FLOOD STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1049 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

Expires:200912091700;;
WGUS81 KOKX 091547
FLSOKX
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1047 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
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1047 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAPID RIVER RISES IN...
  UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL NOON EST...
* AT 1037 AM EST...ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED TO THE EAST
OF THE ADVISORY AREA...A FEW SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS UNION
COUNTY ARE EITHER FLOODING OR CLOSE TO BANKFUL.
ELIZABETH RIVER AT URSINO LAKE IS CURRENTLY ABOVE CAUTION STAGE AND
CONTINUES TO RISE. RAHWAY RIVER AT SPRINGFIELD IS CURRENTLY ABOVE
ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 5.5 FEET. AT THESE LEVELS ONLY MINOR FLOODING HAS
BEEN REPORTED OR IS EXPECTED. RIVER AND STREAMS SHOULD CREST SHORTLY
AND SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. TURN AROUND AND
FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL FLOOD QUICKLY...POSSIBLY COVERING ROADS
AND FLOODING NEARBY LOW AREAS.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF THE FLOODING THREAT INCREASES...OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED.
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LAT...LON 4072 7438 4067 7415 4064 7416 4063 7420
      4060 7419 4059 7421 4059 7424 4058 7427
      4059 7431 4060 7442
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 957 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
&&
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.
$$

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 444 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND ONCE
AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...
.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT DUE TO A STRONG STORM PASSING THROUGH
THE AREA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE COASTAL REGION THIS
MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
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ESSEX-UNION-
444 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE WEST ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO
30 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS
DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...
OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
$$

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 206 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...
.DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION
WEDNESDAY. A WARM FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING
AND MOVES TO THE EAST BY AFTERNOON.
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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-
206 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN
FAIRFIELD...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX...NORTHERN NEW HAVEN...NORTHERN
NEW LONDON...SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX...
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN AND SOUTHERN NEW LONDON. 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
* SNOW ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL CHANGE TO RAIN. CLOSER TO THE
COAST...PLAIN RAIN WILL OCCUR. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVY
AT TIMES ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH THE MORNING.
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 1/2 TO 2 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY UP TO 2 1/2 INCHES IF ANY PERSISTENT RAIN BANDS DEVELOP.
THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST RAIN MAY COINCIDE WITH THE MORNING
COMMUTE...AND MAY FALL IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
THIS MAY RESULTING IN FLOODING OF URBAN...SMALL STREAMS AND
OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
$$