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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS New York, NY

January 23, 2015Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut; Putnam County, New York

NWS New York, NY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 23, 2015, 3:36 PM EST for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut; Putnam County, New York. It took effect at Jan 24, 2015, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 23, 2015, 3:36 PM EST (20:36 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 24, 2015, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 24, 2015, 10:51 AM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Putnam County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 72 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 2015-01-23Temperature 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 2015-01-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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Mixed-layer LCL
1171 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
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0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
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The text

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

374 
WWUS41 KOKX 232036
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
336 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...A WINTRY MIX FOR SATURDAY...

CTZ005-006-NYZ068-241100-
/O.UPG.KOKX.WW.Y.0003.150124T0500Z-150124T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.WS.W.0001.150124T0500Z-150124T2300Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-PUTNAM-
336 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...PUTNAM...NORTHERN FAIRFIELD...AND NORTHERN NEW
  HAVEN. 

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH UP TO
  A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW HAVEN AND NORTHERN
  FAIRFIELD COUNTIES.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* SNOWFALL RATES...1 INCH PER HOUR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING INTO
  MID SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW TAPERS OFF
  IN THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A
  WINTRY MIX OF SNOW/SLEET/ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

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

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.

&&

$$

NJZ006-105>108-NYZ072>075-078-080-176>179-241100-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0003.150124T0500Z-150124T2300Z/
HUDSON-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-
336 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...WESTERN AND CENTRAL LONG ISLAND AND
  PORTIONS OF PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. HIGHER SNOW AND ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTH AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LONG
  ISLAND...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NYC METRO AND NORTHEASTERN NEW
  JERSEY.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING.
 
* SNOWFALL RATES...1 INCH PER HOUR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO
  HEAVY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET
  AND FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN AROUND OR SOON AFTER DAYBREAK. PRECIP
  SHOULD CHANGE TO MAINLY SLEET AND RAIN BY MID TO LATE MORNING
  AND THEN MAY GRADUALLY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING IN THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED 
  VISBILITIES AND SNOW/ICE 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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CTZ007>011-NJZ002-004-103-104-NYZ067-069>071-241100-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0003.150124T0500Z-150124T2300Z/
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-ORANGE-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
336 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE LOWER HUDSON
  VALLEY...AND INTERIOR NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH
  LOCALLY 6 INCH AMOUNTS. 1 TO 2 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOWFALL RATES...1 INCH PER HOUR EARLY TO MID SATURDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO
  HEAVY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET
  AND FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING.
  PRECIP SHOULD THEN GRADUALLY CHANGING BACK TO SNOW MID TO LATE
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING IN THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED 
  VISBILITIES AND SNOW/ICE 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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
740 
WWUS41 KOKX 240805
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
305 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...HEAVY SNOW EARLY AND THEN A WINTRY MIX TODAY...

CTZ005-006-NYZ068-241615-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150124T2300Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-PUTNAM-
305 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...PUTNAM...NORTHERN FAIRFIELD...AND NORTHERN NEW 
  HAVEN.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH UP 
  TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW HAVEN AND 
  NORTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTIES.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

* TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE THIS MORNING. SNOW TAPERS OFF
  IN THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A 
  WINTRY MIX OF SNOW/SLEET/ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ012-NYZ079-081-241615-
/O.EXA.KOKX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150124T2300Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
305 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW LONDON COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AND
  EASTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY IN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH A
  LIGHT ICE ACCRETION.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES SATURDAY 
  MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY EARLY THIS  MORNING...THEN
  MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING
  THE MID TO LATE MORNING. PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN GRADUALLY
  CHANGING BACK TO SNOW MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING IN THE
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED 
  VISBILITIES AND SNOW/ICE 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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ006-105>108-NYZ072>075-078-080-176>179-241615-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150124T2300Z/
HUDSON-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-
305 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...WESTERN AND CENTRAL LONG ISLAND AND
  PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. HIGHER SNOW AND ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTH AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LONG
  ISLAND...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NYC METRO AND NORTHEASTERN NEW
  JERSEY.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY THIS MORNING...THEN MIX
  WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN AROUND OR
  SOON AFTER DAYBREAK. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO MAINLY SLEET AND
  RAIN BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND THEN MAY GRADUALLY CHANGE BACK
  TO SNOW LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING IN THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED 
  VISBILITIES AND SNOW/ICE 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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CTZ007>011-NJZ002-004-103-104-NYZ067-069>071-241615-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150124T2300Z/
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-ORANGE-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
305 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE LOWER HUDSON 
  VALLEY...AND INTERIOR NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH 
  LOCALLY 6 INCH AMOUNTS. 1 TO 2 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES SATURDAY 
  MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN
  MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING
  THE MID TO LATE MORNING. PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN GRADUALLY
  CHANGING BACK TO SNOW MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING IN THE
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED 
  VISBILITIES AND SNOW/ICE 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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
969 
WWUS41 KOKX 241238
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
738 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...HEAVY SNOW EARLY AND THEN A WINTRY MIX TODAY...

CTZ005-006-NYZ068-242045-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150124T2300Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-PUTNAM-
738 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...PUTNAM...NORTHERN FAIRFIELD...AND NORTHERN NEW 
  HAVEN.

* HAZARD TYPES...WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

* TIMING...THE HEAVY SNOW HAS PASSED TO THE EAST...WITH PERIODS OF
  LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION TO CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
  ENDING AS PERIOD OF SNOW.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A
  WINTRY MIX OF SNOW/SLEET/ICE. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ006-105>108-NYZ072>075-078-080-176>179-242045-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150124T2300Z/
HUDSON-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-
738 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...WESTERN AND CENTRAL LONG ISLAND 
  AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND END
  AS PERIOD OF SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...THE HEAVY SNOW HAS PASSED TO THE EAST...WITH PERIODS OF
  RAIN THIS MORNING MIXING WITH SNOW AND ICE THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS...MAINLY DUE TO SNOW/ICE
  COVERED SECONDARY 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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CTZ007>011-NJZ002-004-103-104-NYZ067-069>071-242045-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150124T2300Z/
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-ORANGE-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
738 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE LOWER HUDSON 
  VALLEY...AND INTERIOR NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY

* HAZARD TYPES...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING WILL END AS A
  PERIOD OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.
 
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  SEVERAL HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...THE HEAVY SNOW HAS PASSED TO THE EAST...WITH PERIODS OF
  LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION THIS MORNING...OR PLAIN RAIN. A
  TRANSITION OVER TO A PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS...MAINLY DUE TO SNOW/ICE
  COVERED SECONDARY 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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CTZ012-NYZ079-081-242045-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150124T2300Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
738 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW LONDON COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AND 
  EASTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY IN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND END
  AS PERIOD OF SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...THE HEAVY SNOW HAS PASSED TO THE EAST...WITH PERIODS OF
  RAIN THIS MORNING MIXING WITH SNOW AND ICE THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS...MAINLY DUE TO SNOW/ICE
  COVERED SECONDARY 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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
237 
WWUS41 KOKX 241551
WSWOKX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1051 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...STORM ENDING AS A BAND OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING...

CTZ005-006-NYZ068-242300-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150124T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KOKX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150124T2300Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-PUTNAM-
1051 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE LOWER HUDSON 
  VALLEY...AND INTERIOR NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY

* HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES...ALONG WITH A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. WORST
  CASE OF AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN THIS
  MORNING...TRANSITIONING TO A PERIOD OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THE
  SNOW THIS AFTERNOON COULD BE BRIEFLY MODERATE TO HEAVY.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS...MAINLY DUE TO SNOW/ICE 
  COVERED SECONDARY ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...BRIEFLY ONE HALF MILE OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ006-105>108-NYZ072>075-078-080-176>179-242300-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150124T2300Z/
HUDSON-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-
1051 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...WESTERN AND CENTRAL LONG ISLAND 
  AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
  END AS PERIOD OF SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF A COATING TO 2
  INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS EAST OF NYC. SPOTTY TRACE ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LONG
  ISLAND...NYC...BRONX AND INTERIOR NE NJ.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE THIS MORNING.
  PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH SNOW EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE ENDING
  BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS...MAINLY DUE TO SNOW/ICE 
  COVERED SECONDARY 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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CTZ007>011-NJZ002-004-103-104-NYZ067-069>071-242300-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150124T2300Z/
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-ORANGE-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
1051 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE LOWER HUDSON 
  VALLEY...AND INTERIOR NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY

* HAZARD TYPES...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX THIS MORNING WILL END AS A
  PERIOD OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH
  WEST OF THE HUDSON RIVER...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES EAST OF THE HUDSON
  RIVER. WORST CASE OF AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN
  CONNECTICUT. AN ADDITIONAL FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE IS
  LIKELY AS WELL.

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX THIS MORNING...WILL TRANSITION TO A
  BAND OF SNOW MOVING WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.
  THE SNOW COULD BE BRIEFLY MODERATE TO HEAVY ACROSS SOUTHERN
  CONNECTICUT.

* VISIBILITIES...BRIEFLY ONE HALF MILE OR LESS THIS
  AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS...MAINLY DUE TO SNOW/ICE 
  COVERED SECONDARY 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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CTZ012-NYZ079-081-242300-
/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150124T2300Z/
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
1051 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NEW LONDON COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AND 
  EASTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY IN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  END AS PERIOD OF SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...A COATING TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE THIS MORNING.
  PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL
  SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON...BEFORE ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING. THE
  SNOW COULD BE BRIEFLY MODERATE.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS...MAINLY DUE TO SNOW/ICE 
  COVERED SECONDARY 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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 23, 12:50 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 12:50 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1250 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS OVERHEAD TODAY BEFORE MOVING OFF THE
MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. A RAPIDLY DEEPENING COASTAL MOVES
ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY MORNING...PASSING SOUTH AND
EAST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY
BUILDS IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW SUNDAY. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE TRACKS TO THE SOUTH MONDAY...AND TRACKS WELL TO THE EAST
TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR THE MID WEEK PERIOD.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
A SEASONABLY COOL AND MOSTLY SUNNY DAY IS IN STORE AS HIGH
PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS OVER THE REGION.

STRATUS DECK OVER CENTRAL NY/PA MAY CREEP INTO AREAS FAR NW OF NYC
THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...HIGH CLOUDS WILL
BEGIN STREAMING NORTHWARD LATE IN THE DAY AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST.

A BLEND OF MAV/MET GUIDANCE WAS USED FOR HIGHS...GIVING READINGS
IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 30S.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
THE MAIN FOCUS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE ON A QUICK MOVING AND
RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AFFECTING THE REGION LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY EVENING.

MODELS CONTINUE TO COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE
TIMING...TRACK...AND INTENSITY OF THE LOW. THIS LOW IS MAINLY
BEING DRIVEN BY THE SOUTHERN STREAM AND WILL HAVE A SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE FEED. MODELS HAVE ALSO COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH
DEPICTING SOME PHASING OF THE NORTHERN STREAM AS IT PIVOTS THROUGH
OUR REGION. HOWEVER...THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY IS A ELONGATED AND
OVERALL FLOW IS PROGRESSIVE PREVENTING A QUICKER PHASE AND A
DEEPER LOW AT OUR LATITUDE. THE SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY TO
THE NORTHEAST JUST INSIDE OR OVER THE BENCHMARK SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN QUICKLY RACING NNE INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES
SATURDAY NIGHT. ALL OF THE ABOVE POINTS TO AN INTENSE BUT QUICK
MOVING SYSTEM.

A MARGINALLY COLD AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE DUE TO NO COLD HIGH TO
THE NORTH. MOISTURE AND DEEP LIFT QUICKLY MOVE OVER THE REGION
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
THE LOWER AND MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL INITIALLY BE
DRY...BUT QUICKLY MOISTEN. WET BULBING AT THE ONSET WILL COOL
THERMAL PROFILES AND ALLOW THE PRECIPITATION TO BEGIN AS ALL SNOW
ACROSS THE REGION. THE SNOW COULD COME DOWN BRIEFLY MODERATE TO HEAVY
AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL QUICKLY
MOVE IN AROUND THE 900 TO 850 HPA LEVELS AND ALLOW THE SNOW TO MIX
WITH SLEET AND/OR FREEZING RAIN AROUND DAYBREAK ACROSS LONG
ISLAND...NYC/NJ METRO...AND COASTAL CT. THIS WARM NOSE WILL THEN
SLOWLY PUSH INTO THE INTERIOR BY MID TO LATE MORNING BRINGING A
WINTRY MIX. CLOSER TO THE COAST...TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RISE
JUST ABOVE FREEZING FOR PLAIN RAIN MID TO LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
MOST CLOSELY FOLLOWED NAM12 THERMAL PROFILES FOR THIS EVENT.

WITH ALL OF THIS IN MIND...HAVE ISSUED AN ADVISORY BEGINNING AT
05Z SAT FOR ALL ZONES EXCEPT NE AND SE SUFFOLK AND SOUTHERN NEW
LONDON. GENERALLY LOOKING AT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ACROSS INTERIOR NE NJ...LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH WAS CONVERTED TO AN ADVISORY
ACROSS INTERIOR S CT.

IN TERMS OF FREEZING RAIN...LIGHT ICING IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE
COAST...BUT SURFACE TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE JUST ABOVE FREEZING
TO PREVENT SIGNIFICANT ICING. ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE
ACCRETION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS INTERIOR NE NJ...SOUTHERN CT...AND THE
LOWER HUDSON VALLEY. WILL NEED TO MONITOR SURFACE TEMPERATURE
TRENDS SATURDAY MORNING SINCE THE ISALLOBARIC RESPONSE TO THE
DEEPENING LOW WILL KEEP WINDS MORE NORTHERLY DURING THE DAY.

IN TERMS OF WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE SAT
AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GENERALLY 10 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 30S. A PEAK GUST TO 40 MPH IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS EASTERN LI/SE CT.

WITH THE QUICK MOVING SYSTEM...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TAPERING
OFF LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. COULD SEE SOME SNOW
ON THE BACKSIDE AS THERMAL PROFILES COOL WHEN THE LOW DEPARTS.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
ATTENTION SHIFTS TO A STRONG CLIPPER LOW THAT DIVES INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY ON SUNDAY AND THEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON MONDAY.
GLOBAL MODELS IN RECENT DAYS HAVE BEEN AT ODDS WITH THE PROGRESSION
AND WHERE EXACTLY THE UPPER LOW CLOSES OFF OVER THE MID ATLANTIC
STATES. THE GFS FOR SEVERAL CYCLES DEVELOPED A STRONG SECONDARY LOW
CLOSER AND FARTHER NORTH ALONG THE COAST ON MONDAY...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE TRI-STATE
AREA. THE REST OF THE GLOBAL MODEL SUITE HAS THE LOW SUPPRESSED
FARTHER TO THE SOUTH AND MORE PROGRESSIVE...WITH ONLY A LIGHT
SNOWFALL EVENT ON MONDAY. THE 00Z GFS HAS JOINED THE CONSENSUS. THAT
BEING THE CASE...THE UPSTREAM ENERGY IS STILL IN THE N PAC AND WILL
BE COMING ONSHORE WESTERN CANADA TODAY. THUS...WHILE IT SEEMS LESS
LIKELY FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EARLY NEXT WEEK...THE SYSTEM
STILL BEARS CLOSE WATCHING. FOR NOW...LOOKING FOR A LIGHT SNOWFALL
EVENT LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. COASTAL LOCATIONS HAVE THE BEST
CHANCE OF SEEING THE SNOW.

WHAT DOES SEEM MORE CERTAIN...IS THAT WITH A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED TROF
SWINGING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK...IT
WILL BE UNSEASONABLY COLD AND BLUSTERY ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE STORM.
EXPECT A GRADUAL MODIFICATION IN TEMPS TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.
DRY CONDITIONS ARE ON TAP BEHIND THE EARLY WEEK STORM.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
 ...HIGH IMPACT AVIATION WINTER EVENT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...

HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA MOVES OFFSHORE THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOW
PRES APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH TONIGHT AND PASSES SOUTH OF LONG
ISLAND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...THEN RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES AS IT
PASSES EAST OF CAPE COD SATURDAY NIGHT.

VFR THROUGH THIS EVENING. A SCT DECK AT 2 KFT WILL SPREAD INTO THE
REGION DURING THE EVENING...BUT MVFR CIGS SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL
04-06Z FROM WEST TO EAST.

SNOW DEVELOPS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND BECOMES MODERATE TO HEAVY AT
TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT. THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...CAN EXPECT
AROUND 2-4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION FOR KNYC TERMINALS...3-5 INCHES
FOR THE INTERIOR...AND 1-3 INCHES FOR KISP/KGON.

SNOW THEN TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF PURE
FREEZING RAIN SATURDAY MORNING AS WELL. A FEW HUNDREDTHS TO A
TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE FOR MOST TERMINALS...WITH A
GLAZE OF ICE POSSIBLE FOR KSWF/KISP/KGON.

WINTRY MIX CHANGES TO RAIN FOR KNYC/LONG ISLAND TERMINALS BY EARLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. FOR THE
INTERIOR...WINTRY MIX CONTINUES.

PRECIPITATION CHANGES BACK TO SNOW LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EARLY
SATURDAY EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE
BEFORE SNOW ENDS BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.

LGT/VRB WINDS THIS AFTERNOON BECOMES SW 5-10 KT. WINDS BECOME
LGT/VRB AGAIN BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND THEN WINDS BECOME N/NE
SATURDAY MORNING AT 10 KT OR LESS. N WINDS INCREASE TO 10-15 KT
WITH 15-20 KT GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN WILL BACK TO THE W/NW
BY SATURDAY EVENING AT 15-20 KT WITH 20-25 KT GUSTS.

     ...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: HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR TODAY. VRB WINDS 5 KT OR
LESS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING 220-240 MAG BY 22Z.

KLGA FCSTER COMMENTS: HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR TODAY. VRB WINDS 5 KT OR
LESS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING 220-240 MAG BY 22Z.

KEWR FCSTER COMMENTS: HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR TODAY. VRB WINDS 5 KT OR
LESS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING 220-240 MAG BY 22Z.

KTEB FCSTER COMMENTS: HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR TODAY.

KHPN FCSTER COMMENTS: HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR TODAY.

KISP FCSTER COMMENTS: HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR TODAY.

.OUTLOOK FOR 18Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.SATURDAY AFTERNOON-SATURDAY EVENING...WINTRY MIX/RAIN CHANGES
BACK TO SNOW LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING. ADDITIONAL
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. IFR TO LIFR CONDS. N WINDS 10-20 KT
WITH 20-30 KT GUSTS...BACKING TO THE NW.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CONDS IMPROVE TO VFR. WEST/NW WINDS 10-20 KT
WITH 20-25 KT GUSTS.
.SUNDAY...VFR. WEST WINDS 10-15 KT WITH 15-20 KT GUSTS.
.SUNDAY NIGHT-MONDAY NIGHT...MVFR/IFR CONDS IN SNOW POSSIBLE. NE
WINDS 15-20 KT WITH 20-30 KT GUSTS.
.TUESDAY...VFR. N WINDS 10-15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT POSSIBLE.
.WEDNESDAY...VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
INITIALLY...CONDITIONS WILL BE BELOW SCA WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN
CONTROL. HOWEVER...THE HIGH MOVES OFFSHORE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...GIVING WAY TO APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL INCREASE AND THE APPROACHING LOW WILL ALSO BRING
HIGHER SEAS. SCA CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT. THESE MAY LINGER INTO SUNDAY ESPECIALLY WITH OCEAN SEAS DUE
TO RESIDUAL SWELL. OTHERWISE...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE
DECREASING RATHER RAPIDLY AS THE LOW ACCELERATES WELL UP INTO THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES. WINDS WILL RESPOND BY FALLING BELOW SCA
THRESHOLDS SUNDAY OUTSIDE OF A FEW OCCASIONAL GUSTS ON THE OCEAN TO
25 KT.

WINDS AND SEAS BRIEFLY SUBSIDE SUN INTO SUN NIGHT ON THE BACKSIDE
OF AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH ACROSS THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES. A DEEPENING CLIPPER LOW MOVES OF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
ON MON WITH A POTENTIAL GALE ACROSS THE WATERS MON INTO MON NIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TUE INTO WED WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
LOW PRESSURE IMPACTS THE REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH QPF
UP TO 1 INCH ACROSS NYC/LI/SE CT...1/2 TO 3/4 ACROSS NE NJ AND SW
CT...TO 1/4 INCH OR LESS FOR AREAS FAR NW OF NYC. THIS WILL FALL
AS A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN.

QPF OF UP TO 1/4 INCH LIQUID EQUIVALENT IS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS A COASTAL LOW PASSES SOUTH OF THE
REGION. THIS EVENT LOOKS TO BE PRIMARILY SNOW AT THIS TIME.

ICE ON THE WALLKILL AND YANTIC RIVERS IS CAUSING MINOR FLUCTUATIONS
IN RIVER LEVELS AT THIS TIME.

&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR CTZ005>011.
NY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR NYZ067>075-078-080-176>179.
NJ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR NJZ002-004-006-103>108.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
     ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DS/DW
NEAR TERM...DS
SHORT TERM...DS
LONG TERM...DW
AVIATION...MPS
MARINE...JM/DW
HYDROLOGY...DS/DW
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 23, 4:15 AM EST, 11 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
415 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

CTZ005>011-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078-080-176>179-241000-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-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-
415 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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.

CTZ012-NYZ079-081-241000-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
415 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-241000-
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-
415 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING.

.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
Jan 23, 4:11 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryOKXGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region39 hr
Jan 23, 4:05 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryOKX3 days
Jan 23, 3:41 PM ESTGale WarningOKX30 hr

Nearby

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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.