| URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1019 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE MONDAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT ON MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL BE EXTREMELY STRONG. AS A WARM FRONT TRACKS NORTH OF LONG ISLAND AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THESE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE...RESULTING IN POCKETS OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE REGION. NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1019 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ON MONDAY AS A POTENT FRONTAL SYSTEM IMPACTS THE REGION. AFTER THE WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH OF LONG ISLAND...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SCATTERED WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH PRECEDING THE COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST BEHIND PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. |