STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR EARLY SEASON NOR'EASTER NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 1000 AM EST THU NOV 08 2012 ...STRONG EARLY SEASON NOR'EASTER AFFECTING NORTHEAST WITH WIND RAIN AND SNOW... WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV AT 900 AM EST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 986 MB... 29.12 INCHES... WAS CENTERED ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS AND IS DRIFTING NORHTEAST. AN OCCULUDED FRONT EXTENDS NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD NOVA SCOTIA. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FURTHER TO THE NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDS TO THE SOUTHEAST TOWARD BERMUDA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW. PRECIPITATION IS FALLING IN THE FORM OF RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND LONG ISLAND. SNOW IS CONFINED TO INTERIOR NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS PRODUCING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ACROSS NEW ENGLAND WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ALONG THE COAST. ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST WED NOV 07 THROUGH 900 AM EST THU NOV 08... ...CONNECTICUT... CLINTONVILLE 13.5 HAMDEN 12.0 MONROE 11.5 DANBURY 9.9 NEW HAVEN 9.0 TOLLAND 9.0 BRIDGEPORT 8.0 MANCHESTER 8.0 NEW MILFORD 7.0 GREENWICH 6.0 MILLBROOK 4.5 ...MASSACHUSETTS... SOUTHBRIDGE 8.0 SPENCER 6.4 FOXBORO 5.6 WORCESTER AIRPORT 5.2 NORTH ATTLEBORO 5.0 ...MAINE... HOPE 4.0 PORTLAND 6 WNW 3.5 ...NEW HAMPSHIRE... CHICHESTER 1 SSW 3.0 ...NEW JERSEY... FREEHOLD 13.0 MANCHESTER TWP 12.0 CHEESEQUAKE 7.8 RIDGEFIELD 7.5 NEWARK AIRPORT 6.2 JERSEY CITY 6.0 WASHIGNTON TWP 6.0 MANALAPAN 5.5 HOPEWELL 5.0 TOMS RIVER 4.0 ATLANTIC CITY AIRPORT 2.5 ...NEW YORK... BRONXVILLE 9.5 ALBERTSON 8.0 NORTH VALLEY STREAM 8.0 BAYSIDE 7.9 HOWARD BEACH 6.0 PARKCHESTER 5.0 CENTRAL PARK 4.7 JFK AIRPORT 4.3 ISLIP AIRPORT 4.0 BRONX 2.5 ...RHODE ISLAND... CUMBERLAND 5.0 PROVIDENCE 2.3 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST WED NOV 07 THROUGH 900 AM EST THU NOV 08... ...MASSACHUSETTS... KINGSTON 3 WNW 2.28 EAST FALMOUTH 1 ESE 1.60 HARWICH 3 NW 1.59 YARMOUTH 2 SSE 1.53 ...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR ... ...MASSACHUSETTS... FAIRHAVEN 65 PLYMOUTH 61 BARNSTABLE 59 EAST FALMOUTH 57 ...NEW YORK... PLUM ISLAND 4 ENE 58 MONTAUK 1 SW 53 THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY OFF TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND PASS JUST SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA OVERNIGHT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2-4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. KREKELER