Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
507 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

CTZ001-013-NYZ063>066-101300-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER-
EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...
KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON
507 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.NOW...
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE MORNING
COMMUTE ACROSS ULSTER...DUTCHESS AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES.
VISIBILITIES WILL QUICKLY DROP BACK TOWARD 1 MILE WITH
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH EXPECTED BY 8 AM. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO
AROUND 10 MPH.

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FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
427 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-101800-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0003.100210T1000Z-100211T0600Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...
COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...
CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...
KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON
427 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY OF GREENE AND COLUMBIA
COUNTIES...THE CENTRAL TACONICS...AND THE BERKSHIRES...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA...BEGINNING JUST PRIOR TO DAYBREAK ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW
WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY IN INTENSITY BY THE LATE MORNING
HOURS...WITH SNOWFALL RATES AT TIMES AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR.
LOCALIZED BANDS OF INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES UP TO THREE INCHES PER
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF DUTCHESS COUNTY
AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY WHICH COULD PRODUCE WELL OVER A FOOT.

HEAVY SNOW WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE. THE STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW
SHOWERS AND FLURRIES BY THE LATE EVENING HOURS...ENDING FROM WEST
TO EAST. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH MAY ALLOW FOR
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL.

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORM OFF THE DELAWARE COAST WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST JUST OFFSHORE OF NEW JERSEY TODAY. THE STORM WILL MOVE
OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
422 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-111200-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
422 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND THE SOUTHERN CATSKILLS
AND MID HUDSON VALLEY OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.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 STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES OR
MORE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SPOTTER REPORT FORM
ON THE INTERNET...OR THE TELEPHONE.


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