Winter Storm Watch just issued for NYC metro

Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
4:01 pm EST, Wed., Feb. 6, 2013

... WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS... NEW YORK CITY METRO AND LONG ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* WINDS... NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES... IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES... ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TIMING... FRIDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS... HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS... AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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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