WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 437 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WILL APPROACH
THE REGION TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL
INCREASE TO SUSTAIN SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AFTER 6 AM...WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH THROUGH MOST OF TODAY. AFTER 4 PM...AND
CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING...THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO
25 MPH...THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST OVERNIGHT.
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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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 422 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR HERKIMER...SARATOGA AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES...THE MOHAWK VALLEY...THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...THE CAPITAL
DISTRICT...THE MID HUDSON VALLEY...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
TACONICS...THE BERKSHIRES AND THE LITCHFIELD HILLS.
SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THIS
MORNING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL THEN
GRADUALLY MIX WITH...AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN BY MID TO LATE
MORNING...FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO RAIN...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITHIN THE BERKSHIRES...AND CATSKILLS. A
CHANGE OVER TO PLAIN RAIN IS EXPECTED BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE CAPITAL REGION...AND MID HUDSON VALLEY...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS THE CATSKILLS...SCHOHARIE
VALLEY...HELDERBERGS...MOHAWK VALLEY...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA
REGION...AND BERKSHIRES.
ICE ACCRETION OF UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE...EXCEPT LOCALLY UP TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH ACROSS
HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITHIN THE CATSKILLS AND BERKSHIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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