weather

As of 11:19 am EST on February 9, 2010

This Afternoon... Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight... Cloudy...snow...mainly after midnight. Snow accumulation around an inch. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds around 5 mph...increasing to east 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 90 percent.

Wednesday... Snow. Areas of blowing snow in the afternoon. Additional snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches. Brisk with highs in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.

... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from midnight tonight
to 6 am EST Thursday...

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from midnight tonight to
6 am EST Thursday.

Snow is expected to develop later tonight. The snow may become
heavy at times on Wednesday... before slowly tapering off
Wednesday night. Snow accumulations of 8 to 13 inches are
expected. At this time the higher amounts are expected across the
New York City metropolitan area and Long Island.

As the storm intensifies... east to northeast winds will become
strong and gusty during the day on Wednesday... and these winds
continue Wednesday night. Gusts of 35 to 45 mph are possible...
especially across coastal sections. This will cause blowing and
drifting of snow... with near blizzard conditions at times along
with possible power outages.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather
conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of snow
are forecast that will make travel dangerous. Only travel in an
emergency. If you must travel... keep an extra flashlight... food...
and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.