Expires:201503202000;;142665
FPUS51 KBTV 200755
ZFPBTV
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
351 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2015

VTZ006-202000-
LAMOILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON...STOWE
351 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2015
.TODAY...CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. 
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...
THEN RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION
A DUSTING TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. LOWS AROUND 6 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 16. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 ABOVE. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 15. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS AROUND 40. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS OR
SLEET. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. 
$$

Expires:201503201100;;149708
ASUS41 KBTV 201030
RWRBTV
VERMONT REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
600 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2015
NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO 
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.
* THESE REPORTS ARE NOT UNDER NWS QUALITY CONTROL AND/OR DO NOT
  REPORT WEATHER SUCH AS PRECIPITATION AND FOG.

VTZ001>019-201100-
_____VERMONT_____
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
BURLINGTON     PTSUNNY   15   4  61 E3        30.32F                  
MONTPELIER     PTSUNNY    3  -3  76 CALM      30.31F                  
MORRISVILLE    MOSUNNY    0  -6  76 CALM      30.32F                  
ST. JOHNSBURY*   N/A     -1  -6  79 MISG      30.33S                  
LYNDONVILLE*     N/A      0  -6  75 SW3       30.30F                  
MIDDLEBURY*      N/A     17   8  67 CALM      30.30S                  
RUTLAND*       PTSUNNY   16   1  53 SE9       30.29S                  
SPRINGFIELD    PTSUNNY   13   6  74 NE3       30.33R                  
HIGHGATE*        N/A    N/A N/A N/A MISG        N/A                   
NEWPORT*         N/A      1  -5  75 SW7       30.29F                  
BENNINGTON     PTSUNNY   17   7  64 CALM      30.28F                  
SUTTON*          N/A      3 N/A N/A MISG        N/A                   
GALLUP MILLS*    N/A     -8 N/A N/A MISG        N/A                   
MT. MANSFIELD*   N/A     10 N/A N/A CALM        N/A                   
_____LAKE CHAMPLAIN_____
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
BURTON ISLAND*   N/A     19   9  63 SE3         N/A                   
COLCHESTER RF*   N/A     21   9  58 S15         N/A  WCI   8          
DIAMOND ISL*     N/A     19  12  73 S2          N/A                   
$$

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FXUS61 KBTV 201030
AFDBTV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
630 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTH COUNTRY TODAY AND
THEN MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BY TONIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE AREA OFF
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST EARLY TONIGHT WILL MOVE EAST OUT TO SEA
AND WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE REGION. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM CANADA ON SATURDAY AND WILL BRING RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS TO THE NORTH COUNTRY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH
COLDER ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 419 AM EDT FRIDAY...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER
THE REGION TODAY. HOWEVER...CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY...AS A LOW PRESSURE AREA DEVELOPS ALONG THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST. EXPECTING PRECIPITATION WITH THIS LOW WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF THE REGION TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY WILL BRING TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S
THIS AFTERNOON.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 419 AM EDT FRIDAY...THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE BETWEEN TWO
WEATHER SYSTEMS TONIGHT WITH A LOW PRESSURE AREA PASSING WELL
SOUTH OF THE BENCHMARK (40N 70W) AND HEADING EAST OUT TO SEA...AND
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH FROM CANADA. EXPECTING MAINLY
CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF CLOUD COVER AND SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL HELP TO KEEP TEMPERATURES UP TONIGHT...SO HAVE GONE
WARMER THAN MOS GUIDANCE FOR MIN TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. EXPECTING
SOME SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK TOWARD
DAYBREAK ON SATURDAY.
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN BRINGING AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT INTO THE
REGION BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECTING TEMPERATURES TO BE IN THE
UPPER 30S TO NEAR 40 AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...SO HAVE A MENTION
OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT...WITH SNOW
SHOWER ACTIVITY OCCURRING MAINLY AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. 
HAVE GONE WITH LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL POPS FOR SATURDAY. EXPECTING
SOME SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY TO LINGER INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE ADIRONDACKS AND THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.
MUCH COLDER AIR OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE
TEENS TO LOWER 20S...NOT EXACTLY SPRING TEMPERATURES. HAVE LEFT
IN A MENTION OF A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY OVER
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE ADIRONDACKS AND GREEN MOUNTAINS
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 421 AM EDT FRIDAY...NEXT WEEK WILL START QUITE COLD AND DRY
UNDER NORTHWEST FLOW BEFORE MODERATING BACK TO NEAR NORMAL WITH
INCREASED CHANCES FOR PRECIP MID/LATE WEEK.
COLD NORTHWEST FLOW IN PLACE FROM THE WEEKEND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS STILL 
INDICATING RELATIVELY WELL-MIXED LOW LEVELS (ALTHOUGH NOT TO THE 
EXTENT OF SAT NIGHT/SUN...SO NORTHWEST WINDS STILL LIKELY AT THE 
SURFACE SUNDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE AS GUSTY. WILL SHOW PARTLY 
CLOUDY SKIES WITH NORTHWEST FLOW...AND CAN'T RULE OUT A FEW 
LINGERING INSTABILITY OR TERRAIN DRIVEN SNOW SHOWERS. LOOKING AT 
LOWS GENERALLY 0-10F. 
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THEN BEGINS TO NUDGE INTO THE REGION LATER 
MONDAY AND CRESTS OVER THE AREA TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO ABATING 
WINDS AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS. PARTLY-MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ALSO 
EXPECTED...WITH ONLY SOME HIGH CLOUDS AS A FEW RIPPLES PASS BY IN 
THE FLOW ALOFT. HIGHS MONDAY IN THE 20S AREA-WIDE...MODERATING INTO 
THE 30S FOR TUESDAY. LOWS MONDAY NIGHT STILL COLD...LOWS IN THE 
SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS.
HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OFFSHORE TUESDAY NIGHT AND FINALLY BY 
WEDNESDAY...A RETURN TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW IS IN THE CARDS WITH 
ENSUING WARM AIR ADVECTION AS A SYSTEM ORGANIZES IN THE GREAT LAKES. 
SKIES START MOSTLY CLEAR TUESDAY NIGHT WITH CLOUDS ON THE INCREASE 
LATE. LOWS NOT NEARLY AS COLD AS PREVIOUS NIGHTS'...GENERALLY 
TEENS/20S. 
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY. SOME 
QUESTION AS TO HOW PROGRESSIVE THE FRONTAL ZONE IS. GENERAL IDEA IS 
WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE WEDNESDAY/COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY...BUT 
THE GFS WOULD STALL THE BAROCLINIC ZONE NEAR THE AREA WHILE THE EURO 
CLEARS IT THROUGH QUITE RAPIDLY. EITHER WAY...PRECIP CHANCES 
INCREASE IN THE WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY TIME PERIOD. TEMPERATURES REBOUND 
BACK TO NEAR NORMAL FOR LATE MARCH WITH HIGHS 40-45F BOTH WEDNESDAY 
AND THURSDAY...WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S/LOWER 30S WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
PERIOD. INCREASING MID/HIGH CLOUD DECK EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A SYSTEM PASSES SOUTH OF THE
REGION...WITH ADDITIONAL CLOUDS MOVING IN TOWARDS 12Z SATURDAY
AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. HOWEVER ALL
SITES WILL REMAIN VFR. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY THIS
MORNING TURN SOUTHERLY FROM 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATER THIS MORNING WITH
SOME GUSTS AT BTV UP TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON WITH CHAMPLAIN
VALLEY CHANNELING. AFTER 00Z TONIGHT...LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW
CONTINUES BUT GUSTS SHOULD TAPER OFF.
OUTLOOK 12Z SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
12Z SATURDAY THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY...VFR WITH SOME PERIODS OF
MVFR/IFR IN SOME RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS AS COLD FRONT CROSSES REGION.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT.
12Z SUNDAY ONWARD...CONDITIONS GENERALLY IMPROVING TO
VFR...ALTHOUGH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND A FEW SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE SUNDAY/SUNDAY NIGHT.
&&
.EQUIPMENT...
AS OF 118 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...KTYX DOPPLER RADAR IS INOPERABLE
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS HAVE ASSESSED THAT
IT'S A MAJOR REPAIR AND HAVE ORDERED PARTS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY. THE
INSTALLATION WILL REQUIRE LIKELY A FULL DAY SO THE DOWNTIME IS
EXPECTED TO STRETCH AT LEAST INTO FRIDAY. THERE IS NO ESTIMATE
AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME AS TO WHEN THE RADAR WILL BE RETURNED TO
SERVICE.
&&
.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...NONE.
NY...NONE.
&&
$$
SYNOPSIS...WGH
NEAR TERM...WGH
SHORT TERM...WGH
LONG TERM...MUCCILLI
AVIATION...MUCCILLI
EQUIPMENT...WFO BTV

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