SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 837 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1145 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...SNOW AND WIND IMPACTING MORNING COMMUTE...
SNOW IS FALLING AT A MODERATE TO HEAVY RATE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
NORTH COUNTRY THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN
ONE MILE. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH IN AND JUST WEST
OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS...FURTHER ADDS TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO NEAR WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THESE WIND
PRONE AREAS.
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ONLY TRAVEL IF
NECESSARY IN THE NORTH COUNTRY TODAY.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 401 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 400 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST VERMONT AND
SOUTHERN VERMONT.
.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
$$

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 348 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
GREEN MOUNTAINS...
.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION WEDNESDAY.
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SPINE AND WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.
VTZ006-011-090500-
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LAMOILLE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON...STOWE...RUTLAND
348 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF RUTLAND AND LAMOILLE COUNTIES...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
* STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE. THE AREAS WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR GUSTY WINDS
WILL BE IN LOCATIONS CLOSE TO THE GREEN MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS
RUTLAND...BRANDON AND CAMBRIDGE.
* WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AND TREE LIMBS TO
BE KNOCKED DOWN. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ABOUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.
$$
NASH

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 348 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...
.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION WEDNESDAY
BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.
VTZ004-006>008-010-012-019-090500-
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ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WINDSOR-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...STOWE...
ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
348 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
VERMONT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND
EASTERN VERMONT. THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ALONG THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS FROM LUDLOW TO NORTHFIELD
TO WALDEN.
* GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION AT TIMES
DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...WITH LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS
WEDNESDAY...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MID-MORNING. THE SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN DURING
THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING IN THE EVENING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM WILL BE FELT WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INTO
THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER
HOUR...ACCOMPANIED BY LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.
$$

HIGH WIND WATCH
Issue Date: 306 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS...
.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES REGION DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...AND INTO ONTARIO
DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AN EASTWARD EXTENDING OCCLUDED FRONT WILL
LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY ON WEDNESDAY AND BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A BAND OF VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AT RIDGE
TOP LEVEL. THESE HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCASIONALLY REACH THE
SURFACE AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
GREEN MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
VTZ016>019-082200-
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EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...
BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
306 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SUSTAINED SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE
STEADILY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH PEAK
INTENSITY DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON FOR RUTLAND COUNTY...AND
DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FOR POINTS FURTHER NORTH.
* WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER
LINES...AND CAN LOFT LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. THE POSSIBILITY
EXISTS FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE
WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.
$$
BANACOS

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 212 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...
.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE GREAT LAKES REGION DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...AND INTO ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING EASTWARD WILL LIFT
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY...PRODUCING A BURST OF HEAVY
SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY MIXED PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ALOFT. LOW-LEVEL SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL PRODUCE OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT TO SNOW AMOUNTS ALONG THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN
ADIRONDACKS...WHERE THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 4 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL. ELSEWHERE...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM
3 TO 5 INCHES.
NYZ028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009-011-016>018-082200-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0014.091209T0900Z-091210T0300Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-WESTERN RUTLAND-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON...
MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...RUTLAND...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...
UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON
212 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE CHAMPLAIN
VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
* A TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS
THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY.
* GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE MIXED
WINTRY PRECIPITATION AT TIMES DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY ACROSS THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY DURING THE
PRE-DAWN HOURS WEDNESDAY...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MID-
MORNING. AS TEMPERATURES WARM ALOFT...SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND
CHANGE TO SLEET...AND THEN AS A PERIOD OF RAIN BEFORE ENDING
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM
WILL BE FELT WEDNESDAY MORNING...INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING
COMMUTE...WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER
HOUR...ACCOMPANIED BY LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET
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.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 212 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...
.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE GREAT LAKES REGION DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...AND INTO ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING EASTWARD WILL LIFT
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY...PRODUCING A BURST OF HEAVY
SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY MIXED PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ALOFT. LOW-LEVEL SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL PRODUCE OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT TO SNOW AMOUNTS ALONG THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN
ADIRONDACKS...WHERE THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 4 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL. ELSEWHERE...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM
3 TO 5 INCHES.
VTZ003-004-006>008-010-012-019-082200-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.A.0006.091209T0900Z-091210T0300Z/
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WINDSOR-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...
STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
212 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF VERMONT...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATION ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN VERMONT ON WEDNESDAY.
THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
GREEN MOUNTAINS FROM LUDLOW TO NORTHFIELD TO WALDEN.
* GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE MIXED
WINTRY PRECIPITATION AT TIMES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...WITH
LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN VERMONT
DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS WEDNESDAY...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
BY MID-MORNING. AS TEMPERATURES WARM ALOFT...SNOW WILL MIX WITH
AND CHANGE TO SLEET...AND THEN AS A PERIOD OF RAIN BEFORE ENDING
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM
WILL BE FELT WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS...WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...ACCOMPANIED
BY LOW VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.
$$