HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 439 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
SOUTHERN VERMONT.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS
TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE REGION
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK. THIS WILL PROVIDE THE CHANCE
FOR ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL...INCREASING WEST NORTHWEST
WINDS...AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.
LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY DOWNWIND OF LAKE ONTARIO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE ADIRONDACKS...MOHAWK VALLEY...CAPITAL
REGION AND CATSKILLS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WHILE ITS TOO
EARLY FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...SEVERAL INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. IF CONFIDENCE LEVELS INCREASE...LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.
FURTHERMORE...INCREASING WEST NORTHWEST WINDS AND ASSOCIATED GUSTS
MAY BRING ADVISORY LEVEL CRITERIA FOR MOST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. IF CONFIDENCE LEVELS INCREASE...A WIND ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED.
LASTLY...THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
PROVIDE THE CHANCE FOR WIND CHILL VALUES TO DROP TOWARD ADVISORY
LEVELS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
THE ADIRONDACKS...CATSKILLS...BERKSHIRES AND SOUTHERN GREEN
MOUNTAINS.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SCENARIOS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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