Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS State College, PA

508 
WWUS41 KCTP 091121
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
621 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY TO CONTINUE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST SNOWBELT FOLLOWED BY BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...

.A BROAD AREA OF GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL
TRANSITION INTO MULTIPLE NARROW BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST
ACROSS THE REGION AND SHIFTS WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO A MORE
WESTERLY DIRECTION. VERY COLD AIR AND A CONTINUED GUSTY WEST WIND
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DIP TO
BETWEEN 15 AND 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND
AS LOW AS 25 BELOW AT TIMES ACROSS THE ALLEGHENIES OF NORTHERN
AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

PAZ004-005-092330-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T1100Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0002.150110T0000Z-150110T1700Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD
621 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...FALLING HEAVY FOR BRIEF PERIODS IN 
  NARROW LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  30 AND 40 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING WEST AT SIMILAR SPEEDS
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TEENS THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY
  FALLING TO NEAR MINUS 4 LATE TONIGHT.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND 
  SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 4 BELOW AND 7 
  ABOVE ZERO AND THE GUSTY WEST WIND.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS THROUGH TODAY. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE 
  POSSIBLE FROM THE LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE
COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING
THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.
IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ010-017-024-033-092330-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0002.150110T0000Z-150110T1700Z/
ELK-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...DUBOIS...
CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
621 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATE 
  TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...DUE TO TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 4 
  BELOW AND 7 ABOVE ZERO...AND WESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ006-011-012-018-019-025-026-034-037-041-042-045-046-092330-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0002.150110T0500Z-150110T1700Z/
POTTER-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-BEDFORD-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...
PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...BEDFORD...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...
LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT
621 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 2 BELOW TO 
  8 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

LAMBERT/STEINBUGL

956 
WWUS41 KCTP 091947
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
247 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

PAZ004-005-100800-
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0002.150110T0000Z-150110T1700Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD
247 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST SATURDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...FALLING HEAVY FOR BRIEF PERIODS IN 
  NARROW LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TEENS THIS AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY
  FALLING TO NEAR MINUS 4 LATE TONIGHT.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND 
  SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 4 BELOW AND 7 
  ABOVE ZERO AND THE GUSTY WEST WIND.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS THROUGH TODAY. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE 
  POSSIBLE FROM THE LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE
COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING
THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN
LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY
AND THE  HOMELESS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD.
APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE
PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ010-017-024-033-100800-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0002.150110T0000Z-150110T1700Z/
ELK-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...DUBOIS...
CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
247 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATE 
  TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...DUE TO TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 4 
  BELOW AND 7 ABOVE ZERO...AND WESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ006-011-012-018-019-025-026-034-037-041-042-045-046-100800-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0002.150110T0500Z-150110T1700Z/
POTTER-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-BEDFORD-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...
PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...BEDFORD...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...
LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT
247 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 2 BELOW TO 
  8 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

977 
WWUS41 KCTP 100316
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1016 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

PAZ004-005-101530-
/O.EXP.KCTP.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1700Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD
1016 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
SATURDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND
  SATURDAY MORNING...AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO JUST BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ010-017-024-033-101530-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1700Z/
ELK-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...DUBOIS...
CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
1016 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT
  AND SATURDAY MORNING...AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO JUST BELOW
  ZERO...AND WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ006-011-012-018-019-025-026-034-037-041-042-045-046-101530-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0002.150110T0500Z-150110T1700Z/
POTTER-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-BEDFORD-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...
PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...BEDFORD...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...
LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT
1016 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO NEAR
  ZERO LATE....AND WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

MARTIN

869 
WWUS41 KCTP 100735
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
235 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015

PAZ004-005-010-017-024-033-101700-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1700Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS...
RIDGWAY...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
235 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015

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

* WINDS...WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW EARLY THIS
  MORNING...AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO JUST BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ006-011-012-018-019-025-026-034-037-041-042-045-046-101700-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1700Z/
POTTER-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-BEDFORD-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...
PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...BEDFORD...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...
LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT
235 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING AS
  TEMPERATURES FALL TO NEAR ZERO....AND WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20
  MPH CONTINUE.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

LAMBERT/STEINBUGL

080 
WWUS41 KCTP 101716
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1216 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2015



PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>026-033-034-037-041-042-045-046-
101830-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1700Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-SOMERSET-
BEDFORD-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...
LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT
1216 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

TEMPERATURES HAVE REBOUNDED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER
TEENS...ALLOWING WIND CHILLS TO NO LONGER MEET ADVISORY CRITERIA.

IT IS STILL QUITE COLD OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT...DRESS
WARMLY AND IN LAYERS.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
336 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL TRACK NORTH OF PENNSYLVANIA THIS MORNING
ACCOMPANIED BY PERIODS OF SNOW...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN AND
WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE. MORE SIGNIFICANT WILL BE A
REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR IN ITS WAKE FOR LATER TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. THE DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE CONTINENT WILL LIFT NORTHEAST BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
STRONG LOW-MID LEVEL WAA WAS RESULTING IN AREAS OF LIGHT...TO
BRIEFLY MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NW MTNS EARLY TODAY.
THE SNOW SHIELD WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY BREAK UP IN THE DRIER
AIR WITH GENERALLY WEAKER DEEP LAYER LIFT ACROSS THE SCENT MTNS
AND LOWER SUSQ VALLEY.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMS THROUGH MID MORNING WILL RANGE FROM JUST A
DUSTING ACROSS THE FAR SE...TO AN INCH OR TWO ACROSS THE NW HALF
OF THE CWA.

SFC COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL LOWER MICH...SSW TO NEAR
KIND AT 08Z WILL PUSH ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON HOURS...SHIFTING THE GUSTY SOUTH TO SWRLY WIND TO A MORE
WESTERLY DIRECTION.

THE LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES
ACRS THE CENTRAL MTNS AND SUSQ VALLEY...WHILE THE DEEPENING COLD
AIR AND FAVORABLE DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE /FIRMLY ENTRENCHED WITHIN
THE UPSLOPE AND LAKE EFFECT CLOUD LAYER/ RESULTS IN FREQUENT SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS THE WESTERN MTNS.

MEAN SFC-850 MB WIND BECOMES WELL-ALIGNED AND SHIFTS MEANDERS
BETWEEN 250-270 DEG INVOF OF KBFD AND KERI THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT...ALLOWING NARROW BANDS OF LES TO FORM AND PENETRATE WELL
INLAND.

THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL TRANSITION INTO A LES
ADVISORY FOR WARREN AND MCKEAN COUNTY FROM 11Z TO 03Z SAT....WITH
ANOTHER 2-4 INCHES LIKELY MAINLY NEAR AND TO THE WEST OF KBFD
THROUGH WARREN COUNTY.

THE VERY STRONG AND 50-70 KT LLJ JUST A FEW TO SVRL KFT AGL
WARRANTED THE POSTING OF A WIND ADVISORY ACROSS THE LAURELS THIS
MORNING. WIND GUSTS TOPPED OUT AROUND 47 KTS INVOF KJST A FEW HOUR
BACK /BENEATH THE BELT OF THE STRONGEST WINDS/. CURRENT GUSTS ARE
IN THE 35-40 KT RANGE. AS THE DESCENDING LEFT REAR BRANCH OF THE
JET SLIDES ACROSS THIS AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...SNOW
WILL DECREASE BUT WINDS AND GUSTS WILL LIKELY RAMP UP BY 5-10 KTS.

THE GUSTY SOUTH WIND WILL DO LITTLE TO WARM THE CHILL...WITH TEMPS
RANGING FROM THE LOWER TEENS ACROSS THE NW MTNS AND LAURELS THIS
MORNING TO THE LOWER 20S ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER SUSQ VALLEY.

HIGHS JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE LOWER TO MID
TEENS ACRS THE NW MTNS AND LAURELS...WITH THE MERCURY TOPPING OUT
AROUND 30F IN THE FAR SE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY/...
DRIER AND VERY COLD AIR PUSHING INTO THE REGION /AHEAD OF A LARGE
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NATIONS MIDWEST/ WILL BRING A
GENERAL DECREASE IN CLOUDS ACROSS THE CENT MTNS AND SUSQ
VALLEY....WHILE AT LEAST AREAS OF BKN-OVC BUT MORE SHALLOW STRATO
CU PERSIST ACROSS THE WRN MTNS WITH FLURRIES AND MORE ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS. LOW TEMPS RANGING FROM AT LEAST SEVERAL DEG F BELOW
ZERO ACROSS THE NRN AND WESTERN MTNS...TO THE SINGLE DIGITS
THROUGHOUT THE SUSQ VALLEY WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS
TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO VERY COLD LEVELS TONIGHT AND EARLY
SATURDAY.

LATER UPDATES WILL LIKELY FEATURE SOME TYPE OF WIND CHILL PRODUCTS
BEING ISSUED. FOR NOW...WE HAVE THE MAIN IMPACTS OF THIS NEXT
BOUT OF ARCTIC AIR COVERED IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL LIFT NORTHWARD...SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY. ALL MED RANGE GUIDANCE INDICATES A RETURN TO MORE
SEASONABLE TEMPS LATE IN THE WEEKEND DUE TO THE EXIT OF THIS
SYSTEM. THERE STILL IS A POSSIBILITY OF SOME LGT SNOW EARLY NEXT
WEEK...ESP SOUTHERN PA...THE RESULT OF SOUTHERN STREAM MOISTURE
OVERRUNNING CHILLY SFC HIGH PARKED ACROSS THE GRT LKS AND NEW ENG.
12Z ECENS INDICATES THE POTENTIAL OF A MORE SIG E COAST STORM ARND
NEXT WED...BRINGING A CHC SNOW/MIXED PRECIP OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO
TUESDAY. LATEST ECMWF 3HR MEAN QPF SHOWS A 50 PERCENT PROBABILITY
FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION MONDAY MORNING. AS SUCH HAVE TRENDED POPS
UPWARD AND ADJUSTED PRECIPITATION TYPE DUE TO VARIATION AND TIMING
OF TEMPERATURES. IN THE WAKE OF THAT SYSTEM DRIER...COLDER
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL ENGULF THE REGION ONCE MORE.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A SERIES OF FAST-MOVING DISTURBANCES ALOFT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
UPPER MIDWEST/GREAT LAKES/NORTHEAST THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH A
REINFORCING ARCTIC SURFACE COLD FRONT CROSSING THE APPALACHIANS.
THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR LAKE EFFECT AND UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS
OVER THE WRN 1/3 OF THE AIRSPACE. HIGH-END MVFR TO VFR CIGS SHOULD
PREVAIL EAST OF THE ALLEGHENIES. LOW END MVFR TO IFR VISBYS ARE A
GOOD BET AT BFD/JST.

FOR THE 09/06Z TAFS...REMOVED LLWS WITH STRONG MECHANICAL BLYR
MIXING PROMOTING FREQUENT SFC WIND GUSTS IN THE 20-30+KT RANGE.
HIGHEST GUSTS WILL BE AS JST WHICH RECENTLY PEAKED AT 47KT AT 0618
UTC.

OUTLOOK...
SAT...IMPROVING CONDS WITH -SHSN ENDING N/W.
SUN...MAINLY VFR.
MON-TUE...MVFR TO LCL IFR WITH CHC -SN/SLEET/-FZRA.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR PAZ004-005.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
PAZ004-005.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PAZ024-033.

&&

SYNOPSIS...LAMBERT
NEAR TERM...LAMBERT
SHORT TERM...LAMBERT
LONG TERM...FITZGERALD/CERU
AVIATION...STEINBUGL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
158 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

PAZ027-028-035-036-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-100700-
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-
SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
158 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

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

WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY DIP TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ019-025-026-034-100700-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-BEDFORD-
158 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND OCCASIONAL SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF
40 MPH WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS TODAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE INCH IS LIKELY THIS MORNING.

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

WIND CHILLS WILL DIP TO AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ004-005-100700-
WARREN-MCKEAN-
158 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

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

WIND CHILLS MAY DIP TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ024-033-100700-
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
158 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

IN ADDITION...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL ACCUMULATE AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES BY NOON TODAY.

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

WIND CHILLS MAY DIP TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-100700-
POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
158 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND OCCASIONAL SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF
40 MPH WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING HOURS TODAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY NOON TODAY.

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

WIND CHILLS MAY DIP TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

LAMBERT