Three-day forecast for northeast Suffolk
National Weather Service in New York (4:53 a.m.)
Today Rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Windy with highs in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Tonight Rain likely. Breezy with lows in the upper 30s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Wednesday Showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the evening…then a chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Thursday Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow showers in the morning…then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the lower 40s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Thursday Night Mostly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the upper 20s.
Satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Dec. 9, 2014
Wind Advisory
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
350 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014
…NOR`EASTER WILL BRING STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON…
CTZ010>012-NYZ078>081-092100- /O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0009.141209T1300Z-141209T2200Z/ SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 350 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…
* LOCATIONS…SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL CONNECTICUT AND SUFFOLK COUNTY LONG ISLAND. HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
* HAZARDS…STRONG WINDS.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
* TIMING…STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES FROM DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE…POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH… OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH…ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Flood Advisory
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NEW YORK NY 400 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014
…NOR`EASTER WILL BRING MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND WASHOVERS ALONG THE ATLANTIC OCEAN SHORES THROUGH TUESDAY…
CTZ011-012-NYZ079-081-091900- /O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0019.141209T1500Z-141209T2000Z/ SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 400 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014
…COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…
* LOCATIONS…COASTAL AREAS ALONG EASTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND… PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS…AND ALONG THE ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES.
* TIDAL DEPARTURES…2 TO 2 1/2 FEET.
* TIMING…MINOR FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE CYCLES LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…1 TO 2 FT OF INUNDATION OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES DUE TO HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE SPLASH OVER AND HEAVY RAIN. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND LIKELY WASH-OVERS ONTO BEACH ROADS AND PROPERTIES ALONG THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
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