Hurricane Irene Update 8.24.2011 1400 Update

Irene's sustained winds have increased to near 120mph. It is now a very strong Category 3.

Here is the latest from the National Hurricane Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

BULLETIN
HURRICANE IRENE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  17A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092011
200 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2011

...IRENE A LITTLE STRONGER...EYE OVER CROOKED ISLAND...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...22.7N 74.3W
ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM SE OF LONG ISLAND BAHAMAS
ABOUT 250 MI...405 KM SE OF NASSAU
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...954 MB...28.17 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE SOUTHEASTERN...CENTRAL...AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

INTERESTS IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IRENE.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.3 WEST. IRENE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND THEN NORTH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF IRENE
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH
TONIGHT AND OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY.

DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 120 MPH...
195 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  IRENE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE
ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME ADDITIONAL
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AND IRENE COULD
BECOME A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE BY THURSDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205
MILES...335 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
WIND...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS.  TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE NOW SPREADING
OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY
TONIGHT.  TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.

STORM SURGE...IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS NEAR THE CENTER OF
IRENE...AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS
BY AS MUCH AS 7 TO 11 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS OVER THE
BAHAMAS.  A STORM SURGE OF 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS
ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS
ISLANDS.  NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE
AND DANGEROUS WAVES.

RAINFALL...IRENE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS HISPANIOLA WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE.  THESE RAINS
COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN AREAS
OF STEEP TERRAIN.  RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED IN THE BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.


NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM EDT.

Hurricane Irene Update 8.24.2011 11am Update

With the threat of Hurricane Irene, currently a Major Category 3 Hurricane, we will be posting updates from the National Hurricane Center over the next few days in anticipation of this storm effecting the tri-state area Saturday into Sunday night.

Here is the latest from the NHC. If you wish to look up this information yourself, please visit http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE SOUTHEASTERN...CENTRAL...AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

INTERESTS IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IRENE.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.9 WEST. IRENE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND THEN NORTH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF IRENE
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH
TONIGHT AND OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  IRENE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE DAY OR SO AND IRENE COULD BECOME A CATEGORY FOUR
HURRICANE BY THURSDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205
MILES...335 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 956 MB...28.23 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
WIND...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS.  TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BEGIN OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT.  TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS BY LATE
TONIGHT...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.

STORM SURGE...IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS NEAR THE CENTER OF
IRENE...AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS
BY AS MUCH AS 7 TO 11 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS OVER THE
BAHAMAS. A STORM SURGE OF 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS
ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS
ISLANDS.  NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE
AND DANGEROUS WAVES.

RAINFALL...IRENE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS HISPANIOLA WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE.  THESE RAINS
COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN AREAS
OF STEEP TERRAIN.  RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED IN THE BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.


NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 PM EDT.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM EDT.

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JFK Status Update 0420

Airport:  Open

AirTrain:  Fully Operational

Mass Transit Conditions: 

The MTA is operating near normal, regularly scheduled over night service across the commuter rail, subway and bus regional transportation network, with limited exceptions. Busing will remain in effect on the Waterbury Branch of Metro-North's New Haven Line due to weather-related equipment shortages.

Bus service is operating on a normal schedule. Buses running during the late and over night hours have been outfitted with chains for added traction; salt trucks have been filled and equipped with plows to help keep bus stops clear. However, as the storm advances, routes and service levels will be evaluated. If conditions deteriorate, service will be curtailed or suspended. Customers are strongly advised to monitor this website for the latest service updates.

Roadways Into Airport:  SALT on all Roadways

“Rock” Parking Lot:  Icy (not salted or treated) .  Use extreme caution when turning into and walking in parking lot.

MTA Update **for Service Changes please refer to www.mta.info**

MTA CURRENT SERVICE STATUS

Subway

123

Service Change

456

Good Service

7

Good Service

ACE

Good Service

BDFM

Good Service

G

Good Service

JZ

Good Service

L

Good Service

NQR

Service Change

S

Service Change

SIR

Good Service

Bus

B1 - B83

Service Change

B100 - B103

Good Service

BM1 - BM5

Good Service

BX1 - BX55

Good Service

BXM1 - BXM18

Good Service

M1 - M116

Service Change

N1- N88

Delays

Q1 - Q113

Service Change

QM1 - QM25

Good Service

S40 - S98

Good Service

x1 - x68

Good Service

Long Island Rail Road

City Terminal Zone

Good Service

Babylon

Service Change

Far Rockaway

Good Service

Hempstead

Service Change

Long Beach

Good Service

Montauk

Good Service

Oyster Bay

Good Service

Port Jefferson

Good Service

Port Washington

Good Service

Ronkonkoma

Good Service

West Hempstead

Good Service

WEATHER:

Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
3:17 am EST, Wed., Feb. 2, 2011

... ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS... NEW YORK CITY... COASTAL PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... AND LONG ISLAND.

* HAZARDS... FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS... BETWEEN 1/2 AND 3/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY MID MORNING.

* TIMING... MODERATE FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES... TEMPERATURES SLOWLY CLIMBING THROUGH THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND FREEZING THROUGH DAYBREAK.

* IMPACTS... TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... WITH UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING A SHEET OF ICE. THESE TYPE OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

Weather Forecast 2000 Feb 1st

Tonight: A chance of freezing drizzle and sleet before midnight, then freezing rain and sleet. Low around 28. Northeast wind between 8 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. Total nighttime sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible. 

Wednesday: Freezing rain and sleet before 9am, then rain. High near 40. East wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected. 

Freezing Rain Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
431 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BRING ICY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072>075-078>081-176>179-021145-
/O.CAN.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.ZR.Y.0001.110201T2131Z-110202T1400Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
431 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...COASTAL PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW
  JERSEY...AND LONG ISLAND.

* HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 1/10 AND 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION
  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO PLAIN RAIN BY MID
  MORNING. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TIMING OF
  CHANGEOVER WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ICING
  AMOUNTS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL DURING THE
  WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN
  SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

JFK Status Update Due at 0400 on Weather and Airport Conditions

All,

There will be a status update on conditions at JFK, the Rock, MTA Transit, the Airtrain and roads at 0400 here on the JFK Emergency Status Blog.

Please check back here at that time for official information. I will be updating the site periodically tonight with weather and transit updates as I get them.

Thanks and be safe.....

Weather Forecast Feb 1st

Overnight: Snow, mainly after midnight. Low around 25. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday: Snow before 9am, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet between 9am and noon, then freezing rain after noon. High near 32. Northeast wind between 10 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. 

Tuesday Night: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet, mainly after 2am. Low around 27. Northeast wind between 10 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible. 

Wednesday: Freezing rain and sleet before 10am, then rain. High near 36. East wind 13 to 18 mph becoming north. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible. 

Wednesday Night: Rain and snow likely before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.