Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2013
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this wind advisory at Jan 19, 2013, 3:52 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 20, 2013, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2013, 3:52 PM EST (20:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2013, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2013, 6:07 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Fulton County, NY, Greene County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 7 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1701 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 408 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
208 WWUS71 KALY 192052 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 352 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2013 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-201000- /O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0001.130120T1100Z-130120T2100Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN 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- 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...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...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 352 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. * TIMING...6AM SUNDAY THROUGH 4PM SUNDAY * WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
107 WWUS71 KALY 200511 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1211 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013 NYZ032-033-042-201315- /O.UPG.KALY.WI.Y.0001.130120T1100Z-130120T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.HW.W.0001.130120T0900Z-130120T2100Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG 1211 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES. * TIMING...WINDS INCREASING EARLY THIS MORNING...PEAKING LATER THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND TREE LIMBS...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL ALSO BE PROPELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ 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. && $$
909 WWUS71 KALY 201100 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 600 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013 NYZ032-033-042-202100- /O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T2100Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG 600 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES. * TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING...PEAKING LATER THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND TREE LIMBS...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL ALSO BE PROPELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ 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. && $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ025-NYZ058>061-063>066-210000- /O.EXT.KALY.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC... HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS... CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN... ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH... PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON... ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS... AMENIA...MILLERTON 314 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN TACONICS...MID HUDSON VALLEY REGION...SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...AND THEN DIMINISHING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREES OR TREE LIMBS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE PROPELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
508 WWUS71 KALY 202307 NPWALY 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 wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Jan 19, 12:39 PM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 12:39 PM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1239 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS... A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON...AS MILDER AIR BRIEFLY WORKS IN. THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED HOWEVER...AS A POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION ON SUNDAY. IN ITS WAKE...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH BLUSTERY CONDITIONS AND DROPPING TEMPERATURES. AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WITH FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL ENGULF THE ENTIRE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... VERY MINOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. HAVE ADJUSTED HOURLY TEMPERATURES...DEWPOINTS AND WIND. FORECAST MAX TEMPS LOOK TO BE ON TRACK. AS OF 1215 PM EST...THERE ARE SEVERAL BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES PERSIST TO THE N AND E OF THE CAPITAL REGION. IT APPEARS THAT MID LEVEL CLOUDS KEEP SPILLING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION...FROM A SOURCE REGION UPSTREAM WHERE THERE IS BETTER ISENTROPIC LIFT. HOWEVER...DOWNSLOPING MAY BE BREAKING SOME OF THESE CLOUDS UP. WILL INDICATE SLIGHTLY MORE OPTIMISTIC SKY CONDITIONS A BIT FURTHER NORTH INTO THE CAPITAL REGION FOR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THE MAIN LEADING EDGE OF CLOUDS HANGS NEAR THE MOHAWK RIVER. HAVE ALSO BOOSTED MAX TEMPS A FEW DEGREES FOR THIS AFTERNOON...ESP ACROSS NW AREAS WHERE MIXING FROM ALOFT HAS ALLOWED FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT WARMING THAN IN SOME VALLEY REGIONS. EXPECT AFTERNOON MAXES TO REACH THE UPPER 30S TO NEAR 40 ACROSS THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...WITH SOME LOWER 40S POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...WITH GENERALLY UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S ELSEWHERE. TOUGHER CALL ACROSS THE MID HUDSON VALLEY...WHERE A SLIGHTLY DEEPER LOW LEVEL INVERSION MAY LINGER. HAVE GENERALLY KEPT FORECAST MAX TEMPS IN THE MID 40S IN THIS REGION...ALTHOUGH SHOULD MORE SUNSHINE PERSIST...SOME AREAS COULD APPROACH 50. ALSO...REMOVED ANY POPS ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS...AS BETTER FORCING AND MOISTURE SHOULD REMAIN WELL N AND W OF REGION THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY/... EXPECTING GENERALLY QUIET CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING ACROSS THE AREA WITH RELATIVELY MILD TEMPERATURES FOR MID JANUARY. HOWEVER...AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS AND LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC IT WILL DRAG AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES OVERNIGHT. THIS BOUNDARY WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR INCREASED SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF THE CAPITAL REGION LATE TONIGHT. LOCAL HIRESWRF DEPICTING A POSSIBLE NARROW BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS OR SQUALLS ACCOMPANYING THE ARCTIC BOUNDARY. THE FRONT WILL LIKELY BE MOVING THROUGH THE ADIRONDACKS AND WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY BEFORE SUNRISE SUNDAY...THEN THROUGH THE CAPITAL REGION BY MID MORNING AND THE SOUTHEAST AREAS LATE MORNING. BEST CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE SNOWFALL WILL BE NORTH AND WEST OF ALBANY DUE TO UPSLOPE/LAKE ENHANCEMENT...ALTHOUGH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS/SQUALLS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ALL AREAS. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY FOR MOST OF THE AREA...AS STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION COMMENCES IN WAKE OF THE ARCTIC FRONT. THERE IS CONCERN FOR STRONG WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS IN A DEVELOPING WELL-MIXED ENVIRONMENT BEHIND THE FRONT FOR LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NAM FORECAST SOUNDINGS IN BUFKIT INDICATE POTENTIAL FOR 45+ KT WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY/CAPITAL REGION WHERE CHANNELING WILL OCCUR AND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WITH THE SURFACE LOW TRACKING NORTH OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER...THIS IS NOT A SYNOPTICALLY FAVORABLE TRACK FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS BUT DOES LOOK LIKE MORE OF A WIND ADVISORY TYPE EVENT WITH GUSTS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 45-55 MPH. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS IN THE HWO. ONE LAST HAZARD TO MENTION FOR SUNDAY WILL BE LIKELY LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING FIRST OVER THE WESTERN/SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS DURING THE MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY SAGGING SOUTHWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE MOHAWK VALLEY. LOCAL CSTAR RESEARCH INDICATES ORGANIZED BANDS MAY SWEEP THROUGH THESE AREAS WITH ENOUGH INLAND EXTENT TO MAKE IT THROUGH HERKIMER/HAMILTON COUNTIES INITIALLY...THEN THROUGH THE WESTERN/CENTRAL MOHAWK VALLEY. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE MIXED LAYER FLOW BEING TRANSIENT FOR MUCH OF THE DAY IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO GET SNOW BANDS TO SET UP OVER ANY ONE AREA FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME. SO...AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO GET WARNING LEVEL ACCUMULATIONS AND LOOKS MORE LIKE A BORDERLINE ADVISORY SITUATION. WILL MENTION POTENTIAL IN HWO. SUNDAY NIGHT THERE WILL STILL BE LINGERING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND NORTHERN CATSKILLS...AS THE FLOW BECOMES A BIT MORE NORTHWEST. HOWEVER...LAKE INDUCED INSTABILITY WILL BE GOING EXTREME WHICH TENDS TO KEEP MORE INTENSE LAKE SNOWS WEST OF OUR REGION. ALSO...BANDS SHOULD BE NARROW MULTI BANDS BY THIS TIME. OTHERWISE...FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL START TO SETTLE IN. DEPENDING ON WIND SPEEDS...WIND CHILL VALUES COULD DROP TO ADVISORY LEVELS OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN/SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY...AND WITH POSSIBLY A BIT MORE 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. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... QUICK UPPER IMPULSES TRACK THROUGH THE REGION WITH LITTLE REINFORCEMENTS TO THE COLDER AIR. EACH QUICK MOVING SYSTEM SHOULD BE MOSTLY MOISTURE STARVED BUT SOME LAKE MOISTURE COULD SUPPORT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS ALL AREAS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND IN WESTERN AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM COULD AFFECT OUR REGION SOME TIME BETWEEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THERE ARE TIMING DIFFERENCES SEEN IN THE GUIDANCE AND ENSEMBLES AS WELL AS TRACK DIFFERENCES. IT LOOKS LIKE STRONG WARM ADVECTION COULD SUPPORT SOME MEASURABLE SNOW AT SOME POINT DURING THE TIME WINDOW...BUT WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL AND WHEN WILL IT FALL ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED. AT THIS POINT...GOING CHANCES FOR SNOW EVERYWHERE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...AND THE TIME WINDOW WILL BE REDUCED AND ADJUSTED AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT. BASED ON PREDICTED BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURES...AND THE MEAN UPPER TROUGHING OVER EASTERN NORTH AMERICA...TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE BELOW NORMAL. TEMPERATURES MAY STRUGGLE TO REACH 20 IN MANY AREAS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WARM ADVECTION COULD HELP TEMPERATURES GET INTO THE 20S WITH THE POTENTIAL SNOW ON FRIDAY...BUT AGAIN...THOSE DETAILS SHOULD GET CLEARER AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD...WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY. THIS AFTERNOON...LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A PERSISTENT BROKEN/OVERCAST CLOUD DECK AROUND 7-8 KFT KEEPING KGFL...KALB AND KPSF UNDER VFR CEILINGS. SOME DOWNSLOPE-ENHANCED CLEARING WILL LIMIT CLOUD COVER EXTENT AT KPOU THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE BROKEN CEILINGS FILTER IN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING POWERFUL COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 10-15 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS FAVORING TERRAIN-CHANNELING. TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF PERIOD WILL BE STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING POWERFUL COLD FRONT. HAVE MENTIONED LLWS AT ALL TAF SITES DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD AS SURFACE WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 KNOTS...UNDERNEATH 40-50 KNOTS AROUND 2-3 KFT. THE COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY PROGGED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH MODEL GUIDANCE CURRENTLY FAVORS PIECES/WAVES INSTEAD OF A CLEAN FRONTAL PASSAGE. AS DAYTIME MIXING COMMENCES...COUPLED WITH NEARLY DRY ADIABATIC LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES...COLD AIR ADVECTION AND A FAVORABLE STATIC STABILITY PROFILE...A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM 12-18Z AND EXTENDING BEYOND THE TAF PERIOD. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT TERRAIN-CHANNELING WILL ENHANCE WIND POTENTIAL THE GREATEST AT KALB AND KPSF...WHERE FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE...GUSTS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS TO 35 KNOTS. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST GUIDANCE AND TWEAK THE WIND FORECASTS AS NECESSARY. HAVE ALSO MENTIONED VCSH AT KGFL AND KALB FOR THE OVERNIGHT AND DAY SUNDAY AS SOME SCATTERED FLURRIES/SNOW SHOWERS MAY EXTEND FAR ENOUGH EAST FROM THE MAIN LAKE EFFECT BANDS OFF LAKE ONTARIO. OUTLOOK... SUN NT...VFR. CHC MVFR/IFR -SHSN. WINDY. MON-TUE...MAINLY VFR. CHC MVFR/IFR -SN. WED-THU...VFR. NO SIG WX. && .HYDROLOGY... ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW AS AN ARCTIC AIR MASS SETTLES IN. TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME FRIGID BY MONDAY...LASTING THROUGH AT LEAST THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. THE PERSISTENT COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE ICE TO FORM ON MOST BODIES OF WATER THROUGH THE PERIOD. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR FREEZE UP ICE JAMS TO OCCUR IN SOME AREAS. 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...NONE. NY...NONE. MA...NONE. VT...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...VTK/KL NEAR TERM...VTK/KL/JPV SHORT TERM...JPV LONG TERM...NAS AVIATION...IRL HYDROLOGY...JPV CLIMATE...IAA
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 4:39 AM EST, 11 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 439 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2013 MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-041-042-047-058-063-082-083-VTZ013>015-201200- NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN GREENE- WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 439 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...SCHOHARIE VALLEY... EASTERN CATSKILLS...BERKSHIRES AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT. IF CONDITIONS BECOME MORE CERTAIN...THEN WIND ADVISORIES OR HIGH WIND WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. 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 PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS 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. THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS MAY RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AT NIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE GREATER LIKELIHOOD FOR THIS TO OCCUR WILL BE DURING MUCH OF THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK WITH THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CTZ001-013-NYZ043-048>054-059>061-064>066-084-201200- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- 439 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...WASHINGTON COUNTY...TACONICS...MID HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT. IF CONDITIONS BECOME MORE CERTAIN...THEN WIND ADVISORIES OR HIGH WIND WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. 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. NYZ038>040-201200- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY- 439 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT. IF CONDITIONS BECOME MORE CERTAIN...THEN WIND ADVISORIES OR HIGH WIND WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. 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.
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.