CHILL VALUES -20 TO -30F MON MORNING. A
WIND CHILL WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR INTERIOR LOCATIONS. TEMPS AT
THE START OF THE PERIOD WILL BE RUNNING 20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD RECORD COLD MON MORNING.

TEMPS WILL WARM UP TUE INTO WED AHEAD OF THE COASTAL LOW WITH
DAYTIME HIGHS 25 TO 30. SOUTHERN BRANCH LOW PRESSURE WILL PHASE
WITH A DEEPENING UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE EAST. THE TIMING AND
AMOUNT OF PHASING WILL BE KEY TO HOW FAR NORTH AND WEST THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE IS DRAWN UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD.

BEHIND THE MIDWEEK COASTAL LOW...WILL BE ANOTHER SHOT OF OF VERY
COLD AIR WITH DAYTIME HIGHS BACK INTO THE 20S...POSSIBLY EVEN
COLDER. LOWS WILL BE BACK INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...

...HIGH IMPACT AVIATION WEATHER EVENT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE TERMINALS FROM
WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH VSBYS REDUCED TO IFR FROM TIME TO
TIME. MORE MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE TERMINALS THIS
EVENING...AND THEN HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT THE TERMINALS LATE
TONIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

LIFR/VLIFR CONDS EXPECTED WITH NEAR 0 VSBY IN SN AND BLSN.

FALLING SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING...BUT WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND
LIGHT...POWDERY SNOW ON THE GROUND...CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD VSBY
RESTRICTIONS IN BLSN THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 KT WITH 20-25 KT GUSTS FOR
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT WILL DIMINISH TO 10 KT OR LESS
THIS EVENING. AFTER COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE TERMINALS THIS
EVENING...NW WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25-35 KT WITH 40-55 KT GUSTS
FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY.

FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...
KJFK/KLGA/KEWR/KTEB/KSWF/KHPN/KBDR...4-6 INCHES.
KISP/KBDR...5-7 INCHES.
KGON...6-8 INCHES.

.OUTLOOK FOR 18Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
.SUNDAY AFTERNOON...REDUCED VSBYS IN BLSN. NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO
20-30 KT WITH 30-40 KT GUSTS AFT 18Z.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...VFR. NW WINDS 15-20 KT WITH 20-30 KT GUSTS.
.MONDAY...VFR. NW WINDS 15-20 KT WITH 25 KT GUSTS.
.TUESDAY...VFR.
.TUESDAY NIGHT-WEDNESDAY...SUB-VFR CONDS POSSIBLE IN -SN.
.THURSDAY...VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON
THEN TO STORM LEVELS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY. EXCEPTION IS ACROSS WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND AND NY
HARBOR WHERE WINDS SHOULD STAY BELOW SCA LEVELS TODAY...THEN
INCREASE TO GALES BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT.

BASED ON THIS...HAVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR ALL BUT NY
HARBOR/W LONG ISLAND SOUND FOR TODAY...THEN STORM WARNINGS FOR
ALL BUT NY HARBOR AND W LONG ISLAND SOUND - WHICH HAVE A GALE
WARNING - FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

GALE CONDITIONS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN GRADUAL
IMPROVEMENT THROUGH TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE
WEST. SEAS WILL BUILD TO ABOVE SMALL CRAFT LEVELS ON WEDNESDAY AS
A STORM MOVES UP THE COAST AND CLOSE TO THE WATERS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
FOR THIS WEEKENDS EVENT...QPF RANGES FROM 0.20 WEST TO 0.60
EAST...WITH .25 FOR NYC WITH ALL OF IT FALLING IN THE FORM OF
SNOW. NO HYDROLOGIC IMPACT IS EXPECTED AS A RESULT.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL EVENT
TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT THERE REMAINS HIGH
UNCERTAINTY WITH THE STORM TRACK AT THIS TIME.

&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
     CTZ010>012.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR CTZ005-009.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
     CTZ005-009.
     WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
     FOR CTZ005>008.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR CTZ006>008.
NY...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
     NYZ078>081.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR NYZ067>075-
     176>179.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
     NYZ067>075-176>179.
     WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
     FOR NYZ067>070.
NJ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR NJZ002-004-
     006-103>108.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
     NJZ002-004-006-103>108.
     WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
     FOR NJZ002-004-103.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ330-
     340-345-350-353-355.
     STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY
     NIGHT FOR ANZ330-340-345-350-353-355.
     GALE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY
     NIGHT FOR ANZ335-338.

&&

SYNOPSIS...GC/DW
NEAR TERM...GC/MALOIT/DS
SHORT TERM...GC
LONG TERM...DW
AVIATION...MPS
MARINE...GC/MALOIT/DW
HYDROLOGY...GC/DW
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 3:24 PM EST, 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

CTZ010>012-NYZ078>081-151100-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST
MONDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   BLIZZARD WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   BLIZZARD WARNING.
   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY 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-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-151100-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY 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.

CTZ009-NJZ004-103-NYZ071-151100-
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY 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.

NJZ006-104>108-NYZ072>075-176>179-151100-
HUDSON-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM EST
SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY 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.

CTZ006>008-151100-
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY 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.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-151100-
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-
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS...NEW YORK HARBOR...LONG ISLAND SOUND...AND THE LONG
ISLAND BAYS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   STORM WARNING.

SUNDAY NIGHT STORM GUSTS WILL BE DIMINISHING TO GALE FORCE ACROSS
ALL THE FORECAST WATERS. GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO
MONDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING FURTHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY 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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 14, 3:22 PM EST, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
322 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

CTZ005>012-NYZ078>081-177-179-142215-
NORTHEAST SUFFOLK-NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN
NASSAU-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWEST
SUFFOLK-SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN
MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN NEW
LONDON-SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK-
322 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT EASTERN
NASSAU...FAIRFIELD...MIDDLESEX...NEW HAVEN...NEW LONDON AND SUFFOLK
COUNTIES INTO THIS EVENING...

MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH 4 PM.

OCCASIONAL VISIBILITIES OF 1/2 MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
ACTIVITY. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
SNOW ARE LIKELY THROUGH 7 PM...WITH LOCALLY 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION TRAVELLING THIS EVENING.

NV

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 4:23 AM ESTBlizzard WarningOKXSuffolk20 hr
Feb 14, 4:23 AM ESTWind Chill WatchOKXOrange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester11 hr
Feb 14, 4:33 AM ESTWind AdvisoryOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam and 5 more37 hr
Feb 14, 4:39 AM ESTGale WarningOKX11 hr
Feb 14, 4:39 AM ESTStorm WarningOKX35 hr
Feb 14, 9:56 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryOKX6 hr
Feb 14, 3:51 PM ESTWind Chill WarningOKXOrange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester41 hr
Feb 14, 3:51 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and 2 more41 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New York, 2015High Wind Warnings in New Jersey, 2015High Wind Warnings in Connecticut, 2015Every high wind warning in 2015

Sources

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