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

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    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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    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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    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

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    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

    2/8/2013

    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

    2/8/2013

    Warnings/Watches/Advisories
    Warnings

    BLIZZARD Red Winter Storm Pink Storm Purple Hurricane Winds Orange

    2/8/2013

    Satellite Image at 8:15 am

    2/8/2013

    Weather Map at 7 am

    2/8/2013

    7 PM This Evening

    2/8/2013

    7 AM Saturday Morning

    2/8/2013

    Storm Total Precipitation


    (Liquid Equivalent) Forecast

    10

    2/8/2013

    Latest Storm Total Snowfall Forecast

    11

    2/8/2013

    Latest Wind Gust Forecast

    12

    2/8/2013

    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
    2/8/2013

    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

    2/8/2013

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