Winter Storm Warning

[shadyjay]

Anyone hear any wind predictions for Sat? I'm planning on hitting Jay on Sat and don't want the wind to be too much an issue, and heading to Mt Ellen on Sunday.

[TimKeogh]

SNOW!

[Tin Woodsman]

Anyone hear any wind predictions for Sat? I'm planning on hitting Jay on Sat and don't want the wind to be too much an issue, and heading to Mt Ellen on Sunday.

Winds out of the W and SW at 20-25 per the NWS forecast for the summits.

Forecasted at 45-50 mph tomorrow out of the SE, so wind holds will likely be a problem. Choose your terrain wisely on Saturday and Sunday.

[HowieT2]

If you happen to make it to ME, let me know. I'll show you where the good stuff is!

Absolutely. I hope to have some Internet connectivity up there even if it's just dial-up...

I think you can get onto a network from Snow Creek.

[castlerock]

11:41 PM at South. It is 22F and there has been a dusting. Got up from MA at 11:00. Let's see if we catch lightning in a bottle again this season.

[Tin Woodsman]

11:41 PM at South. It is 22F and there has been a dusting. Got up from MA at 11:00. Let's see if we catch lightning in a bottle again this season.

All you local or long weekend types - I would be most delighted if you would take a second to note the observations every so often. this storm appears to be uniquely unpredictable with respect to precip type and amount.

Sincerely,

The Weekend Warriors

[ski_resort_observer]

6" at my place near the bottom of the access rd @ 6:45AM, snowing hard

[castlerock]

Friends dark Roast....(Vermont Coffee Co).

7:45 AM 22F, Something like 6" at the base. Dumping, No wind....

It is going to be a good one

[ski_resort_observer]

getting some strong winds the last 10 mins

All you local or long weekend types - I would be most delighted if you would take a second to note the observations every so often. this storm appears to be uniquely unpredictable with respect to precip type and amount.

What he said...

[CapeSkiGuy]

Boston stations are showing ths snow/rain line a bit north of the predicted location...near the MA/NH border. On the radar, the snow appears to be stable over our part of VT.

I hate to say this, but I am not going to leave the Cape until early Saturday morning. This means that you folks will have to handle my share of the new snow on Saturday morning. Can anyone handle it?

[noski]

ValleyCam is back up, plus Norm'sCam is still working strong.

This looks GOOOOOOD:

000
FXUS61 KBTV 021408
AFDBTV

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
905 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007

ALL WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AT THIS TIME.

.SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
VERY COMPLICATED AND COMPLEX WX SET UP ACRS OUR CWA THIS MORNING
WITH TRRN AND WARM ALOFT HAVING MAJOR IMPACTS ON SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
AND PRECIP TYPE. FIRST NOTE...EASTERN UPSLOPE REGIONS OF THE GREEN
MTNS FROM NEAR WALDEN TO NORTHFIELD TO LUDLOW HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED
4 TO 8 INCHES THIS MORNING. SEVERAL FACTORS HELPING TO CREATE HEAVY
SNOW AXIS ALONG THE EASTERN UPSLOPE REGIONS OF THE GREEN MTNS.
FIRST...MOIST/UPSLOPE FLW...THIS COMBINED WITH ENHANCED LLVL LIFT
HAS COOL COLUMN ENOUGH TO SUPPORT BETTER SNOW GROWTH AND GREATER
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. WL MENTION STORM TOTALS BTWN 6 AND 12 INCHES ACRS
THIS REGION. MEANWHILE...DOWNSLOPING REGION OF THE CPV AND NORTHERN
CT RIVER VALLEY HAVE HAD JUST THE OPPOSITE OCCUR. THE DOWNSLOPING SE
FLW HAD ACTED TO DRY LOW LVLS AND WARM SFC TEMPS TO NEAR FREEZING
FROM RUTLAND TO BTV LINE THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE...SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS HAVE RANGED FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES ACRS THE DOWNSLOPING
REGIONS OF THE CPV. FURTHERMORE...THE TRRN RISES AGAIN ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ONCE AGAIN INCREASE. SO
WL TRY TO SHOW UPSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE IMPACTS IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...BUT
GIVEN THERMAL PROFILES THIS WL BE VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY GIVEN
CRNT RADAR TRENDS.

RADAR SHOWS LARGE AREA OF PRECIP FROM SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS INTO
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VT MOVING TOWARD OUR FA. FEEL DURING THE
HEAVIEST PART OF THE PRECIP THE COLUMN WL COOL ENOUGH AGAIN TO
SUPPORT A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACRS MOST OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN VT AS WELL AS THE EASTERN ADIRONDACK MTNS ZNS...NEAR PLB.
CRNT OBS FROM VSF TO RUT SHOW VIS REDUCED BELOW 1/2SM IN MODERATE TO
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW AND THINK THIS WL BE THE CASE FROM BTV AND PLB
OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HRS. THIS BAND WL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DROP
ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES VERY QUICKLY ACRS CPV WITH SOME ISOLATED 4 OR
5 AMOUNTS IN THE FAVORABLE SE UPSLOPE REGIONS.

MEANWHILE...AFTER THE BAND MOVES THROUGH EXPECT DRYING CONDITIONS TO
DEVELOP AS MID/UPPER LVL DRY SLOTS WORKS ACRS REGION. WL JUST
MENTION AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE ACRS MOST LOCATIONS.
SOME WRAP AROUND MOISTURE MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER QUICK INCH OR TWO
LATER THIS AFTN/EVENING.

IN ADDITION...EXPECT STRONG SE DOWNSLOPING WINDS TO CONTINUE ALONG
THE SPINE OF THE GREEN MTNS. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL REPORTS OF SUSTAIN
WINDS BTWN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 50 MPH. THESE WINDS WL CONTINUE
FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.

[atkinson]

All snow so far. Dumping hard and over a foot already. Too good for words and too much snow to take the camera out in it. Go get it!

John

[nelsapbm]

The radar says it's snowing in Burlington, but it's not. It precipitating, but it's not white. Supposed to change back this afternoon. But then again, who cares if it snows here? If it's snowing just east of here in the mts, then I'm cool with that!