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WGUS61 KOKX 121928
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
328 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

...FLOODING POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

NYZ072>075-078>081-176>179-131000-
/O.EXT.KOKX.FA.A.0002.130613T1200Z-130615T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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-
328 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...BRONX...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)... 
  NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK...NORTHERN NASSAU...NORTHERN QUEENS... 
  NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)...SOUTHEASTERN 
  SUFFOLK...SOUTHERN NASSAU...SOUTHERN QUEENS AND SOUTHWESTERN 
  SUFFOLK. 

* FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

* LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES ON
  THURSDAY...THEN WILL LIFT NORTH AND PASS SOUTH AND EAST OF LONG
  ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL
  MEANDER EAST OF CAPE COD FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE DEPARTING ON
  SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WITH SIGNIFICANT
  RAINFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 2 1/2 TO 3 1/2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS...POSSIBLY UP TO 5 INCHES...DURING THIS TIME.
  THIS WILL RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.

&&

$$

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>071-131000-
/O.CON.KOKX.FA.A.0002.130613T1200Z-130615T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
328 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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...EASTERN 
  BERGEN...EASTERN ESSEX...EASTERN PASSAIC...EASTERN UNION... 
  HUDSON...WESTERN BERGEN...WESTERN ESSEX...WESTERN PASSAIC AND 
  WESTERN UNION. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER... 
  ORANGE...PUTNAM...ROCKLAND AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER. 

* FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING

* LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES ON
  THURSDAY...THEN WILL LIFT NORTH AND PASS SOUTH AND EAST OF LONG
  ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL
  MEANDER EAST OF CAPE COD FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE DEPARTING ON
  SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WITH SIGNIFICANT
  RAINFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 2 1/2 TO 3 1/2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS...POSSIBLY UP TO 5 INCHES...DURING THIS TIME.
  THIS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...AS WELL AS URBAN
  AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. MAIN STEM RIVERS COULD APPROACH
  BANKFULL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.

&&

$$

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