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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: March 14, 2013, 02:17:11 PM »

38.5°F Partly Cloudy/Windy

Warmest temp on the 12z GFS 16-day forecast is only 56°F. 

482

General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: March 13, 2013, 02:13:27 PM »

51.1°F Partly Cloudy

483

General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: March 12, 2013, 02:46:22 PM »

49.7°F Rain

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: March 11, 2013, 09:31:21 PM »

I'm also having trouble with the new change. I'm used to the sun rising at 5 am, now I'm going to be in school before the sun rises. S__S

That's like here. Before DST, the sun would rise around 6:16am, before I leave for school (6:30am), now the sun doesn't rise until 7:15am and when I go to the bus stop it's dark as anything. But, I can care less about dark mornings, as long as the evenings are bright.

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The Game Room / Re: Guess the Next Poster

« on: March 11, 2013, 05:23:43 PM »

Yes 

Jim?

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: March 11, 2013, 05:23:07 PM »

49.3°F Overcast

We may not see any real signs of spring until the first week of April if this -NAO continues through the end of March.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: March 09, 2013, 02:42:59 PM »

54.5°F Sunny 

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: March 09, 2013, 02:08:52 PM »

Looking forward to it. Can't stand the early sunsets , which set as early as 4:25pm during winter. I don't care about it being light or dark in the morning. Having an extra hour in the evening is great, because it give you more time to enjoy the day, be outside and enjoy the sunshine. The sun starts setting around 6:55pm as of tomorrow with civil twilight going to 7:22pm. Love it!!! 

489

General Discussion / Re: What are you listening to?

« on: March 08, 2013, 11:01:24 PM »

Moby - The Low Hum 

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Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: March 08, 2013, 10:54:19 PM »

This storm really sucked here. My town was in the screwzone. Places just 1,2,3 miles north of here have snow on the ground, not us. We had 2.8" on the ground as of 10:00am this morning, now all melted and gone. Now at 32.8" on the season, places 5-10 miles north of me are around 45" on the season. a few miles can make a world of difference. That's what I get for being in the warmer part of the island. Long Island climatology sucks!

The following are unofficial observations taken during the storm
that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to
Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters and
media for these reports. This summary is also available on our home
Page at weather.Gov/NYC

********************storm total snowfall********************

Location storm total time/date comments
                     snowfall of
                     /inches/ measurement

Connecticut

... Fairfield County...
   Newtown 13.1 245 PM 3/08 public
   Shelton 13.0 300 PM 3/08 public
   New Canaan 12.8 1200 PM 3/08 CT dot
   New Fairfield 12.0 230 PM 3/08 public
   Danbury 11.7 330 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Stamford 10.0 130 PM 3/08 public
   Bridgeport 10.0 400 PM 3/08 co-op observer
   Redding 10.0 900 am 3/08 public
   Greenwich 10.0 900 am 3/08 public
   Norwalk 9.5 1030 am 3/08 public
   Weston 7.0 900 am 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Darien 6.5 1200 PM 3/08 CT dot
   Old Greenwich 6.0 1155 am 3/08 Skywarn spotter

... Middlesex County...
   Middletown 14.0 100 PM 3/08 public
   Old Saybrook 7.3 1200 PM 3/08 CT dot
   Haddam 7.0 1200 PM 3/08 CT dot

... New Haven County...
   Seymour 14.5 230 PM 3/08 public
   Wolcott 14.5 220 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Prospect 14.0 100 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Woodbridge 13.5 1240 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Bethany 12.0 1234 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Waterbury 11.5 200 PM 3/08 public
   Naugatuck 10.7 1227 PM 3/08 public
   Southbury 10.5 200 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Oxford 10.5 1240 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Cheshire 10.0 100 PM 3/08 public
   North Branford 10.0 1158 am 3/08 public
   Meriden 9.5 1200 PM 3/08 CT dot
   Beacon Falls 8.3 1200 PM 3/08 CT dot
   Hamden 8.3 1200 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   New Haven 7.0 1200 PM 3/08 CT dot
   Madison 7.0 1045 am 3/08 public
   Milford 6.5 1200 PM 3/08 CT dot
   North Haven 6.0 254 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter

... New London County...
   Colchester 15.0 1200 PM 3/08 CT dot
   Gilman 13.0 230 PM 3/08 public
   Norwich 7.3 1200 PM 3/08 CT dot
   Waterford 7.0 223 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Gales Ferry 6.5 220 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Ledyard Center 6.0 355 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Stonington 4.3 200 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Groton 3.5 1200 PM 3/08 CT dot

New Jersey

... Bergen County...
   Oakland 8.8 115 PM 3/08 public
   Paramus 8.0 130 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Mahwah 7.8 1230 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   East Rutherford 7.5 130 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   North Arlington 7.5 115 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Ridgewood 7.3 100 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Allendale 7.1 115 PM 3/08 public
   Glen Rock 6.3 1210 PM 3/08 public
   Fair Lawn 5.0 1000 am 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Ramsey 4.8 100 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Rivervale 4.8 430 PM 3/08 public

... Essex County...
   Cedar Grove 7.5 226 PM 3/08 public
   West Orange 7.0 200 PM 3/08 public
   Newark Airport 6.7 400 PM 3/08 FAA contract observer
   Belleville 6.7 115 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Bloomfield 6.5 130 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Millburn 6.1 130 PM 3/08 public

... Hudson County...
   Harrison 7.8 300 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Jersey City 5.3 130 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Secaucus 4.8 130 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter

... Passaic County...
   West Paterson 9.5 200 PM 3/08 public
   Wayne 9.0 100 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   West Milford 8.5 215 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Clifton 8.0 300 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Ringwood 7.3 400 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Hawthorne 5.9 430 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter

... Union County...
   Elizabeth 7.1 300 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Fanwood 6.0 910 am 3/08 public
   Cranford 5.5 345 PM 3/08 public

New York

... Bronx County...
   Bedford Park 7.0 1130 am 3/08 public
   Throgs Neck 5.6 1115 am 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Pelham Parkway house 5.0 1035 am 3/08 public
   1 NE Riverdale 5.0 312 PM 3/08 cocorahs
   Parkchester 4.1 400 PM 3/08 public

... Kings County...
   Midwood 5.0 1200 PM 3/08 public
   Marine Park 4.3 100 PM 3/08 public
   Sheepshead Bay 4.0 1200 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Midwood 3.4 153 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter

... Nassau County...
   New Hyde Park 8.2 300 PM 3/08 public
   Syosset 8.0 800 am 3/08 public
   Woodmere 7.2 300 PM 3/08 public
   Mineola 7.1 1230 PM 3/08 public
   Floral Park 7.1 845 am 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Garden City 6.3 1030 am 3/08 public
   Valley Stream 6.2 1030 am 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Bellerose 4.5 1030 am 3/08 public

... New York County...
   Central Park 4.0 400 PM 3/08 Central Park Zoo
   Harlem 1.7 300 PM 3/08 cocorahs
   Hamilton Heights 1.2 1000 am 3/08 cocorahs

... Orange County...
   Chester 15.5 100 PM 3/08 public
   Harriman 15.0 200 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Monroe 13.2 1200 PM 3/08 public
   New Windsor 11.0 245 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   south Blooming Grove 10.5 1240 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Greenville 10.5 100 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Warwick 10.1 330 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Newburgh 10.0 300 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Middletown 9.8 230 PM 3/08 public
   Washingtonville 8.6 400 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Florida 7.8 1000 am 3/08 public

... Putnam County...
   Kent Cliffs 13.0 1015 am 3/08 public
   Brewster 12.0 1104 am 3/08 public
   Mahopac 8.0 1253 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter

... Queens County...
   Bayside 6.7 1045 am 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Middle Village 6.0 300 PM 3/08 cocorahs
   Whitestone 6.0 200 PM 3/08 public
   Rego Park 5.9 345 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Astoria 4.9 300 PM 3/08 public
   Woodside 4.5 1112 am 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   1 WSW Walden terrace 4.2 300 PM 3/08 cocorahs
   South Ozone Park 4.0 645 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   NYC/La Guardia 3.1 400 PM 3/08 FAA contract observer
   NYC/JFK Airport 3.0 400 PM 3/08 FAA contract observer

... Richmond County...
   Great Kills 7.3 330 PM 3/08 public
   Staten Island 6.7 147 PM 3/08 public
   Graniteville 5.3 1200 PM 3/08 cocorahs
   Dongan Hills 4.8 1245 PM 3/08 public
   WillowBrook 3.9 1000 am 3/08 cocorahs
   Arrochar 1.3 1100 am 3/08 Skywarn spotter

... Rockland County...
   new Hempstead 6.5 1130 am 3/08 public
   New City 6.4 1145 am 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Pearl River 6.0 1000 am 3/08 public
   Suffern 5.2 135 PM 3/08 public
   Sloatsburg 5.0 900 am 3/08 public

... Suffolk County...
   Orient 7.1 1210 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Shoreham 5.8 200 PM 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   East Northport 5.5 1000 am 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Smithtown 5.0 1100 am 3/08 public
   Upton 4.9 330 PM 3/08 NWS office
   Yaphank 4.6 400 PM 3/08 public
   Riverhead 4.3 900 am 3/08 NWS employee
   Islip Airport 4.2 512 PM 3/08 FAA contract observer
   North Babylon 3.2 702 PM 3/08 public
   Bay Shore 2.8 1000 am 3/08 NWS employee

... Westchester County...
   Chappaqua 12.5 1000 am 3/08 public
   Armonk 12.3 1240 PM 3/08 public
   Hawthorne 10.5 830 am 3/08 public
   Port Chester 10.0 100 PM 3/08 public
   White Plains 10.0 1110 am 3/08 public
   Harrison 9.5 1130 am 3/08 public
   Mamaroneck 9.5 1100 am 3/08 public
   Hastings-On-Hudson 8.5 130 PM 3/08 public
   Harrison 8.0 1025 am 3/08 Skywarn spotter
   Yonkers 8.0 1245 PM 3/08 dept of public works
   Hartsdale 7.8 1255 PM 3/08 public
   Scarsdale 7.8 1255 PM 3/08 public
   Somers 7.6 1140 am 3/08 public
   Eastchester 7.5 1230 PM 3/08 public
   Ardsley 7.5 1255 PM 3/08 dept of public works
   Elmsford 7.2 1100 am 3/08 public 

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: March 08, 2013, 02:20:57 PM »

35.8°F Light Snow

For once I'm really pissed at weather. I got the lowest totals of anywhere in the region. Everything is melting, surface temps are way too warm, while everywhere else got anywhere from 5-12" of snow, I only got about 2.8" which is basically all melted by now. 

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: March 07, 2013, 09:01:04 PM »

33.8°F Light Snow

We've had snow storms where temps were just above freezing, and the snow would stick to at least the grass, but it's 33.8°F and absolutely nothing is sticking, everything is just wet. Also my little area seems to be getting juked out of the good snows.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: March 07, 2013, 04:02:12 PM »

... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until noon EST
Friday...

* locations... south central Connecticut... western and central
Suffolk County on Long Island.

* Hazard types... wet snow.

* Accumulations... snow accumulation of 3 to 6 inches.

* Temperatures... around 30 tonight... rising through the 30s Friday
morning.

* Timing... occasional light snow this evening will become steady
overnight and continue through Friday morning. Moderate snow
may fall at times.

* Impacts... accumulating snow on roadways could lead to
difficult traveling conditions through Friday morning. The
heavy... wet snow... combined with gusty winds could lead to
downed tree branches... and power lines.

* Winds... north 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow... sleet... or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities... and use caution while
driving.

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: March 07, 2013, 03:20:06 PM »

Well this storm was a bust (at least for part 1). One of the main reasons why it was a bust was because a lot of people put stock in the NAM, which showed about 6-8" here last night, only to wake up to nothing but a coating. Even the Euro had about 2-3" for us last night, every model busted. The main reason why we didn't wake up to that much snow was because the surface temps were too warm and precip rates were too low for anything to accumulate. It's been on/off snow here all day, but nothing accumulating. The NAM busted big time here. We are now entering part 2 of the storm, and once again, the NAM is showing ridiculously overdone QPF amounts vs. other models. It has about 1.5" of QPF from an inverted trough. The NAM snow maps show 12-14" here. All other models are showing anywhere from 3-8" here, if we are lucky enough to get anything accumulating. The model mayhem is really annoying. Why can't it just be spring already? Good news the GFS shows some 60's and 70's around the first day of spring, so that's something to look forward to.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: March 06, 2013, 05:41:19 PM »

Very difficult forecast for this storm, we can bust both too high and too low. I think we get slightly more than what the NWS calls for.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...
  SOUTHERN HUDSON RIVER VALLEY OF NEW YORK...PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
  NEW JERSEY...NYC METRO AREA...WESTERN AND CENTRAL LONG ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IS
  POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
  6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM THE UPPER 20S TO THE MID 30S.

* TIMING...A WINTRY MIX EARLY TONIGHT CHANGES TO ALL SNOW LATER
  TONIGHT. MODERATE SNOW MAY FALL AT TIMES THROUGH THE PERIOD.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW ON ROADWAYS COULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVELING CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO
  FRIDAY. THE HEAVY...WET SNOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS COULD
  LEAD TO DOWNED TREE BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$