WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1113 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL TRACK
NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A WINTRY
MIX LATER TONIGHT. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE
TONIGHT BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER.
A THIN COATING OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR ON TOP OF THE
SLEET AND SNOW.
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. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.
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HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 157 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH DAYBREAK THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST FROM THE OHIO VALLEY
WEDNESDAY...CROSSING THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA LATE
IN THE DAY WEDNESDAY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE
WAKE OF THIS FRONT AS MUCH COLDER AIR SURGES INTO THE REGION.
SUSTAINED...WEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH POTENTIAL
GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THE POSSIBILITY OF A THIN COATING OF
ICE REMAINING ON TREES AND POWER LINES FROM OUR UPCOMING WINTER
STORM COULD LEAD TO WIND DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES FROM LESSER WIND
GUSTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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LAMBERT/RADZANOWSKI/EVANEGO
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