National Weather Service issues snow forecast

Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 4PM EST SAT

... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS... NEW YORK CITY... ADJACENT SECTIONS OF URBAN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... AND MOST OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES... MAINLY SNOW. PRECIPITATION SHOULD MIX WITH SLEET AROUND MIDDAY INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING. * ACCUMULATIONS... 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW... TOPPED A BY LIGHT COATING OF SLEET MAINLY IN THE LOWER BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY AND ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND. SOME SPOTS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND COULD RECEIVE UP TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. * WINDS... NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES... AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES... ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * TIMING... SNOW WILL BEGIN BEFORE DAYBREAK. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD OCCUR FROM ABOUT 6 AM UNTIL NOON... WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. * IMPACTS... TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. &&