NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-044 -047-048-072-122200- BRADFORD PA-BROOME NY-CHEMUNG NY- NY-CORTLAND NY-DE NY- LACKAWANNA PA-LUZERNE PA-MADISON NY-NORTHERN ONEIDA NY- PA- ONONDAGA NY-OTSEGO NY-PIKE PA-SCHUYLER NY-SENECA NY- SOUTHERN CAYUGA NY- NY- PA-STEUBEN NY-SULLIVAN NY-SUSQUEHANNA PA- TIOGA NY-TOMPKINS NY-WYOMING PA-YATES NY- 1047 AM EST WED NOV 12 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THURSDAY ACROSS ALL OF CNTL NY & NE PA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. AFTER THE FRONT GOES BY.WINDS WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY AS MUCH COLDER AIR FILTERS IN. THE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING STORM OVER QUEBEC & HIGH PRESSURE IN THE MIDWEST ON THUR WILL KEEP STRONG, GUSTY WEST WINDS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA. ON THURSDAY.SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION.GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE.ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IT APPEARS THAT THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE LATE MORNING & AFTERNOON HRS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THUR NIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE TREES & POWER LINES TO FALL.AS WELL AS PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED, STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TREES BLOCKING ROADS & POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.OR VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV. $$ MJ --------------------------------------------------------------------- NOUS41 KOKX 141652 PNSOKXNJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-CTZ005>012-140800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON, BUFFALO, BINGHAMTON NY 1150 AM EDT FRI NOV 14 2003 ...SELECTED WIND VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS FOR THE HIGH WIND EVENT ON NOV 13TH - NOV 14TH... ALL WIND SPEEDS ARE IN MILES PER HOUR (MPH). THE PEAK GUST IS A 5 SECOND AVERAGE WIND SPEED. LOCATION HIGHEST GUST ======================== NEW YORK ========================= BRONX COUNTY BRONX HS OF SCIENCE 52 MPH WEATHERNET STATION BROOME COUNTY BINGHAMTON REGIONAL AIRPORT 58 MPH VESTAL - KOPERNIK OBSERVATORY 47 MPH CAYUGA COUNTY BYRON 49 MPH SHELDRAKE 49 MPH CHEMUNG COUNTY ELMIRA/CORNING AIRPORT 51 MPH CORTLAND COUNTY MARATHON 57 MPH TRUXTON 48 MPH KINGS COUNTY NEW ULTRECHT HS 66 MPH WEATHERNET STATION PS 63 61 MPH WEATHERNET STATION ST. EDMUND PREP HS 58 MPH WEATHERNET STATION PS 179 KENSINGTON 51 MPH WEATHERNET STATION MADISON COUNTY CHITTENANGO 50 MPH MADISON 49 MPH NASSAU COUNTY MERRICK 53 MPH 200 PM KINGS POINT 51 MPH 406 PM POINT LOOKOUT 47 MPH 1130 AM NEW YORK COUNTY CENTRAL PARK 47 MPH 907 PM ONEIDA COUNTY UTICA AIRPORT 50 MPH ONONDAGA COUNTY SYRACUSE AIRPORT 56 MPH FAYETTEVILLE 54 MPH LIVERPOOL 52 MPH ORANGE COUNTY MONTGOMERY 58 MPH 101 PM STEWART FIELD/NEWBURGH 55 MPH 145 PM WAYAWANDA 55 MPH 350 AM QUEENS COUNTY LAGUARDIA AIRPORT 62 MPH 840 PM JOHN F KENNEDY AIRPORT 56 MPH 1231 PM ROCKLAND COUNTY POMONA 56 MPH 950 PM SCHUYLER COUNTY MECKLENBURG 52 MPH SENECA COUNTY ROMULUS 50 MPH STEUBEN COUNTY BATH 49 MPH CANISTEO 46 MPH SUFFOLK COUNTY SHINNECOCK LIGHT TOWER 64 MPH 1140 AM SMITHS POINT 58 MPH 950 AM NORTH BABYLON 55 MPH 849 AM ISLIP AIRPORT 54 MPH 441 PM ORIENT POINT 53 MPH 547 PM FARMINGDALE AIRPORT 52 MPH 818 AM BAITING HOLLOW 50 MPH 1051 PM WESTHAMPTON BEACH AIRPORT 49 MPH 832 AM SHIRLEY AIRPORT 49 MPH 1121 AM LINDENHURST 46 MPH - MONTAUK POINT 44 MPH 248 PM WESTCHESTER COUNTY WHITE PLAINS AIRPORT 53 MPH 926 PM YATES COUNTY PENN YAN 58 MPH *** WESTERN & NORTHERN NY *** HENRIETTA 76 MPH BUFFALO COAST GUARD 72 MPH ROCHESTER AIRPORT 66 MPH BUFFALO AIRPORT 60 MPH NIAGARA FALLS 60 MPH DUNRIRK 58 MPH WATERTOWN 58 MPH FORT DRUM 58 MPH (UPDATED) FULTON 53 MPH (UPDATED) WELLSVILLE 53 MPH (UPDATED) ======================= NEW JERSEY ======================== BERGEN COUNTY NORTH ARLINGTON 51 MPH - TETERBORO AIRPORT 47 MPH 131 PM ESSEX COUNTY MAPLEWOOD 58 MPH - NEWARK AIRPORT 58 MPH 1254 PM CALDWELL AIRPORT 47 MPH 935 PM HUDSON COUNTY JERSEY CITY 59 MPH - NORTH BERGEN 59 MPH - BERGEN POINT 56 MPH 212 PM HOBOKEN 55 MPH - HARRISON 51 MPH 1251 PM WEST NEW YORK 51 MPH - ====================== CONNECTICUT ======================== FAIRFIELD COUNTY LONGSHORE SAILING SCHOOL 54 MPH WEATHERNET STATION NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL 53 MPH WEATHERNET STATION SAXE MIDDLE SCHOOL 51 MPH WEATHERNET STATION DANBURY - WCSU 49 MPH - BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT 49 MPH 828 PM NEW CANAAN 48 MPH - DANBURY AIRPORT 45 MPH 711 PM STARTFORD 44 MPH - WESTPORT 43 MPH - MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN 49 MPH - NEW HAVEN COUNTY WOLCOTT 75 MPH ELEVATION 900 FT. WEST HAVEN 55 MPH - DERBY 46 MPH - WATERBURY 45 MPH - BEACON FALLS 43 MPH - MILFORD 43 MPH - MERIDEN 43 MPH 1008 AM NEW HAVEN AIRPORT 39 MPH 205 PM NEW LONDON COUNTY NEW LONDON 48 MPH - NORWICH 47 MPH - GROTON 44 MPH 354 PM GRISWOLD 42 MPH - COLCHESTER 41 MPH - GALES FERRY 40 MPH - ====================== PENNSYLVANIA ======================= BRADFORD COUNTY ROME 45 MPH TROY 40 MPH LACKAWANNA COUNTY THROOP 53 MPH JERMYN 48 MPH MOSCOW 45 MPH ARCHBALD 40 MPH LUZERNE COUNTY HAZLETON 58 MPH SUGARLOAF 51 MPH EXETER 50 MPH WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON AIRPORT 47 MPH DALLAS 41 MPH DOWNTOWN WILKES-BARRE 40 MPH SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY DIMOCK 52 MPH