SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE : STRONG COLD FRONT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
412 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING. THE
PASSAGE OF THE FRONT WILL BE MARKED BY A WINDSHIFT FROM GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO A PERIOD OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS. WINDS OF 20
TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON…WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING A FEW SMALL TREE LIMBS
AND BRANCHES…POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING
CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.