High Wind in Vermont, January 25, 2010

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1200 PM EST MON JAN 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN CANADA AND DRAG A COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE REGION THI AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN...HEAVY
AT TIMES AND POSSIBLY A RUMBLE OF THUNDER SOUTH OF ALBANY. COOLER
AIR WILL FILTER IN BEHIND THE FRONT COME TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...WITH MUCH COLDER AIR TO ARRIVE BY THE END OF THE
WORKWEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
ANOTHER UPDATE TO EXPAND THE WIND ADVISORY TO THE ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA. A GUST TO 54 KTS OCCURRED IN THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AT
KHPN. A NARROW CONVECTIVE LINE /NO LTG/ IS MOVING ACROSS THE SRN
ADIRONDACKS...AND THE MOHAWK RIVER VALLEY. THIS MAY PRODUCE SOME
GUSTS IN THE 45-55 MPH RANGE...EVEN IN THE VALLEYS LOCATIONS. PCPN
HAS FINALLY FILLED IN AHEAD OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT...WHERE THE
MSAS DATA SHOWS A WEAK SFC WAVE MAY HAVE DEVELOPED OVER NE PA/SRN
NY WITHT THE TRIPLE POINT. PORTIONS OF THE CATSKILLS HAVE HAD 2-3"
OF RAINFALL. THE DOWNSLOPING SOUTHEAST/EASTERLY WINDS OFF THE GREENS
AND BERKS HAVE SURPRESSED THE RAIN TALLIES IN THE CAPITAL
DISTRICT...UPPER HUDSON REGION...AND MOHAWK VALLEY QUITE A BIT.
STILL EXPECTING SOME RAINFALL TALLIES AROUND AN INCH OR SO IN THE
VALLEYS.

PEAK WINDS GUSTS TO FAR OF 54 MPH AT KDDH. HAVE BUMPED TEMPS UP A
FEW DEGREES BASED ON OBSERVATIONS. LOT/S OF HYDRO ISSUES ARISING.
SEE THE FFW/FLS/FLW STATEMENTS.

...PREVIOUS NEAR TERM...
WE ARE UPDATING THE FORECAST TO EXPAND THE WIND
ADVISORY TO INCLUDE ERN DUTCHESS AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES. THIS IS
DUE TO EXTENSIVE COLLAB WITH OKX. A GUST TO 40 MPH WAS REPORTED AT
KSWF. THE RAINFALL HAS BEEN INCREASING FOR THE MID HUDSON VALLEY
AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WHICH MAY INHIBIT BETTER MOMENTUM
TRANSFER...HOWEVER A FEW GUSTS TO 45-50 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR
THE HIGHER TERRAIN BTWN 1000-1500 FT. THE ADVISORY WILL RUN TO 6
PM.

ELSEWHERE...DOWNSLOPING HAS REALLY LESSENED THE PCPN OVER THE
MOHAWK RIVER VALLEY...AND CAPITAL REGION...AS WELL AS WEST OF THE
GREEN MTNS. WE WILL HAVE TO SEE IF THE PCPN ECHOES INCREASE OVER
THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE ALONG
THE SPINE OF THE ERN CATSKILLS.

     PREVIOUS NEAR TERM AT 600 AM...THE WARM FRONT HAS ALREADY MADE
IT TO JUST NORTH OF ALBANY. OUR TEMPERATURE HAS JUMPED TO 50
DEGREES...WELL INTO THE 50S SOUTH. POUGHKEEPSIE MIGHT TAKE A RUN A
60. THEY ARE ALREADY NEAR THEIR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE
DATE. TEMPERATURES ARE STILL IN THE 30S IN THE SHELTERED VALLEYS
NORTH AND EAST OF ALBANY...WHILE 40S ARE COMMON IN THE DACKS. HAD
SOME REPORTS OF ICING (FOR THE OVERNIGHT) ACROSS MAINLY WASHINGTON
COUNTY. AS THE WARM FRONT SLOWLY LIFTS NORTH...TEMPERATURES WILL
BOUNCE UP INTO THE 40S IN THESE AREAS LATER THIS MORNING.

PATCHES OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE INTO A STEADIER RAIN.
HEAVIER RAIN NOW TO OUR WEST...AND IN FACT...THE COLD FRONT IS
EVIDENT ON BGM/S RADAR OVER WEST CENTRAL NEW YORK...SLOWLY MOVING
EAST. AS THE FRONT NEARS...THE RAIN WILL PICK UP IN
INTENSITY...ESPECIALLY RIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT MIDDAY.

WINDS ARE ALSO INCREASING WITH BENNINGTON GUSTING TO OVER 40 MPH NOW
AND EVEN ALBANY UP TO 20 MPH. WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT...STARTING THIS HOUR.

UPGRADED THE GRIDS...BUT FOR NOW...SAW REASON TO UPDATE THE ZONES.

*********PREVIOUS NEAR TERM DISCUSSION****************************

THROUGH 400 AM...TEMPERATURES HAS FINALLY REACHED ABOVE THE FREEZING
MARK EVERYWHERE ACROSS OUR REGION. IN FACT...THEY HAVE REACHED OVER
50 IN OUR SOUTHERN AREAS...40S LOCALLY AND MOST OTHER AREAS...30S UP
NORTH IN SHELTERED MOUNTAIN VALLEY. THESE VALUES WILL RISE EVEN MORE
BEFORE THE SUN DOES. WE HAVE LET THE FREEZING RAIN EXPIRE BY 400
AM.

RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION HAS BEEN OF SHOWERY NATURE THUS FAR.
WHILE OUR RADAR HAS SHOWN OVER AN INCH HAD FALLEN ACROSS NORTHERN
HERKIMER COUNTY ACTUAL GROUND TRUTH INDICATED UNDER HALF AN INCH HAS
REALLY FALLEN THERE. APPARENTLY BRIGHT BANDING HAS INFLATED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS IN THAT REGION.

ELSEWHERE...ONLY A QUARTER INCH OF RAINFALL OR LESS HAS FALLEN IN
MOST OTHER PLACES. HOWEVER...REGIONAL RADARS DO DEPICT AN AREA OF
STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAIN...ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM CONVEYOR
PORTION OF THE STORM AS WELL AS THE "FIST" OF THE MAX SPEED OF THE
LOWER JET...WILL BE OVERSPREADING OUR REGION BY OR SHORTLY AFTER
SUNRISE FROM THE WEST AND SOUTH.

THE KENX VAD WIND PROFILES INDICATED 30KTS OF WIND JUST OFF THE DECK
(AROUND TWO THOUSAND FEET). A DEEP INVERSION SHOULD KEEP STRONG
GUSTS FROM REACHING THE VALLEY...AT LEAST INITIALLY. RIGHT NOW... A
SOUTHERLY WIND HAS AVERAGED AROUND 10 MPH IN THE VALLEYS...BUT WINDS
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON BOTH SIDE OF THE HUDSON VALLEY HAVE
ALREADY BEEN GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH. THESE VALUES WILL INCREASE AS
WE HEAD PAST SUNRISE.

WE HAVE EXPANDED THE WIND ADVISORY TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE ELEVATED
TERRAIN ACROSS OUR COUNTY WARNING AREA...NAMELY THE SOUTHEASTERN
ADIRONDACKS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...HELDERBERGS AND SCHOHARIE VALLEY.
DUE TO THE DEEP INVERSION THROUGHOUT MUCH OF TODAY...WE FEEL THAT
GRADIENT WIND GUSTS OVER 58 MPH WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED TO HIGHEST
TERRAIN OVER 2500 FEET...AND PERHAPS A FEW FAVORED CANYONS. WHILE IT
WOULD NOT SURPRISE US IF THERE ARE ISOLATED REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE
AND OR POWER OUTAGES...WE FEEL THAT THE PREVAILING WINDS WILL BE IN
THE ADVISORY RANGE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE VALLEYS WILL
EVENTUALLY GET WINDY...BUT WE FEEL MOST AREAS WILL HAVE GUSTS UNDER
45 MPH. OBVIOUSLY...THIS SITUATION WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED TO SEE
IF THE LOW LEVEL JET WINDS OVER 60 KTS CAN TRANSLATE TO NEAR THE
GROUND.

MOST PARAMETERS ARE STILL IN PLACE FOR AN HEAVY RAIN EVENT TODAY.
MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS STILL SUPPORT LOTS OF RAIN. FOR DISCUSSION ON
FLOOD POTENTIAL...INCLUDING POTENTIAL SNOW MELT AND FROZEN
GROUND...SEE THE FFAALY AND THE HYDROLOGY DISCUSSION.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS CONTINUE TO TREND A LITTLE LESS THAN
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT...EVEN WITH PWAT ANOMALIES STILL IN THE 4-5 SD
ABOVE NORMAL RANGE...AND THE FIST OF THE 70KT+ 4-5 SD ABOVE NORMAL
BOUNDARY LAYER JET PUNCHING INTO OUR REGION. THE DURATION OF THE
HEAVIEST RAIN LOOKS EVEN A LITTLE SHORTER THAN BEFORE...THAN TO THE
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BEING PROGRESSIVE (AS OPPOSED TO NEGATIVELY
TILTED). THE BIGGEST THREAT IS PROBABLY THAT THE RAIN WILL COME FAST
AND FURIOUSLY LATER THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH
RAINFALL AMOUNTS APPROACHING HALF AN PER HOUR ASSOCIATED WITH THE
LOW LEVEL JET AND APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

THE 00Z AND 06Z NAM HAVE INDICATED THAT THE 0 OR LOWER SHOWALTER
INDICES WILL STAY JUST SOUTH OF OUR REGION. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE
EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG DYNAMICS RESULTING IN UPWARD MOTION POSSIBLY
EXCEEDING 20 MICROBARS/SECOND...THIS ALONE COULD PRODUCE CLOUDS TALL
ENOUGH TO PRODUCE GRAUPEL AND LIGHTNING. ANY THUNDERSTORM...DESPITE
BEING LOW TOPPED COULD MANAGE TO POKE SOME OF THE 70KT WIND TO THE
SURFACE. THE POTENTIAL TO MIX THESE WINDS ALL THE WAY TO THE SURFACE
LOOKS LOW...BUT FOR NOW...WILL INTRODUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF GUSTY
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORMS (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE
GRADIENT WINDS). WE FIGURE WIND GUSTS WOULD REACH UP TO 55 MPH (SAME
AS WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLD). THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THESE WINDS
COULD TAKE PLACE ANYWHERE (VALLEY OR HILLTOP) AND WOULD LAST A VERY
BRIEF TIME.

THE OTHER AND PERHAPS GREATER PROBLEMATIC POTENTIAL FOR ANY
THUNDERSTORM WOULD BE PRODUCE EVEN MORE PROLIFIC AMOUNTS OF
RAIN...PERHAPS APPROACHING AN INCH PER HOUR IN A FEW LOCALITIES!
THIS WARRANTS US CONTINUING WITH A FLASH FLOOD WATCH (AS OPPOSED TO
A FLOOD WATCH). AGAIN MORE ABOUT THIS WILL BE IN OUR HYDRO SECTION.

TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL IN MANY CASES APPROACH OR MAYBE EVEN BREAK
SOME LONG TIME RECORD HIGHS FOR THIS DATE. MORE ABOUT THAT CAN BE
FOUND IN OUR CLIMATE DISCUSSION. GENERALLY WENT A UP TO THREE
DEGREES HIGHER THAN ALL MACHINE GUIDANCE BASED ON CURRENT
TEMPERATURES WELL AHEAD OF NORMAL (AT LEAST SOUTH) AND THE FACT THAT
H850 TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH +10C AT THE H850 AND H925
LEVEL!

THE RAIN LOOKS TO QUICKLY TAPPER TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY LATE IN THE
DAY ONCE THE COLD FRONT MOVES THOUGH. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP...BUT
NOT DRAMATICALLY BEHIND THE FRONT AS THE WIND SHIFTS TO THE WEST OR
SOUTHWEST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
THANKS TO SURROUNDING OFFICES FOR COLLABORATION

COOLER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO TRICKLE IN TONIGHT AS H850 TEMPERATURES
COOL TO ABOUT -8C OR SO BY DAYBREAK. THE FLOW WILL BE WSW (AS
OPPOSED TO NW) SO THIS WILL MODIFY THE COOL DOWN A BIT. WHILE THE
COLD FRONT WILL HAVE SLIP BY...THE UPPER AIR LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STORM WILL ACTUALLY STILL BE TO OUR WEST...PRODUCING A CYCLONICALLY
FLOW AND KEEPING A FAIR AMOUNT OF CLOUDS IN THE REGION. THE AIR WILL
BE COLD ENOUGH TO TRIGGER A LAKE RESPONSE OFF ONTARIO TO PRODUCE
LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE UPSLOPE OF MAINLY THE
ADIRONDACKS...BUT TO A LESSER EXTEND THE SOUTHERN GREENS AND EVEN
CATSKILLS. THE VALLEY AREAS WILL SEE SCATTERED OR ISOLATED VERY
LIGHT SHOWERS OF SNOW OR RAIN. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES JUST BARELY DROP TO FREEZING IN
VALLEY LOCATIONS...20S HIGHER TERRAIN.

THE ACTUAL UPPER AIR LOW PASSED TO OUR NORTH TUESDAY KEEPING CLOUDS
AND ISOLATED/SCATTERED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS AROUND...MAINLY ACROSS THE
DACKS. TEMPERATURES...WHILE COOLER TODAY...WILL STILL BE RUNNING
ABOVE NORMAL...TOPPING OUT NEAR 40 IN THE HUDSON VALLEY...30S
ELSEWHERE.

ONCE THE UPPER AIR LOW DEPARTS...THE FLOW WILL BECOME NW BRING
PERHAPS A SECONDARY WEAK COLD FRONT/TROUGH ACROSS THE REGION BY LATE
TUESDAY OR TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS COULD ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT
DOWN THE MOHAWK VALLEY. THE AIR BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL COOL DOWN TO
ABOUT -12C BY WEDNESDAY. THIS COLDER WILL PRODUCE A LITTLE MORE
FAVORABLE LAKE EFFECT OFF LAKE ONTARIO ACROSS OUR DACKS WHICH COULD
PICK UP A FEW INCHES OF SNOW IN A FEW SPOTS.

BY WEDNESDAY TEMPERATURES LOOK TO RETURN TO SEASONABLE LEVELS. HAVE
ACTUALLY UNDERCUT BOTH THE MET BY COUPLE OF DEGREES AND THE MAV BY A
LARGE AMOUNT. THESE TRANSLATES TO HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S
ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS...30S IN THE VALLEYS.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A CLIPPER LIKE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH AND
THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. HAVE
FORECAST POPS OF 15 TO 45 PERCENT FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE
REGION AND 30 TO 65 PERCENT ON THURSDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
HIGHEST POPS FOR BOTH PERIODS WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST. AFTER THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL POUR
INTO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH 850 MB TEMPS DROPPING
TO AS LOW AS MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEG CELSIUS BY FRIDAY MORNING.

SURFACE TEMPS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY MILD AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH
LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE MID TEENS TO MID 20S...AND THE HIGHS
THURSDAY IN THE UPPER 20S AND 30S. LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN
THE SINGLE NUMBERS TO MID TEENS...AND THE HIGHS FRIDAY ONLY IN THE
TEENS TO MID 20S. THE CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS A UPPER LEVEL TROF
CROSSES THE REGION ON FRIDAY...AND ALSO DUE TO SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT.

MAINLY FAIR BUT COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND...BUT WITH
A COUPLE OF FLIES IN THE OINTMENT. A SURFACE LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO OUR SOUTH ON FRIDAY. THE GFS KEEPS THE LOW AND
ANY PCPN WELL TO OUR SOUTH DURING THE WEEKEND. THE ECMWF DOES BRING
SOME MEASURABLE PCPN INTO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA.
IN ADDITION...ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROF AND SURFACE FRONT WILL DROP
SOUTHEAST OUT OF CANADA AND APPROACH THE REGION ON SUNDAY. THE FRONT
WILL BRING A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR TO THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HAVE KEPT MOST OF THE REGION MAINLY DRY FOR
THE WEEKEND. THE EXCEPTIONS ARE SLIGHT OR LOW CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE
SOUTH DUE TO THE SOUTHERN SYSTEM...AND SLIGHT TO LOW CHANCE POPS ON
SUNDAY OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE FORECAST AREA AS THE SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST.

IT WILL REMAIN COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND...LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE
10 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE...HIGHS SATURDAY IN THE MID TEENS TO THE
20S...LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT ZERO TO 15 ABOVE...AND THE HIGHS SUNDAY IN
THE UPPER TEENS TO NEAR 30.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GREAT
LAKES TODAY. AN OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL SWEEP
EAST ACROSS OUR REGION THIS AFTERNOON.

MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS CURRENTLY OVER THE KGFL/KALB/KPOU TAF SITES WILL
LOWER TO MAINLY IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS BY 14Z...AND REMAIN THAT WAY
UNTIL ABOUT 20Z-21Z. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME VLIFR VSBY AT KGFL...
POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 1/2SM...DUE TO THE LINGERING SNOWPACK/COLD GROUND
TEMPS ENHANCING CONDENSATION WITHIN LOWER LEVELS AS MILDER AIR MOVES
IN. AFTER 20Z-21Z CONDITIONS WILL BE IMPROVING TO MVFR AS FRONTAL
BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH AND THE RAIN BECOME MORE SHOWERY. AFTER 00Z
MONDAY EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL THREE SITES WITH
OCCASIONAL MVFR VSBYS POSSIBLE DUE TO LINGERING MOISTURE PRODUCING
LIGHT FOG.

MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 13Z AND 20Z.
THERE COULD EVEN BE A FEW EMBEDDED RUMBLES OF THUNDER...MAINLY AT
KPOU...AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH. RAIN WILL TAPER TO
SHOWERS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY.

WINDS WILL BE MAINLY FROM THE SE TO S AT KPOU/KALB WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 10-15 KT...WITH SOME GUSTS OF 25-30 KT POSSIBLE. AT KGFL...
TERRAIN EFFECTS SHOULD KEEP WINDS MAINLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH
MID MORNING. THE WINDS SHOULD THEN SHIFT INTO THE S TO SW BY MON
AFTN AT UP TO 10 KT WITH SOME GUSTS TO 15 KTS.

LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL BE SIGNIFICANT THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY
AFTERNOON...AS WINDS AROUND 2000 FT AGL REMAIN FROM THE S TO SSE AT
45-55 KT. THE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH LATER
THIS AFTERNOON.

OUTLOOK...
TUE-FRI...MAINLY VFR...CHC -SHSN.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. HEAVIER RAINFALL IS IN THE
PROCESS OF MOVING INTO OUR WESTERN AREA AND WILL OVERSPREAD THE
ENTIRE REGION AFTER DAWN. WE ARE STILL EXPECTING THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLASH FLOODING...WIDESPREAD MINOR TO PERHAPS MODERATE RIVER
FLOODING...AREAL AND BASEMENT FLOODING...AS WELL AS ICE JAM FLOODING
ON SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS. PLEASE REFER TO THE UPDATED ALBFFAALY
FOR DETAILS.

HEAVY RAINFALL FALLING IN A COMPRESSED TIME FRAME OF 6-12 HOURS
DURING THE DAY COMBINED WITH FROZEN GROUND...WILL CAUSE RAPID RUNOFF
RESULTING IN POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. THE EVENT WILL LIKELY
TRANSITION INTO SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD MINOR TO PERHAPS MODERATE
RIVER FLOODING...AS RUNOFF CONTINUES AND SNOW MELT IN THE MOUNTAINS
OCCURS.

A STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL TRANSPORT ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND
WARM AIR NORTHWARD INTO OUR REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
RISE INTO THE 40S NORTH...AND 50S FROM THE CAPITAL REGION ON SOUTH.

TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 1 TO
2.5 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 3
INCHES...ESPECIALLY IF ANY THUNDERSTORMS ENSUE.  THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS ACROSS ARE STILL FAVORED ACROSS UPSLOPE LOCATIONS OF THE
SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS AND SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS. RAINFALL WILL TAPER
OFF BY MONDAY EVENING...ALTHOUGH RIVER FLOODING COULD CONTINUE WELL
PAST THEN.

COLDER AIR WILL GRADUALLY FILTER IN DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK...WITH MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS EXCEPT SNOW SHOWERS WEST OF ALBANY.

OR DETAILS ON SPECIFIC AREA RIVERS AND LAKES...INCLUDING OBSERVED
AND FORECAST RIVER STAGES AND LAKE ELEVATIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ GRAPHS ON OUR WEBSITE.

&&

.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR CTZ001-013.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR CTZ001-013.
NY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR NYZ032-033-038>043-
     047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NYZ032-033-
     038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084.
MA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MAZ001-025.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR MAZ001-025.
VT...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR VTZ013>015.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR VTZ013>015.

&&

SYNOPSIS...HWJIV/WASULA
NEAR TERM...HWJIV/WASULA
SHORT TERM...HWJIV
LONG TERM...GJM
AVIATION...GJM
HYDROLOGY...GJM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1151 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-261200-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-
WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
1151 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND REPORTS OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE
INCH OR GREATER...ANY FLOODING...OR REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE OR
WIND GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE
SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET...OR THE TELEPHONE.

TAW