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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Albany, NY

January 20, 201311 counties in New York; Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont; Berkshire County, Massachusetts

NWS Albany, NY issued this high wind warning at Jan 20, 2013, 12:11 AM EST for 11 counties in New York; Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Jan 20, 2013, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2013, 12:11 AM EST (05:11 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 20, 2013, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 20, 2013, 6:07 PM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Berkshire County, MA, Albany County, NY, Fulton County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:10 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 20, 10:10 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGLittle Falls, NYTREES DOWN
Jan 20, 10:35 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGFrankfort, NYTREE DOWN ON WIRES ALONG FERGUSON ROAD
Jan 20, 10:39 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Niskayuna, NY
Jan 20, 11:45 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGOhio, NYTREE ON WIRES LEANING OVER ASHE CREEK ROAD
Jan 20, 11:57 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGPoland, NYDOWNED BURNING WIRES ALONG ROUTE 365
Jan 20, 12:30 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGKingsbury, NYNYDOT - ROUTE 196 CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED WIRES
Jan 20, 12:56 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGGloversville, NYTREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT FULTON COUNTY

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 36 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2013-01-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2013-01-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 260 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1967 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
260 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
328 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

107 
WWUS71 KALY 200511
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1211 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

NYZ032-033-042-201315-
/O.UPG.KALY.WI.Y.0001.130120T1100Z-130120T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KALY.HW.W.0001.130120T0900Z-130120T2100Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
WARRENSBURG
1211 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO
4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN
  COUNTIES.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING EARLY THIS MORNING...PEAKING LATER
  THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING OFF LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65
  MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND TREE
  LIMBS...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE
  OBJECTS WILL ALSO BE PROPELLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-201315-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0001.130120T1100Z-130120T2100Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-
WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...
FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...
WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
1211 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN
  NEW ENGLAND.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING AROUND SUNRISE...PEAKING LATER THIS
  MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING OFF LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55
  MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY...CAPITAL
  REGION AND THE BERKSHIRES.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREES OR TREE 
  LIMBS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BE PROPELLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
909 
WWUS71 KALY 201100
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
600 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

NYZ032-033-042-202100-
/O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
WARRENSBURG
600 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN 
  COUNTIES.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING...PEAKING LATER THIS
  MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING OFF LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 
  MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND TREE 
  LIMBS...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS WILL ALSO BE PROPELLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-202100-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-
WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...
FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...
WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
600 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN 
  NEW ENGLAND.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...PEAKING LATER
  THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING OFF LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 
  55 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY... 
  CAPITAL REGION AND THE BERKSHIRES.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREES OR TREE 
  LIMBS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BE PROPELLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
516 
WWUS71 KALY 201554
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1054 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

MAZ001-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-202100-
/O.UPG.KALY.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KALY.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-
WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN RENSSELAER-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...ILION...
HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...
GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...
MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...
ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...
ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...
GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...
CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...
BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
1054 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...MOHAWK VALLEY...LAKE
  GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE
  VALLEY...HELDERBERGS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TACONICS...SOUTHERN
  VERMONT...AND NORTHERN BERKSHIRES.

* TIMING...WINDS PEAKING AROUND NOONTIME...THEN TAPERING OFF LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND TREE 
  LIMBS...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS WILL ALSO BE PROPELLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NYZ032-033-042-202100-
/O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
WARRENSBURG
1054 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN 
  COUNTIES.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING...PEAKING LATER THIS 
  MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING OFF LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND TREE 
  LIMBS...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS WILL ALSO BE PROPELLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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-MAZ025-NYZ058>061-063>066-202100-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
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...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...
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
1054 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN TACONICS...MID HUDSON
  VALLEY REGION...SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...PEAKING 
  LATER THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING OFF 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREES OR TREE 
  LIMBS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BE PROPELLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
629 
WWUS71 KALY 202014
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
314 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-210000-
/O.EXT.KALY.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...ATWELL...
BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...
OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...
MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...
AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...
ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...
MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
314 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...MOHAWK VALLEY...LAKE 
  GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE 
  VALLEY...HELDERBERGS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TACONICS...
  SOUTHERN VERMONT...AND NORTHERN BERKSHIRES.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND TREE 
  LIMBS...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS WILL ALSO BE PROPELLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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-MAZ025-NYZ058>061-063>066-210000-
/O.EXT.KALY.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
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...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...
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
314 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN TACONICS...MID HUDSON 
  VALLEY REGION...SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...AND THEN
  DIMINISHING.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREES OR TREE 
  LIMBS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BE PROPELLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$


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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
607 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-210015-
/O.CAN.KALY.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...ATWELL...
BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...
OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...
MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...
AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...
ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...
MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
607 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...MOHAWK VALLEY...LAKE 
GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE
VALLEY...HELDERBERGS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TACONICS... SOUTHERN
VERMONT...AND NORTHERN BERKSHIRES.

THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED. SOME WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO
40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING
OVERNIGHT.

$$

CTZ001-013-MAZ025-NYZ058>061-063>066-210015-
/O.CAN.KALY.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
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...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...
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
607 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN TACONICS...MID
HUDSON VALLEY REGION...SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES AND NORTHWEST
CONNECTICUT.

SOME GUSTY WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. THE
THREAT FOR WIND ADVISORY WINDS HAS DIMINISHED.

$$

WASULA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Jan 19, 9:47 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 9:47 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
947 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A VERY STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION LATE SUNDAY MORNING. BLUSTERY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP AND FALLING TEMPERATURES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT INTO THE
AFTERNOON.  AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SETUP FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING
WEEK.  ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS ON SUNDAY...THERE WILL BE
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
AS OF 930 PM EST...LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE N/NE OF LAKE
HURON AND GEORGIAN BAY THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT TO THE INTENSE
CLIPPER IS MOVING THROUGH THE W-CNTRL GREAT LAKES REGION. THE FCST
AREA REMAINS IN A WARM SECTOR WITH MILD CONDITIONS.
HOWEVER...DECOUPLING WINDS IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER AND PARTLY CLOUDY
CONDITIONS HAVE ALLOWED TEMPS TO FALL INTO THE U20S TO L30S IN
THE SHELTERED VALLEYS /IE. KGFL...AND KPOU/ WITH U30S TO L40S OVER
THE PARTS OF THE CAPITAL REGION...AND THE HILLS AND MTNS WHERE
BREEZY CONDITIONS PERSIST. THE CLOUDS CONTINUE TO THICKEN FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST OVER THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE FCST AREA.
MIN TEMPS SHOULD BOTTOM OUT AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN STEADY OR SLIGHTLY RISE THEREAFTER.

HAVE CONTINUED MENTION OF RAIN/SNOW ACROSS THE SRN ADIRONDACKS
OVERNIGHT. HAVE PERUSED THE INCOMING NAM AND THE 18Z BUFKIT
PROFILES...AND FEEL THE WIND ADVISORY LOOKS SOUND AT THIS POINT.
THE BEST ISALLOBARIC COUPLET WITH THE CLIPPER IS NOW A BIT FURTHER
NORTH OF THE US CANADIAN BORDER. WE WOULD HAVE TO MIX TO 4-6 KFT
AGL FOR 50 KTS WINDS. THE MOMENTUM TRANSFER TO 2 KFT AGL IS ABOUT
35-45 KTS. THIS WOULD JUSTIFY THE WIND ADVISORY FROM THE CAPITAL
REGION NORTH...THOUGH SOME STRONGER WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE SOUTH.
OVERALL...NO CHANGES TO THE HEADLINES AT THIS TIME.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
SUNDAY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON WILL POTENTIALLY BE A MULTI
HAZARD EVENT WITH THE PROBLEMS OF THE DAY BEING STRONG WINDS AND
LAKE EFFECT SNOW. THE ARCTIC BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL START TO WORK ITS WAY INTO OUR REGION SUNDAY
AM. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ARCTIC BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION DURING THE 12Z-16Z FOR THE FIRST PUNCH OF THE COLDER AIR.

ISSUE 1...WIND WILL BECOME THE FIRST PROBLEM OF THE DAY.  THE GFS
HAS A STRONGER WIND PROFILE THAN THE NAM.  AFTER 6AM WINDS ALOFT AT
850MB - 700MB ARE VERY STRONG FOR THIS CLIMATOLOGICAL SEASON.  WINDS
ARE AS HIGH AS 90KTS AT THIS LEVEL. WITH MIXING FROM 850 HPA DOWN TO
THE SURFACE...THEN WE SHOULD SEE SOME STRONG WINDS FROM 8AM -
NOON. WITH VERTICAL ISENTROPES ON THE CROSS SECTION POTENTIAL
TEMPERATURES...WINDS SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM MIXING DOWN TO THE
SURFACE. BIGGEST CONCERN WITH THIS EVENT WILL BE THE CHANNELING OF
THE WINDS ACROSS THE MOHAWK VALLEY. AT THIS TIME WE WILL HOIST A
WIND ADVISORY EVERYWHERE FROM 6AM SUNDAY - 4 PM SUNDAY. WILL HAVE
TO WAIT AND SEE IF 00Z SOUNDING SHOWS TONIGHT. 18Z NAM SHOWING
STEEP LAPSE RATES...SO THIS RAISES AN ISSUE. IF WE CAN FULLY MIX
DOWN ON SUNDAY...THE MOHAWK VALLEY INTO THE BERKSHIRES MAY HAVE TO
BE UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING DUE TO THE CHANNELING IN THE
VALLEY. SHOULD SEE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS OVER 30 MPH AND GUSTS 45-55
MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ACROSS THE MOHAWK VALLEY.

ISSUE 2...SNOW SHOWERS AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.  SNOW SHOWERS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE ARCTIC BOUNDARY. AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF THE CAPITAL
REGION WILL SEE THIS DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND IT WILL
OVERSPREAD TO THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.  THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION OF THE SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS.  THE INLAND EXTENT SHOULD BE
FAVORABLE ENOUGH TO HAVE IT MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY.
THE BIGGEST ISSUE WILL BE THE BANDS WILL NOT BE SET OVER ONE
LOCATION FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD DUE TO THE MIXING AND TRANSIENT
FLOW. THIS WILL CUT BACK ON ACCUMULATION VALUES. WILL KEEP VALUES
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

ISSUE 3...THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS ON SUNDAY.  THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE DURING THE 12Z
PERIOD.  THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING SOME STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION
TO THE REGION.  WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES DROP THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
WILL USE A NON DIURNAL TREND FOR HOURLY TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY.

SUNDAY NIGHT...WILL KEEP THE CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE
MOST OF FORECAST AREA WITH FAVORABLE FLOW. AT THIS TIME COLD AIR
WILL START TO TAKE PLACE FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK.

MONDAY... COLD TEMPERATURES SET IN.  WE COULD SEE SOME SNOW SHOWER
ACTIVITY ACROSS THE AREA AS A DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE MEAN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED...BUT SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL BE IN QUESTION SO WILL ONLY
MENTION CHANCE POPS FOR NOW.

MONDAY NIGHT...MODELS ARE SHOWING AN INCREASE IN PRECIPITATION.
THERE IS A WAVE THAT FORMS THAT SHOWS SOME DECENT QPF ACROSS THE
REGION.  A LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE ARCTIC COLD AIR BOUNDARY.  THE
MESO SYSTEM FORMS ALONG WITH THE SYSTEM OFFSHORE.  BOTTOM
LINE...MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWING SOME DECENT QPF...SO WE COULD SEE SOME
SNOW MONDAY NIGHT. WILL PUT SNOW IN THE FORECAST MONDAY NIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE 1-3 INCHES FROM THIS SYSTEM.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE LONG TERM WILL FEATURE AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WITH BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES FOR THE MID WEEK...AND PERHAPS A STORM SYSTEM
PRODUCING SOME SNOW FOR THE REGION FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

THE POLAR VORTEX WILL BE IMPACTING NY AND NEW ENGLAND IN FULL FORCE
FOR MUCH OF THE WORK WEEK...AS FRIGID AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE
REGION...AS SEVERAL WEAK IMPULSE ROTATE AROUND THE TROUGH.  ONE SFC
TROUGH PIVOTING ACROSS THE REGION ON TUE WILL FOCUS SOME ISOLD-SCT
SNOW SHOWERS...AND A PUSH OF VERY COLD AIR.  H850 TEMPS FALL TO -20C
TO -26C IN THE WAKE OF THE SFC TROUGH ACCORDING TO THE LATEST GFS.
HIGH TEMPS WILL BE IN THE TEENS TO L20S FROM THE I-90 CORRIDOR AND
THE LAKE REGION SOUTH AND EAST WITH SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE
ADIRONDACKS AND SRN GREENS.  TUE NIGHT WILL BE DOWNRIGHT FRIGID WITH
LOWS 10 TO 20 BELOW OVER THE SRN DACKS AND LAKE GEORGE REGION...AND
5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE IN MOST OTHER LOCATIONS.  THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN
TO SUBSIDE...BUT EVEN WITH 5-10 MPH WINDS SOME LOCATIONS...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN COULD FLIRT WITH WIND CHILL
ADVISORY/WARNING THRESHOLDS.

WED-THU...SOME FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS MAY GRAZE LOCATIONS WEST OF
THE MOHAWK RIVER VALLEY...BUT ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN
FROM SOUTH OF JAMES BAY.  MAX TEMPS WILL RUN A GOOD 15 TO 20 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL BOTH DAYS...AND LOWS WILL BE GENERALLY IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS SOUTH OF THE CAPITAL REGION...AND ZERO TO 15 BELOW TO THE
NORTH. WIND CHILL HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED IF WINDS GREATER THAN 5
MPH ARE SUSTAINED.

THU NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...THE HPC/GFS/ECMWF/CANADIAN GUIDANCE INDICATE
THE POLAR VORTEX BEGINS TO LOOSE ITS GRIP ON THE NORTHEAST...AND THE
MID LEVEL FLOW BECOMES ZONAL OVER THE NRN TIER OF THE CONUS.  SOME
SHORT-WAVE ENERGY APPROACHES FROM THE CNTRL PLAINS THU NIGHT...AND
MOVES INTO THE OH AND TN VALLEYS BY DAYBREAK.  THE QUESTION WILL BE
IF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH AMPLIFIES ENOUGH FOR THE WAVE TO APPROACH THE
REGION FROM THE UPPER MID ATLANTIC REGION.  THE CANADIAN GUIDANCE
TRACKS THE CYCLONE WEST OF UPSTATE NY...AND THE ECMWF IS FURTHER
SOUTH AND EAST OF LONG ISLAND.  THE GFS/HPC GUIDANCE MOVES IT FROM
PA TO OVER SRN NY BY FRIDAY EVENING.  SOME OVER RUNNING SNOWFALL
LOOKS POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME.  THE TRACK WILL DETERMINE IF A
MODERATE-HEAVY SNOW EVENT MATERIALIZES.  HIGH CHC POPS WERE
CONTINUED FRI-FRI NIGHT FOR SNOW WITH LOW CONFIDENCE AT THIS TIME.
TEMPS WILL STILL BE BELOW NORMAL...BUT OVERALL MODERATING COMPARED
TO THE MID WEEK ARCTIC CHILL.

SATURDAY...A SLIGHT CHC OR CHC OF SNOW SHOWERS WAS CONTINUED WITH A
PRONOUNCED BAROCLINIC ZONE JUST OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST.  SOME
DISTURBANCES RIDING THIS BAROCLINIC ZONE MAY GRAZE THE REGION.

OVERALL...TEMPS WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL WITH PCPN POTENTIALLY NEAR
NORMAL DEPENDING ON THE LATE WEEK SYSTEM.

&&

.AVIATION /03Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION LATE TOMORROW
MORNING. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD...WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON.

LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL CONTINUE TO AN ISSUE TONIGHT FOR ALL THE
TAF SITES. THE SURFACE WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN 10
KNOTS...WITH AROUND 40-45 KNOTS AROUND 2 KFT AGL. THE SFC WINDS
WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY FROM W/SW AT 10-20 KTS SHORTLY AFTER
DAYBREAK...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. SOME RAIN OR
SNOW SHOWERS MAY IMPACT KGFL AFTER MIDNIGHT...SO A VCSH GROUP WAS
USED OVERNIGHT.

THE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON WITH DEEP MIXING...AS A STRONG ISALLOBARIC RISE-FALL
COUPLET PASSES NORTH OF THE REGION OVER SRN QUEBEC. THE STRONG COLD
AIR ADVECTION AND STEEP 1000-850 HPA LAPSE RATES WILL ALLOW WIND
GUSTS TO 35-45 KTS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AT KALB/KPSF
DUE TO THE THE MIXING AND FUNNELING DOWN THE MOHAWK RIVER VALLEY.

THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE FROM THE W/NW AT 10-16 KTS WITH
GUSTS AROUND 25 KTS IN THE EARLY EVENING.

OUTLOOK... SUN NT...VFR. CHC MVFR/IFR -SHSN. DIMINISHING WINDS.
MON-TUE...MAINLY VFR. CHC MVFR/IFR -SN.
WED-THU...VFR. NO SIG WX.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
NO HYDROLOGIC PROBLEMS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE WEEK.  THE
PRECIPITATION DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS WILL BE LIGHT AND BE IN THE
FROZEN FORM.  WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING...ICE WILL
CONTINUE TO FORM AND THICKEN.

FOR DETAILS ON SPECIFIC AREA RIVERS AND LAKES...INCLUDING
OBSERVED AND FORECAST RIVER STAGES AND LAKE ELEVATIONS...PLEASE
VISIT THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ GRAPHS ON
OUR WEBSITE.

&&

.CLIMATE...
WE ARE AT THE CLIMATOLOGICAL COLDEST TIME OF THE YEAR FOR OUR AREA.

NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR JANUARY 21ST THROUGH 24TH:

ALBANY: HIGHS AROUND 30. LOWS IN THE MID TEENS.
GLENS FALLS: HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.
POUGHKEEPSIE: HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. LOWS IN THE MID TEENS.
BENNINGTON: HIGHS AROUND 30. LOWS NEAR 10.
PITTSFIELD: HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. LOWS NEAR 10.

RECORD LOWS FOR ALBANY (DAILY RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1874)
JANUARY 21ST... -18 DEGREES 1994
JANUARY 22ND... -20 DEGREES 1984
JANUARY 23RD... -20 DEGREES 1970
JANUARY 24TH... -17 DEGREES 1948

&&

.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY FOR CTZ001-013.
NY...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY FOR NYZ032-033-
     038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084.
MA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY FOR MAZ001-025.
VT...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY FOR VTZ013>015.

&&

SYNOPSIS...VTK/WASULA
NEAR TERM...VTK/KL/WASULA
SHORT TERM...VTK
LONG TERM...WASULA
AVIATION...WASULA
HYDROLOGY...VTK
CLIMATE...IAA
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 4:31 PM EST, 7 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
431 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ041>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-083-084-
VTZ013>015-201200-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-
WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
431 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

   WIND ADVISORY.

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT.  IN
ADDITION...SNOW SQUALLS MAY ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT WHICH COULD
RESULT IN BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THIS DEVELOPING HAZARDOUS WEATHER
POTENTIAL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NYZ032-033-038>040-082-201200-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN FULTON-
431 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADIRONDACKS AND THE
MOHAWK VALLEY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

   WIND ADVISORY.

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT SUNDAY
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SNOW SQUALLS MAY ACCOMPANY
THE COLD FRONT WHICH COULD RESULT IN BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN
VISIBILITIES RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED
FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THIS
DEVELOPING HAZARDOUS WEATHER POTENTIAL.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY TO AFFECT THE AREA FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. WHILE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS ARE
EXPECTED TO OSCILLATE...ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED 4 INCHES. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME CERTAIN A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WOULD BE
ISSUED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 3:33 AM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryALYHamilton, Herkimer24 hr
Jan 20, 7:27 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie93 min

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Sources

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