Wind Advisory 11, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

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WWUS71 KPBZ 300815
NPWPBZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
315 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

MDZ001-PAZ007>009-015-016-023-030-032-WVZ023-041-300915-
/O.CAN.KPBZ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081230T0900Z/
GARRETT-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-INDIANA-
WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-PRESTON-TUCKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...SHARON...
HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY...GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...
FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK...TIONESTA...CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...
BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY...INDIANA...GREENSBURG...
NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...
CONNELLSVILLE...OHIOPYLE...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...
DAVIS...THOMAS
315 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...GUSTS OF 25 TO
30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
253 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
AFTER A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TONIGHT...A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
WILL RETURN FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES
JUST NORTH OF THE AREA. NEW YEARS DAY SHOULD BE QUIET WITH HIGH
PRESSURE OVERHEAD.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT...ALLOWING
FOR A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO EXTEND INTO THE NORTHERN COUNTIES.
MAIN FORCING FOR PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXTEND INTO THE
PITTSBURGH METRO AREA OR FURTHER SOUTH. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BE MORE THAN AN INCH. WINDS SHOULD ALSO PICK UP A
BIT...WITH GUSTS LIKELY REACHING 30 MPH OR MORE...ESPECIALLY NORTH
OF I-80 AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SHOULD
THEN BUILD IN FOR TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD SHOULD BE
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE PLAINS SHOULD TRACK TO THE EAST AND
MOVE ACROSS NW PENNSYLVANIA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE EXACT LOW
TRACK...ALTHOUGH FREEZING PRECIPITATION SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH
THE STORM. MOST LOCATIONS MAY START WITH RAIN TUESDAY EVENING...BUT
EVERYONE SHOULD QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE STORM WILL MOVE
OFF THE COAST BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT EXPECT SOME LINGERING
LAKE EFFECT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DRIER AIR MOVES IN.
WITH THE SPEED OF THE STORM...MOST LOCATIONS WOULD PROBABLY SEE ONE
TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH. WINDS
WILL ALSO PICK UP BEHIND THIS STORM...WITH MANY LOCATIONS AGAIN
HAVING A CHANCE OF GUSTS TO 30 MPH OR BETTER. THE NEW YEAR WILL
START QUIETLY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION FOR THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
A CLOSED LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION FRIDAY AND INTO
NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY...WITH GFS INDICATING SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT
OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND TRACKING ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST.
WENT WITH CHANCE POPS FOR SNOW SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS COULD BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN SOUTH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 30S.

MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY UNDER HIGH
PRESSURE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES BELOW THE NORM.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY TONIGHT WITH
ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW TRACKING ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO. EXPECT
SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25KT BY EARLY
TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT. SOME HIGHER GUSTS
OVER 30KT ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AS STRONGER WINDS JUST ABOVE THE
SURFACE COULD GET MIXED DOWN IN COLD ADVECTION.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN TERMINALS TONIGHT MAY BRIEFLY
REDUCE CONDITIONS TO MVFR...OTHERWISE VFR CEILINGS WILL PREVAIL
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

THE NEXT SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY
AND THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
MVFR/IFR RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY IN SNOW SHOWERS WITH THIS SYSTEM
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY BRINGING MAINLY VFR WEATHER.

ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES FRIDAY AND INTO NEW
ENGLAND SATURDAY. RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN SCATTERED RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
WV...NONE.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
500 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-301000-
GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-
JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-VENANGO-
FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-
ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-WESTMORELAND-GREENE-FAYETTE-HANCOCK-
BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER-
500 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...EAST
CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.