HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 245 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 245 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
244 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
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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-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-
244 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL
VERMONT AND NORTHWEST VERMONT.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PERIODS OF RAIN...WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION...CAN
BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK AND
MUCH OF THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY WITH
SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. COLDER AIR MOVES INTO
THE REGION ON TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT NEEDED AT THIS TIME.
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1033 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND MIXED PRECIPITATION TO IMPACT
PARTS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY...
.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND
PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH SUNDAY. WARMER AIR
MOVING OVER SHALLOW COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN SOME FREEZING RAIN AND
MIXED PRECIPITATION...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK WHERE ICE
ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
NYZ029-030-034-087-262100-
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SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN ESSEX-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...LAKE PLACID...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
1032 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS OF NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN SAINT LAWRENCE
COUNTY IN NEW YORK...UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
* ICY ROAD CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
  ACROSS THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND SOUTHERN SAINT LAWRENCE
  COUNTIES OF NEW YORK THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1033 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND MIXED PRECIPITATION TO IMPACT
PARTS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY...
.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND
PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH SUNDAY. WARMER AIR
MOVING OVER SHALLOW COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN SOME FREEZING RAIN AND
MIXED PRECIPITATION...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK WHERE ICE
ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
NYZ026-027-031-262100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091227T1000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...DANNEMORA
1032 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
NEW YORK...UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY.
* TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO HALF INCH CAN BE
  EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN SAINT LAWRENCE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES OF
  NEW YOUR AS WELL AS WESTERN CLINTON COUNTY.
* ICY ROAD CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
  THROUGH TONIGHT.
* GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AS THE WEIGHT OF
  ICE ON POWER LINES COULD MAKE THEM SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING DOWNED
  BY THE WIND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 220 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 400 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

...MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY ON SATURDAY...
.AN OCCLUDED FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE MIDWEST FRIDAY
NIGHT AND CROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. MIXED
WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK DURING
THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ON SATURDAY...AND THEN OVERSPREAD VERMONT
DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.
AT PRESENT...GREATEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BE WITH
POTENTIAL SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION ACROSS FAR
NORTHERN NEW YORK INCLUDING THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY.
NYZ026-027-029>031-087-251000-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.A.0007.091226T0600Z-091227T0900Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...STAR LAKE...
SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...
GOUVERNEUR
220 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK INCLUDING THE ST.
LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* A QUARTER INCH OF FREEZING RAIN PLUS A LIGHT SLEET ACCUMULATION
IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY...ON SATURDAY AND INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
* ICY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DURING MUCH OF SATURDAY AND
INTO SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK.
* SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD NORTHERN NEW
YORK DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ON SATURDAY. PERIODS OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY...WITH SOME MIX WITH
RAIN EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ST. LAWRENCE AND
FRANKLIN COUNTIES. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ICING WILL LIKELY TAKE
PLACE CLOSE TO THE IMMEDIATE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY WHERE A COLD
NORTHEASTERLY WIND WILL BE IN PLACE. A QUARTER INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE IN THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY WITH THE
PROSPECT OF SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL DUE TO ICY ROADS.
PRECIPITATION ENDS DURING SATURDAY NIGHT AS A MIX OF SLEET AND
POSSIBLY SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATION THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL
SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.
$$
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