On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 21:43:35 -0400, Evan Osler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>13" new with sustained winds of 100mph.

Awesome.  I saw that they have had nearly 4" of liquid precipitation today 
and most of it was with temperatures below freezing...however they 
reported a lot of sleet today in the METARS.  I was hoping for 4 feet of 
snow instead.  13" will be fine too.

From BTV:
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
901 PM EDT SUN OCT 16 2005

.SHORT TERM (REST OF TONIGHT)...
UPDATE TO GOING FORECAST MAINLY TO FRESHEN UP WORDING FOR OVERNIGHT 
PERIOD. WINDY DAY ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY TODAY WITH SEVERAL 
UTILITY COMPANIES REPORTING TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE IN VERMONT AND NEW 
YORK. WINDS STILL REMAIN GUSTY AT THIS TIME...BUT NOT AS HIGH AS 
EARLIER TODAY (SEE LATEST PNS FOR MAX WIND GUSTS). RADAR TRENDS 
INICATE RAIN TAPERING OFF IN THE VALLEYS WITH GOOD UPSLOPE SIGNATURE 
REMAINING ON THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. OBSERVER ATOP 
MOUNT MANSFIELD REPORTS TEMPERATURE AROUND 34F LAST HOUR AND 
DROPPING...THUS EXPECT UPSLOPE RAIN SHOWERS TO CHANGE TO OR MIX WITH 
SOME SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET TONIGHT...WITH ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS. 
PREVIOUS FORECAST HAD MOST OF THIS COVERED...ONLY UPDATE WAS TO POPS 
REALLY. OVERNIGHT MINS AND WINDS LOOK GOOD SO NO CHANGES MADE. STILL 
YET ANOTHER WINDY DAY ON TAP FOR TOMORROW...WITH POSSIBLY MORE TREE 
DAMAGE AND CONTINUED POWER OUTAGES.

White ridgelines tomorrow!  Temp should be in the 20's on Mansfield by 
early morning.

-Scott

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