PA Weather advisory

WWUS41 KCTP 120950
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
450 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012

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WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
TIOGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO
450 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE THE MOST INTENSE FROM THE PRE-DAWN HOURS
  INTO MID-DAY FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITY. RAPIDLY
  FALLING TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO FLASH FREEZING AND ICY ROADS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING FROM THE MID 30S INT0 THE UPPER TEENS AND
  LOW 20S...WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGE DIGITS.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN
  HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

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