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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Albany, NY

December 7, 20084 states

NWS Albany, NY issued this wind advisory at Dec 7, 2008, 4:13 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 7, 2008, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 7, 2008, 4:13 AM EST (09:13 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 7, 2008, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 7, 2008, 11:58 PM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Fulton County, NY, Greene County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 24 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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 7 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 00:00Z on 2008-12-07Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2008-12-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1544 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
171 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 070913
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
413 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2008

NYZ032-033-038>042-047>052-058-063-082-VTZ014-072100-
/O.NEW.KALY.HW.W.0003.081207T1800Z-081208T0900Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-SCHOHARIE-
WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-
NORTHERN FULTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
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...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...
DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...
BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...
HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE
413 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...MOHAWK VALLEY...SARATOGA
REGION...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...AND EASTERN CATSKILLS IN
NEW YORK AS WELL AS WESTERN WINDHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN
VERMONT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST
MONDAY.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK EARLY
THIS MORNING AND COMBINE WITH A COASTAL LOW OVER THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES LATE TODAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN
RAPIDLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...CREATING AN
EXTREMELY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS OUR REGION BETWEEN THE
LOW ITSELF AND HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION. WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS
ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET AS WELL AS IN
AREAS SUBJECT TO CHANNELED WIND FLOW FROM A WEST NORTHWEST
DIRECTION...SUCH AS THE MOHAWK VALLEY. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS
ARE ALSO LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT...DURING WHICH
TIME TEMPERATURES WILL DROP AS MUCH AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES AS ARCTIC
AIR POURS INTO OUR REGION.

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.

$$

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ043-053-054-059>061-064>066-083-084-
VTZ013-015-072100-
/O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0013.081207T1800Z-081208T0900Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-WESTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...
BELLOWS FALLS
413 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE GREATER GLENS FALLS REGION...THE HUDSON VALLEY
SOUTH AND EAST OF ALBANY AND THE TACONICS IN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS
SOUTHWEST AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST VERMONT...THE BERKSHIRES IN
MASSACHUSETTS AND LITCHFIELD HILLS IN CONNECTICUT...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST MONDAY.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK EARLY
THIS MORNING AND COMBINE WITH A COASTAL LOW OVER THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES LATE TODAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN
RAPIDLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...CREATING AN
EXTREMELY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS OUR REGION BETWEEN THE
LOW ITSELF AND HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION. WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS
ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET AS WELL AS IN
AREAS SUBJECT TO CHANNELED WIND FLOW FROM A WEST NORTHWEST
DIRECTION. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY TO OCCUR
BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT...DURING WHICH TIME TEMPERATURES WILL
DROP AS MUCH AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO OUR
REGION.

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.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KALY 071640
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1140 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2008

NYZ032-033-038>042-047>052-058-063-082-VTZ014-080045-
/O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0003.081207T1800Z-081208T0900Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-SCHOHARIE-
WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-
NORTHERN FULTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
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...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...
DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...
BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...
HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE
1140 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...MOHAWK VALLEY...SARATOGA
REGION...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...AND EASTERN CATSKILLS IN
NEW YORK AS WELL AS WESTERN WINDHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN
VERMONT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST
MONDAY.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND COMBINE WITH A COASTAL LOW OVER THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN
RAPIDLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...CREATING A 
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS OUR REGION BETWEEN THE LOW ITSELF
AND HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION. WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. A FEW ISOLATED GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF 50 TO 65 MPH IN THE HIGHEST
PEAKS OF THE ADIRONDACKS AND CATSKILLS...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 1500 FEET AS WELL AS IN AREAS SUBJECT TO CHANNELED WIND FLOW
FROM A WEST NORTHWEST DIRECTION...SUCH AS THE MOHAWK VALLEY. THE
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM AND
MIDNIGHT...DURING WHICH TIME TEMPERATURES WILL DROP AS MUCH AS 15
TO 20 DEGREES AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO OUR REGION.

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.

$$

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ043-053-054-059>061-064>066-083-084-
VTZ013-015-080045-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0013.081207T1800Z-081208T0900Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-WESTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...
BELLOWS FALLS
1140 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE GREATER GLENS FALLS REGION...THE HUDSON VALLEY
SOUTH AND EAST OF ALBANY AND THE TACONICS IN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS
SOUTHWEST AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST VERMONT...THE BERKSHIRES IN
MASSACHUSETTS AND LITCHFIELD HILLS IN CONNECTICUT...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST MONDAY.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND COMBINE WITH A COASTAL LOW OVER THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN
RAPIDLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...CREATING A 
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS OUR REGION BETWEEN THE LOW ITSELF
AND HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION. WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. A FEW GUSTS OF 45 TO
55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...BUT MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET AS
WELL AS IN AREAS SUBJECT TO CHANNELED WIND FLOW FROM A WEST
NORTHWEST DIRECTION. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY TO
OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT...DURING WHICH TIME TEMPERATURES
WILL DROP AS MUCH AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES AS ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO OUR
REGION.

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 072041
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
341 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2008

NYZ032-033-038>042-047>052-058-063-082-VTZ014-080500-
/O.CAN.KALY.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081208T0900Z/
/O.EXB.KALY.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081208T0500Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-SCHOHARIE-
WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-
NORTHERN FULTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
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...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...
DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...
BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...
HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE
341 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE AND ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY WILL
PRODUCE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING...GRADUALLY SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT.

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.

$$

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ043-053-054-059>061-064>066-083-084-
VTZ013-015-080500-
/O.EXT.KALY.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081208T0500Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-WESTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...
BELLOWS FALLS
341 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE AND ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY WILL
PRODUCE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING...GRADUALLY SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT.

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.

$$

KGS
000 
WWUS71 KALY 080004
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
704 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2008

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-080500-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081208T0500Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN 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-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-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...ILION...
HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...
GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...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...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
704 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR
EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

THE LOCAL AREA WILL BE SANDWICHED BETWEEN AN INTENSIFYING 
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HEADING NORTHWARD INTO THE CANADIAN 
MARITIMES TONIGHT...AND AN ARCTIC HIGH BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST.
THIS IS CREATING A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE
TONIGHT.

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 080458
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1158 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2008


CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-080600-
/O.CAN.KALY.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081208T0500Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN 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-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-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...ILION...
HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...
GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...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...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
1158 PM EST SUN DEC 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.
THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 7, 4:13 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningALYAlbany, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery and 5 more11 hr
Dec 7, 3:52 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryALYHamilton, Herkimer, Warren16 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.