NWS - Winter Storm Watch

Event:	Winter Storm Watch
Alert:	...WINTER STORM LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF METROPOLITAN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS AND 20 SUNDAY NIGHT...AND IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
Instructions:	A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Target Area:	Bronx Kings (Brooklyn) New York (Manhattan) Northeast Suffolk Northern Nassau Northern Queens Northwest Suffolk Richmond (Staten Is.) Southeast Suffolk Southern Nassau Southern Queens Southwest Suffolk