Three-day weather forecast:
Monday, December 8, 2014

Three-day forecast for northeast Suffolk
National Weather Service in New York (4:53 a.m.)

Today  Partly sunny this morning…then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and drizzle this afternoon. Windy with highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Tonight Cloudy. A chance of rain and drizzle in the evening… Then rain after midnight. Windy with lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph…increasing to 40 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 80 percent.

Tuesday Rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Very windy with highs in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy. Rain likely…mainly in the evening. Breezy with lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph…becoming south 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Wednesday Mostly cloudy. Rain likely…mainly in the morning. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Wednesday Night Cloudy. Scattered rain showers in the evening… Then scattered rain and snow showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

Satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Dec. 0, 2014

Flood Watch

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
428 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014

…NOR`EASTER TO BRING POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN ON TUESDAY…

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…NORTHERN FAIRFIELD… NORTHERN MIDDLESEX…NORTHERN NEW HAVEN…NORTHERN NEW LONDON…SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD…SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX…SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN AND SOUTHERN NEW LONDON. IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY… EASTERN BERGEN…EASTERN ESSEX…EASTERN PASSAIC…EASTERN UNION…HUDSON…WESTERN BERGEN…WESTERN ESSEX…WESTERN PASSAIC AND WESTERN UNION. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…BRONX… KINGS (BROOKLYN)…NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)…NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK…NORTHERN NASSAU…NORTHERN QUEENS…NORTHERN WESTCHESTER…NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK…ORANGE…PUTNAM… RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)…ROCKLAND…SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK… SOUTHERN NASSAU…SOUTHERN QUEENS…SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER AND SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK.

* FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT

* A SLOW MOVING COASTAL LOW WILL PARALLEL THE EASTERN SEABOARD ON TUESDAY…PASSING ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND IN THE EVENING. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY.

* RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY THE TIME THE EVENT ENDS TUESDAY NIGHT…WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING…BUT SOME SMALL RIVERS AND STREAM ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY MAY REACH OR EXCEED BANKFULL. THIS SAME REGION RECEIVED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL JUST A COUPLE OF DAY AGO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

High Wind Watch

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
416 AM EST MON DEC 8 2014

…NOR`EASTER TO BRING POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ON TUESDAY…

…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS…NEW YORK CITY…COASTAL CONNECTICUT…SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER…AND LONG ISLAND.

* HAZARDS…HIGH WINDS.

* WINDS…NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING…STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM LATE MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS…DOWNED TREE LIMBS…SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES…AND MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH…OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.