HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 348 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 345 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
.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.
   WIND ADVISORY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 242 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 235 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD
THE REGION TONIGHT. EXPECT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO
ONE HALF INCH TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IN
ADDITION...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE. THIS
CAN RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY AND POWER OUTAGES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE...
SLEET...AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. REPORT YOUR SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE...1-877-633-6772.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 241 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A SURGE
OF WARM AIR OVER COOLER LOWER LEVELS COULD RESULT IN A PERIOD OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TUESDAY NIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF
AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE ICE TUESDAY NIGHT...A FEW INCHES OF SNOW
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE OVER TO RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.  REPORT YOUR SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE...1-877-633-6772.
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