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Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: March 05, 2013, 06:52:28 PM »

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EST
THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY...LONG
  ISLAND...COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...HUDSON
  COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS
  WILL BE NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN BECOME NORTH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND
  LIMBS...AS WELL AS DAMAGE POWER LINES. DRIVING WILL BE
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...
OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MPS

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK
  COUNTY AND BARRIER BEACH COMMUNITIES.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...BETWEEN 2.0 AND 3.0 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL
  TIDES.

* BEACH EROSION...8 TO 14 FT BREAKING WAVES WILL RESULT IN
  MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION ALONG ATLANTIC FACING
  COASTLINES.

* TIMING...DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WHILE MOST LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR
  FLOODING... THERE MAY BE LOCALIZED MODERATE FLOODING IN SOME
  OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS DUE TO THE
  HEIGHT OF THE STORM TIDE OR WAVE SPLASH OVER. MAJORITY OF
  ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY ISOLATED CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

&&

18z 4-Km NAM 60hr total snowfall (about 12-16" for us)

497

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

« on: March 05, 2013, 02:45:25 PM »

49.1°F Mostly Sunny

498

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

« on: March 04, 2013, 04:29:56 PM »

40.9°F Scattered Clouds

Could have possibly over a foot of paste if some of the more amped model solutions verify. BL issues though 

499

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

« on: March 03, 2013, 07:41:19 PM »

34.7°F Light Snow

500

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

« on: March 02, 2013, 08:38:44 PM »

36.9°F Light Snow

501

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

« on: March 02, 2013, 01:23:29 PM »

I'm FINALLY seeing SNOW! First flakes I've seen this entire winter. 

Congrats Tav.

41.2°F Overcast...typical March, cloudy weather 99.9% of the time. 

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Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: March 01, 2013, 08:21:01 PM »

February 2013 was the snowiest February on record here. Islip had a lot more than I did this month due to the immense gradient from the Blizzard of 2013. Also the first time since January 2011 where we had a month with no 50F+ days.

503

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

« on: March 01, 2013, 05:59:45 PM »

42.8°F Overcast

March is the cloudiest month on average here with almost 80% cloud cover.

504

General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: March 01, 2013, 05:58:30 PM »

Temp wise, it doesn't feel like spring. But the longer days are already giving me a spring feel. I can't wait for daylight savings time. Our snow chances aren't done yet either. I love snow but I just want winter to end already.

505

Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: February 28, 2013, 09:25:41 PM »

...HEAVY SHOWER WITH SMALL HAIL WILL IMPACT PARTS OF WESTERN SUFFOLK
COUNTY...

AT 857 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A HEAVY SHOWER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL NEAR SETAUKET...
MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

THIS HEAVY SHOWER WILL BE...
  NEAR CORAM BY 920 PM.
  NEAR FARMINGVILLE BY 925 PM.
  NEAR MIDDLE ISLAND BY 930 PM.
  5 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOLBROOK BY 945 PM.
  NEAR MEDFORD BY 950 PM.
  NEAR YAPHANK BY 1000 PM.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED.

LAT...LON 4068 7304 4074 7289 4075 7289 4075 7292
      4073 7295 4074 7302 4072 7304 4072 7308
      4092 7321 4098 7309 4097 7306 4098 7297
      4090 7288 4086 7290 4080 7286 4074 7287
      4066 7304

$$

GOODMAN

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Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: February 28, 2013, 02:52:34 PM »

At 237 PM EST...National Weather Service Doppler radar in Upton NY indicated an area of light to locally moderate showers along a line extending from Hauppauge to Brookhaven National laboratory...moving northeast at 10 mph. Showers should be in the vicinity of... East Moriches...Brookhaven National laboratory around 250 PM... Manorville around 255 PM... Nesconset around 300 PM... St. James...middle Country Road...Lake Grove around 305 PM... Head of the Harbor...Selden around 310 PM... Middle Island...Coram...Centereach around 315 PM... These showers are expected to last around one hour before tapering off.

507

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

« on: February 28, 2013, 02:23:44 PM »

46.8°F Light Thundershower

Wasn't expecting any convective precip today.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Long Island Weather

« on: February 27, 2013, 06:34:38 AM »

.. Wind Advisory in effect until 11 am EST this morning...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Wind
Advisory... which is in effect until 11 am EST this morning.

* Locations... Suffolk County.

* Hazards... strong gusty winds.

* Winds... east 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 to 50 mph.

* Timing... the strongest winds will be this morning.

* Impacts... strong gusty winds will make driving difficult at
times... especially for high profile vehicles. Winds of this
strength can also bring down some larger branches and a few tree
limbs.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph...
or gusts of 46 to 57 mph... are expected or occurring. Winds this
strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile
vehicles. Use extra caution.



Maloit

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Forecasting / Re: Ask The Weather Expert!

« on: February 26, 2013, 05:51:44 PM »

Ooooooooh! Now I get it. I was thinking it was something more complicated than that. Thanks Patrick 

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Forecasting / Re: Ask The Weather Expert!

« on: February 26, 2013, 05:17:05 PM »

While that is true, we are in March now where our wavelengths are shorter than they are in December. Thus, you can more easily get away with having a ridge east of its ideal position.

-Dsnowx53 http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/39435-late-february-medium-and-long-range-discussion-thread/page-18?

Hey Patrick, can you explain what this meteorologist means when he refers to "wavelengths". I don't think he's referring to wavelengths like with solar radiation, something different. After a Google search, this is the best definition I could find:

The least distance between particles moving in the same phase of oscillation of a wave.

http://meteorology.geography-dictionary.org/Meteorology-and-Weather-Dictionary/WAVE_LENGTH

To be honest, I don't clearly understand what that means. What does he mean when he refers to wavelengths being shorter in March than December? I wonder if he is referring to solar radiation. IDK