Winter Storm Watch?

[random_ski_guy]

Look like one has been posted for the mtns of central and northern VT for thursday night!

[random_ski_guy]

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Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
354 PM EST WED NOV 14 2007

...POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS
BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD FROM THE EASTERN GREAT
LAKES REGION TONIGHT...AND THEN STALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
NEW ENGLAND DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. MEANWHILE...AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVING NORTHEAST FROM THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY WILL
RESULT IN A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ALONG
THE FRONT LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT OVER EASTERN NEW
ENGLAND. AS COLD AIR FILTERS IN AT LOW-LEVELS...DEVELOPING
PRECIPITATION WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW CENTER WILL CHANGE FROM RAIN
TO SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY. THE CHANGEOVER WILL OCCUR FIRST
IN THE ADIRONDACKS...AND THEN GRADUALLY MOVE TO THE GREEN
MOUNTAINS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT
DURING THURSDAY NIGHT. THE TIMING OF THE CHANGEOVER SUGGESTS THE
POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN
ADIRONDACK REGION AS WELL AS NORTHERN VERMONT AND THE WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS.


VTZ003-004-006-007-016>019-150500-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.A.0009.071115T2300Z-071116T2300Z/
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...
STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...
BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
354 PM EST WED NOV 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR NORTHERN VERMONT AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
GREEN MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 6
PM FRIDAY.

RAIN DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT WILL MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS THURSDAY. THE
CHANGEOVER WILL OCCUR FIRST AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND
GRADUALLY MOVE TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OVER NORTHERN VERMONT AND
ALONG THE SPINE OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN TAPER OFF TO OCCASIONAL SNOW
SHOWERS DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL DEPEND PRIMARILY ON HOW QUICKLY COLD
AIR CAN MOVE INTO VERMONT WHILE A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
DEVELOPS RAPIDLY OVER EASTERN NEW ENGLAND LATE THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY...BUT THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH AREA...WITH
ISOLATED 10 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

BANACOS

[Treeskier]

Again this year is looking a lot like 2001. We had a very snowy Jan-April. Then a very sunny warm dry Summer. Ending with a deep snowy Nov. Dec. Sound familiar!

With this forecast:
Thursday: Periods of rain before 1pm, then periods of rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm, then periods of snow after 4pm. High near 36. North wind between 3 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Periods of snow. Low around 24. Northwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 27. West wind between 9 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind between 5 and 8 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

...............How many time have we seen this forecast. IE 2-4 and 3-5. Which if you add the higher number = 9" and then at high elevation it doubles...18" ! I've seen it a lot! It's a great sign of thing to come!

Doing my snow dance!

[djd66]

Holly shnikes!!

[summitchallenger]

Didn't 2001-2002 really suck????

[Hawk]

I guess I will beat Bubba to the punch.......Seven year cycle baby!!!!!

[Strat]

Didn't 2001-2002 really suck????

Now I think Treeskier was referring to 2000, which would make this the conclusion of the 7 year cycle... 01-02 was indeed crapteriffic...

[gratefulskier]

5"-9" in the mountains, although it looks like northeastern VT may get hit hardest.


GS

[Tin Woodsman]

Word has it that it's already switched over to snow in Starksboro at 1100'.

That's about 6-8 hours earlier than projected, which is a great sign.

[random_ski_guy]

Word has it that it's already switched over to snow in Starksboro at 1100'.

That's about 6-8 hours earlier than projected, which is a great sign.

that is great news. i take it you have a contact on the ground up there.

[summitchallenger]

Word has it that it's already switched over to snow in Starksboro at 1100'.

That's about 6-8 hours earlier than projected, which is a great sign.

that is great news. i take it you have a contact on the ground up there.

VERY GOOD NEWS! Especially since they are OPENING on SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!!

See you then!