Subject: TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AROUND A QUARTEROF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE.

From: "Gomez" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 12:02:23 +0100

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THISMORNING. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO RAINFROM SOUTH TO NORTH. ANDCLOSER TO NOON ACROSS THE INTERIOR. EXPECT ICY SPOTS ACROSSTHIS AREA. BUT LITTLE OR NO SNOWACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
IF YOUMUST TRAVEL THIS MORNING.
LOOK FOR A COATING OF ICE TO ACCUMULATE.
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
THIS TOO COULD RESULT IN POWEROUTAGES.
APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING MIXED PRECIPITATION TO THEREGION TODAY.
MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILLCAUSE A GLAZE OF ICE ON ROAD SURFACES. MAINLY NORTH OFTHE MASS PIKE AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 495.
THIS TOO COULD RESULT INPOWER OUTAGES. RAINFALL STORM TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TOAVERAGE AROUND ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES. SLEET AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAINAND RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MIDHUDSON AND MOHAWK VALLEYS. THE RAIN COULD THEN FALL HEAVY AT TIMES LATERTONIGHT INTO NEW YEARS DAY MORNING. THIS TOO COULD RESULT IN POWEROUTAGES.
IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO DRIVE LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY NEWYEARS DAY, PLEASE BE WARY OF POOR TRAVELING CONDITIONS. PLEASE TAKEINTO ACCOUNT THE VERY SLICK DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS AND BEALERT FOR THE ICY CONDITIONS. AN ICY START TO THE NEW YEAR FOR ALL AREAS THISMORNING.