000 WWUS86 KSTO 260005 SPSSTO SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 400 PM PST TUE JAN 25 2005 CAZ013-014-063-068-069-261230- BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- 400 PM PST TUE JAN 25 2005 ...PERIODS OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. RELATIVELY HIGH SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL GRADUALLY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS THAT RANGE FROM 5500 TO 6500 FEET TONIGHT WILL FALL TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL MAINLY BE IN A FORM OF SHOWERS TONIGHT WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET POSSIBLE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PROVIDE BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND STEADY OVER THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA WEDNESDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOWER SNOW LEVELS MAY ALSO BRING SNOW TO THE HIGHER PASSES OF THE COASTAL AND SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY. AFTER A BREAK WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM MAY AFFECT THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING. $$ SG/FL  000 WWUS81 KPHI 260236 SPSPHI SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 931 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2005 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>027-PAZ060-061-067>071- 261100- ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ- CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ- COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-DELAWARE BEACHES DE- EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE- LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNES MD- SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...ATLANTIC CITY...CAMDEN... DOVER...NEW BRUNSWICK...NEWARK...PERTH AMBOY...PHILADELPHIA... READING...TRENTON...VINELAND AND WILMINGTON 931 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2005 ...SNOW LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE STANDING UNTREATED WATER FROM MELTING SNOW HAS BECOME ICY AND WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS OVERNIGHT. PLEASE BE WARY WHILE DRIVING ON SECONDARY AND TERTIARY ROADS. LATER TONIGHT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. THE GREATEST COVERAGE AND LONGEST DURATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. YOU CAN EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN BUCKS AND LEHIGH COUNTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA AND ALSO 1 TO 2 INCHES IN MIDDLESEX, MERCER AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES OF NEW JERSEY. AREAS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH INCLUDING THE LOCAL PHILADELPHIA AREA ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN EASTERN MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND THE COUNTIES OF SALEM, CUMBERLAND AND CAPE MAY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. THE STEADY SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO END BY NOON ON WEDNESDAY. MAKE SURE TO PLAN FOR SOME EXTRA TIME FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE ESPECIALLY IF YOU WILL BE COMMUTING NORTH OF PHILADELPHIA AND ATLANTIC CITY. UNTREATED ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY MAY HAVE A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON THEM WHICH WILL CREATE SLICK SPOTS. $$ TFG  000 WWUS86 KSGX 260418 SPSSGX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 830 PM PST TUE JAN 25 2005 CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-261200- ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 830 PM PST TUE JAN 25 2005 ...PACIFIC STORM HEADING TOWARD SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA... MOISTURE AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC WILL SLOWLY INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT THE BEST CHANCE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY. RAIN AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 0.50 TO 1.0 INCH IN THE COASTAL AND INLAND VALLEYS...LESS THAN 0.50 INCH IN THE DESERTS...AND FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHEST RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ON THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES. MILD PACIFIC AIR WILL KEEP SNOW LEVELS FAIRLY HIGH WITH HEAVY...WET SNOW AT THE HIGHEST RESORT LEVELS. THE RAIN WILL END WEDNESDAY NIGHT AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES. DRY WEATHER WILL BRIEFLY RETURN THURSDAY. ANOTHER PACIFIC TROUGH WILL BRING A CHANCE OF MORE RAIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. PEOPLE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...OR IN AND BELOW THE BURN AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND STAY INFORMED ON THIS STORM. $$ MOEDE/ATKIN  000 WWUS82 KGSP 260726 SPSGSP SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 226 AM EST WED JAN 26 2005 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-260930- AVERY-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-MADISON NC-MITCHELL NC- NORTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-YANCEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...CHEROKEE...NEWLAND... SPRUCE PINE...SYLVA...WAYNESVILLE 226 AM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS EARLY THIS MORNING... AN AREA OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...MAINLY AFFECTING THE COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. SOME OF THE SHELTERED VALLEYS IN THIS AREA ARE CURRENTLY BELOW FREEZING...WHICH MAY ALLOW SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS FREEZING RAIN. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN AT TIMES. ALTHOUGH ANY WINTRY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE BRIEF THIS MORNING...A FEW SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP ON VALLEY ROADS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...INCLUDING ALONG I- 40 NEAR THE TENNESSEE LINE...SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THIS MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ LANE  000 WWUS82 KGSP 260933 SPSGSP SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 433 AM EST WED JAN 26 2005 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-261200- AVERY-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-MADISON NC-MITCHELL NC- NORTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-YANCEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...CHEROKEE...NEWLAND... SPRUCE PINE...SYLVA...WAYNESVILLE 433 AM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS EARLY THIS MORNING... SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...MAINLY AFFECTING THE COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. THERE ARE SOME POCKETS OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN SOME OF THE SHELTERED VALLEYS IN THIS AREA...WHICH MAY ALLOW SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS FREEZING RAIN. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES ARE GRADUALLY WARMING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...AND THE THREAT OF ANY WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END BY SUNRISE OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER. HOWEVER...A FEW SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP ON VALLEY ROADS BEFORE THE TEMPERATURE WARMS ABOVE FREEZING. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...INCLUDING ALONG I- 40 NEAR THE TENNESSEE LINE...SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ LANE  000 WWUS81 KOKX 261224 SPSOKX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 715 AM EST WED JAN 26 2005 NYZ072>076-261700- BRONX NY-KINGS (BROOKLYN) NY-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY-QUEENS NY- RICHMOND (STATEN IS.) NY- 715 AM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...MORE WINTRY WEATHER THIS MORNING... ...ANOTHER ARCTIC BLAST FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION THIS MORNING TO JUST SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE EVENTUALLY HEADING WELL OUT TO SEA TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A SLUSHY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK AREA. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AND ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN...BEFORE ENDING AS SOME FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. AS LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES AND HEADS INTO THE ATLANTIC TONIGHT...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN ITS WAKE WILL USHER IN ANOTHER ARCTIC AIRMASS TO THE REGION. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE LOWER TEENS LATE TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE BELOW ZERO WIND CHILL VALUES FOR THE METRO AREA. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP AS LOW 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED TO AVOID FROSTBITE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ $$ CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>071-077>081-261700- BERGEN NJ-EASTERN PASSAIC NJ-ESSEX NJ-HUDSON NJ-NASSAU NY- NORTHEAST SUFFOLK NY-NORTHERN FAIRFIELD CT-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX CT- NORTHERN NEW HAVEN CT-NORTHERN NEW LONDON CT-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER NY- NORTHWEST SUFFOLK NY-ORANGE NY-PUTNAM NY-ROCKLAND NY- SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK NY-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD CT-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX CT- SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN CT-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON CT-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER NY- SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK NY-UNION NJ-WESTERN PASSAIC NJ- 715 AM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...MORE WINTRY WEATHER TODAY... ...ANOTHER ARCTIC BLAST FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION THIS MORNING TO JUST SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE EVENTUALLY HEADING WELL OUT TO SEA TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE...MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ENOUGH WARM AIR WILL ADVECT IN ALOFT TO MIX THE SNOW WITH RAIN AND POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON IN METROPOLITAN NEW JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND. FURTHER TO THE NORTH...ENOUGH COLD AIR WILL BE IN PLACE FOR PRIMARILY AN ALL SNOW EVENT. GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND CONNECTICUT...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH AND EAST. 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER METROPOLITAN NEW JERSEY...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. AS LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES AND HEAD INTO THE ATLANTIC TONIGHT...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN ITS WAKE WILL USHER IN ANOTHER ARCTIC AIRMASS TO THE REGION. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS WILL PRODUCE BELOW ZERO WIND CHILL VALUES FOR THE AREA. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED TO AVOID FROSTBITE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ $$  000 WWUS85 KREV 261226 SPSREV SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 424 AM PST WED JAN 26 2005 CAZ071>073-NVZ001>005-270000- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-LASSEN- EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-MONO-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 424 AM PST WED JAN 26 2005 A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVING ONSHORE FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL BRING PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOORS OF WESTERN NEVADA WITH SNOW ABOVE 6000 TO 7000 FEET. COLDER VALLEYS NORTH AND EAST OF RENO COULD SEE FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO END BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES SLOWLY WARM. A BREAK IN THE WEATHER IS FORECAST ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF A STRONGER AND COLDER SYSTEM EXPECTED TO BRING MORE PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. CURRENT MODELS INDICATE THAT SNOW WOULD FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS OF WESTERN NEVADA...WITH SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS OF EXTREME WESTERN NEVADA. HOWEVER...AS THE STORM SYSTEM MAY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND...CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS AS TO THE DETAILS OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN WESTERN NEVADA. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA THIS WEEK SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR FURTHER UPDATES TO THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER PATTERN. $$  000 WWUS85 KPSR 261245 SPSPSR SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 544 AM MST WED JAN 26 2005 AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-270000- GREATER PHOENIX AREA-IMPERIAL COUNTY-JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK/JTNP/- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- 544 AM MST (444 AM PST) WED JAN 26 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT... A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OVER BAJA CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND SPREAD PERIODS OF RAIN INTO SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA THIS MORNING...WITH SHOWERS INCREASING AND BECOMING NUMEROUS OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA BY THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THIS MORNING WILL SPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH TO AMOUNTS NEAR ONE HALF INCH FROM THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. GREATER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM IN JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY...LA PAZ COUNTY...AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...GENERALLY RANGING FROM ONE QUARTER TO NEAR ONE HALF OF AN INCH...BUT WITH UP TO ONE INCH OR MORE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS NORTH AND EAST OF PHOENIX. AND...ANOTHER TENTH TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA THURSDAY MAINLY EAST OF THE PHOENIX AREA...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER UPDATES IN CASE ANY WATCHES...WARNINGS...OR ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED ...PARTICULARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE ISSUED...ESPECIALLY FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...FOR LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON WEATHER RADIO ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND WITH MORE DETAILED WEATHER INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PSR BRECKENRIDGE $$  000 WWUS81 KOKX 261452 SPSOKX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 950 AM EST WED JAN 26 2005 .ARCTIC AIR WITH BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. NYZ072>076-262200- BRONX NY-KINGS (BROOKLYN) NY-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY-QUEENS NY- RICHMOND (STATEN IS.) NY- 950 AM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... LOW PRESSURE JUST SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON WILL INTENSIFY MOVE OUT TO SEA OVERNIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN ITS WAKE WILL USHER IN ANOTHER ARCTIC AIRMASS INTO THE REGION. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE LOWER TEENS LATE TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE BELOW ZERO WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO LOW 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED TO AVOID FROSTBITE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ $$ CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>071-077>081-262200- BERGEN NJ-EASTERN PASSAIC NJ-ESSEX NJ-HUDSON NJ-NASSAU NY- NORTHEAST SUFFOLK NY-NORTHERN FAIRFIELD CT-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX CT- NORTHERN NEW HAVEN CT-NORTHERN NEW LONDON CT-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER NY- NORTHWEST SUFFOLK NY-ORANGE NY-PUTNAM NY-ROCKLAND NY- SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK NY-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD CT-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX CT- SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN CT-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON CT-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER NY- SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK NY-UNION NJ-WESTERN PASSAIC NJ- 950 AM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE OUT TO SEA OVERNIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN ITS WAKE WILL USHER IN ANOTHER ARCTIC AIRMASS INTO THE REGION. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS WILL PRODUCE BELOW ZERO WIND CHILL VALUES FOR THE AREA. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED TO AVOID FROSTBITE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ $$ JST  000 WWUS86 KPQR 261729 SPSPQR SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 925 AM PST WED JAN 26 2005 WAZ019-271900- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER AND MOUNT ST. HELENS 925 AM PST WED JAN 26 2005 FORECAST... .TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 5500 FEET. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREE AIR FREEZING LEVEL 5000 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. FREE AIR FREEZING LEVEL 6000 FEET. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. FREE AIR FREEZING LEVEL 7500 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. FREE AIR FREEZING LEVEL 7500 FEET. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. FREE AIR FREEZING LEVEL 7500 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. FREE AIR FREEZING LEVEL 7000 FEET. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. FREE AIR FREEZING LEVEL 7000 FEET. ===================================================================== = KEY TO DECODING THE WIND DATA... = = FORMAT... 168025 WHERE FIRST THREE DIGITS IS THE WIND DIRECTION.= WHERE LAST THREE DIGITS IS THE WIND SPEED. = = THIS EXAMPLE, WIND IS FROM 168 (SOUTH) AT 25 MPH. = = ***** ALL WIND DATA IS IN MILES PER HOUR ***** = ===================================================================== MORNING SALEM BALLOON SOUNDING WINDS 01/25 0400PST 200 FT 280003 (MPH) 1000 FT 265006 (MPH) 2000 FT 195015 (MPH) 2300 FT 195017 (MPH) 3000 FT 195023 (MPH) 4000 FT 190025 (MPH) 4600 FT 185025 (MPH) 6000 FT 175023 (MPH) 7000 FT 165026 (MPH) 8000 FT 175031 (MPH) 9000 FT 180036 (MPH) 9700 FT 180040 (MPH) 12000 FT 180048 (MPH) 14000 FT 175045 (MPH) 16000 FT 175046 (MPH) 18200 FT 170046 (MPH) 20000 FT 170044 (MPH) 21000 FT 165044 (MPH) 23400 FT 165047 (MPH) 25000 FT 170047 (MPH) 27000 FT 175045 (MPH) 29800 FT 165044 (MPH) 30000 FT 160045 (MPH) 33700 FT 170047 (MPH) 35000 FT 170045 (MPH) 37000 FT 180054 (MPH) 38300 FT 185043 (MPH) 42000 FT 205031 (MPH) 44400 FT 205033 (MPH) 47000 FT 200030 (MPH) 50000 FT 210023 (MPH) 52900 FT 220022 (MPH) 53000 FT 220023 (MPH) MT. ST. HELENS WINDS ALOFT FORECAST FOR NEXT 24 HOURS. ELEV. 01/26 0400PST 01/26 1600PST 01/27 0400PST 01/27 1600PST 3000 131018 172012 211019 166006 6000 164025 201027 220025 206019 9000 169029 197031 230027 208022 12000 174033 192033 242026 200020 15000 173038 191038 241027 211021 18000 168041 188042 239025 218022 21000 166040 186044 242025 220018 24000 165037 180047 248025 232016 27000 170039 173049 244026 248019 30000 173041 169052 232027 252022 33000 170039 167051 211032 246021 36000 185039 186045 206035 241027 39000 199037 200041 204035 239029 42000 208032 209039 206032 239029 45000 215028 219038 210031 242029 48000 220023 230036 215032 248029 51000 224019 242034 221033 253029 $$  000 WWUS82 KGSP 261949 SPSGSP SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 232 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-271000- ABBEVILLE SC-ALEXANDER NC-ANDERSON SC-AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC- CABARRUS NC-CALDWELL NC-CATAWBA NC-CHEROKEE SC-CHESTER SC- CLEVELAND NC-DAVIE NC-ELBERT GA-FRANKLIN GA-GASTON NC-GRAHAM NC- GREATER GREENVILLE SC-GREATER OCONEE SC-GREATER PICKENS SC- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-GREENWOOD SC-HABERSHAM GA-HART GA-HAYWOOD NC- HENDERSON NC-IREDELL NC-LAURENS SC-LINCOLN NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC- MCDOWELL NC-MECKLENBURG NC-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC- OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-POLK NC-RABUN GA-ROWAN NC- RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SPARTANBURG SC-STEPHENS GA- SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-UNION SC-UNION NC-YANCEY NC-YORK SC- 232 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...WINTRY WEATHER POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY... COLD AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT AND ERODE ONLY SLOWLY DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. DURING FRIDAY NIGHT...A SOUTHERLY FLOW OF AIR WILL DEVELOP...GRADUALLY MOISTENING THE AIRMASS...AND PERHAPS ALLOWING PRECIPITATION TO DEVELOP AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND LATER IN THE DAY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS. DUE TO THE INITIALLY COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE...A PERIOD OF SLEET OR SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING PRECIPITATION ONSET. WARMING IN THE MID-LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN...BUT IT IS QUESTIONABLE HOW QUICKLY SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABLE TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING. BECAUSE OF THIS UNCERTAINTY...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS PROBABLE. IN ADDITION...THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION WHICH OCCURS ACROSS THE REGION IS UNCERTAIN WITH SOME COMPUTER MODELS INDICATING ONLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR WHILE OTHERS ARE INDICATING MORE. THIS WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE MAGNITUDE OF ICE ACCUMULATION SATURDAY. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER AND ALL HAZARDS RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ CSH  000 WWUS82 KFFC 262008 SPSFFC WINTER STORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 307 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 GAZ006>009-013>016-021>025-027-034>039-270900- BANKS-BARROW-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-DAWSON-FANNIN-FORSYTH-GILMER-GWINNETT- HALL-JACKSON-LUMPKIN-MADISON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PICKENS-TOWNS-UNION- WHITE-WILKES- 307 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...WINTRY WEATHER POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... COLD AIR SLIDING DOWN THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS AND MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MEET ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...ANY PRECIPITATION WILL FREEZE ON CONTACT ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES AND POWERLINES. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AT THIS TIME IS MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF ATLANTA. A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH THIS EVENT. RESIDENTS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY SHOULD STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA. $$  000 WWUS81 KPHI 262029 CCA SPSPHI SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 311 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055- 060>062-067>071-270300- ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ- CAPE MAY NJ-CARBON PA-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA- COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA- DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ- INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ- MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNES MD- SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-TALBOT MD- WARREN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...ATLANTIC CITY...BETHLEHEM... CAMDEN...DOVER...NEW BRUNSWICK...NEWARK...PERTH AMBOY... PHILADELPHIA...READING...TRENTON...VINELAND AND WILMINGTON 311 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...UNTREATED WET SURFACES WILL REFREEZE TONIGHT... MILDER AIR MOVED INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON, RESULTING IN SOME MELTING AND COMPACTION OF THE SNOW COVER. THE RUNOFF DUE TO THIS SNOW MELT HAS RESULTED IN SOME ROADWAYS BECOMING WET THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT FOLLOWING AN ARCTIC FRONT. AS TEMPERATURES PLUNGE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, ANY UNTREATED WET ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME ICY. IF TRAVELING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, USE CAUTION AS AREAS OF BLACK ICE WILL BE AROUND. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE TRUE FOR UNTREATED BRIDGES, OVERPASSES AND EXPRESSWAY ON AND OFF RAMPS. JUST GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE EXTRA TIME AND ALWAYS KEEP PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. REMEMBER, BLACK ICE TYPICALLY IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND MANY TIMES THE SURFACE MAY JUST APPEAR WET. $$ MG/PO  000 WWUS81 KPHI 262014 SPSPHI SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 311 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055- 060>062-067>071-270300- ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ- CAPE MAY NJ-CARBON PA-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA- COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA- DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ- INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ- MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNES MD- SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-TALBOT MD- WARREN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...ATLANTIC CITY...BETHLEHEM... CAMDEN...DOVER...NEW BRUNSWICK...NEWARK...PERTH AMBOY... PHILADELPHIA...READING...TRENTON...VINELAND AND WILMINGTON 311 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...UNTREATED WET SURFACE WILL REFREEZE TONIGHT... MILDER AIR MOVED INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON, RESULTING IN SOME MELTING AND COMPACTION OF THE SNOW COVER. THE RUNOFF DUE TO THIS SNOW MELT HAS RESULTED IN SOME ROADWAYS BECOMING WET THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT FOLLOWING AN ARCTIC FRONT. AS TEMPERATURES PLUNGE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, ANY UNTREATED WET ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME ICY. IF TRAVELING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, USE CAUTION AS AREAS OF BLACK ICE WILL BE AROUND. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE TRUE FOR UNTREATED BRIDGES, OVERPASSES AND EXPRESSWAY ON AND OFF RAMPS. JUST GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE EXTRA TIME AND ALWAYS KEEP PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. REMEMBER, BLACK ICE TYPICALLY IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND MANY TIMES THE SURFACE MAY JUST APPEAR WET. $$ MG/PO  000 WWUS81 KOKX 262052 SPSOKX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 351 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 NYZ072>076-270400- BRONX NY-KINGS (BROOKLYN) NY-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY-QUEENS NY- RICHMOND (STATEN IS.) NY- 351 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF CAPE COD WILL INTENSIFY AND CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT. ANOTHER ARCTIC HIGH WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. AS THE LOW DEPARTS AND THE HIGH BUILDS IN GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND REMAIN INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE TEENS AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO NEARLY 10 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...IN LAYERS...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED TO AVOID FROSTBITE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ $$  000 WWUS84 KBMX 262140 SPSBMX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 340 PM CST WED JAN 26 2005 ALZ017>021-024>029-035>038-047-271000- BLOUNT-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-ETOWAH- JEFFERSON-LEE-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-TALLADEGA-TALLAPOOSA- 340 PM CST WED JAN 26 2005 ...POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN IN PARTS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY... A LARGE COLD DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC UNITED STATES LATE IN THE WEEK. THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SEND COLDER AIR DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS...WHICH WILL LIKELY START TO MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA ON FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WILL BEGIN TO DRAW MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO ABOUT THE SAME TIME...AND RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS A LARGE PART OF ALABAMA BY FRIDAY NIGHT. AS THIS RAIN FALLS INTO THE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT IT COULD BE COLD ENOUGH TO FREEZE ON CONTACT WHEN IT REACHES THE GROUND. AT THIS TIME...THE AREAS WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY ARE THE EXTREME EAST AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF ALABAMA...ESPECIALLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER... DEPENDING ON THE STRENGTH OF THE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE...THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT SOME ICE COULD BE EXPERIENCED AS FAR WEST AND SOUTH AS ONEONTA...BIRMINGHAM...CLANTON...ALEXANDER CITY...AND AUBURN. KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE IS STILL A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING BOTH THE STRENGTH OF THE COLD AIR...AND THE TIMING AND AMOUNT OF RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. EVERYONE ACROSS EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE...AND FREQUENTLY CHECK FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL FREEZING RAIN EVENT. $$ 61  000 WWUS81 KPHI 262201 SPSPHI SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 444 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-271300- BERKS PA-CARBON PA-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA- SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM AND READING 444 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...UNTREATED WET SURFACES WILL REFREEZE OVERNIGHT... ...WIND CHILLS DROPPING BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT... MILDER AIR MOVED INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON, RESULTING IN SOME MELTING AND COMPACTION OF THE SNOW COVER AWAY FROM THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. THE RUNOFF DUE TO THIS SNOW MELT RESULTED IN SOME ROADWAYS BECOMING WET THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWING AN ARCTIC FRONT. AS TEMPERATURES PLUNGE, ANY UNTREATED WET ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME ICY. IF TRAVELING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, USE CAUTION AS AREAS OF BLACK ICE (A CLEAR SHEEN OF ICE ON ROADWAYS THAT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE) WILL BE AROUND. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE TRUE FOR UNTREATED BRIDGES, OVERPASSES AND EXPRESSWAY ON AND OFF RAMPS. JUST GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE EXTRA TIME AND ALWAYS KEEP PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. REMEMBER, BLACK ICE TYPICALLY IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND MANY TIMES THE SURFACE MAY JUST APPEAR WET. THE WINDS AND THE COLD AIR ALSO WILL COMBINE OVERNIGHT TO DROP WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO. BY DAYBREAK, WIND CHILL VALUES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM AROUND MINUS 10 OVER THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY TO BETWEEN MINUS 5 AND ZERO OVER THE REST OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND BERKS COUNTY. PEOPLE WHO NEED TO BE OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT SHOULD WEAR LAYERS OF CLOTHING, GLOVES OR MITTENS AND A HAT. PLEASE BE SURE THAT ANY PETS YOU KEEP OUTSIDE HAVE ACCESS TO A WELL INSULATED SHELTER PROTECTED FROM THE WIND AND PLENTY OF UNFROZEN WATER. $$ DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ067>071- 271300- ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ- CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ- COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-DELAWARE BEACHES DE- EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE- KENT MD-KENT DE-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNES MD- SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD- WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC CITY...CAMDEN...DOVER... NEW BRUNSWICK...NEWARK...PERTH AMBOY...PHILADELPHIA...TRENTON... VINELAND AND WILMINGTON 444 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...UNTREATED WET SURFACES WILL REFREEZE OVERNIGHT... ...WIND CHILLS DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT... MILDER AIR MOVED INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON, RESULTING IN SOME MELTING AND COMPACTION OF THE SNOW COVER. THE RUNOFF DUE TO THIS SNOW MELT RESULTED IN SOME ROADWAYS BECOMING WET THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWING AN ARCTIC FRONT. AS TEMPERATURES PLUNGE, ANY UNTREATED WET ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME ICY. IF TRAVELING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, USE CAUTION AS AREAS OF BLACK ICE (A CLEAR SHEEN OF ICE ON ROADWAYS THAT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE) WILL BE AROUND. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE TRUE FOR UNTREATED BRIDGES, OVERPASSES AND EXPRESSWAY ON AND OFF RAMPS. JUST GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE EXTRA TIME AND ALWAYS KEEP PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. REMEMBER, BLACK ICE TYPICALLY IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND MANY TIMES THE SURFACE MAY JUST APPEAR WET. THE WINDS AND THE COLD AIR ALSO WILL COMBINE OVERNIGHT TO DROP WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY DAYBREAK OVER EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. PEOPLE WHO NEED TO BE OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT SHOULD WEAR LAYERS OF CLOTHING, GLOVES OR MITTENS AND A HAT. PLEASE BE SURE THAT ANY PETS YOU KEEP OUTSIDE HAVE ACCESS TO A WELL INSULATED SHELTER PROTECTED FROM THE WIND AND PLENTY OF UNFROZEN WATER. $$ MG/PO/MPD  000 WWUS85 KTWC 262211 SPSTWC SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 310 PM MST WED JAN 26 2005 AZZ019-029>035-271145- NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- 345 PM MST WED JAN 26 2005 ...UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN TO CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND... A ONE...TWO...THREE PUNCH OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST ARIZONA INTO THE WEEKEND. THE FIRST SYSTEM HAS BROUGHT WIDESPREAD LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE AREA TODAY WITH THE SNOW LEVEL BEING RATHER HIGH...ABOVE 8500 FEET. THE SECOND WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL BE A BIT STRONGER AND COOLER...WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO AROUND 7000 FEET. VALLEY RAINFALL BETWEEN A ONE-QUARTER TO A ONE-HALF OF AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH UP TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE AREA WILL BE IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS ON FRIDAY BEFORE THE FINAL SYSTEM IMPACTS THE AREA SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE COLDEST ONE OF THE THREE AND WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. IMPROVING WEATHER CAN BE ANTICIPATED EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TO THE REGION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE WET WEATHER PATTERN THIS WEEK. $$  000 WWUS81 KLWX 262326 SPSLWX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 624 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 MDZ002-VAZ021-WVZ048-049-054-270219- ALLEGANY MD-GRANT WV-HIGHLAND VA-MINERAL WV-PENDLETON WV- 624 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...ICY SPOTS POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF THE ALLEGANY FRONT THIS EVENING... LIVE TRAFFIC WEB CAMERAS AND CURRENT OBSERVATIONS INDICATE FREEZING DRIZZLE IS LIKELY OCCURRING OVER THE HIGHER OF THE ELEVATIONS. PEOPLE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 68...ROUTE 50 AND ROUTE 33 ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES COULD BECOME SLICK. FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 11 PM AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ ROSA  000 WWUS81 KLWX 262327 CCA SPSLWX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 627 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 MDZ002-VAZ021-WVZ048-049-054-270219- ALLEGANY MD-GRANT WV-HIGHLAND VA-MINERAL WV-PENDLETON WV- 627 PM EST WED JAN 26 2005 ...ICY SPOTS POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF THE ALLEGANY FRONT THIS EVENING... LIVE TRAFFIC WEB CAMERAS AND CURRENT OBSERVATIONS INDICATE FREEZING DRIZZLE IS LIKELY OCCURRING OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PEOPLE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 68...ROUTE 50 AND ROUTE 33 ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES COULD BECOME SLICK. FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 11 PM AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ ROSA