TROPICAL STORM WARNING
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 705 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WILL PASS EAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING...IMPACTS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...EASTERN LONG ISLAND...AND THE COASTAL WATERS... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX...SOUTHERN NEW LONDON... SUFFOLK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF LONG ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...ESSEX...HUDSON...UNION...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...BRONX...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...QUEENS AND NASSAU. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR COASTAL WATERS SURROUNDING LONG ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORTHERN NEW LONDON. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 6 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.3N...LONGITUDE 74.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL IS FORECAST TO PASS ABOUT 150 MILES EAST OF MONTAUK POINT ON LONG ISLAND...OR ABOUT 250 MILES EAST OF NEW YORK CITY FRIDAY EVENING. THE GREATEST IMPACTS WILL BE ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND...SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...AND THE ADJACENT WATERS. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. IMPACTS CAN BE FELT HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF PROPERTY. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON AROUND 9AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. 705 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 60 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL...WITH ABOUT A 1 FT SURGE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH
HURRICANE EARL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 705 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WILL PASS EAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING...IMPACTS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...EASTERN LONG ISLAND...AND THE COASTAL WATERS... .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX...SOUTHERN NEW LONDON... SUFFOLK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF LONG ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...ESSEX...HUDSON...UNION...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...BRONX...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...QUEENS AND NASSAU. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR COASTAL WATERS SURROUNDING LONG ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NORTHERN NEW LONDON. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 6 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.3N...LONGITUDE 74.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL IS FORECAST TO PASS ABOUT 150 MILES EAST OF MONTAUK POINT ON LONG ISLAND...OR ABOUT 250 MILES EAST OF NEW YORK CITY FRIDAY EVENING. THE GREATEST IMPACTS WILL BE ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND...SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT...AND THE ADJACENT WATERS. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. IMPACTS CAN BE FELT HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF PROPERTY. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON AROUND 9AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. 705 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME RANGE FROM 36 PERCENT ACROSS NASSAU COUNTY...TO AROUND 20 PERCENT IN NYC. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST FOR UPDATES. THE ONSET OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN LAST INTO THE EVENING. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE EARL PASSES EAST OF THE AREA...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING INCLUDE THE SHORELINES ADJACENT TO LONG ISLAND SOUND ANS THE BACK BAYS OF NASSAU AND QUEENS DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE OCCURS IN NYC AROUND 4 PM EDT...AND ACROSS LONG ISLAND AROUND 7 PM EDT. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS A CHANCE THAT LARGE WAVES TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION...WITH WASHOVERS POSSIBLE ALONG ATLANTIC FACING SHORELINES. ...RIP CURRENTS... INCREASINGLY HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ON THE OCEAN WILL DEVELOP TODAY...WITH SURF CONDITIONS REMAINING DANGEROUS INTO THE WEEKEND AT OCEAN BEACHES.
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