WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 404 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
A COMPLICATED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SHAPE DURING
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND OVER THE AREA. UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EXACT
PLACEMENT OF THE ATMOSPHERIC PLAYERS INVOLVED WITH THE EVENT IS
QUITE HIGH...AND PINNING DOWN WHICH LOCATIONS WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL AND/OR WIND IS VERY DIFFICULT AT THIS EARLY STAGE. BASED
ON FORECAST MODEL GUIDANCE AND THE EXPECTED CONDITIONS DURING THE
DURATION OF THE STORM...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE WATCH AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL
SNOWFALL...GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT COASTAL LOCATIONS...AND HIGH
TIDES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE WINDS MAY LEAD TO COASTAL
FLOODING.
THE DETAILS SURROUNDING LOCATION...DURATION...AND AMOUNT OF
EXPECTED SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MUCH CLEARER AS THE EVENT DRAWS
CLOSER.
RESIDENTS OF THE AREA ALONG WITH HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A
CLOSE WATCH ON THE SYSTEM AS IT DEVELOPS...AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
TO TRAVEL ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK FOR DETAILS ON THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING
SITUATION BY GOING TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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