WEATHER

Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
4:12 pm EST, Tue., Jan. 25, 2011

... WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS... NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY... NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA... LONG ISLAND... AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARDS... HEAVY SNOW... WITH A PERIOD OF A RAIN AND SLEET MIX AT THE ONSET.

* ACCUMULATIONS... 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW. HIGHEST AMOUNTS MOST LIKELY ACROSS CONNECTICUT.

* WINDS... NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 35 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THEN TURNING NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING. HIGHEST WINDS EAST.

* TIMING... WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS... TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS DURING THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY FALLING OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW... SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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