Cloudy. Showers likely...mainly in the evening. Windy with lows in the lower 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning... then sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Windy with highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 to 50 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
... Wind Advisory in effect from 6 PM this evening to noon EST Saturday...
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Wind Advisory... which is in effect from 6 PM this evening to noon EST Saturday.
Winds are expected to increase today. By tonight... northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph are anticipated. Gusts 45 to 50 mph are possible at times. The strongest winds are expected to occur late tonight into early Saturday morning.
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.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 7:40 am EST on November 27, 2009
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 rainfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments rainfall of (inches) measurement
Connecticut
... Fairfield County... Bridgeport 0.13 700 am 11/27 ASOS Danbury 0.01 700 am 11/27 ASOS Stevenson 0.01 939 am 11/26 coop
... Middlesex County... Chester 0.76 700 am 11/27 mesonet
... New Haven County... New Haven/Tweed 0.25 700 am 11/27 ASOS Branford 0.24 700 am 11/27 mesonet hop brook dam 0.07 700 am 11/27 mesonet Meriden 0.07 700 am 11/27 ASOS
... New London County... Norwich 0.71 700 am 11/27 mesonet Groton/New London 0.63 700 am 11/27 ASOS Colchester 0.32 700 am 11/27 mesonet
New Jersey
... Bergen County... Oakland 0.04 700 am 11/27 mesonet Mahwah 0.01 700 am 11/27 mesonet
... Essex County... Newark T 700 am 11/27 ASOS
... Hudson County... Bayonne 0.01 700 am 11/27 mesonet
... Passaic County... Haskell 0.01 700 am 11/27 mesonet Little Falls 0.01 700 am 11/27 mesonet
New York
... Nassau County... Farmingdale 0.07 700 am 11/27 mesonet Massapequa 0.04 700 am 11/27 mesonet
... Queens County... NYC/JFK Arpt T 700 am 11/27 ASOS NYC/La Guardia T 700 am 11/27 ASOS
... Suffolk County... Montauk 0.82 700 am 11/27 ASOS Orient 0.59 700 am 11/27 mesonet Eastport 0.49 700 am 11/27 mesonet Riverhead 0.41 700 am 11/27 mesonet Medford 0.24 700 am 11/27 mesonet Shirley 0.23 700 am 11/27 ASOS Upton 0.22 700 am 11/27 WFO Islip 0.21 700 am 11/27 ASOS Farmingdale 0.06 700 am 11/27 ASOS