WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 422 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST SUNDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY.
A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
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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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 757 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SUNDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SUNDAY FOR SOUTHERN VERMONT.
A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING AS
SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING WITH WARMER AIR WORKING
IN ALOFT. A CHANGEOVER TO PLAIN RAIN IS POSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING.
ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH
WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
A LARGE AND POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE UPPER MIDWEST
WILL MOVE LITTLE TODAY. THIS STORM WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN...AND
MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON THIS AFTERNOON. IN
THE MEANTIME...A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID
ATLANTIC REGION WILL HEAD NORTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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 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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