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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
404 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA WITH WINTER WEATHER THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY...
NYZ067-069-251730-
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ORANGE-ROCKLAND-
404 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY.

LIGHT SNOW COULD BEGIN ACROSS ORANGE AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES AS
EARLY AS THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE STEADIER SNOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING. LIGHTER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY ON MONDAY. BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF MONDAY
EVENING...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF
THE STORM. THIS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT AS TO THE TYPE OF PRECIPITATION
AND HOW MUCH FALLS ACROSS THE REGION. IF THE STORM TRACKS FURTHER
NORTH OR PRODUCES HEAVIER PRECIPITATION THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...
HEAVIER SNOWS WOULD BE POSSIBLE AND THE SNOW ADVISORY MIGHT HAVE
TO BE UPGRADED TO A HEAVY SNOW WARNING WITH LITTLE ADVANCE
NOTICE. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THROUGHOUT TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

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