The Arctic Front is now moving slower than anticipated. WHAT ELSE IS NEW WITH FRONTS that approach us?
You can see from the temp map how cold it is behind it. 20-30 below normal.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
430 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016
POLAR LOW CONTINUES TO DESCEND INTO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH A SHORT LIVED BUT DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING
ARCTIC INTRUSION TODAY INTO SUN.
TREND HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY SLOWER WITH ARCTIC FRONTAL
PASSAGE...KNOCKING ON DOOR OF NW ZONES AROUND 12Z...AND THEN PASSING
EAST THROUGH THE MORNING.
MAIN STORY IS THE ARCTIC INTRUSION IN WAKE OF THIS ARCTIC FRONT WITH
NW WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. POTENTIAL FOR
SUSTAINED WINDS INTO THE LOWER 30S AND A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS
AFT/EVE AS WINDS ALOFT PEAK ACROSS THE NJ/NYC METRO...COAST AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
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