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Another sunny and mild day is on tap for today. The wind has shifted to come out of the southwest ahead of an approaching cold front. The wind shift means we'll see slightly warmer, with a high close to 90, slightly more humid air today. The front is weak and there's not much moisture associated with it so we should stay dry until tomorrow.

Today, the fourth suspect in the alleged plot to blow up a jet fuel pipeline at JFK airport and the vicinity surrendered to authorities in Trinidad. Abdel Nur is being questioned and will appear in court in the next few days. Two other suspects, Abdul Kadir and Kareem Ibrahim, were arrested in Trinidad on Saturday, while Russell Defreitas, a former air cargo worker at JFK was arrested in Brooklyn.

The OEM site also has a page of evacuation instructions that is intended for hurricanes, but we think it applies in this case. A Hurricane Evacuation Zone Finder will tell you if your neighborhood is at risk from storm surge flooding or you can call 311 and ask (we tried calling and it works!). The city's Ready New York brochure is available for download in a .pdf format and in multiple language versions.

The rain is gone and the warmth is soon to follow. Last night's storm, which produced quite a bit of flooding upstate, was our last significant chance for precipitation for a while. Cooler air is arriving as our weather is being dominated by a large high pressure system. Tomorrow may squeeze in warmer than normal temperatures, for the twelfth consecutive day, but after that we're looking at high temperatures in the upper-40s to lower-50s for the next week.

A survey says more than half of New Yorkers are ready to deal with an emergency, such as a terrorist attack or big natural disaster. Marist College's poll found 55% of people polled have a bag ready, and half have a plan for what to do. And when we read that, Gothamist started to freak out that we didn't have a plan or a Go Bag! We plan to use our wiles, grab our water and Mag-Lite and live like the rats and roaches in case of an emergency. Although those Dahon folding bikes look pretty sweet.

What's in my Go Bag? Not Gilbert Gottfried, I can assure you. (A better question might be, "What's in my Go Cup?")

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