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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Burlington, VT

March 1, 2016Clinton County, Franklin County, St. Lawrence County, New York

NWS Burlington, VT issued this winter storm warning at Mar 1, 2016, 3:49 AM EST for Clinton County, Franklin County, St. Lawrence County, New York. It took effect at Mar 1, 2016, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 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
Mar 1, 2016, 3:49 AM EST (08:49 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 1, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 2, 2016, 3:55 AM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT

Counties Clinton County, NY, Franklin County, NY, St. Lawrence County, NY

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 218 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 2016-03-01Temperature 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 2016-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 191 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1312 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
308 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

145 
WWUS41 KBTV 010849
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
349 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016

NYZ026>028-031-087-012145-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0002.160302T0000Z-160303T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0002.160302T0000Z-160303T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN CLINTON-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...
DANNEMORA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
349 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY OF NORTHERN NEW YORK
...AS WELL AS CLINTON COUNTY AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW
YORK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...AS
  WELL AS...CLINTON AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN
  NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES...OCCASIONALLY MIXING WITH
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF HEAVY
  DENSE SNOW...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK BY THIS
  EVENING AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE TRANSITIONING BACK TO SNOW DURING THE
  DAY WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM HEAVY 
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY FROM 
  SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT 14 TO 18. HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY IN THE
  LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND
WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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

&&

$$

NYZ029-030-034-012145-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0002.160302T0000Z-160303T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBTV.WW.Y.0008.160302T0000Z-160303T0000Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...LAKE PLACID
349 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN ESSEX...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...FOR A
MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7
PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN ESSEX...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN
  SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...ALONG
  WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK TONIGHT AND
  WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. ANY MIXED
  PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW DURING THE DAY
  WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM
  SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION. ROADS WILL BECOME
  ICY AND SLIPPERY FROM SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT AROUND 20. HIGHS WEDNESDAY IN THE
  LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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

&&

$$

NYZ035-VTZ001>012-016>019-012145-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0008.160302T0600Z-160303T0600Z/
EASTERN ESSEX-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...
SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...
JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...
VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...
BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
349 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WINTRY MIXED PRECIPITATION...FROM 1 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL 
  VERMONT...AND THE SOUTHERN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND
  TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN
  EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME AREAS MAY ALSO SEE RAIN MIX IN BEFORE
  TRANSITIONING BACK TO SNOW DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM ICY AND
  SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACES DUE TO SNOWFALL AND WINTRY MIXED
  PRECIPITATION.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS
  WEDNESDAY IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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

&&

$$

WGH
3 follow-up statements
767 
WWUS41 KBTV 011959
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
259 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016

NYZ026>028-031-087-021000-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.160302T0000Z-160303T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN CLINTON-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...
DANNEMORA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
259 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY OF NORTHERN NEW YORK
...AS WELL AS CLINTON COUNTY AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW
YORK...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...
  AS WELL AS...CLINTON AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN 
  NORTHERN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES...OCCASIONALLY MIXING WITH
  SLEET AND ISOLATED AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN.

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK BY THIS
  EVENING AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE TRANSITIONING BACK TO SNOW LATE
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM HEAVY 
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY FROM 
  SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 14 TO 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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

&&

$$

NYZ029-030-034-021000-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0008.160302T0000Z-160303T0000Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...LAKE PLACID
259 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN ESSEX...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...FOR A
MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND ISOLATED AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...FROM 7
PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN ESSEX...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN 
  SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND ISOLATED AREAS OF
  FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF HEAVY 
  DENSE SNOW...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK TONIGHT AND
  WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. ANY MIXED
  PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
  SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM SNOW... 
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY 
  AND SLIPPERY FROM SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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

&&

$$

NYZ035-VTZ001>012-016>019-021000-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0008.160302T0600Z-160303T0600Z/
EASTERN ESSEX-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...
SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...
JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...
VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...
BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
259 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WINTRY MIXED PRECIPITATION...FROM 1 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL 
  VERMONT...AND THE SOUTHERN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES OF HEAVY WET
  SNOW...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND 
  TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN 
  EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME AREAS MAY ALSO SEE RAIN MIX IN BEFORE 
  TRANSITIONING BACK TO SNOW DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM ICY AND 
  SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACES DUE TO SNOWFALL AND WINTRY MIXED 
  PRECIPITATION.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 5 BELOW TO 25 ABOVE ZERO. HIGHS IN THE MID 
  30S.

* VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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

&&

$$

KGM
067 
WWUS41 KBTV 020235
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
935 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016

NYZ026>028-031-087-021100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN CLINTON-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...
DANNEMORA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
935 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY OF NORTHERN NEW YORK
...AS WELL AS CLINTON COUNTY AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW
YORK...UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK... 
  AS WELL AS...CLINTON AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN 
  NORTHERN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES...OCCASIONALLY MIXING WITH 
  SLEET AND ISOLATED AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN.

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK TOWARD
  MIDNIGHT AND MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE TRANSITIONING BACK TO SNOW LATE
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM HEAVY 
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SLIPPERY FROM 
  SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 14 TO 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...AROUND ONE MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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

&&

$$

NYZ029-030-034-021100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...LAKE PLACID
935 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN ESSEX...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...FOR A
MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN ESSEX...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN 
  SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...
  ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK TOWARD
  MIDNIGHT AND WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES.
  ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM SNOW... 
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION. ROADS WILL BECOME ICY 
  AND SLIPPERY FROM SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...AROUND ONE MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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

&&

$$

NYZ035-VTZ001>012-016>019-021100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0008.160302T0600Z-160303T0600Z/
EASTERN ESSEX-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...
SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...
JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...
VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...
BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
935 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WINTRY MIXED PRECIPITATION...FROM 1 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF VERMONT AND THE SOUTHERN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF
  NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW...
  ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION SHORTLY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT AND TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
  FREEZING RAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS MAY ALSO SEE
  RAIN MIX IN BEFORE TRANSITIONING BACK TO SNOW DURING THE LATE
  MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM ICY AND 
  SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACES DUE TO SNOWFALL AND WINTRY MIXED 
  PRECIPITATION.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON WEDNESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...AROUND ONE MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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

&&

$$
082 
WWUS41 KBTV 020855
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
355 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016

NYZ026>028-031-087-021800-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBTV.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160302T1800Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN CLINTON-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...
DANNEMORA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
355 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY...AS WELL AS
NORTHERN FRANKLIN AND CLINTON COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW
YORK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY...AS WELL AS NORTHERN FRANKLIN
  AND CLINTON COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW... 
  ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS
  MORNING AS COLDER AIR ALOFT WORKS INTO THE REGION...AND THEN
  TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM ICY AND 
  SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACES DUE TO SNOWFALL AND WINTRY MIXED 
  PRECIPITATION.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...1 TO 3 MILES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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

&&

$$

NYZ035-VTZ001>012-016>019-021800-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160303T0600Z/
EASTERN ESSEX-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...
SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...
JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...
VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...
BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
355 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WINTRY MIXED PRECIPITATION...UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF VERMONT AND THE SOUTHERN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY 
  OF NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW...
  ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE TO
  SNOW LATER THIS MORNING AS COLDER AIR ALOFT WORKS INTO THE
  REGION. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM ICY AND 
  SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACES DUE TO SNOWFALL AND WINTRY MIXED 
  PRECIPITATION.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...1 TO 3 MILES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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

&&

$$

NYZ029-030-034-021800-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN ESSEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...LAKE PLACID
355 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN ESSEX...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...FOR A
MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN ESSEX...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN 
  SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF A DUSTING TO 2 INCHES...
  ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE TO
  SNOW BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM SNOW...
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION. ROADS WILL BE ICY AND
  SLIPPERY FROM SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...1 TO 3 MILES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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

&&

$$

WGH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Mar 1, 12:36 AM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 12:36 AM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1236 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
OUR WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN ACTIVE TONIGHT THROUGH
MIDWEEK. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO A STRONG COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES THEN TURN BELOW NORMAL TO OPEN THE FIRST
DAY OF MARCH. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH
COUNTRY TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BRINGING WITH IT A
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 1000 PM EST MONDAY...STRONG COLD FRONTAL BNDRY CONTINUES TO
SHIFT EWD ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH PRESRR
NOTED AT KMSS/SLK. THE SFC WIND SHIFT AND ASSOCIATED PRESSURE
TROUGH HAS GRADUALLY PROPAGATED OUT AHEAD OF THE BEST THERMAL
GRADIENT THIS EVENING...WITH BEST THERMAL GRADIENT JUST NOW
REACHING THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY AT 03Z. ALSO...BEST MID-LEVEL
FORCING IS GENERALLY NORTH OF THE INTL BORDER UP TOWARD
MONTREAL...WHICH HAS SEEN SOME HEAVIER SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY AND
SOME SCATTERED CLOUD- TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH SNOW SQUALL
ACTIVITY PER NLDN DATA PAST 1-2 HRS. ALL IN ALL, APPEARS ACTIVITY
FROM THIS POINT FORWARD WILL BE RATHER DISORGANIZED THRU 06Z
ACROSS VT BEFORE EXITING EWD INTO NH. SO...GENERALLY LOOKING AT
SOME SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS...MIXED WITH A BIT OF RAIN IN
THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY. STILL LOOKING FOR RAPID TEMP DROP OVERNIGHT
WITH LOWS 10-15F ACROSS NRN NY AND 15-22F ACROSS VT. CURRENTLY 40F
AT KBTV...SO VERY STRONG LOW-LEVEL CAA ON THE WAY. THIS COULD
RESULT IN SOME PATCHY BLACK ICE IN AREAS SEEING A BIT OF
MEASURABLE PCPN NEXT FEW HOURS. OTHERWISE...LOOKING AT WLY WIND
SHIFT WITH BRIEF GUSTS 30-40 MPH ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG
ISALLOBARIC GRADIENT. WINDS WILL ALSO GRADUALLY LESSEN DURING THE
PRE-DAWN HRS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

COLDER BUT MUCH QUIETER WEATHER IN STORE FOR THE NORTH COUNTRY
ON TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN BRIEFLY. 925 MB TEMPS START
ON TUESDAY AROUND -16 TO -18C, AND THEN STRONG WARM ADVECTION
AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING SIGNIFICANT LOW OVER THE OHIO VALLEY PUSHES
THESE VALUES BACK TO -8 TO -12C. WITH INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGHOUT
THE DAY, LOOK FOR HIGHS TO RUN FROM THE LOW 20S NORTH, MID/UPPER
20SFOR CENTRAL VT/ADIRONDACKS, TO AROUND FREEZING FOR RUTLAND AND
WINDSOR COUNTIES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 445 PM EST MONDAY...STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL BRING WINTER STORM TO THE AREA...STARTING AS SNOW IN
THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY TUESDAY EVENING. LOW WILL TRACK FROM OHIO
RIVER VALLEY TO SOUTHEASTERN VT BY 12Z WEDNESDAY. THIS TRACK WILL
KEEP COLDER NE FLOW OVER THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY AND THEREFORE KEEP
PRECIP AS ALL SNOW...ALSO ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER WILL
MOST LIKELY REMAIN ALL SNOW THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.

BY 06Z WEDNESDAY...PRECIP WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
VT WITH SOME WARMING ALOFT OVER THE ADIRONDACKS AND SOUTH CENTRAL
VT LEADING TO SLEET/FZRA MIX. HEAVIEST PRECIP EXPECTED 06Z-12Z
WED...WITH PWATS REACHING AROUND 0.75 AND SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH
PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE ST LAWRENCE. AS FOR THE WARM
NOSE...EXPECT MIXED PRECIP TO SPREAD FROM SOUTHERN CHAMPLAIN
VALLEY NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM.

AS THE SURFACE LOW SWINGS NE INTO MAINE WEDNESDAY MORNING, STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 45-60KTS AT 850 WILL BE REPLACED BY NW WINDS.
AS WINDS QUICKLY SHIFT NW, COLDER AIR WILL FILTER
IN...TRANSITIONING PRECIP BACK TO ALL SNOW FOR THE REST OF THE
DAY. SOME ENHANCEMENT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN EXPECTED.

STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS FOR LATE WEDNESDAY WITH
POSSIBLY A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5-10 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE ST
LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN ZONES ACROSS VT. AREAS SOUTH AND EAST
WILL HAVE LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. BEST CHANCE FOR FZRA
WILL BE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VT WITH ICE AMOUNTS UP TO A TENTH OF AN
INCH POSSIBLE.

TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW A NON-DIURNAL TREND TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE
TEENS TO 20S OCCURRING EARLY IN THE NIGHT AND WARMING TOWARDS
MORNING. AS THE LOW MOVES EAST OF THE AREA, MAX TEMPERATURES OCCUR
EARLY IN THE DAY AND COOL IN THE NW FLOW BY LATE MORNING/MID DAY.
THE MORNING MAX TEMPS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 30S IN EASTERN ZONES
AND 20S IN THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY. WED NT WILL SEE TEMPS FALL INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS TO NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 445 PM EST MONDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN WITH BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE WAKE OF WEDNESDAYS STORM. MOSTLY DRY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND. A STRONG COASTAL LOW WILL REMAIN TO OUR SOUTH ON FRIDAY
DUE TO THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH COUNTRY. THE NEXT
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE SATURDAY NIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. OTHERWISE COLD BUT QUIET WEATHER
DOMINATES THE LONG TERM.

DAYTIME MAX TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL THROUGH SATURDAY
AND TREND NEAR NORMAL FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. THURSDAY
NIGHT WILL BE THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE PERIOD WITH LOWS IN THE
NEGATIVE DIGITS.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY...SHORT TERM AVIATION CONCERN IS STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH COLD FRONT ALONG WITH SOME SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 09Z...WITH SOME LINGERING MVFR SNOW
SHOWERS AT MPV. AREAS OF LOW LEVEL TURBULENCE IS LIKELY. OTHERWISE...WINDS
WILL DECREASE BY SUNRISE WITH VFR CONDITIONS DEVELOPING AT ALL
SITES. BRIEF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WITH VFR THROUGH 18Z...BEFORE
CLOUDS THICKEN AND SNOW WITH IFR CONDITIONS ARRIVE AT SLK/MSS BY
00Z. SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD BTV/PBG/RUT AND MPV BY
03Z WITH IFR VIS AND MVFR CIGS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THRU
12Z WEDS. SOME ICING IS POSSIBLE AT MPV...BTV AND PBG.

OUTLOOK 06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
LIFR TO VLIFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT MSS WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST
WINDS FROM 06Z TO 15Z WEDS...WITH MAINLY IFR CONDITIONS IN A
WINTRY MIX OF PRECIP. SOME GUSTY SOUTHEAST DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE
LIKELY AT RUTLAND WITH AREAS OF WIND SHEAR AND TURBULENCE
AREAWIDE. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP
AFT 18Z WEDS WITH MIXED PRECIP CHANGING BACK TO A PERIOD OF SNOW
SHOWERS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WITH VFR DEVELOPS FOR THURSDAY INTO
SATURDAY.

&&

.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
     THURSDAY FOR VTZ001>012-016>019.
NY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
     FOR NYZ026>031-034-087.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
     THURSDAY FOR NYZ035.

&&

SYNOPSIS...LOCONTO
NEAR TERM...BANACOS
SHORT TERM...KGM
LONG TERM...KGM
AVIATION...TABER
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 29, 3:23 PM EST, 12 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
323 PM EST MON FEB 29 2016

NYZ026>031-034-087-012030-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
323 PM EST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SNOW SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT VISIBILITES TO BE REDUCED TO AS LOW
AS ONE-HALF MILE PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR ABOUT 30
MINUTES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE
TEENS...ANY ACCUMULATED SNOW WILL FREEZE AND LEAD TO SLIPPERY
ROAD CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS OVERNIGHT.

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

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NYZ035-VTZ001>012-016>019-012030-
EASTERN ESSEX-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-
323 PM EST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SNOW SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT VISIBILITES TO BE REDUCED TO AS LOW
AS ONE-HALF MILE PRODUCING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR ABOUT 30
MINUTES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE
TEENS...ANY ACCUMULATED SNOW WILL FREEZE AND LEAD TO SLIPPERY
ROAD CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS OVERNIGHT.

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

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.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.

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