FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 952 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SUNDAY...
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS GREATER
THAN 1500 FEET IN NORTHERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY.
PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE EVENING...WITH A CHANGEOVER TO PLAIN RAIN EXPECTED TO
OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH WILL
BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL MOVE LITTLE
OVERNIGHT. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN...AND MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION OVERNIGHT. IN
THE MEANTIME...A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE NEW
JERSEY COAST WILL HEAD NORTHEAST INTO NEW ENGLAND THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.
TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. ANYONE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA
SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS AS ROADWAYS
WILL BECOME SLIPPERY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 946 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TACONICS...SOUTHERN GREEN
MOUNTAINS...BERKSHIRES...AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...
A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL RESULT
IN EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
50 MPH. CHANNELED FLOW IN SOME AREAS MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HIGHER
GUSTS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON SUNDAY MORNING AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT STARTS TO WEAKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR
WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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