| HIGH WIND WATCH ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS OF LONG DURATION. * WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH MONDAY MORNING...BECOMING EAST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 70 TO 80 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY EXISTS. PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE. WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND SNAPPING OFF LARGE TREE BRANCHES. POWER OUTAGES COULD LAST AT LEAST SEVERAL DAYS. DEBRIS WILL BLOCK SOME ROADS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND HOMES IS POSSIBLE. WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS COULD BE BROKEN BY FLYING DEBRIS. HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 526 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 MONTAUK POINT NEW YORK TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY OUT 20 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING LONG ISLAND SOUND...LONG ISLAND BAYS AND NEW YORK HARBOR ANZ350-280915- MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM- 526 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY... MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .MON...E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. GUSTS UP TO 60 KT...INCREASING TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT...BUILDING TO 23 TO 28 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 KT. SEAS 25 TO 30 FT...SUBSIDING TO 21 TO 26 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT...SUBSIDING TO 17 TO 22 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 17 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING ..MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY MORNING... CTZ009>012-NYZ071-073>075-078>081-176>179-280545- /O.UPG.KOKX.CF.A.0001.121028T2300Z-121030T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.CF.W.0003.121029T1000Z-121030T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.SU.Y.0002.121028T2300Z-121030T2200Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 534 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 3 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 3 PM EDT TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...COASTLINES OF LONG ISLAND SOUND...THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES OF LONG ISLAND...PORTIONS OF NEW YORK HARBOR...AND TIDAL PORTIONS OF THE HUDSON AND CONNECTICUT RIVERS. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1 1/2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES SUNDAY NIGHT...2 TO 4 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES MONDAY MORNING...AND POTENTIAL FOR 4 TO 8 FT SURGE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION...BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FT ALONG OCEAN FACING SHORELINES BY LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...5 TO 8 FT WAVES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN FACING PORTIONS OF LONG ISLAND SOUND...PECONIC BAY...AND NEW YORK HARBOR. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BEACH EROSION AND LOCALIZED WASHOVERS. * TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH THE EVENING HIGH TIDES ON SUNDAY...WITH LIKELIHOOD FOR WIDESPREAD MODERATE FLOODING BY THE MONDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING...POSSIBLY TO RECORD LEVELS...IS LIKELY DURING THE MONDAY NIGHT HIGH TIDE CYCLES. MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IN POSSIBLE INTO THE TUESDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDES CYCLE. * IMPACTS...A LONG DURATION AND MAJOR COASTAL FLOOD EVENT IS EXPECTED TO START SUNDAY NIGHT AND PEAK MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE EXACT TRACK/TIMING OF THE COASTAL STORM WILL DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE OF COASTAL FLOODING MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING`S HIGH TIDE CYCLES...BUT THE POTENTIAL IS INCREASING FOR A MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING EVENT WITH SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION AND DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IN HISTORICALLY FLOOD PRONE SPOTS. |