HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 540 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009
Expiration: 545 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL
VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
GENERALLY BENIGN WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THANKSGIVING DAY.
BUT THERE IS GROWING CONFIDENCE THAT A LARGE SCALE STORM SYSTEM
WILL AFFECT THE REGION BY EARLY FRIDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO THE
WEEKEND.
WHILE IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DEPICT THE EXACT TRACK OF THE
STORM...CONFIDENCE IS GROWING THAT THIS WILL BECOME THE FIRST
SNOW EVENT OF THE SEASON FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH
COUNTRY. PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO BEGIN AS RAIN EARLY FRIDAY
WITH RAINFALL POSSIBLY MODERATE AT TIMES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THERE
IS GROWING CONFIDENCE THAT RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH OR CHANCE
TO SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THERE IS
A POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WITH SHOWERS POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION SATURDAY....FURTHER ADDING TO POTENTIAL HAZARDS.
THOSE PLANNING HOLIDAY TRAVEL LATER THIS WEEK SHOULD BE AWARE
THAT WINTER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK LATER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER
SOURCE OF LOCAL WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION...AND MAKE PLANS ACCORDINGLY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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