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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
901 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010

...THE BLIZZARD HAS ENDED...BUT STRONG WINDS WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW ARE STILL EXPECTED INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

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901 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
TUESDAY. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
  SNOW...WITH POOR VISIBILITY. BLACK ICE IS ALSO EXPECTED WHERE
  STANDING WATER OR SLUSH REFREEZES TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...NONE...AS SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION.
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE...AND MAY COVER
  ROADS QUICKLY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN SPOTS DUE TO STRONG
  WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND BLACK ICE. THE WINDS CAN
  STILL BRING DOWN SOME POWER LINES...TREE LIMBS...AND UNSECURED
  CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS....NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE. GUSTS EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO ABOUT 40 MPH BY
  MORNING. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL
  PUSH WIND CHILL VALUES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE STRONG WINDS INTO THIS EVENING CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND
BRIDGES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND BLACK ICE...WILL ALSO
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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