HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 551 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 530 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 Expires:200912261030;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
518 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
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SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
518 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE COMBINATION OF PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THE STORM...AND LOW
LEVEL COLD AIR REINFORCED BY THE SNOW PACK AND RETREATING HIGH
PRESSURE COULD LEAD TO SOME ICING LATER TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF
PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THE STORM...AND LOW LEVEL COLD AIR
REINFORCED BY THE SNOW PACK AND RETREATING HIGH PRESSURE COULD
LEAD TO SOME ICING SATURDAY MORNING.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD TURN TO ALL RAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THEN RAIN COMBINED WITH THE SNOWMELT COULD CREATE FLOODING
CONCERNS AS WELL.
.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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FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY
Issue Date: 421 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...
.AS LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES...RAIN
WILL MOVE IN FROM WEST TO EAST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS IT
DOES SO...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING...RESULTING IN
ICE ACCUMULATION AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
420 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SATURDAY.
AS AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION MOVES IN LATER TODAY...TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. AS SUCH...RAIN WILL FREEZE ON CONTACT WITH THE
SURFACE RESULTING IN ICE ACCRETION ON ALL SURFACES. UP TO A
QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...EXCEPT A
QUARTER TO JUST UNDER A HALF AN INCH ACROSS PORTIONS OF ORANGE
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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