Damaging Winds in New York, August 10, 2001

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1000 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2001

WL MAKE SOME CHGS THIS MRNG. WL UP POPS TO LKLY ACRS ENTIRE FA THIS
AFTN AS THREAT IS ON THE INCREASE. WL ALSO UP TEMPS JUST A TAD ALL
ZONES OUTSIDE OF THE METRO AREA. THIS WILL GIVE HEAT INDICES TO NEAR
105. WL ADD THIS HDLN TO THOSE ZONES. WL CONT WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT
INDEX FOR THE METRO AREA.

RMDR OF FCST SEEMS ON TRACK TO SO ADDITIONAL CHGS FOR LTR PDS.

MARINE...NO PROBLEMS WITH REGARD TO SUSTAINED WNDS OR WAVES NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. TSTMS GUSTS MAY RCH SVR LVLS.

.OKX...
.CT...NONE.
.NJ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THRU THIS AFTN...NJZ005-006-011.
.NY...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THRU THIS AFTN...NYZ072>076.

CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-102000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND
SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1030 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2001

...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEW YORK/NEW
JERSEY METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

...THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING ACROSS THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE REGION...

A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES WAS PRODUCING SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM CENTRAL NEW YORK TO CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA. THESE SCATTERED STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT
AROUND 30 MPH AND SHOULD MAKE THEIR APPEARANCE IN THE TRI-STATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS
PLACED THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE REGION IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
WEATHER FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

THERE ARE NO WARNINGS OR WATCHES FOR SEVERE WEATHER OUT AT THIS
POINT. BUT THE ATMOSPHERE HAS PLENTY OF FUEL FOR THE FORMATION OF
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS.

SO IF YOU/RE OUT TODAY...AND YOU SEE THREATENING SKIES...TAKE
SHELTER. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THIS COULD BE A STRONG OR EVEN
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HEADING YOUR WAY.

ADDITIONALLY...ANY THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.
SOME OF THESE COULD DUMP AN INCH OR TWO OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT
PERIOD.

ON THE PLUS SIDE...THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE THE PRECURSOR OF COOLER AIR
MOVING TOWARD THE REGION. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
MOST OF THE TRI-STATE BY MIDNIGHT OR SO. THEN IT IS EXPECTED TO HANG
UP OVER OR JUST SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND.

UNTIL THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH...THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK AND
NEW JERSEY PORTION OF THE TRI-STATE REGION WILL AGAIN SEE
TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND HEAT INDICES IN THE 100 TO 105 RANGE.

CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY
THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN
EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO
THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS...RELATIVES...OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON
PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

THE MAYORS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN NEW YORK CITY AND CON
EDISON ARE URGING ALL CUSTOMERS TO REDUCE THEIR USE OF ELECTRICITY
DURING THE CURRENT HEAT WAVE. TURN OFF ALL NON ESSENTIAL APPLIANCES
AND MINIMIZE THE USE OF AIR CONDITIONERS.

FOR NEW YORK CITY RESIDENTS...YOU CAN CALL 1-800-4COOLNY
(1-800-426-6569) BETWEEN 9 AM AND 9 PM FOR A LIST OF COOLING
CENTERS. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NEW YORK CITY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT WEB SITE AT WWW.NYC.GOV/OEM FOR A LIST.

DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND THE POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECT TO AREA
WATERS PRESSURES...THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION IS REQUESTING THAT ALL AGENCY RESOURCES THAT COME ACROSS
OPEN HYDRANTS...IMMEDIATELY REPORT THE LOCATION TO THE DEP
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AT 718 DEP-HELP...718 337-4357

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/OKX

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DETAILS OR UPDATES.