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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
510 AM EDT THU AUG 7 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE AREA...SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND 
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TROPICAL DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SHOWER 
OR THUNDERSTORM THAT FORMS...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR 
URBAN FLOODING.

THE COMBINATION OF OCEAN SWELLS MOVING IN FROM A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 
DIRECTION AND SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE CREATED DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR 
BOATERS AND SWIMMERS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND. A SMALL 
CRAFT ADVISORY WAS POSTED ON THE OCEAN FOR ROUGH SEAS DEVELOPING 
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WAVE HEIGHTS AND SWELLS GRADUALLY BUILDING TO 
AROUND 5 FT. RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST...PASSING 
JUST WEST OF THE LOCAL REGION DURING SATURDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO YET 
ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO 
SATURDAY...WHICH COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL URBAN AND SMALL STREAM 
FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING LATER THIS 
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

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