In addition to the actions required by the Captain of the Port Hurricane and Severe Weather Plan, additional requirements are as follows:
a. Commercial deep draft vessels greater than 500 gross tons are not authorised to remain in port alongside a pier after 1800hrs on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
b. All vessels must be out of Bay Ridge, Stapleton, and Gravesend Bay Anchorage Grounds by 18.00hrs on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
c. Only one barge per commercial mooring buoy, with a tug in the vicinity, is authorised after 1800hrs on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
d. After the hurricane has passed, all facilities must fill out a post-storm assessment survey. Response is
mandatory. Vessels will not be allowed to dock at facilities until this survey is complete.
All vessels and facilities should review and comply with the Captain of the Port New York Hurricane and Severe Weather Plan. Vessels and facilities that are unable to meet the requirements of the Hurricane and Severe Weather Plan or this Coast Guard Advisory Notice should contact Sector New York
Vessels bound for the Port of New York and New Jersey are advised to seek an alternate destination.
Due to the expected severe weather conditions, all MTA subway, bus, and commuter rails will be suspended citywide as of Sunday, 28 October at 19.00pm.
A tropical storm warning is in effect for: Cape Fear to Duck North Carolina; Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds; and Bermuda.
In addition, hurricane-force winds are expected along portions of the coast between Chincoteague Virginia and Chatham Massachusetts. This includes the middle and upper Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay and the coasts of the Northern Delmarva Peninsula, New Jersey, the New York City area, Long Island, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Tropical storm force winds are expected north of Chatham to Merrimack River Massachusetts, the lower Chesapeake Bay and south of Chincoteague to Duck North Carolina, the Northern Endpoint of the tropical storm warning…
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 520 miles (835 km). Tropical storm conditions are already occurring over coastal North Carolina and southeastern Virginia. Gale force winds are expected to arrive along portions of the mid-Atlantic coast later today and reach Long Island and southern New England by Monday morning.