HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
530 AM EST THU NOV 13 2003

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
TIGHTEN OVER OUR AREA. AS A RESULT...DAMAGING HIGH WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TODAY...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEE NYCNPWOKX
FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG FRIDAY...BUT NOT AS STRONG AS
THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR FRIDAY. STAY TUNED FOR
DETAILS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

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HIGH WIND WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
508 AM EST THU NOV 13 2003

...HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION TODAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
TODAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SOUTH OF THIS CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL BE VERY TIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS ONLY A COUPLE OF THOUSAND
FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 60 TO 70 MILES PER
HOUR. A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THESE WINDS ALOFT WILL MAKE THEIR WAY TO
THE GROUND. THIS COMBINED WITH THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAKE
FOR A VERY WINDY DAY TODAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE FELT THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

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BERGEN NJ-BRONX NY-EASTERN PASSAIC NJ-ESSEX NJ-HUDSON NJ-
KINGS (BROOKLYN) NY-NASSAU NY-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY-
NORTHEAST SUFFOLK NY-NORTHERN FAIRFIELD CT-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX CT-
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN CT-NORTHERN NEW LONDON CT-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER NY-
NORTHWEST SUFFOLK NY-ORANGE NY-PUTNAM NY-QUEENS NY-
RICHMOND (STATEN IS.) NY-ROCKLAND NY-SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK NY-
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD CT-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX CT-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN CT-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON CT-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER NY-SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK NY-
UNION NJ-WESTERN PASSAIC NJ-
508 AM EST THU NOV 13 2003

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 AM EST
FRIDAY...

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHERE
SUSTAINED WINDS REACHING 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL...ESPECIALLY IN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE REGION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
GREATER...OR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF
THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE
CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES COULD ALSO BE
DOWNED...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

BE AWARE THAT WIND SPEEDS ARE LOCALLY INCREASED DRAMATICALLY WHEN
FUNNELED AROUND TALL BUILDINGS...SUCH AS THOSE THAT LINE THE NEW
YORK CITY STREETS.

THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ANYONE DRIVING ACROSS
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MAINTAIN A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL
AND KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES.



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