000 FLUS41 KBTV 241040 HWOBTV HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 540 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-251045- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA- WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR- EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- 540 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. GENERALLY BENIGN WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THANKSGIVING DAY. BUT THERE IS GROWING CONFIDENCE THAT A LARGE SCALE STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION BY EARLY FRIDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. WHILE IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DEPICT THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM...CONFIDENCE IS GROWING THAT THIS WILL BECOME THE FIRST SNOW EVENT OF THE SEASON FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY. PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO BEGIN AS RAIN EARLY FRIDAY WITH RAINFALL POSSIBLY MODERATE AT TIMES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS GROWING CONFIDENCE THAT RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH OR CHANCE TO SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH SHOWERS POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY....FURTHER ADDING TO POTENTIAL HAZARDS. THOSE PLANNING HOLIDAY TRAVEL LATER THIS WEEK SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WINTER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK LATER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF LOCAL WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION...AND MAKE PLANS ACCORDINGLY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$