SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 739 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 945 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
739 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
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SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
739 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
RADAR SHOWED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA.
UP TO ONE INCH OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED BY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IS LIKELY.
THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST RAIN WILL COINCIDE WITH THE EARLY MORNING
COMMUTE...FALLING IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS MAY
RESULT IN FLOODING OF URBAN LOCATIONS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AND
LOW LYING AREAS.
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME
TO REACH DESTINATIONS.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 712 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 645 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
.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.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
.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...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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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.
$$

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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SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
444 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...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. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING...CONTINUING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 7 AM AND NOON.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE
INCREASING AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING...AND REMAINING STRONG THROUGH
MOST OF THE NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE WEST ARE ONCE AGAIN
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.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 418 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH AROUND MIDDAY...
.A DEVELOPING COASTAL LOW OVER SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...WILL TRACK TO
CENTRAL LONG ISLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TO NEAR BOSTON BY
EVENING. THIS LOW WILL CAUSE A WINTRY MIX MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF
NEW YORK CITY THIS MORNING...AND ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
LOWER HUDSON VALLEY INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
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NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-
418 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING...BEFORE
CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN NEW HAVEN
COUNTY...1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS EASTERN PASSAIC AND WESTERN BERGEN
COUNTIES...AND AROUND AN INCH ACROSS NORTHERN MIDDLESEX AND NEW
LONDON COUNTIES. A GLAZE OF ICE IS ALSO EXPECTED ON TOP OF THE
SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$

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.
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