FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVCE FOR THE TRI-STATE REGION
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 427 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...A HISTORIC EARLY SEASON SNOWSTORM FOR THE TRI-STATE REGION TONIGHT... NJZ006-NYZ071>075-176>178-300430- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/ HUDSON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS- 427 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND WIND. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...AND LAST THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY AFTER DARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 436 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 CTZ007>010-NJZ006-106-108-NYZ071>075-176>178-300030- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD- SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS- 436 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH WIDESPREAD DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM... OCCASIONAL BANDS OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH 8 PM...WITH SNOW FALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR. EMBEDDED THUNDER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVY SNOW BANDS. RAIN MAY BRIEFLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW WHEN PRECIPITATION LIGHTENS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH...HIGHEST CLOSER TO THE COAST. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET SNOW ON TREES WITH PARTIAL OR FULL FOLIAGE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...WITH NON ESSENTIAL TRAVEL NOT RECOMMENDED. MONITOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST. $$
Coastal Flood Advisory
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 419 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT... ...HIGH SURF FOR ATLANTIC BEACHES TONIGHT... NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072-074-300430- /O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-111030T0500Z/ HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- 419 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...COAST OF NEW YORK HARBOR. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...2 TO 2.5 FEET TONIGHT. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WITH THE HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && ...NEW YORK HARBOR WATER LEVELS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD..... LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. .................................(MLLW/NGVD)................. THE BATTERY NY.....1111 PM...........6.8...........MINOR..... BERGEN POINT NY....1107 PM...........7.2...........MINOR..... $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 403 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072-074-302015- HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- 403 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .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.If you enjoy the content at iBankCoin, please follow us on Twitter