NWS Winter Weather Advisory

Event:	Winter Weather Advisory
Alert:	...WINTER PRECIPITATION CONTINUING TONIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 1-2 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES....OCCASIONALLY BELOW 1/2 MILE IN ANY BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH AROUND DARK...THEN TRANSITION TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BY VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. * IMPACTS...ICY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNTREATED ROADS.
Instructions:	A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.