Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
410 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

NJZ005-006-011-NYZ072>081-111000-
ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
410 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   BLIZZARD WARNING.

.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.

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Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
442 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

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WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
442 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS LONG
ISLAND...NEW YORK CITY AND THE FIVE BOROUGHS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS
OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY THROUGH 730 AM. THIS WILL RESULT IN
VISIBILITIES LOWERED TO BELOW A MILE. THIS SNOW WILL BEGIN TO
STICK TO THE ROADWAYS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...MAKING FOR
SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING SO
TRAVELING IS NOT ADVISED.

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Blizzard Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
340 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT AREA TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND PASS JUST TO THE SOUTH...
BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION.

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/O.NEW.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.100210T0840Z-100211T1100Z/
ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
340 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET
AT TIMES THIS MORNING...BUT WILL OTHERWISE BE HEAVY AT TIMES
DURING THE DAY...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
POSSIBLE. SOME SOUTH COASTAL LOCATIONS COULD MIX WITH RAIN THIS
MORNING.

BY THE TIME SNOW ENDS TONIGHT...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.

AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME
QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...AGAIN MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS TURN TO THE NORTH BY TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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