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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Burlington, VT

November 21, 20058 counties in Vermont; 4 counties in New York

NWS Burlington, VT issued this winter storm warning at Nov 21, 2005, 3:55 PM EST for 8 counties in Vermont; 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Nov 22, 2005, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 22 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 21, 2005, 3:55 PM EST (20:55 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 22, 2005, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 23, 2005, 3:40 AM EST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT

Counties Clinton County, NY, Essex County, NY, Franklin County, NY, St. Lawrence County, NY, Addison County, VT, Caledonia County, VT, Chittenden County, VT, Essex County, VT, Franklin County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Orleans County, VT, Washington County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 211 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2005-11-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2005-11-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS41 KBTV 212055
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
355 PM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT THE NORTH COUNTRY TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL INTENSIFY
AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH TUESDAY. AS
THE LOW APPROACHES SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE TONIGHT...PRECIPITATION
WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY...AS THE LOW CONTINUES NORTHEAST ACROSS NEW ENGLAND INTO
THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TUESDAY NIGHT.

COLDER AIR WILL PUSH INTO REGION FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AS
THE LOW PASSES TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL
BEGIN AS RAIN IN MOST AREAS...BUT WILL CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE
ADIRONDACKS BY TUESDAY MORNING...AND ACROSS THE REST OF THE NORTH
COUNTRY DURING TUESDAY. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET
DURING THE TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW.

NYZ029>031-034-VTZ003-004-006>008-016>018-220500-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0002.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0002.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...
JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...
RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON
355 PM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT. MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IN THE
ADIRONDACKS...AS WELL AS OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VERMONT
TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES TO AS MUCH AS 9 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

NYZ027-028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009>012-019-220500-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0002.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-
WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ALBURG...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON...
MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
355 PM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM
EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. RAIN WILL
MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF SLEET AS THE RAIN
CHANGES TO SNOW AS WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OR
MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...AND SLEET WILL
LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

NYZ026-087-220500-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...
GOUVERNEUR
355 PM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM
EST WEDNESDAY. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM
EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF SLEET MIXED IN AS WELL AS THE
SNOW BEGINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE
POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... OR SLEET
MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KBTV 212105 CCA
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
402 PM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT THE NORTH COUNTRY TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL INTENSIFY
AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH TUESDAY. AS
THE LOW APPROACHES SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE TONIGHT...PRECIPITATION
WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY...AS THE LOW CONTINUES NORTHEAST ACROSS NEW ENGLAND INTO
THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TUESDAY NIGHT.

COLDER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST
AS THE LOW PASSES TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL
BEGIN AS RAIN IN MOST AREAS...BUT WILL CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE
ADIRONDACKS BY TUESDAY MORNING...AND ACROSS THE REST OF THE NORTH
COUNTRY DURING TUESDAY. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET
DURING THE TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW.

NYZ029>031-034-VTZ003-004-006>008-016>018-220530-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0002.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0002.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...
JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...
RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON
402 PM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT. MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IN THE
ADIRONDACKS...AS WELL AS OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VERMONT
TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES TO AS MUCH AS 9 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

NYZ027-028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009>012-019-220530-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0002.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-
WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ALBURG...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON...
MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
402 PM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM
EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. RAIN WILL
MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF SLEET AS THE RAIN
CHANGES TO SNOW AS WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OR
MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...AND SLEET WILL
LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

NYZ026-087-220530-
/O.COR.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...
GOUVERNEUR
402 PM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM
EST WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF SLEET MIXED IN AS WELL AS THE
SNOW BEGINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE
POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... OR SLEET
MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

HANSON
000 
WWUS41 KBTV 220438
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1138 PM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT THE NORTH COUNTRY TUESDAY...

.RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE DELMARVA PENINSULA 
OVERNIGHT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW ENGLAND
TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL OVER SPREAD THE REGION...BEGINNING
ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT AFTER MIDNIGHT AND REACHING THE CANADIAN
BORDER AROUND DAYBREAK. PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN
AND MIXED RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW FOR THE MORNING...THEN COLDER AIR
WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST CHANGING
PRECIPITATION TO SNOW. IT WILL BECOME WINDY FROM THE NORTHWEST
AT 15 TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THIS INTENSIFYING STORM
MOVES INTO MAINE.

NYZ029>031-034-221245-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID
1138 PM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR THE ADIRONDACKS OF NEW YORK. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET THEN WITH SNOW
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL
SNOW TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY.
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE
GREATEST THREAT ALONG NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

MEANWHILE...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30
MPH DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND POSSIBLY
DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET AS WELL AS BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...
COMMERCIAL SOURCES AND WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST ON THIS STORM.

$$

VTZ003-004-006>008-016>018-221245-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...
STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...
UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON
1138 PM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT.

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET 
AND SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL FIRST CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS DURING TUESDAY MORNING AND FOR THE REST OF THE AREA
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING 
AS IT GRADUALLY TAPERS TO SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO
CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE GREATEST THREAT ALONG NORTHWEST
FACING SLOPES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS
EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY A FOOT POSSIBLE ALONG SOME WESTERN SLOPE
COMMUNITIES.

MEANWHILE...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30
MPH DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND POSSIBLY
DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET AS WELL AS BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...
COMMERCIAL SOURCES AND WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST ON THIS STORM.

$$

NYZ026-027-087-221245-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
1138 PM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER VALLEY OF NEW YORK FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS MIXED RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE
TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 
10 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON
CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY
EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...AND SLEET
WILL LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

NYZ028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009-221245-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ALBURG...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON...
MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES
1138 PM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY
OF VERMONT AND NEW YORK FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET TUESDAY
MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET THEN SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS
TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS
EXPECTED.

FURTHER...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT
20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON
CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

VTZ010>012-019-221245-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
1138 PM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN VERMONT
AND THE LOWER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY...INCLUDING ORANGE COUNTY
FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET EARLY 
TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE EVENTUALLY CHANGING TO SLEET THEN SNOW
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY EVENING.

TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH
THE HIGHER TERRAIN EXPERIENCING THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS.

FURTHER...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT
20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON
CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KBTV 220915
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
415 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT THE NORTH COUNTRY TUESDAY...

.RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND WILL MOVE
ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN AND MIXED
RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW THIS MORNING. COLDER AIR WILL THEN PUSH
INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST CHANGING PRECIPITATION TO SNOW.
IT WILL BECOME BLUSTERY FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THIS INTENSIFYING STORM
MOVES INTO MAINE.

NYZ029>031-034-221715-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID
415 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS OF NEW YORK. 

A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS
MORNING AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WITH THE GREATEST THREAT ALONG
NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 10 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED.

MEANWHILE...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE TO 15 TO
25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND
POSSIBLY DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET
AS WELL AS BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...
COMMERCIAL SOURCES AND WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST ON THIS STORM.

$$

VTZ003-004-006>008-016>018-221715-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...
STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...
UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON
415 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT.

A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING AND ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THEN TAPER TO
SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH THE
GREATEST THREAT ALONG NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ALONG WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNITIES.

MEANWHILE...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE TO 15 TO
25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME
BLOWING AND POSSIBLE DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET
AS WELL AS BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...
COMMERCIAL SOURCES AND WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST ON THIS STORM.

$$

NYZ026-027-087-221715-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
415 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY. 

A MIX OR RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING.
SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING TO
SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL
BECOME NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...AND SLEET
WILL LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

NYZ028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009-221715-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ALBURG...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON...
MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES
415 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF VERMONT AND NEW YORK. 

RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW THIS MORNING. MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS
TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED.

FURTHER...NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT 15 TO
25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

VTZ010>012-019-221715-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.051122T1100Z-051123T1100Z/
ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
415 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT AND THE LOWER CONNECTICUT
VALLEY.

RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW THIS MORNING...THEN CHANGE TO
SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS
EVENING.

TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
WITH THE HIGHER TERRAIN EXPERIENCING THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS.

FURTHER...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT
15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING SOME BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KBTV 221735
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1235 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT THE NORTH COUNTRY THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN END OF LONG ISLAND WILL
INTENSIFY AND MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST. IT WILL MOVE ACROSS CAPE COD
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EASTERN MAINE LATER TONIGHT.
COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY
THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMMUTE HOME LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WILL BE DIFFICULT AS EVEN A LITTLE SNOW WILL BECOME SLUSHY AND ICY.

NYZ029>031-034-230145-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID
1235 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE HOME WILL BE A
SLIPPERY TRIP...AND CAUTION IS ADVISED. 

SNOW MAY BE BRIEFLY MIXED WITH SLEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. IT
WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT ALONG NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF SNOW WILL BE 5 TO 8 INCHES BY MORNING.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...USHERING IN COLD AIR.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
LIKELY...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...COMMERCIAL SOURCES AND WEATHER.GOV
FOR THE LATEST ON THIS STORM.

$$

VTZ003-004-006>008-016>018-230145-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...
STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...
UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON
1235 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE HOME WILL BE A
SLIPPERY TRIP...AND CAUTION IS ADVISED. 

A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF
TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS...WITH THE GREATEST THREAT ALONG NORTHWEST FACING
SLOPES.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MORNING...WITH
THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNITIES. NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE
LIKELY...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...COMMERCIAL SOURCES AND WEATHER.GOV FOR
THE LATEST ON THIS STORM.


$$

NYZ026-027-087-230145-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
1235 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW MAY MIX BRIEFLY WITH SLEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THEN SNOW
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY REGION THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AS THE STORM
EXITS LATER TONIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL LEAD TO
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

NYZ028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009-230145-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ALBURG...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON...
MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES
1235 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE HOME WILL BE A
SLIPPERY TRIP...AND CAUTION IS ADVISED. 

RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND
CHANGE TOO ALL SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
INTO THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER
TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES.

IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL LEAD TO
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

VTZ010>012-019-230145-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
1235 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE EVENING COMMUTE HOME WILL BE A SLIPPERY TRIP...AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED.

RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
HIGHER TERRAIN EXPERIENCING THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS.

IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET
WILL LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

HOGAN
000 
WWUS41 KBTV 222240
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
540 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... 

.A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF MAINE EARLY THIS EVENING WILL
MOVE ACROSS EASTERN MAINE TONIGHT. SNOW...BLUSTERY WINDS...BLOWING
SNOW AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE SLICK AND
VERY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE IMPROVING 
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

IF YOU DON/T NEED TO VENTURE OUT...PLEASE STAY AT HOME. OTHERWISE...
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION BY LEAVING PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION...DRIVE SLOWLY AND AVOID SUDDEN TURNS AND STOPS.

NYZ029>031-034-230500-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID
540 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE ADIRONDACKS. 

SNOW HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
ADIRONDACKS EARLY THIS EVENING AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT. THE STEADIEST SNOW WILL BE ALONG NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES
WHERE SEVERAL ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE.

HOWEVER...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME
BLOWING OF THE SNOW AND SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
TO CREATE SLICK AND VERY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

IF YOU DON/T NEED TO VENTURE OUT... PLEASE STAY AT HOME. OTHERWISE...
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION BY LEAVING PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION...DRIVE SLOWLY AND AVOID SUDDEN TURNS AND STOPS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...COMMERCIAL SOURCES
AND WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST ON THIS STORM.

$$

VTZ003-004-006>008-016>018-230500-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...
STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...
UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON
540 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST VERMONT AND THE WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS. 

BY EARLY THIS EVENING...PRECIPITATION HAD CHANGED TO SNOW AND WAS
FALLING HEAVILY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR MORE
PER HOUR.

STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT FROM SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHEAST BEFORE GRADUALLY ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL LIKELY PERSIST OVERNIGHT ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
NORTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS AND WEST TO NORTHWEST SLOPES IN NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 5 TO 9 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST
AND POSSIBLY LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNITIES
OF THE NORTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS.

IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH EARLY WILL CAUSE
BLOWING SNOW GREATLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE SLICK AND VERY HAZARDOUS ROAD
CONDITIONS. 

IF YOU DON/T NEED TO VENTURE OUT... PLEASE STAY AT HOME. OTHERWISE...
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION BY LEAVING PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION...DRIVE SLOWLY AND AVOID SUDDEN TURNS AND STOPS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...COMMERCIAL SOURCES
AND WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST ON THIS STORM.

$$

NYZ026-027-087-230500-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
540 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER
VALLEY UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY BUT BRISK
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WAS CAUSING SOME BLOWING
SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ONTO THE ROADWAYS.
FURTHER... TEMPERATURES WERE FALLING BELOW FREEZING. THIS
COMBINATION WILL LEAD TO SLICK AND ICY TRAVEL THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR BLOWING
SNOW WILL LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF 
TRAVELING...PLEASE USE CAUTION ON THE ROADWAYS.

$$

NYZ028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009-230500-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ALBURG...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON...
MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES
540 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY
OF VERMONT AND NEW YORK UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

BY EARLY THIS EVENING...PRECIPITATION HAD CHANGED TO SNOW AND WAS
FALLING HEAVILY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR MORE
PER HOUR.

STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING FROM
WEST TO EAST BEFORE GRADUALLY ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL LIKELY PERSIST AS YOU PROGRESS TOWARD THE WESTERN SLOPES OF
THE NORTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHEST AND POSSIBLY LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHERN
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY.

IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH EARLY WILL CAUSE
BLOWING SNOW GREATLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE SLICK AND VERY HAZARDOUS ROAD
CONDITIONS. 

IF YOU DON/T NEED TO VENTURE OUT... PLEASE STAY AT HOME. OTHERWISE...
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION BY LEAVING PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION...DRIVE SLOWLY AND AVOID SUDDEN TURNS AND STOPS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...COMMERCIAL SOURCES
AND WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST ON THIS STORM.



$$

VTZ010>012-019-230500-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
540 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR RUTLAND...ORANGE AND WINDSOR COUNTIES.

BY EARLY THIS EVENING...PRECIPITATION HAD CHANGED TO SNOW 
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA EXCEPT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF THE 
CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY OF WINDSOR COUNTY. 

COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IT/S WAY INTO THE REGION WITH
ANY RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW THIS EVENING.
SNOW COULD BRIEFLY FALL HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING AN INCH PER HOUR.

ANY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY TONIGHT
FROM WEST TO EAST BEFORE GRADUALLY ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL LIKELY PERSIST IN THE MOUNTAINS A LITTLE PAST MIDNIGHT.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS IN THE CONNECTICUT
RIVER VALLEY AROUND SPRINGFIELD TO 5 INCHES IN THE HILLS OF
WESTERN ORANGE AND WINDSOR WITH LOCALLY MORE POSSIBLE IN THE GREEN
MOUNTAINS OF RUTLAND COUNTY.

IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH EARLY WILL CAUSE
BLOWING SNOW GREATLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE SLICK AND VERY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

IF YOU DON/T NEED TO VENTURE OUT... PLEASE STAY AT HOME. OTHERWISE...
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION BY LEAVING PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION...DRIVE SLOWLY AND AVOID SUDDEN TURNS AND STOPS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...COMMERCIAL SOURCES
AND WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST ON THIS STORM.





$$
WHITTIER
000 
WWUS41 KBTV 230241
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
941 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...

.A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM IN EASTERN MAINE TONIGHT WAS RACING
NORTHEAST INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER
OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BUT BLUSTERY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING
SNOW AND WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES...WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE
SLICK AND VERY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. 

IF YOU DON/T NEED TO VENTURE OUT...PLEASE STAY AT HOME.
OTHERWISE... EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION BY LEAVING PLENTY OF TIME
TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION...DRIVE SLOWLY AND AVOID SUDDEN TURNS
AND STOPS.

NYZ029>031-034-230345-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID
941 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE ADIRONDACKS.

HOWEVER...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING
OF SNOW ONTO ROADWAYS ALONG WITH SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO
CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL.

$$

NYZ026>028-035-087-VTZ001-010>012-019-230345-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-ORANGE-
WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...
PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR...
ALBURG...SOUTH HERO...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
941 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

$$

VTZ003-004-006>008-016>018-231100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...
STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...
UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON
941 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST VERMONT AND THE
WESTERN SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS.

AS OF 9 PM...SNOWFALL ACROSS THE WARNING AREA RANGED FROM 
2 TO 6 INCHES BUT WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING OF SNOW AND
VERY ICY AND TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT WITH THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION ALONG THE WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS AND WEST TO NORTHWEST
SLOPES IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHEST AND POSSIBLY LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WESTERN SLOPE
COMMUNITIES OF THE NORTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS.

BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE
BLOWING SNOW GREATLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND CREATING SLICK AND
VERY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

IF YOU DON/T NEED TO VENTURE OUT... PLEASE STAY AT HOME.
OTHERWISE... EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION BY LEAVING PLENTY OF TIME
TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION...DRIVE SLOWLY AND AVOID SUDDEN TURNS
AND STOPS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...COMMERCIAL SOURCES
AND WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST ON THIS STORM.

$$

VTZ002-005-009-231100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON...MIDDLEBURY...
VERGENNES
941 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN FRANKLIN...WESTERN CHITTENDEN AND WESTERN
ADDISON COUNTIES IN VERMONT. 

AS OF 9 PM...STEADY SNOW HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS
AND WILL CONTINUE...ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHEST AND POSSIBLY LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHERN
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW GREATLY
REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
SLICK AND VERY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

IF YOU DON/T NEED TO VENTURE OUT... PLEASE STAY AT HOME.
OTHERWISE... EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION BY LEAVING PLENTY OF TIME
TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION...DRIVE SLOWLY AND AVOID SUDDEN TURNS
AND STOPS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...COMMERCIAL SOURCES
AND WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST ON THIS STORM.

$$

WHITTIER
000 
WWUS41 KBTV 230840
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
340 AM EST WED NOV 23 2005


VTZ003-004-006>008-016>018-230945-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...
STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...
UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON
340 AM EST WED NOV 23 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT.
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR LESS.


$$

VTZ002-005-009-230945-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051123T1100Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON...MIDDLEBURY...
VERGENNES
340 AM EST WED NOV 23 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF VERMONT.
LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR LESS. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Nov 21, 10:17 AM EST, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 21, 10:17 AM EST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1017 AM EST MON NOV 21 2005

.SHORT TERM (REST OF TODAY)...
UPDATE TO THE FORECAST THIS MORNING FOR TEMPS. CLOUDS/WINDS ON
TRACK...BUT TEMPS RUNNING A BIT HIGHER THAN FORECAST. 850 TEMPS
SUPPORT TEMPS INTO THE MID 50S CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...AND NEAR 50 IN
NE KINGDOM. EVEN UNDER THE CLOUDY COVER ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER
WARM AIR ADVECTION PUSHED TEMPS INTO THE UPPER 40S AT MID MORNING.

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
(ISSUED 610 AM EST MON NOV 21 2005)

SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...
MODELS COMING INTO FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING SYSTEM WHICH
WILL BE IMPACTING NORTH COUNTRY TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH THE CONSENSUS
DOESNT EXACTLY RESOLVE THE DETAILS IN THE FCST...SPECIFICALLY
WHERE THE BEST CHC OF HVY SNOW WILL BE. HAVE EXPANDED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADRNDKS FOR TUES/TUE NITE
TO INCLUDE THE REST OF FA WITH EXCEPTION OF ST LWR VLY.

TRANQUIL DAY TODAY THANKS TO HIGH PRESSURE STATIONED SOUTH OF NEW
ENGLAND. STLT PICS INDICATE CLD SHIELD WHICH WAS PREVALENT ACRS
FA FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT IS LIFTING QUICKLY NORTH. THE RESULT
WILL BE PRTLY TO MSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND MILD TEMPS TDY WITH HIGHS
IN UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.

CONDITIONS DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TONITE AS DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE
OVER NRN FLORIDA STRENGTHENS AND MOVES NORTH ALG ATLC CST...AND
APRCHS SRN NEW ENG BY TUES AM. MEANWHILE...A CDFNT APRCHS FA FROM
THE NW TONITE...REACHING NRN NY EARLY TUES. EXPECT RAIN TO SPREAD
NORTH ACRS FA AFTER MIDNITE TONITE...AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN ADRNDKS
BY TUES AM. RAIN MAY MIX WITH ASSORTED WINTRY PTYPES ACRS REST OF
FA BY TUE AM.

LOW CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INTO ERN MAINE BY TUES
EVENING. EXPECT MIXED PCPN TO GRDLY CHANGE TO SNOW DURING TUES
ACRS ENTITRE FA. SOUNDING ISOTHERMAL AND LLVL THICKNESSESS
MARGINAL FOR SNOW THRU 18Z ACRS MUCH OF VT...ESPECIALLY LOWER
ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER...STRONGEST PERIOD OF LIFT INDICATED DURING
TUES AM...AND ANY DYNAMIC COOLING MAY RESULT IN QUICK CHANGEOVER
TO HVY WET SNOW. TRACK OF SFC LOW VERY FAVORABLE FOR A SIGNIFICANT
PCPN EVENT...AND FOR A MAINLY SNOW EVENT AS LLVL NORTHERLY FLOW
ALLOWS FOR COLDER AIR TO GRDLY ADVECT INTO FA.

COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO FA TUES NITE AS LOW MOVES UP
INTO MARITIMES. SNOW SHWRS WILL CONTINUE TUES EVENING AND TAPER
OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS PSBL...MAINLY OVER
OROGRAPHICALLY FAVIORED AREAS OF NRN VT/NY. TOTAL QPF FOR THE
EVENT EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AROUND AN INCH...WITH SOME HIR AMTS ERN
ZONES AND LESSER AMOUNTS WEST. SNOW TOTALS MAY WIND UP BEING
HIGHLY ELEVATION DEPENDENT.

A BREAK IN THE WX EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BRINGS SOME PARTIAL CLRNG.

LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...
NO CHANGES MADE TO EXTENDED PORTION OF FCST ATTM. LATEST GUIDANCE
STILL SUGGESTS THAT WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER PCPN EVENT THANKSGIVING
DAY AS UPPER LOW DIGS SOUTHEAST ACRS GRTLKS THURS WITH SFC LOW
DVLPMNT OCCURRING SOUTH OF NEW ENG. THIS LOW WILL THEN LIFT NORTH
ACRS ERN NEW ENG. PTYPE ALL SNOW WITH THIS EVENT...BUT IT WILL NOT
HAVE NEARLY AS MUCH MSTR AVBL AS SYSTEM AFFECTING FA ON TUES. BUT
IT WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE SOME PROBLEMS FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS.
COLD TEMPS THEN FOLLOW FOR REST OF HOLIDAY WEEKEND ALG WITH A CHC
OF SNOW SHWRS THRU SAT.

AVIATION (06Z-06Z)...
VFR EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  LOW CLOUD AT 060-070
FROM WEAK WARM ADVECTION ERODING FROM THE SOUTH THIS MORNING BUT
TOUGH TO TELL HOW FAR NORTH THE CLOUD EDGE WILL MOVE SO KEPT IT
BROKEN THOUGH IT COULD SCATTER OUT FOR A TIME THIS MORNING. WITH
STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND FLOW OFF THE GREAT LAKES EXPECT LOW
CLOUDS TO REDEVELOP A LITTLE BIT LOWER CIGS ESPECIALLY KSLK AND KMSS
LATER THIS MORNING.

&&

.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR VTZ001>012-016>019 FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
     6 AM WEDNESDAY.
NY...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR NYZ027>031-034-035 FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
     6 AM WEDNESDAY.
&&

SHORT TERM...HANSON
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 21, 4:55 AM EST, 11 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
455 AM EST MON NOV 21 2005

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-221000-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-
CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
455 AM EST MON NOV 21 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW
YORK...CENTRAL VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT
AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT
POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SNOW AND SLEET TOWARDS MORNING ESPECIALLY
OVER THE ADIRONDACKS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VERMONT...AND NORTHEAST NEW
YORK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT.

A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW DURING
TUESDAY....AND THEN TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING. HIGHER
ELEVATIONS COULD SEE HIGHER AMOUNTS.

REFER TO WINTER WEATHER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BURLINGTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM MAY AFFECT THE NORTH COUNTRY THANKSGIVING DAY
AND NIGHT WITH ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SNOW FALL. IT SHOULD BE COLD
ENOUGH SO THAT ALL THE PRECIPITATION FALLS AS SNOW. AT THIS TIME
THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM AND AMOUNT OF SNOW IS UNCERTAIN.

THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON...FROM THE ARCTIC AIR...WILL LIKELY
FOLLOW THIS STORM OVER THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON WITH
YOUR REPORTS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT.

SISSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 21, 3:55 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBTVAddison, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Orange, Rutland36 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Vermont, 2005Winter Storm Warnings in New York, 2005Every winter storm warning in 2005

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.