WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1115 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD ON
SATURDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
MOVING INTO THE POCONOS AND PORTIONS OF THE CATSKILLS DURING THE
DAY. THE POCONOS AND CATSKILLS WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF
THE HEAVY SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM LATE SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE SOUTH OF THE AREA... BUT
THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION...
ESPECIALLY IF THE STORM MOVES SLIGHTLY FARTHER NORTH THAN IS
CURRENTLY EXPECTED.
THE EXACT EVOLUTION OF THIS STORM IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANY SHIFT
TO THE TRACK WILL RESULT IN A SHIFT IN THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT BECAUSE HEAVY SNOW IS A
POSSIBILITY...BUT NOT A CERTAINTY. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 INCHES OR MORE. TRAVEL
CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WATCH AREA.
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MSE
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