Alert archive / New York / Snow Advisories in 2005
Snow Advisory 2, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this snow advisory at Dec 8, 2005, 4:14 AM EST for 8 counties in New York. It took effect at Dec 9, 2005, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2005, 4:14 AM EST (09:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2005, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2005, 11:57 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Fulton County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 286 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1703 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KALY 080914 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 414 AM EST THU DEC 8 2005 CTZ001-013-MAZ025-NYZ058>061-063>066-081700- /O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0003.051209T0700Z-051209T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.HS.W.0001.051209T0500Z-051209T2300Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC... HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS... CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN... ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH... PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON... ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS... AMENIA...MILLERTON 414 AM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS...SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL RACE EASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES LATE THIS EVENING. A COASTAL LOW WILL THEN DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST PASSING SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND AROUND MID DAY FRIDAY AND THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MAINE FRIDAY EVENING. WHILE THE STORM IS A FAST MOVER...IT WILL BRING ENOUGH MOISTURE TO THE AREA TO PRODUCE 5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THROUGH MID DAY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MAZ001-NYZ032-033-047-051>054-084-VTZ013>015-081700- /O.NEW.KALY.HS.W.0001.051209T0500Z-051209T2300Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SCHOHARIE- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN RENSSELAER-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 414 AM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...NORTHEAST CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...NORTHERN TACONICS...NORTHERN BERKSHIRES AND ALL OF SOUTHERN VERMONT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL RACE EASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES LATE THIS EVENING. A COASTAL LOW WILL THEN DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST PASSING SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND AROUND MID DAY FRIDAY AND THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MAINE FRIDAY EVENING. WHILE THE STORM IS A FAST MOVER...IT WILL BRING ENOUGH MOISTURE TO THE AREA TO PRODUCE 5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE NORTHERN BERKSHIRES AND ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT. THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THROUGH MID DAY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NYZ038>043-048>050-082-083-081700- /O.NEW.KALY.SN.Y.0002.051209T0500Z-051209T2300Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN FULTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG... SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE... WATERFORD...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS 414 AM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY...NORTHERN HALF OF THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION AND THE SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL RACE EASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES LATE THIS EVENING. A COASTAL LOW WILL THEN DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST PASSING SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND AROUND MID DAY FRIDAY AND THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MAINE FRIDAY EVENING. WHILE THE STORM IS A FAST MOVER...IT WILL BRING ENOUGH MOISTURE TO THE AREA TO PRODUCE 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THROUGH MID DAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KALY 081628 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1128 AM EST THU DEC 8 2005 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-047-051>054-058>061-063>066-084- VTZ013>015-082230- /O.CON.KALY.HS.W.0001.051209T0500Z-051209T2300Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SCHOHARIE- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER... NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...COBLESKILL... MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER... TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO... JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE... WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA... KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON... PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA... MILLERTON...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH... BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1128 AM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY CONTINUES A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...BERKSHIRES...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE LITCHFIELD HILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY MORNING. A COASTAL LOW WILL THEN DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST LATE TONIGHT...MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST PASSING SOUTH OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND AROUND MID DAY FRIDAY AND THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MAINE FRIDAY EVENING. WHILE THE STORM IS A FAST MOVER...IT WILL BRING ENOUGH MOISTURE TO THE AREA TO PRODUCE 5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN VERMONT...BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THROUGH MID DAY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ NYZ038>043-048>050-082-083-082230- /O.CON.KALY.SN.Y.0002.051209T0500Z-051209T2300Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN FULTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG... SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE... WATERFORD...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS 1128 AM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY CONTINUES A SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL MOHAWK VALLEY...NORTHERN HALF OF THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION AND THE SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY MORNING. A COASTAL LOW WILL THEN DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST PASSING SOUTH OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND AROUND MID DAY FRIDAY AND THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MAINE FRIDAY EVENING. WHILE THE STORM IS A FAST MOVER...IT WILL BRING ENOUGH MOISTURE TO THE AREA TO PRODUCE 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THROUGH MID DAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KALY 082118 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 418 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-047-051>054-058>061-063>066-084- VTZ013>015-091030- /O.CON.KALY.HS.W.0001.051209T0500Z-051209T2300Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SCHOHARIE- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER... NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...COBLESKILL... MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER... TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO... JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE... WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA... KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON... PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA... MILLERTON...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH... BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 418 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY CONTINUES A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS...WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...BERKSHIRES...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE LITCHFIELD HILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE MIDWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY MORNING. A COASTAL LOW WILL THEN DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST LATE TONIGHT...MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST PASSING SOUTH OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND AROUND MID DAY FRIDAY AND THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MAINE FRIDAY EVENING. WHILE THE STORM IS A FAST MOVER...IT WILL BRING ENOUGH MOISTURE TO THE AREA TO PRODUCE 5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS...SOUTHERN VERMONT...BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR OVER THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION. THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM THE MORNING RUSH HOUR INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ NYZ038>043-048>050-082-083-091030- /O.CON.KALY.SN.Y.0002.051209T0500Z-051209T2300Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN FULTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG... SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE... WATERFORD...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS 418 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY CONTINUES A SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL MOHAWK VALLEY...NORTHERN HALF OF THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION AND THE SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE MIDWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY MORNING. A COASTAL LOW WILL THEN DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST PASSING SOUTH OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND AROUND MID DAY FRIDAY AND THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MAINE FRIDAY EVENING. WHILE THE STORM IS A FAST MOVER...IT WILL BRING ENOUGH MOISTURE TO THE AREA TO PRODUCE 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KALY 090856 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 356 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 NYZ032-033-091700- /O.CAN.KALY.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KALY.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051209T2100Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR 356 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS UNTIL 6 PM...AND HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE TO NEAR WESTERN LAKE ONTARIO AROUND DAYBREAK WHILE A SECOND CENTER FORMS ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THE TWO CENTERS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MERGE INTO ONE ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST. AS IT DRAWS IN ATLANTIC MOISTURE...THE COASTAL LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY CREATING THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THE LOWER CATSKILLS INTO WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. EVEN SO...A RESPECTABLE SNOW COVER OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS. THE STORM WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS THE REGION...SO THE STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS AROUND MID AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FRESH SNOW COVER. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ047-051>054-058>061-063>066-084- VTZ013>015-091700- /O.EXT.KALY.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T2100Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY- WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON... HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON... JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 356 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND FROM THE CAPITAL DISTRICT SOUTH AND EAST UNTIL 6 PM...IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE TO NEAR WESTERN LAKE ONTARIO AROUND DAYBREAK WHILE A SECOND CENTER FORMS ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THE TWO CENTERS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MERGE INTO ONE ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST. AS IT DRAWS IN ATLANTIC MOISTURE...THE COASTAL LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY CREATING THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THE CATSKILLS INTO WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THE STORM WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS THE REGION...SO THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OR END BY 4 PM. THE STORM WILL LEAVE 5 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING IN A BAND FROM THE LITCHFIELD HILLS AND SOUTHERN TACONICS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT. SNOW WILL FALL MOST HEAVILY BETWEEN 8 AM AND 2 PM. THE WIND WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FRESH SNOW COVER. ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY DURING THE RUSH HOURS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ NYZ038>043-048>050-082-083-091700- /O.EXT.KALY.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051209T2100Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN FULTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG... SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE... WATERFORD...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS 356 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FROM THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION INTO THE MOHAWK VALLEY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE TO NEAR WESTERN LAKE ONTARIO AROUND DAYBREAK WHILE A SECOND CENTER FORMS ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THE TWO CENTERS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MERGE INTO ONE ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST. AS IT DRAWS IN ATLANTIC MOISTURE...THE COASTAL LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY CREATING THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THE LOWER CATSKILLS INTO WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. EVEN SO...A RESPECTABLE SNOW COVER OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR FROM THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION WESTWARD INTO THE MOHAWK VALLEY. THE STORM WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS THE REGION...SO THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OR END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FRESH SNOW COVER. ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY DURING THE RUSH HOURS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KALY 091657 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1157 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 NYZ047-051>054-058>061-063>066-084-091800- /O.CAN.KALY.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T2100Z/ SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON... HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH 1157 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. THE SNOW THAT FELL OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING HAS TAPERED OFF TO A FEW SNOW SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHT. $$ NYZ032-033-038>043-048>050-082-083-091800- /O.CAN.KALY.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051209T2100Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON- MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT... DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE... SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...NORTHVILLE... MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS 1157 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE SNOW THAT FELL OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING HAS TAPERED OFF TO A FEW SNOW SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHT. $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-VTZ013>015-091900- /O.EXT.KALY.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T1900Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1157 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...BERKSHIRE COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. VERY HEAVY SNOW HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH MANY AREAS RECEIVING TO 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF VERY QUICKLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AFTER NOON OF A DUSTING TO 2 INCHES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS UNTIL MID AFTERNOON SO USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this snow advisory went out at Dec 7, 9:35 PM EST, 6 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 9:35 PM EST, 6 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 935 PM EST WED DEC 7 2005 ISSUED AN OVERNIGHT UPDATE TO REFLECT CURRENT TRENDS. .UPDATE...RADARS STILL PICKING UP A FEW RETURNS...NOTHING MORE THAN FLURRIES. LOOKS AS IF THE WINDS HAVE TURNED MORE NORTHERLY AND HAVE TAPPED SOME MOISTURE OFF LAKE CHAMPLAIN (LAKE CHAMPLAIN AFFECT). WITH LOWERING SUBSIDENCE AND AN OVER DRY COLUMN...WE EXPECT NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW FLURRIES (IF THAT) SO THAT IS WHAT WE WILL CALL IT. ACTUALLY...ANY FLURRIES SHOULD END BY DAYBREAK. WE WILL ENJOY A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE ON THURSDAY (ALWAYS A GOOD THING THIS TIME OF YEAR)...BEFORE OUR SNOW EVENT FRIDAY. NO CHANGES TO THAT...IN FACT NO CHANGES TO MOST OF THE PERIOD. ONLY CHANGES WERE TO REMOVE EVENING WORDING...ANY MENTION OF POPS (FLURRIES DONT COUNT). OVERNIGHT TEMPS LOOK RIGHT IN THE BALLPARK FOR NOW. .AVIATION...SOME LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR HAS BEEN OBSERVED BUT GENERALLY NOT ENOUGH TO INCLUDE IN THE TAFS. NNW WINDS INCREASE TO ABOUT 30 KTS OFF THE DECK...COMPARED TO WINDS ABOUT 10KTS AT THE SURFACE. PILOTS SHOULD EXPECT SOME BUMPY LANDINGS UNTIL LATER OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY WITH FEW (IF ANY SENSIBLE CLOUDS). && PREVIOUS AFD... .SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)... LAKE EFFECT INCREASED THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AS UPPER SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH. MODELS FOR PAST FEW DAYS HAVE DEPICTED A FAIRLY WEAK BUT DETECTABLE ARCTIC BOUNDARY. FAIRLY TIGHT 4C THERMAL RIBBON NORTH OF BOUNDARY. BOUNDARY HAS FOCUSED SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HEFTY BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS ALONG IT SAGGING SOUTH BUT SNOW SHOWERS WILL STEADILY DECREASE AS SHORT WAVE MOVES PAST. AS THIS HAPPENS FLOW TURNING MORE NORTHWEST WITH RESULTANT LESS FAVORABLE TRAJECTORY. INVERSION QUICKLY CLAMPS DOWN. WILL LEAVE LEFTOVER EARLY EVENING POPS IN S. CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT...ALTHOUGH ONCE LAST SURGE OF CLOUDS MOVING INTO NORTHERN NEW YORK AT 21Z BUT SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY PRETTY LIMITED THERE BASED ON KTYX. GRADIENT SLACKENS LATE TONIGHT AND THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR A QUICK DROP IN TEMPERATURE LATE AT NIGHT...ESPECIALLY WHERE A DECENT SNOW COVER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. WILL LEAN TOWARD LOWER MET MOS. THURSDAY QUIET...THEN WE DEAL WITH POTENTIAL STORM. GFS AND NAM HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN THEIR INCONSISTENCIES DURING PAST 24 HOURS. IF WE DONT CONSIDER THE NAM...THE GFS HAS BEEN ON THE NORTH END OF THE TRACK ENVELOPS OF THE VARIOUS LONGER RANGE MODELS. THEN THE NAM...IS A GOOD DEAL FARTHER NORTH THAN THE GFS. GFS SLIGHTLY DEEPER WITH H5 LOW INITIALIZATION. THE 00Z CANADIAN NOGAPS AND UKMET ALL HAD A TRACK FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO KEEP US ON THE EDGES OF THE SYSTEM...WITH MAYBE MODERATE SNOWS AT BEST IN SOUTH. THE 12Z CANADIAN AND NOGAPS BOTH HAVE A MORE SUPPRESSED TRACK. 18Z NAM SIMILAR TO 12Z RUN. WHILE HAVE DISCOUNTED THE NAM IT IS A LITTLE SCARY. SOME PRETTY BIG 3-HR PRECIP IN BAND OF STRONG FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING AND STRONG H8-H7 DEFORMATION...0.90 N OF KBOS 18-21Z FRI AND 1.2 IN GULF OF ME NEXT 3 HOURS. NAM WOULD ALSO GET 1300 M H8-H5 THICKNESS CLOSE TO SE BOUNDARY OF CWA. THAT SAID...WILL FOLLOW THE GFS WHICH INDICATES POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR SOUTHERN THIRD OF CWA AND WILL BE ISSUING A WINTER STORM WATCH THERE. ELSEWHERE WILL UPDATE THE HWO FOR POTENTIAL MODERATE SNOWFALL. IN WAKE OF LOWS PASSAGE FRIDAY NIGHT FLOW INITIALLY TOO NW FOR MUCH LAKE EFFECT...BUT AS FRIDAY NIGHT WEARS ON AND LOW RACES OFF TO THE ENE...FLOW BACKS AND BECOMES MORE FAVORABLE. H8 TEMPS DOWN TO -10/-11. HOWEVER...INVERSIONS REMAINS LOW DURING PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT AND THAT WILL MUTE INTENSITY. && .LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...FLOW DEAMPLIFIES SOME...AT LEAST FOR A WHILE... DURING EXTENDED PERIOD. EARLIER IN THE WEEK THE GFS HAD FORECAST SIGNIFICANT LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE EAST. WITH WEAKER SYSTEMS TIMING BECOMES LESS CERTAIN. 12Z GFS DID REVERT BACK SOMEWHAT TO EARLIER SOLUTIONS WITH A FAIRLY SHARP NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH INDUCING RAPID DEVELOPMENT WELL SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD. WHILE EVEN THE CHANGED GFS SOLUTION IS A MISS FOR US...IT DOES CHANGE THE OVERALL PATTERN NEGATING THE WARMUP THE GFS HAD INDICATED ON LAST NIGHTS RUNS. && .AVIATION...SURFACE TROF SWINGS THROUGH AND UPPER TROF MOVES OFF TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. HEIGHTS RISE ALOFT TONIGHT WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN. INVERSION DROPS THIS EVENING AND LAKE EFFECT SNOWS END. OVERALL...QUIET AND COLD NIGHT. RIDGING DOMINATES THURSDAY. VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH PERIOD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MVFR IN SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED IFR WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOWS IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY WITH PASSAGE OF SURFACE TROUGH INTO THE EARLY EVENING...THEN THEY WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. && .HYDROLOGY...WITH AIR TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING THE MOISTURE LOCKED UP IN THE GROUND WILL BEGIN TO FREEZE. THE COLD CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FRAZIL ICE TO DEVELOP. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...WS WATCH CTZ001 LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MA...WS WATCH MAZ025 LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY NY...WS WATCH NYZ058>061-063>066 LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY VT...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 4:28 PM EST, 11 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 428 PM EST WED DEC 7 2005 CTZ001-013-MAZ025-NYZ058>061-063>066-081200- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- 428 PM EST WED DEC 7 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN CATSKILLS AND MID HUDSON VALLEY OF NEW YORK...AS WELL AS FOR NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT AND THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... WINTER STORM WATCH FOR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SEE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-081200- NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 428 PM EST WED DEC 7 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN CATSKILLS...THE CAPITAL DISTRICT...THE MOHAWK VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION OF NEW YORK AS WELL AS FOR SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE NORTHERN BERKSHIRES. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 4:14 AM EST | Heavy Snow Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer and 4 more | 34 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.