Synopsis For Long Island Waters And New York Harbor
Low pressure slowly pulls away through the Canadian maritime provinces through tonight. Weak high pressure builds in from the west Friday and Friday night...then retreats to the northeast Saturday. A storm system will approach from the Ohio Valley late Saturday...then track just south of Long Island Sunday morning...and continue to near Nova Scotia by Sunday evening. High pressure then builds in from the southwest Sunday night and Monday. Another storm system will approach from the west Monday night...then cross the tri-state on Tuesday.
Forecast as of 4:27 PM EST on January 8, 2009
Sandy Hook Nj To Fire Island Inlet Ny Out 20 Nm-
Gale Warning in effect until 10 PM EST this evening
Tonight
NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt early this evening. Seas 4 to 7 ft...subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
Fri
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Fri Night
NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sat
NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Seas subsiding to 1 ft or less...then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of snow in the morning...then snow likely in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sat Night
E winds 10 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Snow. Rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain and snow in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Mon
W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S in the afternoon and evening...then increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of snow.
Tue
S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon...then becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
