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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Albany, NY

December 24, 2008Hamilton County, Herkimer County, Warren County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this high wind warning at Dec 24, 2008, 3:52 PM EST for Hamilton County, Herkimer County, Warren County, New York. It took effect at Dec 24, 2008, 10:43 PM EST. It was in force for 11 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
Dec 24, 2008, 3:52 PM EST (20:52 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2008, 10:43 PM EST
Expired
Dec 25, 2008, 10:00 AM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Warren County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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 107 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 2008-12-24Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2008-12-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 423 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
549 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
423 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
470 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 
WWUS71 KALY 242052
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
352 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

NYZ032-033-042-251000-
/O.NEW.KALY.HW.W.0004.081225T0500Z-081225T1500Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
WARRENSBURG
352 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACK REGION.

LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN AND INTENSIFY...AS IT MOVES FROM THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION...NORTH OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER
VALLEY...AND INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC TONIGHT. POWERFUL WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...AND ITS ASSOCIATED
STRONG COLD FRONT. THE LOW WILL BE NEAR NEW BRUNSWICK BY DAY BREAK
CHRISTMAS MORNING.

THE STRONGEST WINDS...AND GUSTS WILL OCCUR AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE
WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH...TO THE SOUTHWEST OR WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ALONG
AND BEHIND THE FRONT.

MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...TREE LIMBS...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

THE WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE CHRISTMAS MORNING
TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-082>084-VTZ013>015-
251000-
/O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0016.081225T0500Z-081225T1500Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...
LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...
JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...
ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...
MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...
COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...
CHATHAM...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
352 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR THE LAKE GEORGE NORTHERN SARATOGA REGION...THE MOHAWK
VALLEY...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...NORTHERN CATSKILLS...NORTHERN
TACONICS...SOUTHERN VERMONT...AND THE BERKSHIRES.

LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN AND INTENSIFY...AS IT MOVES FROM THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION...NORTH OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER
VALLEY...AND INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC TONIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 45
TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...AND ITS
ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT. THE LOW WILL BE NEAR NEW BRUNSWICK
BY DAY BREAK CHRISTMAS MORNING.

THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM.
THE WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...TO THE SOUTHWEST OR WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
55 MPH...ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT.

THE WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE CHRISTMAS MORNING
TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR
WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

WASULA
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KALY 250247
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
947 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

NYZ032-033-042-251030-
/O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0004.081225T0500Z-081225T1500Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
WARRENSBURG
947 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR
THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS.

INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS QUEBEC
CANADA OVERNIGHT. THE SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
WILL BECOME WESTERLY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT AND WILL INCREASE
TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN
VERY STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...TREE LIMBS...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY
ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-082>084-VTZ013>015-
251030-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0016.081225T0500Z-081225T1500Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...
LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...
JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...
ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...
MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...
COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...
CHATHAM...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
947 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE 
LAKE GEORGE NORTHERN SARATOGA REGION...THE MOHAWK VALLEY...GREATER
CAPITAL REGION...NORTHERN CATSKILLS...NORTHERN TACONICS...THE
BERKSHIRES AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS QUEBEC
CANADA OVERNIGHT. THE SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
WILL BECOME WESTERLY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT AND WILL INCREASE
TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN
STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE
THURSDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR
WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KALY 250343
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1043 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

NYZ032-033-042-251030-
/O.EXT.KALY.HW.W.0004.081225T0343Z-081225T1500Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
WARRENSBURG
1043 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR
THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS.

INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS QUEBEC
CANADA OVERNIGHT. WESTERLY OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNING AREA OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...TREE LIMBS...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY
ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-082>084-VTZ013>015-
251030-
/O.EXT.KALY.WI.Y.0016.081225T0343Z-081225T1500Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...
LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...
JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...
ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...
MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...
COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...
CHATHAM...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
1043 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE 
LAKE GEORGE NORTHERN SARATOGA REGION...THE MOHAWK VALLEY...GREATER
CAPITAL REGION...NORTHERN CATSKILLS...NORTHERN TACONICS...THE
BERKSHIRES AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS QUEBEC
CANADA OVERNIGHT. THE SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
40 MPH WILL BECOME WESTERLY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT AND
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE WINDS
WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY MORNING. WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR
WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KALY 250946
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
446 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

NYZ032-033-042-251500-
/O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
WARRENSBURG
446 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN
ADIRONDACKS UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.

INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF QUEBEC CANADA
THIS MORNING. WESTERLY OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THIS MORNING. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND VALLEYS
WHERE THE WIND CAN BE CHANNELED. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE THIS
MORNING.

MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...TREE LIMBS...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY
ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-082>084-VTZ013>015-
251500-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...
LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...
JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...
ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...
MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...
COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...
CHATHAM...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
446 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE GEORGE NORTHERN
SARATOGA REGION...THE MOHAWK VALLEY...GREATER CAPITAL
REGION...NORTHERN CATSKILLS...NORTHERN TACONICS...THE BERKSHIRES
AND SOUTHERN VERMONT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.

INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF QUEBEC CANADA
THIS MORNING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE CONFINED
TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND VALLEYS WHERE THE WIND CAN BE
CHANNELED. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE THIS MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR
WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KALY 251507
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1007 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

NYZ032-033-042-251615-
/O.EXP.KALY.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
WARRENSBURG
1007 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN
ADIRONDACKS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS WAS
STARTING TO WEAKEN...AND AS A RESULT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH DURING THE REMAINDER OF TODAY.

$$

MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-082>084-VTZ013>015-
251615-
/O.EXP.KALY.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...
LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...
JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...
ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...
MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...
COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...
CHATHAM...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
1007 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA
REGION...MOHAWK VALLEY...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL CATSKILLS...TACONICS...SOUTHERN VERMONT...AND THE
BERKSHIRES IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS WAS
STARTING TO WEAKEN...AND AS A RESULT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH DURING THE REMAINDER OF TODAY.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 24, 3:25 AM ESTFlood WatchALYColumbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster25 hr
Dec 24, 3:52 PM ESTWind AdvisoryALYAlbany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer, Montgomery and 6 more18 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New York, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008

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.