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Post by scannerman5555 on Feb 9, 2006 20:32:12 GMT -5
Special Weather Statement Statement as of 4:38 am EST on February 9, 2006
... A winter storm may affect the region Saturday and Sunday...
A weakening low pressure system moving through the Great Lakes Friday into Friday night will phase with another low moving out of southern Texas. This southern stream low will then deepen as it moves to the southeast coast by Saturday morning and into the mid Atlantic coast Saturday. The low will continue to intensify as it moves to off the New England coast Sunday. Plenty of cold air will be in place along with Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic moisture to give the potential for a significant snow event across the entire region... beginning Saturday and continuing into Sunday. There still is some uncertainty as to how close to the coast the low will track. If the low moves further offshore less snow will occur... a track further inland could bring higher amounts to inland areas with the possibility of a mix of rain and snow along the coast. Current expectations are for the possibility of a significant snowfall of 6 inches or more across much of southeastern New York... including New York City... northeastern New Jersey and southern Connecticut.
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Post by scannerman5555 on Feb 9, 2006 20:41:51 GMT -5
Special Weather Statement Statement as of 8:07 PM EST on February 9, 2006
... Potentially potent winter storm likely to effect the region Saturday night and Sunday...
An area of low pressure will move up the Carolina coastal plain Saturday... then strengthen as it moves northeast to near Cape Cod by midday Sunday. Plenty of cold air will already be in place ahead of the storm... this coupled with a large amount of Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic moisture being pumped into the region ahead of the storm... could cause a significant to potentially major snow event across the entire region. Currently expect snow to begin to fall by late Saturday afternoon... then become steadier and heavier Saturday night. The snow may mix with rain across eastern Long Island late Saturday night. For now the snow should taper off from east to west across most of the region by around midday Sunday.
In addition the storm is expected to produce gusty northeast winds which could cause some blowing and drifting of snow... and potentially minor coastal flooding across eastern Long Island and southern Connecticut coastal locations.
There still is some uncertainty as to the exact timing and how close to the coast the low will track. If the low moves further offshore less snow will occur over inland locations... a track further inland could bring higher amounts to inland areas with the possibility of a mix of rain and snow along the coast. Current expectations are for a significant to potentially major snowfall of 6 inches or more across much of southeastern New York... including New York City... northeastern New Jersey and southern Connecticut.
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