High winds occurred behind deepening low pressure.
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High winds occurred behind deepening low pressure.
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 Mar 28, 9:40 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1040 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE CANADIAN MARITIMES
TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SLOWLY BUILD IN THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS WEDNESDAY AND MOVES OFFSHORE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST...MOVING IN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH ITS COLD FRONT
MOVING ACROSS FRIDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF CLIPPERS MOVE ACROSS
MAINLY FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEKEND. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FOR LATER SUNDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
GUSTY WEST WINDS HAVE NOW OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WITH
THE COLD FRONT NOW JUST EAST OF LI/SE CT. THE STRONGEST MEASURED
WIND GUST THUS FAR OCCURRED AT NEWARK AIRPORT...KEWR...58 MPH AT
520 PM. MOST LOCATIONS ARE GUSTING 35-45 MPH. DUE TO THE WIND
SHIFT AND SCOURING OUT OF THE MARINE LAYER...MANY LOCATIONS ROSE
QUICKLY INTO THE MID AND UPPER 50S...BUT HAVE NOW DROPPED BACK
DOWN INTO THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S WITH COLD ADVECTION AND
NIGHTFALL.
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ME WILL TRACK NE INTO THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST FROM THE
MIDWEST. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT AND A STRONG WEST FLOW.
IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST GUSTS...45 TO 50 MPH ARE MOST LIKELY
BETWEEN 00Z AND 08Z WHEN BEST DOWNWARD MOMENTUM TRANSPORT AND
MIXING OCCUR. SURFACE COOLING MAY LIMIT FREQUENT GUSTS TO WIND
ADVISORY LEVELS WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
WINDS AT THE TOP OF THE MIXED LAYER ARE PROGGED TO BE MUCH WEAKER
ON TUESDAY THAN THEY ARE TONIGHT...GENERALLY AROUND 35 TO 40 KT.
THIS COULD LEAD TO GUSTS FALLING SHORT OF ADVISORY LEVELS AND ONLY
A FEW ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. FOR NOW...WILL LET THE
ADVISORY STAND THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY...BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
IT IS CANCELLED EARLIER IF CRITERIA IS NOT MET.
TRAILING SHORTWAVE ENERGY ALOFT SWINGS THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT
THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY DRY WITH PWATS FALLING BELOW 0.20 INCHES.
DO NOT THINK THERE WILL BE MUCH CLOUD COVER FROM THIS FEATURE AND
HAVE GONE WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGH THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S.
WINDS DIMINISH RAPIDLY TUESDAY NIGHT AS PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES
AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. A CHILLY NIGHT IS
IN STORE AS GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST...ESPECIALLY
AWAY FROM URBAN CENTERS. LOWS WILL DROP INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
20S INLAND AND FOR THE LONG ISLAND PINE BARRENS...AND LOWER 30S
MOST ELSEWHERE. READINGS IN NYC WILL FALL INTO THE MIDDLE AND
UPPER 30S.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
RIDGE WITH UPPER LEVEL JET WILL BE WELL NORTHWEST OF REGION WED INTO
WED NIGHT. THEN THE TROUGH MOVES IN THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
WITH THE UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM MOVING IN AS WELL. THE JET REMAINS
OVER THE REGION FRIDAY AND THEN MOVES SOUTH OF THE REGION FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD HAS THE
QUASI ZONAL POLAR JET REMAINING OVER THE AREA.
AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS QUICKLY SOUTH OF THE REGION
WEDNESDAY BEFORE SHIFTING OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST FLOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY WILL BE FELT AS
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES FARTHER OFFSHORE. A FRONTAL SYSTEM THEN
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE ASSOCIATED PARENT LOW WILL BE MOVING
FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO QUEBEC. THE COLD FRONT APPROACHING WILL HAVE
SMALL AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG IT. THIS WILL SLOW THE
FORWARD PROGRESS OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS FRIDAY NIGHT.
THEN WITH THE POLAR JET IN ZONAL ORIENTATION SETTING UP...AN ACTIVE
COLDER THAN NORMAL PATTERN ESTABLISHING ITSELF. A SERIES OF COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGES PART OF CLIPPER SYSTEMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS...ONE
EARLY SATURDAY AND ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THERE IS EVEN
POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER CLIPPER LOW TO MOVE ACROSS NEXT MONDAY.
IN TERMS OF WEATHER...FIRST HALF OF LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE OVERALL MOSTLY ABOVE NORMAL IN TERMS OF
TEMPERATURE. ONE EXCEPTION IS WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED
NEAR THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE DAY WILL LIMIT MIXING HEIGHTS SO MAX
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR NORMAL THAT DAY. OVERALL FOR
THE SECOND HALF...COLDER THAN NORMAL WITH A POLAR AIRMASS MOVING IN.
THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD HAS A
SOURCE REGION FROM CENTRAL CANADA. THERE WILL BE ONE RAIN EVENT
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WHICH WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BE
THE MOST WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION RELATIVELY SPEAKING. FOR THE
WEEKEND WITH THOSE TWO CLIPPER EVENTS...LOW CHANCES OF SHOWERS.
MAINLY LOW CHANCES OF RAIN SHOWERS SATURDAY AND LOW CHANCE
OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. ANOTHER LOW
CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEXT MONDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /03Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE TRACKS INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TONIGHT
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WEST. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL PERSIST INTO TUE ACROSS THE AREA
RESULTING IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
VFR NEXT 24 HOURS. STRONG WLY WINDS TONIGHT...GENERALLY
15-25G30-40KT...WITH A FEW PLACES AROUND 5 KT HIGHER AT TIMES. THE
WINDS MAY DECREASE A BIT BETWEEN 09Z AND 14Z...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY FALLING
JUST BELOW 30 KT...ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE OF NYC...BUT WILL INCREASE
AGAIN FRI MORNING WITH GUSTS LIKELY 30-35KT DUE TO DAYTIME
HEATING AND MIXING. DIRECTIONS WILL GRADUALLY VEER TO THE NW FRI
AND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING.
.OUTLOOK FOR 00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...VFR. WINDS QUICKLY DIMINISHING IN THE EVE.
.WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING...VFR. LLWS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING.
.THURSDAY AFTERNOON-FRIDAY...MVFR OR LOWER POSSIBLE. S WIND G20-30
KT POSSIBLE THURSDAY. LLWS POSSIBLE.
FRIDAY NIGHT-SATURDAY...VFR. WNW-NW WINDS G20-30 KT POSSIBLE
SATURDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL WATERS.
A WESTERLY GALE HAS NO OVERSPREAD THE WATERS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
KT. PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES BEHIND COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE AND
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIMES.
OCEAN SEAS SHOULD BUILD TO 7 TO 11 FT...AND 4 TO 7 FT ON EASTERN
AND CENTRAL LONG ISLAND SOUND.
WINDS WILL FALL BELOW GALES TUESDAY EVENING WITH SCA CONDITIONS
LIKELY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE QUICKEST ON NEAR SHORE WATERS WHERE
SUB-SCA CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCA CONDITIONS SHOULD
CONTINUE A BIT LONGER WITH WINDS AND SEAS BELOW SCA LEVELS BY DAY
BREAK WEDNESDAY.
SUB SCA FORECAST WED. SCA PROBABLE ON OCEAN WED NIGHT AND FOR ALL
WATERS THU. GALES POSSIBLE THU NIGHT INTO EARLY FRI...MAINLY ON
THE OCEAN. OTHERWISE...SCA WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR OTHER
WATERS. SCA LINGERS ON THE OCEAN GOING INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 45
MPH...RH VALUES FALLING INTO THE 20S...AND LATE MARCH SUNSHINE...MAY
ALLOW FINE FUELS TO DRY OUT QUICKLY ON TUESDAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO
AN ENHANCED THREAT OF BRUSH FIRE SPREAD IN THE AFTERNOON.
A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT MAY BE NEEDED TO ADDRESS THIS POTENTIAL
AFTER FURTHER CONSULTATION WITH WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES TUESDAY
MORNING.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL BE LIKELY THU NIGHT AND FRI ACROSS THE REGION.
AMOUNTS COULD RANGE HALF INCH TO 1 INCH BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON
EXACT AMOUNTS WITH THIS. OTHERWISE...NO OTHER WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT
PRECIP EXPECTED.
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR CTZ005>012.
NY...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR NYZ067>075-078>081-
176>179.
NJ...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR NJZ002-004-006-
103>108.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ANZ330-335-338-340-345-
350-353-355.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JM/DS
NEAR TERM...DS/DW
SHORT TERM...DS
LONG TERM...JM
AVIATION...24
MARINE...JM/DS
FIRE WEATHER...
HYDROLOGY...JM/DSHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 408 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-292015- 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- 408 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST 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. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-292015- 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- 408 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .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. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. GALES WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...MAINLY ACROSS THE OCEAN. .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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 618 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 CTZ005-006-009-010-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078-080- 176>179-290015- 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- 618 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 STRONG WEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FROM WEST TO EAST. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. PLEASE BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS...WHICH COULD CAUSE DIFFICULTY DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...THERE COULD BE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND A FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
620 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM NON-TSTM WND GST NEWARK AIRPORT 40.68N 74.17W
03/28/2016 M58 MPH EASTERN UNION NJ ASOS
&&
JESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 842 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 CTZ007-008-011-012-NYZ079-081-290300- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 842 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 STRONG WEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FROM WEST TO EAST. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. PLEASE BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS...WHICH COULD CAUSE DIFFICULTY DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...THERE COULD BE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND A FEW DOWNED TREE LIMBS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
At Eatons Neck, a wind gust up to 58 mph was measured at 1115 pm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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