Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this wind advisory at Jan 29, 2008, 12:44 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 30, 2008, 4:57 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2008, 12:44 PM EST (17:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2008, 4:57 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2008, 4:18 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, Greene County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:48 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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 30 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1434 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KALY 291744 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1244 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 NYZ032-033-038>043-048>050-082>084-VTZ013>015-300300- /O.UPG.KALY.HW.A.0001.080130T1100Z-080131T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.HW.W.0002.080130T1100Z-080131T0500Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON- MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN 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...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...NORTHVILLE... MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1244 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MOHAWK VALLEY AND SOUTHERN VERMONT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EAST FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE NORTH OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY TOMORROW DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH OUR REGION TOMORROW MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH...WHILE IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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-NYZ047-051>054-058>061-063>066-300300- /O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0003.080130T1100Z-080131T0500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY- WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 1244 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...TACONICS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...THE BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EAST FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE NORTH OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY TOMORROW DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH OUR REGION TOMORROW MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH...WHILE IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 300257 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 957 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 NYZ032-033-038>043-048>050-082>084-VTZ013>015-301000- /O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0002.080130T1100Z-080131T0500Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON- MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN 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...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...NORTHVILLE... MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 957 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS... LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MOHAWK VALLEY AND SOUTHERN VERMONT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN QUEBEC ON WEDNESDAY...DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH OUR REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH...WHILE IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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-NYZ047-051>054-058>061-063>066-301000- /O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0003.080130T1100Z-080131T0500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY- WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 957 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN CATSKILLS... GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...TACONICS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...THE BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN QUEBEC ON WEDNESDAY...DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH OUR REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH...WHILE IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 300957 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 457 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 NYZ043-084-VTZ013>015-302200- /O.CAN.KALY.HW.W.0002.080130T1100Z-080131T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KALY.WI.Y.0003.080130T1100Z-080131T0000Z/ NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 457 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NEW YORK WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN CANADA TODAY DRAGGING AN INTENSE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WITH STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING...HOWEVER REMAIN BRISK. 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. $$ NYZ032-033-038>042-048>050-082-083-302200- /O.EXT.KALY.HW.W.0002.080130T1100Z-080131T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON- MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN FULTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT... DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE... SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...DELANSON...ESPERANCE... DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS 457 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...MOHAWK VALLEY AND THE LAKE GEORGE AND SARATOGA REGION. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN CANADA TODAY DRAGGING AN INTENSE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...WITH VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING...HOWEVER REMAIN BRISK. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ047-051>054-058>061-063>066-302200- /O.EXT.KALY.WI.Y.0003.080130T1100Z-080131T0000Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY- WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 457 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALBANY AND RENSSELAER COUNTIES...THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS...BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN CANADA TODAY DRAGGING AN INTENSE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WITH STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING...HOWEVER REMAIN BRISK. 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. $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
000 WWUS71 KALY 301202 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 702 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 NYZ032-033-038>042-048>050-082-083-302200- /O.EXT.KALY.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080131T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON- MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN FULTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT... DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE... SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...DELANSON...ESPERANCE... DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS 702 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...MOHAWK VALLEY AND THE LAKE GEORGE AND SARATOGA REGION. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN CANADA TODAY DRAGGING AN INTENSE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...WITH VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING...HOWEVER REMAIN BRISK. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ043-047-051>054-058>061-063>066-084- VTZ013>015-302200- /O.EXT.KALY.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080131T0000Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL... MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER... TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO... JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE... WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA... KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON... PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA... MILLERTON...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH... BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 702 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALBANY...RENSSELAER AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS...BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN CANADA TODAY DRAGGING AN INTENSE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WITH STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING...HOWEVER REMAIN BRISK. 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. $$
000 WWUS71 KALY 302118 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 418 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 NYZ032-033-038>042-048>050-082-083-302230- /O.CAN.KALY.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080131T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON- MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN FULTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT... DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE... SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...DELANSON...ESPERANCE... DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS 418 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...THE MOHAWK VALLEY AND THE LAKE GEORGE AND SARATOGA REGION. AS OF 400 PM...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS HAVE SUBSIDED TO UNDER 40 MPH ACROSS THIS REGION AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING...TO UNDER 25 MPH BY 700 PM. AS A RESULT...THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER NEEDED. $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ043-047-051>054-058>061-063>066-084- VTZ013>015-302230- /O.CAN.KALY.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080131T0000Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL... MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER... TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO... JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE... WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA... KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON... PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA... MILLERTON...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH... BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 418 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALBANY...RENSSELAER AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...THE MID HUDSON VALLEY...THE TACONICS... BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. AS OF 400 PM...WESTERLY WIND GUSTS HAVE SUBSIDED TO UNDER 35 MPH ACROSS THIS REGION AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING... TO UNDER 25 MPH BY 700 PM. AS A RESULT...THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER NEEDED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Jan 29, 11:11 AM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 11:11 AM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1111 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION TODAY...RESULTING
IN SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
...BEFORE IT BRINGS MILDER WEATHER TO OUR REGION. A POWERFUL
COLD FRONT WILL FOLLOW EARLY WEDNESDAY. MORE SEASONABLE WEATHER WILL
BE USHERED IN BEHIND THIS FRONT WEDNESDAY WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE OHIO
VALLEY INTO THE NORTHEAST. THE WEEK WILL END AS A STRONG STORM MOVES
FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT TO THE MAINE COAST FRIDAY
NIGHT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
HAVE EXTENDED FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY TO INCLUDE ENTIRE FA. BACK
EDGE OF PCPN HAS REACHED ROUTE 10 AND WILL ALLOW FIRST AREA FROM
THE HUDSON RIVER WEST TO EXPIRE AT NOON...WHILE HUDSON RIVER EAST
INTO WESTERN NEW ENGLAND RUNS UNTIL 2 PM AT WHICH TIME BACK EDGE
OF PCPN SHIELD SHOULD BE THROUGH FA. WILL STILL LEAVE CHANCE OF
RAIN FOR MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY
RISE FROM THE 20S LATE THIS MORNING TO ABOVE FREEZING THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS ENTIRE FA.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/...
AS SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST HAVE INCREASED POPS TO
CATEGORICAL SOUTHWEST AND LIKELY OVER THE REST OF THE AREA
SOUTH OF THE ADIRONDACKS FOR THIS EVENING...GOING TO CATEGORICAL
OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. P-TYPE
WILL BE ALL RAIN THROUGH AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY WITH THE
TRANSITION TO SNOW STARTING MIDMORNING WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONT
COMES THROUGH THE REGION...WITH PRECIP ENDING SOUTH AND EAST
BY NOON WEDNESDAY AND DIMINISHING TO CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
FARTHER NORTH AND WEST...THEN INCREASING TO LIKELY OVER OUR
NORTHWESTERN ZONES WITH WINDS AND CAA FAVORABLE FOR LAKE
EFFECT SNOW EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THROUGH THIS PERIOD...ONLY
A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW NORTHWESTERN ZONES AND LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION ELSEWHERE. FOR TEMPERATURES...HAVE TAKEN A
NONDIURNAL TREND WITH TEMPERATURES HOLDING UP TONIGHT WITH
THE CLOUDS AND RAIN...THEN STEADILY DROPPING WEDNESDAY AS
COLDER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT. WE HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP
THE HIGH WIND WATCH UP FOR WEDNESDAY IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR
NEIGHBORS...AS THERE IS DEFINITELY A POTENTIAL FOR WINDS
REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA AND POSSIBLY...GIVEN THE RIGHT
SET OF CONDITIONS...COULD SEE WARNING CRITERIA OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN NORTH AND WEST OF THE ALBANY AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES
FOR WEDNESDAY RANGE FROM THE LOW 30S OVER THE ADIRONDACKS TO
THE LOW 40S OVER THE HUDSON AND CHAMPLAIN VALLEYS WHICH WILL
OCCUR DURING THE MORNING HOURS PRIOR TO THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...
WITH TEMPS RANGING FROM THE MID 20S TO THE LOW 30S BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
MARGINAL LAKE EFFECT EVENT (CONDITIONAL INSTABILITY/TRANSIENT LARGE
SCALE DYNAMICS AND LIMITED PERIODS WITH A SUFFICIENTLY DEEP
LAYER)...LINGERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND ENDS QUICKLY THURSDAY
MORNING AS THE CAP COMES CRASHING DOWN. MAINLY IN THE WESTERN
ADIRONDACKS AS THE VECTORS ARE 230 TO 270. ONLY AMOUNTING TO A FEW
INCHES.
OTHERWISE TWO CENTER HIGH PRESSURE AREA BUILDS IN THURSDAY. FIRST
CENTER THE ONE THAT WILL DOMINATE OUR WEATHER THURSDAY IS LARGELY
OF PACIFIC ORIGIN...WHILE THE MORE NORTHERN HIGH OVER THE UPPER
GREAT PLAINS PUSHES A SLUG OF ARCTIC AIR ACROSS SOUTHERN
ONTARIO/QUEBEC...WHICH BARELY GLANCES THE NORTHERN TIER OF NYS AND
NEW ENGLAND WED NT AND THURSDAY.
THURSDAY NIGHT THE SFC HIGH IS CENTERED OVER NEW ENGLAND AND NEW
YORK AS A MAJOR WINTER STORM INITIATES IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...IN
RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING 500 HPA TROF WHICH CUTS OFF AS IT MOVES
OUT OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. WITH OUR SURFACE HIGH REMAINING
ANCHORED OVER NEW ENGLAND AND ONLY SLOWLY RETREATING INTO THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES...A READY SOURCE OF COLD AIR IS ON
PLACE...BUT AGAIN GIVEN THIS AIR MASSES SOURCE ITS MAINLY PACIFIC
AIR THATS TRAVELED ACROSS AT CLOSE TO OUR LATITUDE...AKA ITS NOT
EXACTLY ARCTIC...AND HENCE IT LEAVES US WITH A TEMPERATURE PROFILE
THATS NOT WARM ENOUGH FOR A RAIN EVENT...NOT COLD ENOUGH FOR A
SNOW EVENT...AND IS ESSENTIALLY ACCORDING TO ALL THE GUIDANCE
(GFS/GEFS/PLUMES/ECMWF) A MESS OF SNOW/SLEET/ZR ETC .
THE SURFACE LOW WITH THIS SYSTEM ORGANIZES IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY THURSDAY AND TURNS NORTHEAST THROUGH THE TENNESSEE/OHIO
VALLEYS TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE USUAL
THERMAL CONTRASTS PRODUCE ONE OF BOSARTS CLASSIC COASTAL
FRONTS...ON WHICH A SECONDARY LOW ORGANIZES FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
WHILE THE GFS SUGGESTS A FULL CENTER JUMP WITH THE PRIMARY LOW
ABSORBED BY THE COASTAL BY 00UTC SAT...ITS SURFACE LOW POSITION IS
NEAR POU THEN WHICH MAY ACTUALLY REFLECT SOME AVERAGING. IN ANY
CASE THIS GUIDANCE PACKAGE IS DEFINITELY COLDER THAN PVS RUNS..AND
GIVEN THE SITUATION AT THIS POINT...THE EVENT WILL BEGIN AS
SNOW...THEN CHANGE TO THE FREEZING RAIN/SLEET MESS IN MUCH OF THE
REGION FOR 12 TO 18 HOURS. WITH THE 500 HPA SYSTEM BOTH CUT OFF
AND NEG TILTED THE GFS EVENT TOTAL LIQ EQUIVALENT QPF IS ON THE
ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN MUCH OF THE REGION...AND THIS LOOKS
REASONABLE TO EVEN LOW. AT LEAST THE STORM IS MOVING ALONG
PROGRESSIVELY. WITH 84 TO 90 HOURS TO PCPN ONSET...A BETTER
RESOLUTION OF THE COASTAL REDEVELOPMENT MIGHT STILL PUT IT FAR
ENOUGH EAST FOR A SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT...ALBEIT THE COLD AIR WILL
HAVE TO BE DYNAMICALY GENERATED OVERHEAD.
THIS LOW DEPARTS THE REGION SATURDAY MORNING...LEAVING A MESS OF
ONE KIND OR ANOTHER BEHIND IT. HWVR 500 HPA FLOW ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES REMAINS FAST...ZONAL AND SLIGHTLY SOUTHWESTERLY..AND THE CORE
OF ARCTIC AIR REMAINS BOTTLED UP IN CANADA FOR THE REST OF THE
PERIOD.
RESULT WILL BE SERIES OF FAST MOVING WEAKER WEATHER SYSTEMS...DRIVEN
BY PASSING 500 HPA SHORT WAVES...SEASONABLE CDFNTS. SATURDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY SUNDAY A CLIPPER TYPE CDFNT AND ASSOCIATED SHORT WAVE
BRING A PERIOD OF CLOUDS AND SOME -SN OR -SNSN. ANOTHER SURFACE
HIGH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY FOLLOWS SUNDAY. THE PERIOD ENDS WITH
YET ANOTHER STORM TRACKING WELL NORTHWEST OF REGION...DRAGGING A
WMFNT THEN A CDFNT THRU FCA NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. EVEN BEHIND
THAT SYSTEM THEN NORTHERN TIER ONLY GETS GLANCED WITH COLD CORE.
SO A PERIOD OF NORMAL TO ABV NORMAL TEMPS PERSISTS.
&&
.AVIATION /16Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
WARM AIR ALOFT RUNNING OVER COLDER AIR AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT TO
THE WEST WAS CAUSING RAIN SHOWERS OVER WESTERN NEW YORK IN THE
PREDAWN HOURS...WITH A FEW CASES OF FREEZING RAIN. MUCH COLDER
AIR REMAINS TRAPPED FARTHER EAST WHICH WILL BRING ABOUT A CHANCE
OF SOME FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING HOURS. THE RAIN WILL TAKE
A FEW HOURS TO REACH THE HUDSON VALLEY SO WE HAVE LIMITED IT
TO AN HOUR BETWEEN 1500 AND 1600 GMT AT THE TAF SITES...IT WILL
OCCUR ONE TO TWO HOURS EARLIER FARTHER WEST...WITH CEILINGS
LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FEET ASL. FLIGHT CONDITIONS WILL
DETERIORATE TODAY FROM WEST TO EAST WITH VFR OVER THE HUDSON
VALLEY AND FARTHER EAST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...AND MVFR CEILINGS
OVER THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS AND CATSKILLS. CONDITIONS WILL
DETERIORATE TO MVFR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND
WIDESPREAD IFR IS LIKELY TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN...AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. IN
ADDITION AS THE WINDS ALOFT INCREASE LLWS MAY BECOME A PROBLEM
TONIGHT AS WELL.
OUTLOOK...
WED MORNING...MVFR WITH RAIN SHWRS TURNING TO SNOW SHWRS. WINDY.
WED AFTERNOON...VFR EXC NW OF ALBANY MVFR LAKE EFFECT SNO SHWRS.
WED NIGHT/THU...VFR.
FRI...MVFR/IFR. CHANCE OF MIXED PCPN/FOG.
SAT...VFR. NO SIG WX.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT HYDRO PROBLEMS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST UNTIL MIDDAY TODAY WHEN
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH A POSSIBILITY
OF A FEW RAIN SHOWERS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH RAIN SHOWERS TRANSITIONING
TO SNOW SHOWERS. WITH 0.2 TO 0.8 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. THIS MAY
CAUSE SOME SLIGHT FLOW INCREASES ON THE RIVERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN FROM THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WITH DRY WEATHER WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY NIGHT. A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE OHIO VALLEY FRIDAY MORNING WITH ITS
ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL UTILIZE GULF AND
ATLANTIC MOISTURE WITH TOTAL QPF POTENTIALLY IN EXCESS OF AN
INCH AND AS MUCH AS TWO INCHES...BUT THE PRECIPITATION TYPE(S) ARE
STILL VERY UNCERTAIN...BUT A TRANSITION TO RAIN FROM SNOW
SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT
POSSIBLY THE SRN ADIRONDACK REGION...WHERE SNOW AND SLEET MAY BE
THE PREDOMINATE PTYPE. ENOUGH COLD AIR MAY MOVE BACK IN FRIDAY
NIGHT TO CHANGE ANY LEFTOVER PCPN BACK TO SNOW. SEASONABLY COLD
AND MAINLY DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST SATURDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
CTZ001-013.
NY...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NYZ032-033-
038>042-047>052-058-059-063-064-082-083.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NYZ043-053-054-060-061-065-066-084.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR NYZ032-033-038>043-048>050-082>084.
MA...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
MAZ001-025.
VT...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
VTZ013>015.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR VTZ013>015.
&&
SYNOPSIS...11
NEAR TERM...11Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 11:03 AM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1103 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ053-054-060-061-065-066-301200- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- 1103 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND PORTIONS OF THE TACONICS AND MID HUDSON VALLEY EAST OF THE HUDSON RIVER IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN IS LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND REPORTS OF FREEZING RAIN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE. NYZ047-051-052-058-059-063-064-301200- SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN GREENE- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER- 1103 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT AND MID HUDSON VALLEY WEST OF THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN IS LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND REPORTS OF FREEZING RAIN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE. NYZ032-033-038>042-048>050-082-083-301200- NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON- MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN FULTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN- 1103 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...MOHAWK VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION WEST OF THE HUDSON RIVER IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN IS LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND REPORTS OF FREEZING RAIN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE. NYZ043-084-VTZ013>015-301200- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- 1103 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION EAST OF THE HUDSON RIVER IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN IS LIKELY ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND REPORTS OF FREEZING RAIN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 7:50 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:44 PM EST | High Wind Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady and 2 more | 28 hr |
Nearby
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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.