| Fun Tomorrow thru Sunday Very heavy rain 3-4+" possible,winds gusting to 50-60mph,Coastal flooding with tides 3-4 feet above normal,seas up to 20 feet with 8-12 foot waves break along the shore,beach erosion!!!!! Just hope I can get my car out of shop early so I can go out into the storm. *********************************************** COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 336 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...STRONG EAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BEACH EROSION AND POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING THIS WEEKEND... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIMES WITH INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE CAROLINA COAST INTO MARYLAND WILL CAUSE INCREASING EAST WINDS. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE THE WAVES AND RAISE TIDE LEVELS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY EVENING. NYZ075>077-080-081-131100- /O.NEW.KOKX.SU.Y.0001.100313T1100Z-100314T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.CF.A.0002.100313T2100Z-100314T0600Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 336 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH ON THE COAST THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY WILL PRODUCE AT LEAST MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND POSSIBLY MODERATE LEVELS OF COASTAL FLOODING ON SATURDAY EVENING. SEAS ON THE OCEAN WILL BUILD TO AROUND 10 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING AND AS HIGH AS 20 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. AS SUCH...WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET WILL BE BREAKING ON THE BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND. IN ADDITION...TIDE LEVELS INCREASING TO UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL MEAN POSSIBLE OVER-WASHES DURING THE HIGH TIDE SATURDAY EVENING. IN TERMS OF COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES WILL BE BUILDING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THUS WHILE SOME MINOR COASTAL MAY OCCUR VERY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE HIGH TIDE...THE CONCERN IS FOR SATURDAY EVENING WHEN TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH 3 TO POSSIBLE 3.5 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. ********************************************** ...STRONG WINDS ON SATURDAY... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE MID ATLANTIC COAST COMBINED WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIMES WILL RESULT IN A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION. EASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH SATURDAY MORNING WILL SLOWLY INCREASE DURING THE DAY AND GUST TO 50 MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST BY EVENING. CTZ006-009>012-NJZ005-006-011-NYZ071>081-130445- /O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0004.100313T1100Z-100314T0500Z/ NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 336 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE MID ATLANTIC COAST COMBINED WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIMES WILL RESULT IN A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION. EASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH SATURDAY MORNING WILL SLOWLY INCREASE DURING THE DAY AND GUST TO 50 MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST BY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ******************************************** ..FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT... .A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM TO OUR SOUTH WILL BRING STEADY RAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-131100- /O.EXT.KOKX.FA.A.0003.100313T1300Z-100314T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 411 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... BERGEN...EASTERN PASSAIC...ESSEX...HUDSON...UNION AND WESTERN PASSAIC. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...BRONX...KINGS (BROOKLYN)... NASSAU...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK... NORTHERN WESTCHESTER...NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK...ORANGE... PUTNAM...QUEENS...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)...ROCKLAND... SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER AND SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK. * FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * STEADY RAIN HAS OVERSPREAD REGION AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES. OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * RIVER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND MELTING OF SNOWPACK FROM FEBRUARY`S STORM THAT STILL EXISTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...ROCKLAND AND ORANGE COUNTY. ELSEWHERE...URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING WILL LIKELY MAKE SOME FLOOD PRONE ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE SATURATED GROUNDS...BASEMENT FLOODING COULD BE EXPERIENCED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... |