HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 425 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA
REGION...EASTERN MOHAWK VALLEY....GREATER CAPITAL
DISTRICT...EASTERN CATSKILLS...TACONICS AND MID HUDSON VALLEY OF
EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST VERMONT.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME SNOW SQUALLS TODAY...AS A STRONG UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE LIGHT BUT A QUICK INCH OR SO COULD ACCUMULATE IN LESS THAN
A HALF HOUR. ALSO THE VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED TO
NEAR ZERO WITHIN ANY SQUALLS...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC COLD AND STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE WIND
CHILLS LOW ENOUGH FOR ADVISORIES TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COASTAL STORM TO BRING ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...POSSIBLY IMPACTING THE NEW YEARS HOLIDAY. THERE IS STILL
MUCH UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE STORM TRACK AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 845 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009
...BLACK ICE FORMATION POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...AND LIGHT TO CALM WINDS HAVE ALLOWED
TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW FREEZING FROM THE MOHAWK RIVER
VALLEY...CAPITAL REGION...AND THE BERKSHIRES SOUTHWARD INTO THE
MID HUDSON RIVER VALLEY...CATSKILLS...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS
OVERNIGHT. PATCHY BLACK ICE WILL FORM ON MOIST ROADWAYS AND
SIDEWALKS DUE TO THE RECENT WET WEATHER...AS WELL AS SNOW MELT.
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES.
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