Weather Advisory #1 for Thursday Feb 13, 2014

Good afternoon, folks. Current forecast calls for 2-4 “ at JFK between midnight and mid-morning tomorrow, followed by mixed wintry conditions (rain, ice, snow, sleet, etc.) including high winds through the day until early evening, then back to snow, accumulating a total of 4-6”. We are right on the line, however, and it could be considerably better or worst. The Federal Executive Board is recommending a 2 hour delay for tomorrow in NYC.

Non-essential personnel and those essential officers on Special Assignment to the Headquarters may report to work 2 hours after scheduled. Those who have telecommuting contracts in place should depart this afternoon with their computers in case things change overnight…I will send a message out in the morning if telecommuting is encouraged, but at this point plan on reporting 2 hours late as described. Finally, do encourage use of unscheduled annual leave for tomorrow.

Emergency personnel should report to work as scheduled. While some airlines will have delays and cancellations, most are attempting to hold on to a full schedule tomorrow due to the uncertainty of the weather pattern and the high travel forecast for President’s Day. I ask the CC to discuss call-outs as mentioned previously, by encouraging officers to get to work even if delayed due to the weather.

Thanks everyone, there is no administrative time being offered in this email…please be safe and call if you have questions or are having any difficulties! Thanks for all you do.

Gary