Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
358 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063>066-101450-
ADAMS-BEDFORD-BLAIR-CAMBRIA-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-COLUMBIA-CUMBERLAND-
DAUPHIN-ELK-FRANKLIN-FULTON-HUNTINGDON-JUNIATA-LANCASTER-LEBANON-
MCKEAN-MIFFLIN-MONTOUR-NORTHERN CENTRE-NORTHERN CLINTON-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-NORTHUMBERLAND-PERRY-POTTER-SCHUYLKILL-SNYDER-
SOMERSET-SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
TIOGA-UNION-WARREN-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...HARRISBURG...JOHNSTOWN...
LANCASTER...STATE COLLEGE...WILLIAMSPORT...YORK
358 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.NOW...
BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MID MORNING.
SNOWFALL RATES OF AN HALF INCH TO AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE LIKELY AT
TIMES. TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT IN SPOTS THIS MORNING.
WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT WILL
INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...AND BECOME GUSTY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. IF ONE CAN DELAY TRAVEL TO LATER
TODAY OR THURSDAY...IT WOULD BE BEST TO DO SO. AGAIN...TRAVEL WILL
LIKELY BE DIFFICULT IN SPOTS THIS MORNING.

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MARTIN

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
357 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

PAZ010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059-
063>066-110900-
ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-
BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
357 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

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

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
355 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

PAZ010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063>066-102100-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/
ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-
BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
355 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING.

LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO WILL TRANSITION TO A RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST
TODAY. THE COASTAL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND SLOWLY
SLIDE NORTH ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
PUSHING EAST OUT TO SEA TONIGHT.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR
ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA
RIVER VALLEY.

AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OFF THE COAST...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH. LOCATIONS OVER THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA
VALLEY COULD SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 6 AND
12 INCHES OVER MOST OF THE WARNED AREA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS
OF A FOOT ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF I-81. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO
TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

&&

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