SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 923 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
SOME MELTING OF THE SNOW PACK OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.
WIDESPREAD SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT...WHICH WILL CAUSE WATER ON ANY UNTREATED SURFACES TO
REFREEZE.
IN ADDITION...INCREASING CLOUD COVER MAY PRODUCE A FEW SPRINKLES
LATE TONIGHT...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COAST. WITH SUB FREEZING AIR
TEMPERATURES AND COLD GROUND TEMPERATURES...THESE SPRINKLES WOULD
FREEZE ON CONTACT.
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION IF DRIVING
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS SOME ROADS COULD BE ICY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 436 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL LATE FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE
REGION FROM THE WEST. THIS RAIN ON TOP OF A THICK SNOW PACK COULD
CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. THE MAIN IMPACT WOULD BE URBAN
AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...PRIMARILY ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND
AND SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT WHERE THE GREATEST SNOW PACK RESIDES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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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.
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