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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Albany, NY

January 22, 2013Hamilton County, Herkimer County, Warren County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this wind chill warning at Jan 22, 2013, 3:50 AM EST for Hamilton County, Herkimer County, Warren County, New York. It took effect at Jan 22, 2013, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 2013, 3:50 AM EST (08:50 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 22, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 23, 2013, 9:21 AM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Warren County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 107 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 2013-01-22Temperature 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 2013-01-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 240 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
847 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
97 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
240 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
203 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.

053 
WWUS41 KALY 220850
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
350 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013


NYZ032-033-042-221700-
/O.NEW.KALY.WC.W.0001.130123T0000Z-130123T2300Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
WARRENSBURG
350 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.

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

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...AND 20 TO 30
  BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL BE COLDER THAN 30 BELOW ZERO BEGINNING
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL
  RISE TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO MID MORNING WEDNESDAY THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ENHANCED THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. FOR
  THOSE VENTURING OUT...WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES AND COVER YOUR
  HEAD TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS
  OF EXPOSED SKIN. DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU
  AGAINST THE COLD. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MAZ001-025-NYZ038-041-043-047-058-063-082-083-VTZ013>015-221700-
/O.NEW.KALY.WC.Y.0001.130123T0000Z-130123T1700Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN GREENE-
WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...
LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...
MIDDLEBURGH...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...SUNDOWN...
ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...
PHOENICIA...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...
BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
350 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN
  CATSKILLS...LAKE GEORGE AND NORTHERN SARATOGA REGION...SOUTHERN
  VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
  MORNING. 

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL BE COLDER THAN 15 BELOW ZERO BEGINNING
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND
  CHILLS WILL INCREASE TO ABOVE 15 BELOW ZERO BY NOON.

* IMPACTS...THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. FOR THOSE
  VENTURING OUT...WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES AND COVER YOUR HEAD TO
  PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS OF
  EXPOSED SKIN. DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU
  AGAINST THE COLD. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
303 
WWUS41 KALY 221122
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
622 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

NYZ032-033-042-222200-
/O.CON.KALY.WC.W.0001.130123T0000Z-130123T2300Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
WARRENSBURG
622 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

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

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...AND 20 TO 
  30 BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL BE COLDER THAN 30 BELOW ZERO 
  BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND 
  CHILLS WILL RISE TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO MID MORNING WEDNESDAY 
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ENHANCED THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. FOR 
  THOSE VENTURING OUT...WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES AND COVER YOUR 
  HEAD TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS 
  OF EXPOSED SKIN. DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU 
  AGAINST THE COLD. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MAZ001-025-NYZ038-041-043-047-058-063-082-083-VTZ013>015-222200-
/O.CON.KALY.WC.Y.0001.130123T0000Z-130123T1700Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN GREENE-
WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...
LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...
MIDDLEBURGH...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...SUNDOWN...
ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...
PHOENICIA...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...
BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
622 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN 
  CATSKILLS...LAKE GEORGE AND NORTHERN SARATOGA REGION...
  SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND TOMORROW 
  MORNING.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL BE COLDER THAN 15 BELOW ZERO 
  BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL INCREASE TO ABOVE 15 BELOW ZERO BY 
  NOON.

* IMPACTS...THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. FOR THOSE 
  VENTURING OUT...WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES AND COVER YOUR HEAD 
  TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS OF 
  EXPOSED SKIN. DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU 
  AGAINST THE COLD. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
400 
WWUS41 KALY 222101
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
401 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

NYZ032-033-042-230500-
/O.CON.KALY.WC.W.0001.130123T0000Z-130123T2300Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
WARRENSBURG
401 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

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

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 40 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL BE COLDER THAN 30 BELOW ZERO 
  BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND 
  CHILLS WILL RISE TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO MID MORNING WEDNESDAY 
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ENHANCED THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. FOR 
  THOSE VENTURING OUT...WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES AND COVER YOUR 
  HEAD TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS 
  OF EXPOSED SKIN. DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU 
  AGAINST THE COLD. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

CTZ001-NYZ039-230500-
/O.EXA.KALY.WC.Y.0001.130123T0000Z-130123T1700Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN
401 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND NORTHERN LITCHFIELD
  COUNTY CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL BE COLDER THAN 15 BELOW ZERO 
  BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL INCREASE TO ABOVE 15 BELOW ZERO BY 
  NOON.

* IMPACTS...THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. FOR THOSE 
  VENTURING OUT...WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES AND COVER YOUR HEAD 
  TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS OF 
  EXPOSED SKIN. DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU 
  AGAINST THE COLD. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 13 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 2 BELOW TO 
  13 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MAZ001-025-NYZ038-041-043-047-058-063-082-083-VTZ013>015-230500-
/O.CON.KALY.WC.Y.0001.130123T0000Z-130123T1700Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN GREENE-
WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...
LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...
MIDDLEBURGH...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...SUNDOWN...
ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...
PHOENICIA...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...
BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
401 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN 
  CATSKILLS...LAKE GEORGE AND NORTHERN SARATOGA REGION... 
  SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL BE COLDER THAN 15 BELOW ZERO 
  BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL INCREASE TO ABOVE 15 BELOW ZERO BY 
  NOON.

* IMPACTS...THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. FOR THOSE 
  VENTURING OUT...WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES AND COVER YOUR HEAD 
  TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS OF 
  EXPOSED SKIN. DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU 
  AGAINST THE COLD. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
655 
WWUS41 KALY 230223
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
923 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

NYZ032-033-042-231100-
/O.CON.KALY.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130123T2300Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
WARRENSBURG
923 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

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

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 40 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL BE COLDER THAN 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH
  THE REST OF TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND
  CHILLS WILL RISE TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO MID MORNING WEDNESDAY
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ENHANCED THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. FOR 
  THOSE VENTURING OUT...WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES AND COVER YOUR 
  HEAD TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS 
  OF EXPOSED SKIN. DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU 
  AGAINST THE COLD. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ038-039-041-043-047-058-063-082-083-
VTZ013>015-231100-
/O.CON.KALY.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130123T1700Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...
LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...
JOHNSTOWN...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...
SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...
NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...
BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
923 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN
  CATSKILLS...LAKE GEORGE AND NORTHERN SARATOGA REGION...SOUTHERN
  VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL BE COLDER THAN 15 BELOW ZERO FOR THE
  REST OF TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL
  INCREASE TO ABOVE 15 BELOW ZERO BY NOON ON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. FOR THOSE 
  VENTURING OUT...WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES AND COVER YOUR HEAD 
  TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS OF 
  EXPOSED SKIN. DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU 
  AGAINST THE COLD. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
789 
WWUS41 KALY 230916
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
416 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

NYZ032-033-042-231700-
/O.CON.KALY.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130123T2300Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
WARRENSBURG
416 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

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

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 TO 35 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 30 BELOW ZERO THIS
  MORNING...AND 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...ENHANCED THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. FOR 
  THOSE VENTURING OUT...WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES AND COVER YOUR 
  HEAD TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS 
  OF EXPOSED SKIN. DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU 
  AGAINST THE COLD. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ038-039-041-043-047-058-063-082-083-
VTZ013>015-231700-
/O.CON.KALY.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130123T1700Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...
LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...
JOHNSTOWN...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...
SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...
NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...
BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
416 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN
  CATSKILLS...LAKE GEORGE REGION INCLUDING THE GLENS FALLS
  AREA...THE BERKSHIRES...LITCHFIELD HILLS AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 15 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING.
  WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. FOR THOSE
  VENTURING OUT...WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES AND COVER YOUR HEAD TO
  PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS OF
  EXPOSED SKIN. DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU AGAINST
  THE COLD. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

&&

$$
048 
WWUS41 KALY 231421
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
921 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

NYZ032-033-042-232300-
/O.CAN.KALY.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130123T2300Z/
/O.EXB.KALY.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130123T2300Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
WARRENSBURG
921 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HAZARDOUS LOW WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. FOR THOSE 
  VENTURING OUT...WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES AND COVER YOUR HEAD 
  TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS OF 
  EXPOSED SKIN. DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU 
  AGAINST THE COLD. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON ONLY AROUND ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU
MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ038-039-041-043-047-058-063-082-083-VTZ015-
231530-
/O.CAN.KALY.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130123T1700Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...
LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...
JOHNSTOWN...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...
SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...
NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
921 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY.

$$

VTZ013-014-232300-
/O.EXT.KALY.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130123T2300Z/
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE
921 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HAZARDOUS LOW WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. FOR THOSE 
  VENTURING OUT...WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES AND COVER YOUR HEAD 
  TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS OF 
  EXPOSED SKIN. DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU 
  AGAINST THE COLD. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON ONLY AROUND ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU
MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 wind chill warning went out at Jan 22, 12:45 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 12:45 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1245 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE FOR THE UPCOMING WORK
WEEK...AS AN ARCTIC AIR MASS SETTLES OVER THE REGION. A WEAK AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SOME AREAS A LIGHT SNOWFALL TO THE
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. BITTER COLD IS EXPECTED ACROSS
THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM MAY BRING MORE
SNOW TO THE REGION ON FRIDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
ADJUSTING CHANCES FOR SNOW SHOWERS DOWNWARD THROUGH THE REST OF
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS THIS SYSTEM IS A BIT OF AN
UNDERACHIEVER. SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY DEVELOPING OFF
LAKE ONTARIO COULD MOVE DOWN THE MOHAWK VALLEY...BUT THAT IS
QUESTIONABLE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND IS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP BUT
THE HEAVIEST SNOW WITHIN THE BAND IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXTEND INTO
HERKIMER COUNTY...BUT WILL LOOK AT ALL NEW GUIDANCE AND REEVALUATE
FOR LATER THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES AND SKY COVER WERE SLIGHTLY
ADJUSTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND IN GENERAL WERE
FOLLOWING TRENDS IN OBSERVATIONS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH IN THE LATE MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON...AS BLUSTERY W/NW WINDS INCREASE WITH THE COASTAL LOW
MOVING SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA. SOME PERSISTENT WESTERLY UPSLOPE
SNOWFALL COUPLED WITH THE LAKE EFFECT MAY ADD ANOTHER INCH OR TWO
OVER THE WRN DACKS...AND THE SRN GREENS.

HIGHS TUESDAY WILL NOT BE MUCH HIGHER AS EVEN COLDER AIR SURGES
IN BEHIND THE DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES. DAYTIME READINGS SHOULD ONLY CLIMB TO BETWEEN 10 AND
AROUND 20 DEGREES.

AS THE FLOW WEAKENS...SHEAR INCREASES AND THE INVERSION LOWERS...ANY
LEFTOVER LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY NITE WILL DIMINISH AND
GENERALLY BE CONFINED TO AREAS FROM THE MOHAWK VALLEY SOUTH TO THE
EASTERN CATSKILLS. HAVE FORECAST DECREASING CHANCE POPS IN THOSE
AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT. WILL MAINTAIN A SLIGHT TO LOW CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS IN THESE SAME AREAS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO A
NEARLY STATIONARY BOUNDARY ACROSS THAT REGION. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT
DRY CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

VERY COLD DURING THIS PERIOD WITH LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT RANGING FROM 15
TO 25 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE ADIRONDACKS..TO AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE
ZERO OVER THE MID HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
HIGHS WEDNESDAY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE NUMBERS AND TEENS...AND
LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS BELOW ZERO OVER THE
ADIRONDACKS...TO AROUND 5 ABOVE ZERO OVER THE SOUTH.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS WILL PROBABLY BE NEEDED IN SOME
AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WELL. HAVE
HIGHLIGHTED THE POSSIBILITY FOR WIND CHILL HEADLINES IN THE HWOALY
PRODUCT FOR NOW.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
MOS GUIDANCE.  NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM EARLIER THINKING.  THURSDAY
BEGINS WITH HIGH PRESSURE EVENTUALLY GIVING WAY TO LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING OFF THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES.  PLENTIFUL SUNSHINE THURSDAY
WILL TRANSLATE TO OVERCAST SKIES FRIDAY AND POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL.  THE STORM WILL BE A QUICK MOVER...THOUGH...WITH THE
SYSTEM OFF OF NOVA SCOTIA SUNDAY MORNING.

FROM SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...GOING WITH ONLY SLGT CHC SNOW SHOWERS
IN LAKE EFFECT AS WIND REGIME WILL BE EITHER TOO NORTHERLY...AS HPC
TENDS TO BE INDICATING...OR BE OF TOO GREAT A VERTICAL SHEAR...AS
PER THE GFS.  SUNDAY NIGHT LINES UP A LITTLE BETTER FOR SOME BRIEF
LAKE EFFECT IN THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...THEN A BRIEF DRY PERIOD
AHEAD OF A QUICK-HITTING CLIPPER SYSTEM BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY.  THIS
SYSTEM WILL IMPACT MAINLY THE NORTHWEST ADIRONDACKS AT THE OFFSET AS
IT IS POISED TO PASS TO OUR NORTH.

THIS WILL BE A CONTINUATION OF AN UNSEASONABLY COLD PERIOD...WHICH
WILL BECOME MORE SEASONABLE BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.  DAYTIME HIGH
TEMPERATURES FROM THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS ON THURSDAY
WILL MODERATE DAILY...TO HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S BY
MONDAY.  A CLEAR-CUT MODERATION IN THE LOWS HOLDS OFF UNTIL SUNDAY
NIGHT...WITH LOWS THE PREVIOUS NIGHTS FROM AROUND -10 TO -15 IN THE
ADIRONDACKS AND GREENS...TO AROUND 10 DEGREES IN THE LOWER MID
HUDSON VALLEY.  SUNDAY NIGHTS LOWS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND ZERO IN
THE HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE ADIRONDACKS...TO THE MID TEENS DOWN THE
HUDSON VALLEY.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
MAIN BATCH OF SNOW SHOWERS HAS MOVED EAST OF THE
KALB/KPOU/KGFL/KPSF TERMINALS AS OF 06Z. A FEW MORE SNOW SHOWERS
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT...BUT COVERAGE IS
EXPECTED TO BE MORE ISOLATED SO WILL ONLY MENTION VCSH AT ALL FOUR
TAF SITES AND MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXCEPT FOR AT KPSF WHERE CIGS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN MVFR RANGE UNTIL MID TO LATE MORNING.

DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH SCT-BKN CLOUDS IN VFR RANGE
EXPECTED FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL BECOME
WEST-NORTHWEST AND STEADILY INCREASE TO AROUND 12-15 KT WITH GUSTS
AROUND 25-30 KT...ESPECIALLY AT KALB/KPSF. WIND SPEEDS WILL
DECREASE SLIGHTLY AFTER SUNSET BUT A NORTHWEST BREEZE WILL
PERSIST.

OUTLOOK...
TUE NGT-THU NGT...VFR. NO SIG WX.
FRI-FRI NIGHT...MVFR/IFR...CHC -SN.
SAT...VFR...SLIGHT CHC -SHSN.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
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 AVERAGE WELL BELOW NORMAL DURING THE UPCOMING
WEEK. THE PERSISTENT COLD WILL CAUSE ICE TO FORM ON MOST BODIES
OF WATER. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR FREEZE UP ICE JAMS TO
OCCUR ON SMALL STREAMS IN NORTHERN AREAS. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME
MINOR LOCALIZED FLOODING.

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...GJM/NAS/WASULA
NEAR TERM...NAS
SHORT TERM...GJM
LONG TERM...ELH
AVIATION...JPV
HYDROLOGY...GJM/JPV
CLIMATE...IAA
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 4:30 PM EST, 11 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
430 PM EST MON JAN 21 2013

CTZ001-013-NYZ041-043-049-050-052>054-059>061-064>066-083-084-221200-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN SARATOGA-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-
WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
430 PM EST MON JAN 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CAPITAL DISTRICT...
TACONICS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SARATOGA GLENS FALLS AREA AND
WASHINGTON COUNTY OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...AND FOR NORTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>040-042-047-048-051-058-063-082-VTZ013>015-
221200-
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN WARREN-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-WESTERN ALBANY-WESTERN GREENE-
WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
430 PM EST MON JAN 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN MOHAWK
VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN CATSKILLS AND THE SOUTHERN
ADIRONDACKS OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

WIND CHILL VALUES COULD BE 15 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VALUES COULD POSSIBLY BE COLDER THAN 30
BELOW ZERO IN THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL
ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN SOME AREAS ONCE
EXACT LOCATIONS AND WIND CHILL VALUES ARE DETERMINED.

.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 22, 3:50 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryALYAlbany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer and 8 more3 days

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in New York, 2013Every wind chill warning in 2013

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.