SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 740 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
Expiration: 900 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
...BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW MOVING TOWARD THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN
AREA...LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT...
RADAR INDICATED BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW MOVING NORTHWARD INTO THE NEW
YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA...LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BECOME LIKELY...WITH
RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN NASSAU AND WESTERN
SUFFOLK COUNTIES...POSSIBLY EXTENDING WESTWARD INTO THE BOROUGHS OF
BROOKLYN AND QUEENS IN NEW YORK CITY.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS
AND ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE OCCASIONAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN
LONG ISLAND AND THE EASTERN BOROUGHS OF THE CITY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 536 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
Expiration: 545 PM EST SUN DEC 20 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM
EST SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
THIS INCLUDES REPORTS OF SNOWFALL OVER 1 INCH PER HOUR...WHEN
TOTAL SNOWFALL REACHES 2...4 OR 6 INCHES...AND EVENT
TOTAL SNOWFALL.
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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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