Special Weather Statement in Effect For Long Island

The National Weather Service has issued the following special weather statement for Long Island:

AREAS OF DENSE FOG...WITH VISIBILITIES ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...ALONG COASTAL CONNECTICUT AND NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES OF NEW YORK WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU IN CASE A SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED.

The fog will give way to partly sunny skies Monday and it will feel like summer on the island through Tuesday. Here’s the full forecast:

• Today- Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 9 to 14 mph.
• Tonight- Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 14 mph.
• Tuesday- A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 7 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Tuesday Night- A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday- Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

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