WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 309 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

...MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY FOR
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
.AN OCCLUDED FRONT WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE MIDWEST
TONIGHT AND CROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT. A BAND OF MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BE ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS BOUNDARY. A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN
DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ON SATURDAY. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL
BEGIN TO MOVE INTO VERMONT DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS
SATURDAY...BUT WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...EXCEPT IN THE ST. LAWRENCE
VALLEY WHERE PERIODS OF MODERATE FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO LOCALLY UP CLOSE TO A HALF INCH.
AT PRESENT...THE 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.
NYZ026-027-031-261000-
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/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0008.091226T1000Z-091227T1000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...DANNEMORA
308 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM EST
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
NEW YORK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM EST
SUNDAY. THE WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN
EFFECT.
* A QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF FREEZING RAIN PLUS A LIGHT SLEET
  ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHERN NEW
  YORK...INCLUDING THE IMMEDIATE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY.
* ICY ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP DURING SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS
  THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTY NEW
  YORK. ICY ROADS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO
  SATURDAY NIGHT ON UNTREATED SURFACES AS PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
  AND SLEET OCCUR.
* SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES OR POWERLINES IS POSSIBLE DUE
  TO THE ICE ACCUMULATION AND WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. ISOLATED
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY SATURDAY
  AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
* 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 ACROSS THE WARNING
  AREA...WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING. 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 TO HALF 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 WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SLEET
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS DURING
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS FAR NORTHERN NEW YORK.
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 WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 309 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

...MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY FOR
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
.AN OCCLUDED FRONT WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE MIDWEST
TONIGHT AND CROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT. A BAND OF MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BE ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS BOUNDARY. A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN
DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ON SATURDAY. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL
BEGIN TO MOVE INTO VERMONT DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS
SATURDAY...BUT WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...EXCEPT IN THE ST. LAWRENCE
VALLEY WHERE PERIODS OF MODERATE FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO LOCALLY UP CLOSE TO A HALF INCH.
AT PRESENT...THE 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.
NYZ029-030-087-261000-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0007.091226T0600Z-091227T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.091226T1000Z-091227T1000Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
308 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM
EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND SOUTHERN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY. THE ADVISORY
REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.
* A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING SATURDAY
  MORNING WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH
  EXPECTED. PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT TEMPERATURES SHOULD CLIMB SLIGHTLY
  ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA ALLOWING FOR
  PLAIN RAIN AT TIMES.
* ICY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY
  AREA...ESPECIALLY DURING SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN
  DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL LESSEN TRAVEL IMPACTS OVER TIME WITH
  POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN BECOMING MORE ISOLATED ACROSS THE
  NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECIPITATION
  ENDS DURING SATURDAY NIGHT AS A MIX OF SLEET AND POSSIBLY SOME
  LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET AND
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.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 236 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM EST
SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK.
.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.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
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. HOWEVER...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON
SATURDAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 328 AM EST FRI DEC 25 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
TONIGHT 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...TO INCLUDE THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY.
NYZ026-027-029>031-087-252100-
/O.CON.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
328 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK INCLUDING THE ST.
LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY...FROM LATE TONIGHT 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.
$$