Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Burlington, VT

308 
WWUS41 KBTV 221757
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1257 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

NYZ029-030-087-230300-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
1257 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN 
  FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW OF 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH SOME
  DRIFTING EXPECTED.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AT VARYING 
  INTENSITY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...
  WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LIKELY. THIS WILL INCREASE BLOWING SNOW 
  POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW 
  WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW TODAY AND THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...STEADY IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. LOWS 2 TO 8 ABOVE 
  TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW. MORE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

&&

$$

NYZ026-027-031-230300-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...DANNEMORA
1257 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...UNTIL 1 AM EST
SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN 
  COUNTIES IN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 
  THE DAY INTO THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT. INCREASING NORTHWEST 
  WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN AREAS 
  OF BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL TAPER 
  OFF TOWARD MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...STEADY TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S. LOWS 6 TO 8 
  ABOVE FOR TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

VTZ003-006-008-016>019-230300-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121223T1200Z/
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...JOHNSON...STOWE...
MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...
RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
1257 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS IN VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS FROM JAY PEAK TO STOWE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ALONG THE WEST 
  SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW 
  WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE 
  TAPERING OFF BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING 
  SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SPINE OF THE GREEN 
  MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 20S. LOWS TONIGHT AROUND 
  10 ABOVE.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

&&

$$

BANACOS

831 
WWUS41 KBTV 222033
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
333 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

NYZ029-087-222145-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...
GOUVERNEUR
333 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY. 

THE STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. GUSTY WINDS...UP TO 35
MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...MAY CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. ALLOW SOME EXTRA
TIME IF TRAVELING TONIGHT.

$$

NYZ026-027-222145-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE
333 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE AND NORTHERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES.

SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. ANY
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. CONTINUED
GUSTY WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT...MAY CREATE LOCALLY
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME IF
TRAVELING TONIGHT. 

$$

NYZ030-230445-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE
333 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  MIDNIGHT...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. SNOW
  AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN TAPERING
  OFF TO FLURRIES WITH LIGHTER WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF SNOW AND
  BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS THIS EVENING. LOWS 4 TO 6 ABOVE.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING
  SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

&&

$$

NYZ031-230445-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/
WESTERN CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DANNEMORA
333 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...UNTIL 1 AM EST
SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN 
  COUNTIES IN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
  ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF SNOW AND
  BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 20S THIS EVENING. LOWS 5 TO 9 ABOVE.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

VTZ003-006-008-016>019-230445-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121223T1200Z/
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...JOHNSON...STOWE...
MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...
RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
333 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS IN VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...LOCALLY HIGHER FROM JAY
  PEAK TO STOWE. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
  CENTRAL VERMONT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN
  SEVERAL ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. THE SNOW WILL
  BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS SUNDAY...EXCEPT IN
  THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE HIGHER SUMMITS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SLIPPERY
  ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...CAN BE
  EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SPINE OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S THIS EVENING. LOWS 7 TO 13 ABOVE.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

&&

$$

BANACOS

583 
WWUS41 KBTV 230206
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
906 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

NYZ030-230315-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE
906 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW YORK.

ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF ACCUMULATED SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.

$$

NYZ031-230315-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/
WESTERN CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DANNEMORA
906 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SAINT LAWRENCE AND NORTHERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN NEW YORK.

ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF ACCUMULATED SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.

$$

VTZ003-006-008-016>019-231015-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121223T1200Z/
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...JOHNSON...STOWE...
MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...
RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
906 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS IN VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...LOCALLY HIGHER FROM JAY
  PEAK TO STOWE.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
  NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VERMONT OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER
  TERRAIN. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE PRE- DAWN
  HOURS SUNDAY...EXCEPT IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE HIGHER
  SUMMITS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SLIPPERY 
  ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...CAN BE 
  EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SPINE OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 7 TO 13 ABOVE.

* VISIBILITIES...1 TO 3 MILES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

&&

$$

LOCONTO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
747 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHWESTERN QUEBEC
NORTHEASTWARD TO NEW BRUNSWICK TODAY. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SET UP
OVER THE NORTH COUNTRY...FILTERING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE
REGION THIS WEEKEND...ALONG WITH THE CHANCES FOR SNOW SHOWERS.
MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS BY
SUNDAY...WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE VALLEYS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NOTICEABLY COOLER IN THE 20S AND 30S ON
SATURDAY AND ONLY THE TEENS AND 20S ON SUNDAY...WITH BREEZY
WINDS.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 654 AM EST SATURDAY...OVERALL FORECAST IN GOOD SHAPE WITH S-SW
WINDS HAVING SHIFTED MAINLY OUT OF THE W IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY.
WINDS STARTING TO GUST TO AROUND 20 KTS AT SEVERAL SITES ACROSS N
NY AND E VT. STRONGEST GUSTS SHOULD REMAIN TO OUR SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...SNOW CONTINUING TO AFFECT THE NORTH COUNTRY
TODAY WITH NW UPSLOPE FLOW ENHANCING SNOWFALL ACROSS THE WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE GREENS AND ADKS TODAY. FROUDE NUMBERS WELL ABOVE 1
FOR MOST OF TODAY...MEANING UNBLOCKED FLOW WILL ALLOW TERRAIN
ENHANCED SNOWFALL TO TRAVEL EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM
ONCE FAVORABLE W/NW FLOW DEVELOPS. THIS SHOULD LAST INTO THE EARLY
EVENING BEFORE HUMIDITIES START TO DRY AS SLGT UPPER LEVEL RIDGING
BEGINS TO BUILD IN LATE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.

IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE HOURS THIS MORNING FOR NW FLOW TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY AS THE SFC LOW IS CURRENTLY NE OF
MONTREAL. MOISTURE FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE NW BECOMES DOMINANT SNOW PRODUCER
LATE THIS MORNING INTO AFTERNOON. SO EXPECT MOST AREAS TO RECEIVE
A DUSTING TO 2 INCHES BEFORE NW FAVORS THE WESTERN SLOPES...AT
WHICH TIME...SHADOWING ON THE LEE OF THE MTNS WILL KEEP VALLEY
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MINOR. SN TO LIQUID RATIOS EXPECTING TO BE ABOUT
15-20 TO 1 AS NW FLOW TENDS TO HAVE. AREAS TO RECEIVE THE
HEAVIEST

ANOTHER CONCERN WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...AS LLJ MOVES OVER THE
NORTHEAST. WIND SPEEDS OF 40-45KTS WITHIN THE 925MB LLJ WILL
TRAVERSE ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EVENING...WHICH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING
VISIBILITIES. WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SNOWFALL
CONTINUEING...DON/T EXPECT LLJ TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETELY MIX DOWN
TO SFC. HAVE KEPT WIND GUSTS AROUND 25-35KTS EXCEPT IN HIGH
TERRAIN WHERE STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR. DO NOT EXPECT ADVISORY
CRITERIA...EVEN WITH DOWNSLOPING...BUT WILL KEEP AN EYE ON IT
THIS AFTERNOON.

AS THE SFC LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN QUEBEC
TODAY...UNIFORM NW FLOW WILL FILTER IN COLDER
TEMPERATURES...RESULTING IN NON DIURNAL TREND TODAY. MAX
TEMPERATURES IN THE U20S-M30S OCCURRING IN THE MORNING HOURS AND
COOLING AS THE DAY GOES ON.

&&

.SHORT TERM /7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 418 AM EST SATURDAY...AS MOISTURE FROM STORM SYSTEM MOVES
OUT OF THE FA...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE TONIGHT.
WEAK RIDGING WILL ALSO ALLOW WINDS TO BE LESS GUSTY..BUT STILL
EXPECT SOME BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS IN THE 20-25KT RANGE.
SKIES NOT EXPECTED TO CLEAR MUCH SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AS
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED VORTICITY STILL REMAIN ACROSS
THE NORTH COUNTRY. THESE FEATURES WILL ALSO KEEP SLGT CHC OF SNOW
OVER THE TERRAIN WITHIN THE W-NW FLOW. ON MONDAY...SOME UPPER
LEVEL RIDGING AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL ALLOW FOR MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDER THAN NORMAL...WITH MIN TEMPS SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY NIGHTS GENERALLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO 10 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT ABOVE ZERO. MAX TEMPS WILL BE IN THE UPPER TEENS TO
MID 20S FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 453 AM EST SATURDAY...A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS LIKELY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT.
HOWEVER...ECMWF AND GFS MODELS DIVERGE ON THEIR RESPECTIVE
SOLUTIONS FOR LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. GFS MODEL HAS A
SHORTWAVE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY THAT TAKES A SURFACE LOW AND BRINGS
IT OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
...AND KEEPS SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE
FORECAST AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ECMWF MODEL TAKES
THIS SHORTWAVE AND EVENTUALLY FORMS A CLOSED UPPER LOW THAT MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY. THIS SOLUTION BRINGS SNOW FURTHER
NORTH INTO THE FORECAST AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. FOR
NOW...WILL GO WITH LOW CHANCE POPS FOR LIGHT SNOW FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL VERMONT LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...AND SLIGHT CHANCE
POPS FOR LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION ON TUESDAY.
GIVEN DIFFERENCES IN MODEL SOLUTIONS FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IS LOW
FOR LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

ECMWF AND GFS MODEL IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN HAVING A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY...WITH FAIR AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED.
ECMWF AND GFS MODELS DEVELOP A SURFACE LOW OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN MOVE THIS SYSTEM NORTHEAST TOWARD
THE OHIO VALLEY. BOTH MODELS DEVELOP A SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE AREA
ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE IT
NORTHEAST. HOWEVER...MODELS DIFFER LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY WITH THE ECMWF KEEPING THE SURFACE LOW CLOSER TO THE NEW JERSEY
COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING...WHILE THE GFS MODEL HAS THIS LOW EAST
OF CAPE COD BY THURSDAY MORNING. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH THE SLOWER ECMWF
MODEL FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...AS FEEL GFS MODEL IS TOO
FAST WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE ECMWF SOLUTION KEEPS COLD AIR IN PLACE
ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AND ALSO PRODUCES A
HEAVIER SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION. HAVE BOOSTED POPS TO LIKELY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. EXPECTING SNOW TO LINGER INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /13Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY...SURFACE AND UPPER AIR CLOSED LOW OVER
SOUTHERN QUEBEC 12Z SATURDAY WILL KEEP THE REGION IN CYCLONIC
FLOW THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY IN AREAS OF
UPSLOPE OVER THE ADIRONDACKS AND GREEN MOUNTAINS WITH AREAS OF
IFR/MVFR. CURRENT RADAR TRENDS AS OF 12Z SATURDAY SHOWING SNOW
SHOWERS DEVELOPING ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN
MOUNTAINS AS SURFACE WINDS HAVE BECOME MORE WESTERLY. SNOW SHOWERS
ALSO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ADIRONDACKS AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE
VALLEY. AREAS OF VFR...MAINLY IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY ALONG WITH
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. EXPECTING SURFACE WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE
20 KNOTS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

OUTLOOK 12Z SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

12Z SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MAINLY VFR...BUT SOME AREAS OF
MVFR IN POSSIBLE SNOW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
AS OF 453 AM EST SATURDAY...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE
CHAMPLAIN WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT WITH WEST WINDS AT
15 TO 25 KNOTS AND WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET.

&&

.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY FOR VTZ003-006-
     008-016>019.
NY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NYZ029>031-
     087.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KGM/TABER
NEAR TERM...KGM
SHORT TERM...KGM
LONG TERM...WGH
AVIATION...WGH/MUCCILLI
MARINE...WGH

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
351 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

VTZ003-006-008-016>019-231000-
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
351 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VERMONT...NORTHEAST
VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT 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.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NYZ029>031-087-231000-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
351 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN 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.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THE ATLANTIC COAST
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NYZ026>028-034-035-VTZ001-002-004-005-007-009>012-231000-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ESSEX-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-CALEDONIA-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
WINDSOR-
351 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL
VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH COUNTRY
TODAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AN OCCASIONAL
BURST OF MODERATE SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...LEADING TO
BLOWING SNOW AS GUSTS WILL REACH UP TO 40 MPH. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES BY SUNDAY
MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THE ATLANTIC COAST
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.