HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1029 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009
Expiration: 1030 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1028 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009
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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-
1028 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL
VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RAIN WILL INCREASE
IN AREAL COVERAGE OVER CENTRAL NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT.
THIS ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT AND WIDESPREAD RAIN
IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH COUNTRY BY MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF CAPE COD FRIDAY
MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO MAINE. WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AS A RESULT. HOWEVER...AS THE DAY
WEARS ON SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM ABOUT 4000 FEET AT THE START
OF THE DAY TO AROUND 2000 FEET LATER IN THE DAY. THUS HIGHER
ELEVATION SNOWS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS
WILL LOWER EVEN FURTHER FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY WITH LOWER
ELEVATION SNOWS POSSIBLE. WARM ROADWAYS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
WILL LIKELY LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH GRASSY SURFACES MORE
LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE SOME LIGHT SNOW. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN
TO TAPER OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY.
PERSONS ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY ON FRIDAY SHOULD BE AWARE OF
DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT...GENERALLY AT OR ABOVE 2000
FEET. EXPECT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP ALL AREAS THROUGHOUT
THE DAY ON FRIDAY AS WELL...ALONG WITH MODERATE RAINFALL AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. EVENTUALLY SOME MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY TO
FURTHER ADD TO POTENTIAL TRAVEL HAZARDS. PLEASE MAKE TRAVEL PLANS
ACCORDINGLY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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