Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS State College, PA

000 
WWUS41 KCTP 111609
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1109 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008

PAZ036-056-057-063-064-111715-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081212T1200Z/
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-
1109 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

TEMPERATURES HAVE RECOVERED ABOVE FREEZING DIMINISHING THE THREAT
FOR FREEZING PRECIPITATION.

$$

PAZ037-041-042-120415-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081212T1200Z/
TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
1109 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. 

A STORM OVER ALABAMA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND
GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES THE NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET TODAY...BEFORE THE STORM TAPERS OFF AS PERIOD OF
LIGHT SNOW LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

ICE AMOUNTS FROM FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE
BETWEEN ONE AND THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH IN MOST AREAS...FOLLOWED
BY SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY AVERAGING 2 TO 4 INCHES IN MOST
AREAS.

THE PRIMARY IMPACT FROM THIS STORM WILL BE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
THE ICE ACCUMULATION ON BRANCHES AND UTILITY LINES COULD LEAD TO
ISOLATED POWER INTERRUPTIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP
FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE
OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$

PAZ005-006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-045-046-049>053-058-
120415-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081212T1200Z/
MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
SCHUYLKILL-
1109 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY. 

A STORM OVER ALABAMA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND
GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES THE NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET TODAY...BEFORE THE STORM TAPERS OFF AS PERIOD OF
LIGHT SNOW LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

ICE AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF
AN INCH IN MOST AREAS. OVER PORTIONS OF THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS...
WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING ALL DAY...THE POTENTIAL
IS THERE FOR SOME SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS....WHILE THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WILL SEE LITTLE OR NO ICE AT ALL.

THE WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IN
ALL AREAS LATE TONIGHT...WITH ANYWHERE FROM A DUSTING TO PERHAPS AS
MUCH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATING BEFORE THE STORM
ENDS LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

THE PRIMARY IMPACT FROM THIS STORM WILL BE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...
MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$

LA CORTE

000 
WWUS41 KCTP 111940
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
240 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

PAZ006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-045-120745-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081212T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KCTP.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081212T1200Z/
POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-
BEDFORD-FULTON-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
240 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

A STORM OVER GEORGIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND
GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES THE NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...CHANGING TO ALL
FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING...THEN SNOW OVERNIGHT.

ICE AMOUNTS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN
TWO AND THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH IN MOST AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE
WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING OVER
THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND BETWEEN 8 AND 11 PM OVER
MUCH OF THE REST OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THE SNOW COULD FALL
HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY MORNING. 3 TO 5 INCHES
OF SNOW ON TOP OF THE ICE IS LIKELY...BUT HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE IF THE CHANGEOVER OCCURS EARLIER.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THOSE WILL TRAVEL
PLANS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE AN ALTERNATIVE
ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.
CARRY EXTRA SUPPLIES...INCLUDING BLANKETS...FOOD AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN CASE YOUR CAR BECOMES STRANDED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$

PAZ037-041-042-120745-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081212T1200Z/
TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
240 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. 

A STORM OVER GEORGIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND
GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES THE NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...CHANGING TO ALL FREEZING 
RAIN THIS EVENING...THEN SNOW OVERNIGHT.

ICE AMOUNTS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN
TWO AND THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH IN MOST AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE
WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING OVER
THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND BETWEEN 8 AND 11 PM OVER
MUCH OF THE REST OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THE SNOW COULD FALL
HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY MORNING. 3 TO 5 INCHES
OF SNOW ON TOP OF THE ICE IS LIKELY...BUT HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE IF THE CHANGEOVER OCCURS EARLIER.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THOSE WILL TRAVEL
PLANS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE AN ALTERNATIVE
ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.
CARRY EXTRA SUPPLIES...INCLUDING BLANKETS...FOOD AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN CASE YOUR CAR BECOMES STRANDED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$

PAZ005-046-049>053-058-120745-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081212T1200Z/
MCKEAN-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-
COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
240 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY. 

A STORM OVER GEORGIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND
GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES THE NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...CHANGING TO ALL FREEZING 
RAIN THIS EVENING...THEN SNOW OVERNIGHT.

ICE AMOUNTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN
ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW
OVERNIGHT. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL ON TOP OF THE
ICE CREATING VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE WHERE THE CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW OCCURS EARLIER.

THE PRIMARY IMPACT FROM THIS STORM WILL BE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...
MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$

LA CORTE/MARTIN

000 
WWUS41 KCTP 120243
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
943 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

PAZ006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-121445-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-
BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
943 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY.

A STORM OVER NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND 
GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES THE NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY FRIDAY 
MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO A WINTRY MIX CHANGING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT.

A MIXTURE OF RAIN IN THE VALLEYS AND FREEZING RAIN OVER THE HIGH
TERRAIN OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM WEST
TO EAST OVERNIGHT. ICE AMOUNTS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED
TO AVERAGE BETWEEN TWO AND THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH IN MOST AREAS
BY THE TIME PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SNOW. 

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MID MORNING ON FRIDAY WITH THE HIGHEST TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES IN A NARROW BAND FROM
CLEARFIELD COUNTY NORTHEAST THROUGH POTTER AND TIOGA COUNTIES. THE
LIGHTEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
VALLEYS FROM LEWISTOWN AND ALTOONA SOUTHWARD.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THOSE WILL TRAVEL PLANS
IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE...OR
SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. CARRY EXTRA
SUPPLIES...INCLUDING BLANKETS...FOOD AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN CASE
YOUR CAR BECOMES STRANDED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$

PAZ046-049>053-058-121445-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
SCHUYLKILL-
943 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
FRIDAY. 

A STORM OVER NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND 
GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES THE NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY FRIDAY 
MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO A WINTRY MIX CHANGING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. 

A MIXTURE OF RAIN IN THE VALLEYS AND FREEZING RAIN OVER THE HIGH
TERRAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. ICE AMOUNTS IN THE
ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM NOTHING IN THE VALLEYS...TO
A TENTH OF AN INCH ON THE RIDGETOPS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY
LATE FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 1
TO 3 INCHES.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE
SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$

PAZ005-121445-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
MCKEAN-
943 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
FRIDAY. 

A STORM OVER NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND 
GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES THE NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY FRIDAY 
MORNING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES OF SNOW
OVER MCKEAN COUNTY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST
TOTALS LIKELY OVER THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE COUNTY.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE
SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$

000 
WWUS41 KCTP 120906
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
406 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

PAZ006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-121500-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-
BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
406 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING THE REGION WILL LIFT TO THE
NORTHEAST TODAY. MOST OF THE AREA WILL HAVE A MIXTURE OF
RAIN...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING THAT WILL TURN
TO ALL SNOW BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY IN THE 
AFTERNOON.

THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS COULD PICK UP ANOTHER ONE TO
THREE INCHES OF SNOW. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS UP TO 6 OR 8
INCHES THERE. BUT MOST OF THE REST OF THE AREA WILL SEE LESS THAN
AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...WITH STORM TOTALS OF 3
INCHES OR LESS. 

LITTLE ADDITIONAL ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED...BUT THE
ICE THAT IS ALREADY OUT THERE WILL STAY UNDERNEATH THE SNOW THAT
WILL FALL...AND WILL MAKE A VERY SLIPPERY SITUATION. IT WILL
CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY ICE ON TREES AND
POWER LINES COULD ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THOSE WILL TRAVEL PLANS
IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE...OR
SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. CARRY EXTRA
SUPPLIES...INCLUDING BLANKETS...FOOD AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN CASE
YOUR CAR BECOMES STRANDED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$

PAZ046-049>053-058-121500-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
SCHUYLKILL-
406 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN MAKING MESSY WINTER WEATHER FOR THE AREA
WILL LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY...AND BRING AN END TO THE
PRECIPITATION BY LATE MORNING. EXPECT THE MIXTURE OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW TO TURN TO ALL SNOW BEFORE TAPERING
OFF LATE THIS MORNING.

ICE AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LOWEST IN THE VALLEYS WITH ONLY A
LIGHT GLAZE THERE...BUT THE HILLTOPS COULD HAVE UP TO A QUARTER OF
AN INCH OF ICE ON TREES...POWER LINES AND WALKWAYS. THIS COULD
CREATE POWER OUTAGES AND TRAVEL PROBLEMS. 

ANY SNOW THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL ACCUMULATE ONLY
AN INCH AT MOST. HOWEVER...THIS SNOW WILL LAY ON TOP OF THE ICE
THAT IS ALREADY DOWN...AND WILL CREATE A VERY SLIPPERY SITUATION.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$

PAZ005-121500-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
MCKEAN-
406 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO JUST SOME FLURRIES BY LATE MORNING.
STORM TOTAL SNOW FALL WILL BE GENERALLY BETWEEN 3 AND 6
INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS LIKELY OVER THE SOUTHEAST PORTION
OF THE COUNTY. SOME LIGHT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FROM LAKE EFFECT
SNOW BANDS WILL OCCUR LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE WINDS TURN TO
COME ACROSS LAKE ERIE. BUT...THOSE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONLY AN
INCH OR TWO.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

$$

DANGELO

000 
WWUS41 KCTP 121504
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1004 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...


PAZ006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-121615-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-
BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
1004 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION HAS TAPERED OFF TO JUST A FEW LEFT
OVER LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES. THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE HAS DIMINISHED.

$$

PAZ005-046-049>053-058-121615-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081212T1500Z/
MCKEAN-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-
COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
1004 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION HAS TAPERED OFF TO JUST A FEW LEFT
OVER LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES. THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE HAS DIMINISHED.

$$

LA CORTE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
240 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A STORM SYSTEM FORMING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN US TONIGHT WILL MOVE
UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THIS WILL SET
UP THE POTENTIAL FOR A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL EXIST FOR
SIGNIFICANT MIXED PRECIPITATION FROM THIS STORM. A WARM UP IS IN
STORE FOR LATE THIS WEEKEND AND THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
SFC COLD FRONT HAS SLIDE SOUTH OF THE MASON DIXON LINE THIS
EVENING. 21Z SREF PLUMES SUGGEST TEMPS ALREADY NR THEIR LOWS
ACROSS THE N MTNS...WHILE LOWER SUSQ VALLEY STILL LIKELY TO COOL
ANOTHER 10F TO THE M30S BY DAWN. RADAR CURRENTLY SHOWING ONLY
LIGHT/SPOTTY PRECIP IN VICINITY OF 8H BAROCLINIC ZONE ACROSS PA.
HOWEVER...WAA IN ADVANCE OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVR THE SE CONUS
WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHC OF RAIN TO SOUTHERN PA LATE TONIGHT.
AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN EARLY THURS AM WILL BE THE LAUREL
HIGHLANDS...WHERE TEMPS SHOULD BE JUST BLW THE FREEZING MARK BY
12Z. LATEST MODEL DATA INDICATES PRECIP ARRIVES AS PLAIN RAIN
ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVS OF SOUTHERN PA.

WHILE AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNRISE WILL NOT BE HUGE...AS THE SUNDAY
AFTER THANKSGIVING SHOWED...IT ONLY TAKES A LITTLE ICE TO CAUSE
BIG TRAVEL PROBLEMS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
MAIN ACTION WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AS A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM
MOVES UP THE COAST. FORECAST THERMAL PROFILES FROM SREF AND 18Z
OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE POINTS TO A POTENTIAL HIGH ELEVATION ICE
STORM. HOWEVER...VALLEY TEMPS LOOK MARGINAL AT BEST FOR FZRA.

21Z SREF PLUMES INDICATE THIS WILL BE A HVY PRECIP EVENT...WITH
MEAN QPF BTWN 1 AND 2 INCHES OVR ALL BUT THE NW MTNS...AND SEVERAL
MEMBERS NR 3 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE CWA. THUS...WILL
HAVE TO CLOSELY MONITOR POTENTIAL OF HVY ICE ACCUMS OVR THE MTNS.
AT THIS POINT...FEELING IS THAT EVEN HIGH TERRAIN WILL HAVE
MARGINAL TEMPS...LEADING TO LOW ICE ACCRETION RATES. HOWEVER...A
DEGREE OR TWO EITHER WAY WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

HAVE ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MAINLY THE ICING THREAT
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THE SREF PLUMES ARE VERY AGGRESSIVE
WITH REGARDS TO FREEZING RAIN...IMPLYING .75 TO 1.00 OVER A LARGE
PORTION OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. I JUST DONT SEE IT AT
THIS TIME AS THE COLD AIR WILL BE VERY MARGINAL. MODELS SHOW THE
STRONGEST PORTION OF THE UPPER JET ENTRANCE REGION RETREATING WELL
NORTH OF THE REGION THRU THE DAY. THE PROGGED LOW LEVEL
AGEOSTROPHIC RESPONSE WINDS NEVER TAKE ON A STRONG NORTHERLY
COMPONENT...WHICH WE HAVE SEEN IN PAST WINTER STORMS. THIS WOULD
SEEM TO INDICATE THAT THE SYNOPTIC SET UP IS NOT AS FAVORABLE AS
IT COULD BE FOR MAINTAINING OF THE LOW LEVEL COLD AIR.

IF WE END UP HAVING TO UPGRADE TO A WARNING...I WOULD PUT THE
BEST CHANCE OF >.25 OF ICE...WARNING CRITERIA ICE...IN AN ARC
FROM SOMERSET COUNTY NORTHEAST THRU CLEARFIELD AND NRN CLINTON
INTO THE NERN ZONES FROM SULLIVAN TO THE NY BORDER.

GIVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
PORTION OF THE CWA...FLOODING IS ALSO A THREAT. SINCE ANY
POTENTIAL FLOODING WOULD NOT OCCUR UNTIL FRIDAY...HAVE HELD OFF ON
FFA AND WILL JUST MENTION IN HWO FOR NOW.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
SOME CHC OF SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES COULD LINGER INTO
FRIDAY EVENING...BUT NOT THE BEST SETUP FOR LAKE EFFECT.

SATURDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY LOOKS DRY AND MILD...AS A STRONG
SW FLOW OF AIR DEVELOPS. HPC AHD MODELS HAVE NEXT FRONT MOVING
FASTER NOW...SO WENT HIGHER ON POPS FOR MONDAY. LARGE COLD
HIGH BUILDS OVER PLAINS...NOT REAL CLEAR CUT WHERE FRONT
WILL STALL...MAY BE ACROSS PA OR JUST SOUTH OF PA...THUS
THREAT OF SOME PRECIPITATION LINGERIING ACROSS THE AREA ON
TUE AND WED.

DID EDGE TEMPS DOWN A TAD ON SATURDAY...AND ALSO NEAR
THE NY BORDER MONDAY NIGHT INTO WED...BUT SINCE I DID
THE GRIDS EARLIER...AND WILL BE DOING SO AGAIN THIS
AFT...JUST MINOR CHANGES. 06Z GFS STILL SHOWS SOME
RISK OF PCPN COMING BACK EAST ALONG SOME TYPE OF
WARM FRONT BY MID WEEK...SO REALLY BEST TO LEAVE
POPS AS IS FOR NOW.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
FRONT NEARLY STATIONARY...SOME SPOTTY RAIN...DRIZZLE...FREEZING
RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. IFR AND MVFR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO THU EVENING.

PCPN WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER AFT 12Z...AS WAVE
SLIDES UP THE STALLED FRONT ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. LOW LEVEL
COLD AIR INDICATED BY SREF PLUMES WOULD BE ALL -FZRA FROM KUNV-
KIPT-KAOO AND POINTS NORTHWEST. -RA IS LIKELY OVER KMDT.

SOME SNOW EXPECTED AFTER ABOUT 02Z FRIDAY...AS STORM PULLS
COLDER AIR IN. HOWEVER...BULK OF QPF WILL BE OVER BY THEN...
AS IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE SYSTEM WILL HAVE TIME TO CUT OFF.
COLD AIR WILL NOT BE VERY DEEP...BUT LOW LEVELS TO THE WEST
AND NORTH ARE QUITE COLD...WHILE AIRMASS TO THE SE IS REAL
WARM AND HUMID.

SKIES WILL CLEAR LATER ON FRIDAY. SOME LIMITED LAKE EFFECT...
BUT A LOT OF SHEAR FOR VERY MUCH.

THEN FAIR WEATHER WITH VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FROM
SAT...INTO EARLY MONDAY. SOME RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE
LATER MONDAY WITH NEXT FRONT...AS TEMPS WARM TO ABOVE
NORMAL LEVELS FOR A CHANGE. IT MAY BE BREEZY ACROSS THE
NW MTNS ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR PAZ005-006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-
045-046-049>053-056>059-063-064.

&&

SYNOPSIS...LACORTE
NEAR TERM...FITZGERALD
SHORT TERM...LACORTE/FITZGERALD
LONG TERM...MARTIN
AVIATION...GARTNER/MARTIN/TYBURSKI

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1031 PM EST WED DEC 10 2008

PAZ005-006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-120345-
MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
1031 PM EST WED DEC 10 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ004-120345-
WARREN-
1031 PM EST WED DEC 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ036-056>059-063-064-120345-
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-
1031 PM EST WED DEC 10 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

A STORM SYSTEM RIDING UP THE EAST COAST WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN TO
MUCH OF THE AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...WHILE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
RECEIVE A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. THE HEAVY RAIN COULD POTENTIALLY
CAUSE FLOODING BY EARLY FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ065-066-120345-
YORK-LANCASTER-
1031 PM EST WED DEC 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A STORM SYSTEM RIDING UP THE EAST COAST WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN TO
THE AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY
CAUSE FLOODING BY EARLY FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.