Re: Here comes the snow
Posted by Fred on 1/22/2016, 1:52 pm
..NOR`EASTER TO IMPACT THE AREA WITH SNOW AND WIND LATE TONIGHT
INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

NJZ006-105>108-NYZ072>075-078>081-176>179-222300-
/O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.160123T0900Z-160124T1700Z/
HUDSON-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
654 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO NOON
EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY...COASTAL
 PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...AND LONG ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
 DAMAGING WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO
 VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND
 STRONG WINDS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY. SECONDARY AND
 TERTIARY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN
 POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS.


...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON EST
SATURDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 PM EST SUNDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH SHORE OF
 NYC...AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL LONG ISLAND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...2 TO 3 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES SATURDAY
 MORNING AND 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
 SATURDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE SATURDAY MORNING
 HIGH TIDE CYCLE...AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY MAJOR DURING THE
 SATURDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. THE MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING
 THREAT IS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE SOUTH SHORE BAY LOCALES OF
 NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES...WITH UP TO 3 FT OF INUNDATION.

* BEACH IMPACTS...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES
 ON THE SHORE OF LONG ISLAND MAY RESULT IN EROSION OF DUNES AND
 LOCALIZED OVERWASH FOR THE BARRIER BEACHES FROM FIRE ISLAND
 AND POINTS WEST SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MODERATE FLOODING SATURDAY MORNING.
 MODERATE TO LOCALIZED MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING SATURDAY EVENING
 WITH INUNDATION SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE ISOLATED STRUCTURAL
 DAMAGE ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS
 AND PROPERTIES. SEVERAL ROADS WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSABLE. LIVES
 MAY BE AT RISK FOR PEOPLE WHO PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM/S WAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

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