000 NOUS41 KOKX 030940 PNSOKX CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-032129- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 540 AM EDT SUN SEP 3 2006 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL WIND GUST OBSERVATIONS TAKEN ON SEPTEMBER 2ND WHEN THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO COMBINED WITH A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE NORTH TO CREATE STRONG WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC *********************MAXIMUM WIND SPEED********************* LOCATION MAXIMUM WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS SPEED OF (MPH) MEASUREMENT CONNECTICUT ...FAIRFIELD COUNTY... NORWALK 57 215 PM 9/2 AWS OLD GREENWICH 57 238 PM 9/2 SPOTTER BRIDGEPORT 53 626 PM 9/2 KBDR ASOS WESTPORT 49 1145 AM 9/2 AWS DANBURY 35 1235 PM 9/2 KDXR ASOS ...NEW HAVEN COUNTY... WEST HAVEN 54 330 PM 9/2 SPOTTER NEW HAVEN/TWEED 37 1046 PM 9/2 KHVN ASOS ...NEW LONDON COUNTY... GROTON/NEW LONDON 39 316 PM 9/2 KGON ASOS NEW JERSEY ...BERGEN COUNTY... BERGENFIELD 45 245 PM 9/2 SPOTTER TETERBORO 41 458 PM 9/2 KTEB ASOS ...ESSEX COUNTY... NEWARK 43 411 PM 9/2 KEWR ASOS CALDWELL 38 547 PM 9/2 KCDW ASOS ...HUDSON COUNTY... JERSEY CITY 46 300 PM 9/2 AWS HARRISON 36 230 PM 9/2 SPOTTER NEW YORK ...KINGS COUNTY... BAY RIDGE 52 430 PM 9/2 AWS ...NASSAU COUNTY... LIDO BEACH 57 245 PM 9/2 AWS OCEANSIDE 55 145 PM 9/2 AWS JONES BEACH ISLAND 52 1115 AM 9/2 AWS BELLMORE 48 115 PM 9/2 AWS WANTAGH 46 1200 PM 9/2 AWS FARMINGDALE 41 336 PM 9/2 KFRG ASOS ...QUEENS COUNTY... NYC/JFK ARPT 51 313 PM 9/2 KJFK ASOS NYC/LA GUARDIA 46 530 AM 9/2 KLGA ASOS ...RICHMOND COUNTY... ANNADALE 49 215 PM 9/2 AWS ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... SHINNECOCK INLET 55 356 PM 9/2 LISHORE WESTHAMPTON 46 758 PM 9/2 KFOK ASOS MONTAUK 45 500 PM 9/2 AWS ISLIP 44 1023 PM 9/2 KISP ASOS LINDENHURST 44 434 PM 9/2 SPOTTER SHIRLEY 35 259 PM 9/2 KHWV ASOS ...WESTCHESTER COUNTY... EASTCHESTER 48 600 PM 9/2 AWS $$ EKSTER