ABUS34 KNYC 102243

PNSNYC



PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT - PEAK WIND GUSTS

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

545 PM EST SAT FEB 10 2001



HERE IS A SUMMARY OF PEAK WIND GUSTS MEASURED BY U.S. GOVERNMENT 

AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. THESE 

WIND GUSTS WERE OBSERVED CLOSE TO THE TIME THAT A COLD FRONT CROSSED 

THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST. THESE GUSTS WERE GENERALLY OBSERVED 

DURING THE TIME PERIOD FROM 8 TO 11 AM SATURDAY MORNING.



WIND SPEEDS ARE GIVEN IN MPH.



SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...

 

LOCATION                    PK WIND GUST (MPH)



ORANGE COUNTY...

MONTGOMERY AIRPORT          40

STEWART AIRPORT/NEWBURGH    32



WESTCHESTER COUNTY...

AIRPORT IN WHITE PLAINS     41



NEW YORK COUNTY...

CENTRAL PARK                39



QUEENS COUNTY...

LAGUARDIA AIRPORT           47

JFK AIRPORT                 46



SUFFOLK COUNTY...

FARMINGDALE AIRPORT         47

ISLIP AIRPORT               43

SHIRLEY AIRPORT             40

WESTHAMPTON BEACH AIRPORT   46

EAST HAMPTON AIRPORT        31

MONTAUK POINT               39



NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...



BERGEN COUNTY...

TETERBORO AIRPORT           36



ESSEX COUNTY...

CALDWELL AIRPORT            38

NEWARK AIRPORT              47



SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...



FAIRFIELD COUNTY...

DANBURY AIRPORT             38

BRIDGEPORT                  44 



NEW HAVEN COUNTY...

OXFORD AIRPORT              36



NEW LONDON COUNTY...

GROTON AIRPORT              43



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