Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Special Weather Statement

Keep your fingers crossed........

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
345 PM EST WED JAN 17 2007

...PERIODS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT WITH WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY...

A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST WILL BRING A GENERAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TO MOST OF VERMONT ON FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...A COASTAL LOW WILL STRENGTHEN IN THE GULF OF MAINE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND TRACK NORTHWARD INTO NEW BRUNSWICK BY SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH THE BULK OF PRECIPITATION WITH THE COASTAL LOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN EAST OF THE AREA...WRAP AROUND MOISTURE FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE LOW STALLS TO OUR NORTHEAST. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL ACCUMULATION IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN VERMONT. SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS.

STRONG NORTH WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THE SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. MAGNITUDE OF WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL DEPEND ON HOW STRONG THE LOW PRESSURE AREA BECOMES TO OUR NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

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