Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued For Long Island

The National Weather Service has issued the following hazardous weather outlook for Long Island:

Heavy rainfall may be possible Thursday into Thursday evening as a cold front approaches, and as a tropical moisture plume streams in from the south between offshore high pressure and Michael, expected to be a tropical storm moving through the Southeast states at that time. Any thunderstorms that develop may also become capable of producing some isolated damaging wind gusts in the afternoon.

Now upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane, forecasters say Hurricane Michael will pummel the Florida Panhandle with hurricane-force winds, 12-foot waves and torrential rains on Wednesday.

The full Long Island forecast:

Wednesday- Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday Night- A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Thursday- A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 75. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night- Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 61. South wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday- A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 60 by 10am.

Friday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Saturday- Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

Saturday Night- Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Sunday- Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

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