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Watches and Warnings Merrick Forecast
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NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-R
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
543 AM EST WED DEC 14 2005
...AWINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...
AS COLD HIGH PRESSURE RETREATS TO CANADA ON THURSDAY...A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF COAST STATES. THIS
LOW IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTH ALONG THE EAST
COAST THURSDAY NIGHT...PASSING JUST EAST OF NEW YORK CITY DURING
THE DAY FRIDAY.
THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH COLD AIR IN PLACE LATE THURSDAY EVENING FOR
THE PRECIPITATION TO START OFF AS A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND FREEZING RAIN...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS TO THE NORTH AND WEST
OF NEW YORK CITY. THEN...AS WARMER MARITIME AIR STARTS TO INFILTRATE
THE REGION...THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
CHANGE OVER TO RAIN FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT WELL NORTH AND WEST OF
NEW YORK CITY.
AT THIS TIME...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST
AND LAST THE LONGEST ACROSS PARTS OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT...WHERE
A SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE NEW YORK
CITY METRO AREA...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER THREAT WILL
BE POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATION DURING THURSDAY NIGHT.
even though we're slightly east of the city.. i'm feelin' good about this one!
