I'm surprise no one has mentioned this ....

[tomboudreau]

A blizzard watch has been posted for the New York City area this weekend. Here is the text off the watch...

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
452 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW...AND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN COASTAL SECTIONS...IS POSSIBLE FROM LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES ON SATURDAY WILL
RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES OFF THE SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC COAST
SATURDAY NIGHT...AND PASSES SOUTHEAST OF MONTAUK POINT EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. THE INTENSIFYING LOW WILL TAP INTO GULF AND ATLANTIC
MOISTURE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA...WITH
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN COASTAL SECTIONS.

CTZ009>012-NYZ071>081-101800-
/O.NEW.KOKX.BZ.A.0001.060211T1800Z-060212T1700Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
452 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2006

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.

SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
SATURDAY NIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING...ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD
AVERAGE 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN AND NEAR NEW YORK
CITY...AND ACROSS WESTERN LONG ISLAND.

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.

Source - http://www.erh.noaa.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=blizzard%20watch

[vbhoutex]

Wow!!! Jschiltz will get his dream!!!

[Stephanie]

I saw that on NWS site and was about to post it myself. Holy cow!!!

[tomboudreau]

When I saw this, I sent a text message up to my brother who lives on Long Island. He has been complaining that they havent gotten real good snows this winter. Guess he is going to get what he has been wanting, plus more. Too bad this is happening on the weekend not during the middle of the week, as he is a teacher up there.

[Steve H.]

Be Careful here!!! This is a watch. The 12Z NAM is further east with this storm, just glancing the coast on this run. However I think it is underestimating the potency of this system based on water vapor and radar returns showing up in the TX/LA area. This will be close, but I believe the I-95 corridor will get a good hit from this. Now to await the 12zGFS and Canadien!!!!!!!!!!!!! of course the EC as well

[Tyler]

jshiltz, you must take pictures of this and post them, lucky you!

[Stephanie]

When I saw this, I sent a text message up to my brother who lives on Long Island. He has been complaining that they havent gotten real good snows this winter. Guess he is going to get what he has been wanting, plus more. Too bad this is happening on the weekend not during the middle of the week, as he is a teacher up there.

They ALWAYS happen on a weekend! It's going to be nuts at the grocery stor tonight!

I was born on Long Island. I would've loved to see a "blizzard" too. However, my area is going to get a good snow from this as well.