HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 637 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
636 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
CTZ005>008-NJZ002>004-NYZ067>070-231100-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
636 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
...SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN EVENT POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...
A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE GREAT LAKES FRIDAY...WILL
DEVELOP A SECONDARY LOW OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES BY SATURDAY
MORNING. THESE TWO LOWS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY...AS AN
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY RETREATS NORTHEAST INTO THE CANADIAN
MARITIME PROVINCES. THE COMBINATION OF PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF LOW
AND LOW LEVEL COLD AIR BEING RE-ENFORCED BY THE SNOW PACK AND THE
RETREATING HIGH...COULD PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT ICING EVENT ACROSS
INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
MORNING.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD TURN TO ALL RAIN SATURDAY...POSSIBLY
HEAVY. THIS COULD CREATE FLOODING CONCERNS AS WELL.
THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TIMING...STRENGTH AND
TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM. IF THE COASTAL LOW IS WEAKER OR FORMS FARTHER
NORTH THAN EXPECTED...LESS COLD AIR WILL BE TRAPPED NEAR THE
SURFACE...REDUCING THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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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.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 502 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
502 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-221500-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-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-
502 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
SOME MELTING OF THE SNOW PACK OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY.
WIDESPREAD SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT CAUSED WATER ON ANY
UNTREATED SURFACES TO REFREEZE. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF DRIVING EARLY THIS MORNING AS SOME ROADS COULD
BE ICY.
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