An elderly woman was found dead of exposure in Westport Connecticut on Thursday morning.
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An elderly woman was found dead of exposure in Westport Connecticut on Thursday morning.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Feb 16, 9:22 PM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
922 PM EST WED FEB 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE
WEATHER THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE TRI-STATE AREA
FRIDAY NIGHT. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS IN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...FOLLOWED BY AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SHORTWAVE EXITING THE AREA WITH THE SPRINKLES WELL SOUTH AND EAST
OF THE FORECAST AREA. CLOUD STILL LINGERING ACROSS COASTAL
CONNECTICUT AND LONG ISLAND. THIS...ALONG WITH WEAK WARM ADVECTION
IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW IS KEEPING TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS
UP...SO WILL UPDATE HOURLY TRENDS AGAIN.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL STAY PUT SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRAVERSES THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
THE CLOUDS AND LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL YIELD LOW
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...UPPER
20S TO MID 30S IN MOST SPOTS.
THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL APPROACH THE NORTHEAST U.S. DURING THE
DAY THURSDAY. FAVORED THE MAV HIGHS OVER THE MET...WITH HIGHER
TEMPS FORECASTED OVER INLAND AREAS AND TEMPS A BIT LOWER OVER
COASTAL CONNECTICUT AND THE SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH THE MID TO UPPER 50S ACROSS THE NEW YORK
CITY METRO AREA.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
WITH HIGH PRES ANCHORED OFFSHORE...DEEP SW FLOW REMAINS IN PLACE
THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI. A MILD NIGHT IS ON TAP FOR THU NIGHT...WITH
LOWS IN/AROUND NYC IN THE LOWER 40S...AND LOWS MOST ELSEWHERE
RANGING FROM THE MID TO UPPER 30S. WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT AND
THE OFFSHORE HIGH MOVING FARTHER OFFSHORE...WINDS SHIFT TO MORE OF
A WESTERLY FLOW...AND DOWNSLOPING CONDITIONS ACROSS NYC AND
NORTHEAST NJ WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO WARM INTO THE LOWER 60S...WITH
HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE MID 50S MOST ELSEWHERE. ACROSS EASTERN LONG
ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST CT...SW FLOW OFF THE COLDER OCEAN AND LI
SOUND WATERS WILL KEEP TEMPS IN THE UPPER 40S TO AROUND 50.
LOW PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL TRACK THROUGH CANADA THU
NIGHT THROUGH FRI. THE BULK OF THE ENERGY REMAINS NORTH OF THE
CWA...BUT SEVERAL WEAK SHORTWAVES PASSING NORTH OF THE AREA MAY
TOUCH OFF A FEW SHOWERS. WILL KEEP SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE
INTERIOR THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI MORNING.
AS THAT LOW MOVES INTO EASTERN CANADA...IT WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE REGION LATE FRI/FRI EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE FRONT DOES
APPEAR TO BE RELATIVELY DRY...WILL CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS
THE CWA DURING THIS TIME.
A TIGHT NW PRES GRADIENT THEN DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA BETWEEN THE
DEPARTING LOW AND A STRONG 1040 MB HIGH PRES BUILDING INTO THE
PLAINS STATES. COMBINED WITH STRONG CAA RETURNING TEMPS BACK
CLOSER TO SEASONAL AVERAGES...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 20-30 MPH WITH 30-40 MPH
GUSTS...COMING CLOSE TO WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND POSSIBLY
APPROACHING HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA.
HIGHS ON SAT WILL TOP OFF IN THE LOWER 40S IN/AROUND NYC AND IN
THE UPPER 30S TO AROUND 40 ELSEWHERE.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MAINLY DRY WEATHER EXPECTED TO START THE LONG TERM WITH HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY BEHIND A COLD
FRONT. THIS HIGH WILL SLIDE OFFSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND SLOWLY MOVES EASTWARD. A WARM
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL EXTEND IN FRONT OF THE LOW AS
IT MAKES ITS TREK ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS FRONT WILL BE NEARBY
THE CWA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...WHICH COULD BRING SOME LIGHT
PRECIPITATION. POPS INCREASE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE LOW
GETS CLOSER TO THE AREA. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY TO THE
EXACT TRACK AND TIMING OF THIS LOW. FOR NOW WILL CARRY CHANCE POPS
WITH LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. THE LOW MOVES EAST OF THE AREA
TUESDAY NIGHT AND BY WEDNESDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BACK OVER THE
REGION.
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE LONG TERM WILL BE AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
&&
.AVIATION /02Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
UPPER DISTURBANCE IS MOVING EAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. HIGH
PRES WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH THU AS A WARM
FRONT LIFTS TO THE N AND W OF THE LOCAL AREA.
VFR. LIGHT SW FLOW INTO THU MORNING. SPEEDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
LESS THAN 10 KT UNTIL AROUND MIDDAY WHEN LAND/SEA TEMP
DIFFERENTIAL WILL LIKELY BE LARGE ENOUGH FOR SEABREEZE DEVELOPMENT
AT COASTAL TERMINALS. UNCERTAINTY WITH STRENGTH OF SEABREEZE
CIRCULATION...EXTENT...AND WHETHER AMBROSE JET CRANKS WINDS AT
KJFK AFTER 20Z.
...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)
KEWR FCSTER COMMENTS: LOW CHC OF SEABREEZE THU AFTN.
KJFK FCSTER COMMENTS: SEABREEZE MAY OCCUR AN HOUR ON EITHER SIDE
OF CURRENT FORECAST. SPEEDS MAY ALSO BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER.
KLGA FCSTER COMMENTS: SEABREEZE MAY OCCUR AN HOUR ON EITHER SIDE
OF CURRENT FORECAST. SPEEDS MAY ALSO BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER.
KTEB FCSTER COMMENTS: LOW CHC OF SEABREEZE THU AFTN.
KHPN FCSTER COMMENTS: MODERATE CHC OF SEABREEZE THU AFTN.
KISP FCSTER COMMENTS: SEABREEZE MAY OCCUR AN HOUR ON EITHER SIDE
OF CURRENT FORECAST. SPEEDS MAY ALSO BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER.
OUTLOOK FOR 00Z THU THROUGH MONDAY...
THU NIGHT...SUB-VFR POSSIBLE WITH STRATUS AND/OR FOG.
FRI...MORNING SUB-VFR POSSIBLE WITH STRATUS AND/OR FOG. AFTERNOON
GUSTY SW WINDS. EVENING COLD FROPA.
SAT...VFR. VERY GUSTY W-NW FLOW...40 KT OR HIGHER POSSIBLE.
SUN...VFR.
MON...SUB-VFR POSSIBLE WITH WARM FRONT NEAR THE AREA.
&&
.MARINE...
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OF AROUND 15 KT HAS INCREASED SEAS AT BUOY
44025 TO 6 FT AND WITH THE SOUTHERLY FLOW REMAINING MUCH OF THE
NIGHT EXPECTED SEAS IN THE MIDDLE OCEAN ZONE TO REMAIN NEAR 5 FT
OVERNIGHT. SO WILL EXTEND WESTERN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS.
EXPECT SUB-SCA WAVES AND WINDS FOR THE DAY THURSDAY AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA WEAKENS.
SUB-ADVISORY CONDITIONS ON THE WATERS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI
MORNING UNDER PERSISTENT SW FLOW. WITH APPROACHING COLD FRONT ON
FRI...WINDS ON ALL WATERS AND SEAS ON THE OCEAN STARTING FRI
AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN SCA LEVEL WINDS
FRI EVENING...WINDS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT FRI
NIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT.
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ON THE EASTERN OCEAN
WATERS...BUT WILL CAP WINDS AT GALES FOR NOW DUE TO UNCERTAINTY.
STRONG NW FLOW IN PLACE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH GALE FORCE
GUSTS STILL POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TO SCA LEVELS
ON SUNDAY AS LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA AND HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL BELOW SCA LEVELS ON MONDAY...HOWEVER SEAS MAY RISE BACK TO
SCA LEVELS MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT LOW.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
NO SIGNIFICANT QPF IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE MELTING OF THE SNOWPACK WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW THROUGH AT
LEAST THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH SIGNIFICANT MELTING LIKELY ON
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ICE JAMS COULD BECOME A PROBLEM ON SOME
RIVERS/STREAMS AS A RESULT.
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NY...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR ANZ350-353.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 318 PM EST WED FEB 16 2011 CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-171100- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC- EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX- EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 318 PM EST WED FEB 16 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-171100- 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- 318 PM EST WED FEB 16 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR STORM FORCE WINDS ON THE EASTERN OCEAN WATERS DURING THAT TIME AS WELL. .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. MPS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Eighty four year old Ada Eads was found dead of hypothermia or exposure to the cold weather on High Point Road in Westport Connecticut on Thursday morning around 8:00 am by trash collectors.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather, Southern Fairfield | 2011-02-17 | 84 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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