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Wind Chill Warning 3, NWS Burlington, VT

January 16, 2015Essex County, Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this wind chill warning at Jan 16, 2015, 3:32 AM EST for Essex County, Vermont. It took effect at Jan 16, 2015, 8:00 PM EST. It was in force for 10 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 16, 2015, 3:32 AM EST (08:32 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 16, 2015, 8:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 17, 2015, 6:22 AM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT

County Essex County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 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

Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 150 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, Gray, ME at 00:00Z on 2015-01-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Gray, ME at 00:00Z on 2015-01-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 292 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
429 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
292 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
323 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.

430 
WWUS41 KBTV 160832
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
332 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2015

VTZ004-162200-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WC.W.0003.150117T0100Z-150117T1600Z/
ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ISLAND POND
332 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 40 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 
  19 BELOW TO ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE
  CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 15
  MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NYZ026-027-029>031-034-162200-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WC.Y.0003.150117T0100Z-150117T1600Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...STAR LAKE...
SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID
332 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN NEW YORK INCLUDING THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS
  AND THE NORTHERN ST LAWRENCE VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 18
  BELOW TO 2 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING
  FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 20 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

VTZ003-006>008-010-016-162200-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WC.Y.0003.150117T0100Z-150117T1600Z/
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...JOHNSON...STOWE...
ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD
332 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT EAST OF THE SPINE OF
  THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 16
  BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING...TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING
  FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 20 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
489 
WWUS41 KBTV 162022
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
322 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2015

VTZ004-171000-
/O.CON.KBTV.WC.W.0003.150117T0100Z-150117T1600Z/
ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ISLAND POND
322 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND
CHILL WARNING...FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...IN THE 30 TO 40 BELOW RANGE.

* TIMING...TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE 
  CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 
  15 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NYZ026-027-029>031-034-171000-
/O.CON.KBTV.WC.Y.0003.150117T0100Z-150117T1600Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...STAR LAKE...
SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID
322 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND THE NORTHERN SAINT LAWRENCE
  VALLEY OF NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...IN THE 20 TO 29 BELOW RANGE.

* TIMING...TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE CAPABLE OF 
  DEVELOPING FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 20 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

VTZ003-006>008-010-016-171000-
/O.CON.KBTV.WC.Y.0003.150117T0100Z-150117T1600Z/
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...JOHNSON...STOWE...
ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD
322 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...IN THE 20 TO 29 BELOW RANGE.

* TIMING...TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE CAPABLE OF 
  DEVELOPING FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 20 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

EVENSON
748 
WWUS41 KBTV 170926
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
426 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2015

VTZ004-171800-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.A.0002.150118T2100Z-150119T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBTV.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150117T1600Z/
ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ISLAND POND
426 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND
CHILL WARNING...UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EARLY THIS MORNING.
  HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING AND IN THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 6 
  BELOW TO 16 BELOW ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY SUNDAY EVENING
  THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BE EARLY THIS
  MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BEGIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  THEN BECOME HEAVY SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE
  CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 15
  MINUTES. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE
  TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 18 BELOW TO 30 ABOVE ZERO. HIGHS IN THE 
  LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW QUARTER MILE UNDER THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

VTZ003-006>008-010-016-171800-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.A.0002.150118T2100Z-150119T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBTV.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150117T1600Z/
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...JOHNSON...STOWE...
ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD
426 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EARLY THIS MORNING.
  HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING AND IN THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 27 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 2 
  BELOW TO 13 BELOW ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH HEAVIER TOTALS IN THE
  HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY SUNDAY EVENING
  THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL BE EARLY THIS
  MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BEGIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  THEN BECOME HEAVY SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE
  CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 20
  MINUTES. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE
  TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 15 BELOW TO 30 ABOVE ZERO. HIGHS IN THE 
  LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW QUARTER MILE UNDER THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NYZ026-027-029>031-034-171600-
/O.CON.KBTV.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150117T1600Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...STAR LAKE...
SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID
426 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND THE NORTHERN SAINT 
  LAWRENCE VALLEY OF NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 1 
  BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO...AND WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE CAPABLE OF 
  DEVELOPING FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 20 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NYZ028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009-011-012-017>019-171800-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.A.0002.150118T2100Z-150119T1800Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON...
MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON...
EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
426 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY REGION INCLUDING NORTHWEST
  VERMONT AND NORTHEAST NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY SUNDAY EVENING
  THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
  LATE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE
  TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW QUARTER MILE UNDER THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$
772 
WWUS41 KBTV 171122
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
622 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2015

VTZ004-172200-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150117T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.A.0002.150118T2100Z-150119T1800Z/
ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ISLAND POND
622 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WATCH...FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY
  EVENING AND IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS MONDAY MORNING.

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY MONDAY 
  EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BEGIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  THEN BECOME HEAVY SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE
  TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 15 BELOW TO 30 ABOVE ZERO. HIGHS IN THE 
  LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW QUARTER MILE UNDER THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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

&&

$$

VTZ003-006>008-010-016-172200-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150117T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.A.0002.150118T2100Z-150119T1800Z/
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...JOHNSON...STOWE...
ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD
622 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WATCH...FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY
  EVENING AND IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS MONDAY MORNING.

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY MONDAY 
  EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BEGIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  THEN BECOME HEAVY SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE
  TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 12 BELOW TO 30 ABOVE ZERO. HIGHS IN THE 
  LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW QUARTER MILE UNDER THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ026-027-029>031-034-171230-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150117T1600Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...STAR LAKE...
SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID
622 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND NORTHERN SAINT
LAWRENCE COUNTY OF NEW YORK.

TEMPERATURES REMAIN VERY COLD IN THE AREA... HOWEVER THE WINDS
HAVE DROPPED BELOW 6 MPH ACROSS THE AREA ADDING LITTLE IF ANY WIND
CHILL. THEREFORE THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WAS CANCELLED. WITH THE
TEMPERATURES STILL VERY COLD HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN A GOOD IDEA TO
BUNDLE UP AND WEAR EXTRA LAYERS IF OUTSIDE THIS MORNING.

$$

NYZ028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009-011-012-017>019-172200-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.A.0002.150118T2100Z-150119T1800Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON...
MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON...
EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
622 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WATCH...FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY REGION INCLUDING NORTHWEST 
  VERMONT AND NORTHEAST NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY MONDAY 
  EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL 
  LATE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
  DUE TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. LOWS AROUND 30.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW QUARTER MILE UNDER THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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 Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Jan 16, 3:10 AM EST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 3:10 AM EST, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
310 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE OVER THE NORTH COUNTRY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY
BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS AND BRIEF SNOW SQUALLS OVERNIGHT INTO MID-
MORNING FRIDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...FALLING TEMPERATURES AND LOW
WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. MODERATING TEMPERATURES
ARE THEN EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY. A LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVING UP THE
EASTERN SEABOARD HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 7 AM THIS MORNING/...
AS OF 127 AM EST FRIDAY...FORECAST IS ON TRACK OVERNIGHT. ADDED A
A SLIGHT INCREASE IN POPS OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK AS RADAR ECHOS
ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW SOME PRECIP FALLING AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
OTHER THAN THAT JUST MATCHED OBS AND BLENDED IN SHORT TERM
GUIDANCE OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...HAVE LOWERED OVERNIGHT MIN TEMPERATURES
ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT AS SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWING TEMPERATURES ALREADY RUNNING SEVERAL DEGREES
COLDER THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST. OTHERWISE...NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /7 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 328 PM EST THURSDAY...

FOR FRIDAY: ARCTIC FRONT WILL BIFURCATE THE NORTH COUNTRY BY
MORNING, AND WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH VERMONT INTO THE MID-
MORNING HOURS. EXPECT LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS/BRIEF SQUALLS TO PUSH
ACROSS VERMONT. THEREAFTER, STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION TAKES PLACES
WITH EQUALLY STRONG COLUMNAR DRYING TAKING PLACE IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT. 925 MB TEMPERATURES FALL TO -18 TO -20C BY FRIDAY
EVENING. A NON-DIURNAL TREND IN TEMPS WITH TEENS/LOW 20S HIGHS
TAKING PLACE EARLY IN THE DAY, FALLING TO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY 00Z
SATURDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO BE FAIRLY STRONG (15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH) PRODUCING WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS TO TEENS BELOW ZERO BY EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY NIGHT: RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE NORTH
COUNTRY FRIDAY NIGHT. IMPLIED STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL ALLOW
AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
(SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY TO 15 TO 20 BELOW
ZERO ELSEWHERE). NORTHWEST GRADIENT FLOW WILL CONTINUE BUT WILL
TREND LIGHTER AS THE OVERNIGHT PROGRESSES, PRODUCING WIND CHILLS IN
THE 15 TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT. OVERALL, I OPTED TO
HOLD OFF ON WIND CHILL WATCH AS I WASN'T CONFIDENT IN WARNING-
CRITERIA WIND CHILLS BASED ON LOWERING WINDS, BUT IT GETS CLOSE
ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM. I'LL MENTION WIND CHILL
CONCERNS IN THE HWO FOR NOW, BUT COULD SEE ADVISORY-TYPE WIND CHILL
VALUES ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY.

FOR SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT: HIGH PRESSURE CRESTS OVER THE
REGION, WITH MODERATING 925 MB TEMPERATURES UNDER SOUTHWESTERLY WARM
ADVECTION. BY 00Z SUNDAY, 925 MB TEMPERATURES WARM UP FROM -26C TO
NEAR -12C, WARMING FURTHER TO -3 TO -6C BY 12Z SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST
CYCLONIC FLOW WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ON THE INCREASE INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT. GUIDANCE SUGGESTS SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY
INTO THE ADIRONDACKS, BUT THE AIR MASS IS QUITE DRY (PER 925-700 MB
DRY AIR LAYER EVIDENT IN FCST SOUNDINGS). IT WILL GRADUALLY SATURATE
BUT I'VE ONLY SHOWN SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL SATURDAY
NIGHT. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES REBOUND FROM EARLY MORNING BELOW
ZERO READINGS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE TEENS. WARMER TEMPS INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT THOUGH, AS SOUTHWEST FLOW AND WARM ADVECTION ALLOWS
TEMPS TO CLIMB TO THE UPPER TEENS-20S.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 305 AM EST FRIDAY...GENERALLY FAVORED THE 00Z ECMWF
SOLUTION WITH THIS FORECAST...WHICH HAS DISPLAYED BETTER RUN-TO-
RUN CONSISTENCY IN COMPARISON TO THE GFS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER DURING THE PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY. THE 00Z ECMWF CONTINUES WITH A SCENARIO DEPICTING SURFACE
CYCLOGENESIS OFF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA AT 00Z MONDAY...WITH
SURFACE LOW TRACKING NORTHWARD ACROSS CENTRAL MA AND INTO WESTERN
MAINE BY 12Z MONDAY. IT/S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE 18Z AND 00Z
GFS HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY FURTHER EAST WITH THIS
CYCLOGENESIS...TO THE POINT WHERE THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT HAVE A
DIRECT IMPACT ON OUR WEATHER. THE 00Z ECMWF SCENARIO BRINGS THE
PROSPECT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET
CENTRAL/ERN VT...SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...WITH SOME
CONTINUED OROGRAPHIC SNOWFALL CONTINUING MONDAY AFTN/NIGHT IN
MOIST NW FLOW AS LOW BECOMES VERTICALLY STACKED TO OUR NORTH AND
EAST. SHOWED A BIT STRONGER W-E GRADIENT IN POPS WITH THIS
CYCLE...RANGING FROM 35-75% (LOWEST IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY AND
HIGHEST OVER THE CT RIVER VALLEY). TRAVEL IMPACTS DUE TO
SNOWCOVERED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE...AND LIKELY TO BE GREATEST ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VERMONT BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS. WE/LL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SYSTEM. LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT WILL GENERALLY
BE IN THE MID 20S WITH HIGHS ON MONDAY RANGING FROM THE MID 20S
ACROSS NRN NY TO THE UPR 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS MUCH OF VERMONT.

HIGH PRESSURE GENERALLY IN CONTROL TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDEST
TUESDAY WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE TEENS. SHOULD SEE SOME
MODERATION CLOSER TO SEASONABLE LEVELS WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW-MID 20S
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS ABOVE ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT...AND UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW-MID
TEENS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY...ARCTIC FRONT APPROACHING FROM SERN ONTARIO
WILL BRING A LINE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS ACROSS THE
NORTH COUNTRY BETWEEN 11-15Z. SHOULD IMPACT ALL TAF SITES EXCEPT
RUT WITH 20-30 MINUTE PERIOD OF 1/4-1/2SM SNOW AND BRIEF GUSTY
WINDS TO 25 KTS FROM THE W-NW. IT APPEARS SQUALLS WILL MOVE
THROUGH BTV 14-15Z. SEE TAFS FOR SPECIFIC TIMING AS FRONT MOVES
FROM NW-SE ACROSS THE AREA. OTHERWISE...GETTING SOME LIGHTER SNOW
SHOWER ACTIVITY IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WHICH WILL BRING MVFR AND
BRIEF IFR VSBY TO MSS/SLK EARLY THIS MORNING. PRIMARILY VFR AT THE
OTHER TAF SITES WITH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT GENERALLY S-SW 5-10
KTS. AFTER 15Z TODAY...GENERALLY W-NW WINDS 10-15 KTS WITH GUSTS
20-25 KTS. GENERALLY IMPROVING BACK TO VFR BUT WILL SEE SOME MVFR
CEILINGS LINGER AT SLK/MPV AND AROUND THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
DIMINISHING NW WINDS AND CLEARING SKIES FORECAST AFTER 00Z
SATURDAY.

OUTLOOK 12Z SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

12Z SATURDAY - 18Z SUNDAY...GENERALLY VFR WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN
CONTROL.

18Z SUNDAY - 00Z TUESDAY...UPPER TROUGH MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH
THE GREAT LAKES REGION BRINGS MVFR SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY TO THE
NORTH COUNTRY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPING OFF
THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL TO THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY DEPENDING ON
EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM.

00Z TUESDAY - 00Z WEDNESDAY...BECOMING VFR WITH SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION.

&&

.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...NONE.
NY...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...LOCONTO
NEAR TERM...DEAL
SHORT TERM...LOCONTO
LONG TERM...BANACOS
AVIATION...BANACOS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 15, 3:29 PM EST, 12 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
329 PM EST THU JAN 15 2015

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-162030-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-
WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
329 PM EST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...WITH BRIEF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS
AFFECTING NORTHERN NEW YORK BY THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. BRIEF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY ANY SNOW
SQUALLS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

BRIEF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH AN
ARCTIC FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS VERMONT FRIDAY,
AFFECTING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. BRIEFLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID-MORNING
HOURS.

BEHIND THE ARCTIC FRONT, COMBINATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES AND
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOW WIND CHILLS. BASED ON PRESENT
INDICATIONS...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE -5 TO -15 DEGREE
RANGE BY LATE FRIDAY...AND 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT. THOSE
TRAVELING OUTDOORS FRIDAY SHOULD DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR THE COLD
TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AND BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION...MAINLY
IN THE FORM OF SNOW...WHICH MAY IMPACT THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 16, 3:32 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryBTVCaledonia, Franklin, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Washington27 hr
Jan 16, 7:40 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBTVChittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille80 min

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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.