… WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON…
* LOCATIONS… INTERIOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY… THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY OF SOUTHEAST NEW YORK… AND SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT.
* HAZARD TYPES… SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS… 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW.
* WINDS… NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES… FROM THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 20S LATE TONIGHT… RISING TO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* VISIBILITIES… FREQUENTLY ONE HALF MILE IN MODERATE SNOW SATURDAY MORNING.
* TIMING… LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS… SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL CAUSING VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
From 1:00 AM EST, Sat., Jan 21, 2012 until 4:00 PM EST, Sat., Jan 21, 2012
Issued by The National Weather Service/New York City, NY
Fri, Jan 20, 2012, 11:35 AM EST/ Updated Jan 20, 2012, 3:20pm EST