Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service
...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-
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE COAST BY SUNDAY MORNING THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A WEST TO NORTHWEST DIRECTION. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT THE SAME SPEEDS UNTIL AROUND NOON TIME ON SUNDAY AND THEN SLOWLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH.
THESE WINDS WILL BE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. THESE WINDS AND THE GUSTS WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO EFFECT AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN ESPECIALLY AREAS ABOVE 1000 FT.
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBPAGE AT
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/OKX FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
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