THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR EARLY SEASON NOR'EASTER
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM EST THU NOV 08 2012

...STRONG EARLY SEASON NOR'EASTER AFFECTING NORTHEAST WITH WIND
RAIN AND SNOW...

WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM EST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 986 MB...
29.12 INCHES... WAS CENTERED ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF
BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS AND IS DRIFTING NORHTEAST. AN OCCULUDED FRONT
EXTENDS NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD NOVA SCOTIA. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS
FURTHER TO THE NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND A COLD
FRONT EXTENDS TO THE SOUTHEAST TOWARD BERMUDA. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW.
PRECIPITATION IS FALLING IN THE FORM OF RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND AND LONG ISLAND. SNOW IS CONFINED TO INTERIOR NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS PRODUCING SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH ACROSS NEW ENGLAND WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50
MPH ALONG THE COAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST WED NOV
07 THROUGH 900 AM EST THU NOV 08...

...CONNECTICUT...
CLINTONVILLE                         13.5                    
HAMDEN                               12.0                    
MONROE                               11.5                    
DANBURY                               9.9                    
NEW HAVEN                             9.0                    
TOLLAND                               9.0                    
BRIDGEPORT                            8.0                    
MANCHESTER                            8.0                    
NEW MILFORD                           7.0                    
GREENWICH                             6.0                    
MILLBROOK                             4.5                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
SOUTHBRIDGE                           8.0                    
SPENCER                               6.4                    
FOXBORO                               5.6                    
WORCESTER AIRPORT                     5.2                    
NORTH ATTLEBORO                       5.0                    

...MAINE...
HOPE                                  4.0                    
PORTLAND 6 WNW                        3.5                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
CHICHESTER 1 SSW                      3.0                    

...NEW JERSEY...
FREEHOLD                             13.0                    
MANCHESTER TWP                       12.0                    
CHEESEQUAKE                           7.8                    
RIDGEFIELD                            7.5                    
NEWARK AIRPORT                        6.2                    
JERSEY CITY                           6.0                    
WASHIGNTON TWP                        6.0                    
MANALAPAN                             5.5                    
HOPEWELL                              5.0                    
TOMS RIVER                            4.0                    
ATLANTIC CITY AIRPORT                 2.5                    

...NEW YORK...
BRONXVILLE                            9.5                    
ALBERTSON                             8.0                    
NORTH VALLEY STREAM                   8.0                    
BAYSIDE                               7.9                    
HOWARD BEACH                          6.0                    
PARKCHESTER                           5.0                    
CENTRAL PARK                          4.7                    
JFK AIRPORT                           4.3                    
ISLIP AIRPORT                         4.0                    
BRONX                                 2.5                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
CUMBERLAND                            5.0                    
PROVIDENCE                            2.3                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST WED NOV
07 THROUGH 900 AM EST THU NOV 08...

...MASSACHUSETTS...
KINGSTON 3 WNW                        2.28                    
EAST FALMOUTH 1 ESE                   1.60                    
HARWICH 3 NW                          1.59                    
YARMOUTH 2 SSE                        1.53                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR ...

...MASSACHUSETTS...
FAIRHAVEN                             65                    
PLYMOUTH                              61                    
BARNSTABLE                            59                    
EAST FALMOUTH                         57                    

...NEW YORK...
PLUM ISLAND 4 ENE                     58                    
MONTAUK 1 SW                          53                    


THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY OFF TO THE NORTHEAST
TODAY AND PASS JUST SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA OVERNIGHT. RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WITH ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF UP TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER
OFF ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2-4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 1022 AM EST THU NOV 08 2012