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High Impact Coastal Storm Friday Through Saturday, 2/8-9/2013 Weather Briefing

This briefing from the NOAA's National Weather Service office in New York provides updates on an impending high impact coastal storm from February 8-9, 2013. The forecast calls for 1 to 3 feet of snow for Northern Long Island and 1 to 3 feet of coastal inundation for areas under coastal flood warning. Coastal flood watches have been issued for a potential 2 to 4 foot surge during Saturday morning high tides along the western shores of Long Island Sound and southern Nassau. Warnings have been issued for blizzard conditions, winter storm, high winds, and coastal flooding. Below freezing temperatures between 20-32 degrees are expected across the entire region from Friday evening through Sunday noon.

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High Impact Coastal Storm Friday Through Saturday, 2/8-9/2013 Weather Briefing

This briefing from the NOAA's National Weather Service office in New York provides updates on an impending high impact coastal storm from February 8-9, 2013. The forecast calls for 1 to 3 feet of snow for Northern Long Island and 1 to 3 feet of coastal inundation for areas under coastal flood warning. Coastal flood watches have been issued for a potential 2 to 4 foot surge during Saturday morning high tides along the western shores of Long Island Sound and southern Nassau. Warnings have been issued for blizzard conditions, winter storm, high winds, and coastal flooding. Below freezing temperatures between 20-32 degrees are expected across the entire region from Friday evening through Sunday noon.

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High Impact Coastal Storm Friday through Saturday, 2/8-9/2013 Weather Briefing

Prepared 10:00 am EST Friday, February 8, 2013

NOAAs National Weather Service New York, NY Office

Purpose of Briefing
Promote Situational Awareness Provide Guidance for Planning Briefing Applies to Area Shaded in Blue

CHANGES to Forecast
Snowfall Increased for Northern Long Island 1 -3 Feet of INUNDATION (Above Ground Level) for Areas under Coastal Flood Warning Coastal Flood Watches issued for a 2-4 Ft. Surge for Sat. Mornings High Tides 5 am Noon for Western Shores of LI Sound / Southern Nassau

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UNCERTAINTIES in Forecast
TIMING in the Change from Rain/Mixed Precip. to Snow for NYC/LI Amount of Precipitation that falls as Rain from 1 pm until 7 pm across NYC/LI More Rain could Mean Less Snow

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Warnings/Watches/Advisories
Warnings

BLIZZARD Red Winter Storm Pink Storm Purple Hurricane Winds Orange

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Satellite Image at 8:15 am

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Weather Map at 7 am

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7 PM This Evening

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7 AM Saturday Morning

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Storm Total Precipitation


(Liquid Equivalent) Forecast

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Latest Storm Total Snowfall Forecast

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Latest Wind Gust Forecast

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Coastal Flooding
Coastal Flood Warning This Evening (Western Long Island Sound, Peconic/Gardiners Bays, south shore LI Bays

Highest Surge: 3-5 feet This Eves High Tides 1 -3 Feet of INUNDATION

Some Structural Damage Along Ocean Facing Beaches Possible


High Wave action will exacerbate effects along N/NE facing shorelinesand immediate ocean facing shorelines
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Forecast Temperatures
BELOW 32 Degrees Area Wide

- FROM 7 pm This Evening Until Noon Sunday - 20s Tonight and Saturday/Teens and Single Numbers Sat. Night

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