104 WWUS81 KRNK 310017 SPSRNK VAZ010>018-310200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 717 PM EST THU JAN 30 2003 ...PATCHY SLEET AND SNOW MAKING FOR SLIPPERY ROADS... ISOLATED POCKETS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST ACROSS LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE PRECIPITATION IS QUITE SPOTTY...THE VERY SLOW MOVEMENT WILL ALLOW FOR SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET...ESPECIALLY OVER PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY THROUGH 9:00 PM. THIS WILL CAUSE ROADS TO ONCE AGAIN BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IN ADDITION...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL LIKELY CAUSE BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TO BECOME SLIPPERY IN SPOTS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN ICY SPOTS ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE INTERSTATE 81 AND 77 CORRIDORS THIS EVENING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$ JH  484 WWUS81 KCTP 310340 SPSCTP PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-311345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1039 PM EST THU JAN 30 2003 ...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MIDWEST LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN TRACK EAST FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...A SWATH OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY NIGHT. PRELIMINARY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION ENDS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. A MINOR FLUCTUATION IN THE EVOLUTION OF THIS STORM SYSTEM MAY LEAD TO A CHANGE IN EXPECTED SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. $$ JL  000 WWUS82 KRAH 310430 SPSRAH NCZ007-021>023-310900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1124 PM EST THU JAN 30 2003 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MID MORNING FOR FORSYTH...GUILFORD...ALAMANCE AND PERSON COUNTIES... FREEZING DRIZZLE IS DEPOSITING A GLAZE ON ROADS IN NORTHERN SECTIONS OF FORSYTH...GUILFORD AND PERSON COUNTIES...GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATES 40 AND 85. AUTHORITIES REPORT THAT SOME ROADS ARE BECOMING DANGEROUSLY SLICK AND SEVERAL ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS. THE THIN ICY GLAZE WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT AND MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION...PARTICULARLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. MLM  107 WWUS86 KSTO 310455 SPSSTO CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-311230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 855 PM PST THU JAN 30 2003 ...CHANCE OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW FOR THIS WEEKEND... A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE SHASTA LAKE AREA AND NORTHERN COASTAL MOUNTAINS BY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SIERRA NEVADA AND THE CENTRAL VALLEY ON SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE COLDER THAN THE PREVIOUS FEW STORM SYSTEMS. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP TO AS LOW AS 4000 TO 5000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER MOUNTAIN AREAS...WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. THIS SYSTEM WILL QUICLY MOVE AWAY TO THE EAST BY SATURDAY NIGHT. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST. THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SACRAMENTO (ALL IN LOWER CASE). BASIL  000 WWUS81 KALY 310859 SPSALY CTZ001-MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-VTZ013-014- 312200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 400 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND ARE IN FOR A WINTERY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND EVEN SOME RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. NORTH AND WEST OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE PREDOMINANTLY SNOW AND SNOWFALL COULD AVERAGE 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT MORE FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL AND SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM A COATING TO A FEW INCHES. PRECIPITATION MAY EVEN CHANGE TO JUST RAIN AT TIMES FROM THE MID HUDSON VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER FEW THOUSAND FEET OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE CLOSE TO THE FREEZING MARK...AND A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE TEMPERATURE PROFILE WILL ALTER THE TYPE OF PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS. IN ANY EVENT...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND YOU SHOULD USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION AND MORE DETAIL...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV. FROM THERE YOU CAN CLICK ON THE AREA YOU ARE INTERESTED IN...AND VISIT THE LOCAL FORECAST OFFICE IN THAT AREA.  000 WWUS81 KCAR 310921 SPSCAR MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-312030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 420 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM MAY IMPACT THE REGION LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION DURING SATURDAY. THIS LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND TRACK TOWARD WESTERN NOVA SCOTIA ON SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD DOWNEAST MAINE LATE SATURDAY AND THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHERN MAINE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS AS IF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET ACROSS DOWNEAST AREAS. ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND...PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. $$ DUDA  000 WWUS81 KBOX 310932 SPSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-NHZ011-012-RIZ001>004-311715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 430 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IS LIKELY TOWARD MIDNIGHT IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY...AND MAY SPREAD TO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TOWARD DAYBREAK SATURDAY. AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN SATURDAY MORNING FROM PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON...AND DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM HARTFORD TO WORCESTER...KEENE AND MANCHESTER. AS MUCH AS TWO INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE IN NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE MONADNOCKS OF SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION ELSEWHERE. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO PRODUCE UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICING THROUGHOUT INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...ESPECIALLY IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY. EVEN THOUGH THESE AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINOR...IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR ICE TO MAKE UNTREATED ROADS SLIPPERY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL SATURDAY YOU MAY WANT TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATER TODAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$ JWD  503 WWUS82 KRAH 311004 SPSRAH NCZ007-021>023-311230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 500 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MID MORNING FOR FORSYTH...GUILFORD...ALAMANCE AND PERSON COUNTIES... SOME AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR MIST WERE DEPOSITING A VERY THIN GLAZE ON SECONDARY ROADS... BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF FORSYTH... GUILFORD... ALAMANCE AND PERSON COUNTIES. THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WERE RUNNING BETWEEN 31 AND 32 DEGREES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PIEDMONT TRIAD. AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO REPORT THAT SOME BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WERE SLICK. IN THE CITIES OF WINSTON-SALEM... GREENSBORO... AND BURLINGTON... VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SLICK SPOTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THE TEMPERATURES WERE RUNNING AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE 32 IN TOWN. AREAS OF VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR MIST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK... MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE PIEDMONT TRIAD AREA EAST TO ROXBORO. THE VERY THIN GLAZE OR BLACK ICE CAUSED BY THE MIST WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DETECT. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION... PARTICULARLY ON APPROACH AND CROSS OF AREA BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE AT OR BEFORE 1000 AM AS THE TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE MID 30S. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. BADGETT  260 WWUS81 KBTV 311055 SPSBTV NYZ026>031-034-035-VTZ001>012-312200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 532 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...WINTERY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT FOR VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK... A PAIR OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS...ONE MOVING NORTH FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES AND THE OTHER HEADING EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES...WILL BRING SNOW AND POSSIBLY SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT AND EAST OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT IN MUCH OF NORTHERN VERMONT...BUT WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR MUCH OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY LATER TONIGHT AND ON SATURDAY. USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER EVENT.  756 WWUS81 KBGM 311041 SPSBGM NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-312100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 540 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY... SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS NEAR CAPE HATTERAS...NORTH CAROLINA. THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL SLOWLY OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL PRIMARILY BE SNOW FOR THE EASTERN FINGER LAKES...WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TUG HILL PLATEAU REGIONS. ELSEWHERE THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN. ANY FREEZING RAIN WILL QUICKLY TURN TO SNOW EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS AND MOVES NORTH TOWARDS CAPE COD. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE GULF OF MAINE. BY SATURDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL NEW YORK AND THE NORTHERN TIER OF PENNSYLVANIA...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE WYOMING VALLEY AND POCONO REGIONS OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. THERE ALSO IS THE THREAT OF MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WYOMING VALLEY AND POCONOS. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTIES WITH THIS DEVELOPING SYSTEM...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY NEED ADJUSTMENTS. ADVISORIES MAY ALSO BE ISSUED AT A LATER TIME ONCE CONDITIONS BECOME MORE CERTAIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES...OR VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV. VAN AUSDALL  922 WWUS85 KLKN 311126 SPSLKN NVZ030>037-312330- WINTER STORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 330 AM PST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING AN ABRUPT CHANGE TO THE WEATHER SATURDAY... RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL RAPIDLY COOL BY LATE SATURDAY AS A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NEVADA. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL START NEAR 9000 FEET EARLY...BUT FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH SATURDAY...BECOMING NORTHWEST BY SATURDAY EVENING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING THE FIRST ACCUMULATING VALLEY SNOWFALL IN OVER A MONTH TO MUCH OF NORTHERN NEVADA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE STILL IN QUESTION...BUT SEVERAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEVADA. ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OR TRAVEL SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/elko FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. $$ HOENISCH  724 WWUS85 KVEF 311156 SPSVEF AZZ001>003-036-CAZ026>029-NVZ013>022-010000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 400 AM PST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...A CHANGE TO WINDY AND COOLER WEATHER IN STORE FOR THIS WEEKEND... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND THE MOJAVE DESERT WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING RECORD TO NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA TODAY. HOWEVER A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING ONTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST LATE TONIGHT AND INTO NEVADA ON SATURDAY WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE THE WEATHER OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. A FAIRLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TO SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER CENTRAL NEVADA AND WESTERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS AND THEN MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA SATURDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL ONCE AGAIN WARM TO NEAR RECORD HIGHS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...COLDER AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL DROP HIGH TEMPERATURES 10 TO 15 DEGREES ON SUNDAY. ALONG WITH THE GUSTY WINDS AND COOLER AIR...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE SEEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND THE FRONT. THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHERN MOJAVE COUNTY WILL ALSO SEE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS STORM SYSTEM.  000 WWUS84 KJAN 311203 SPSJAN ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 311600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 600 AM CST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE THIS MORNING... AREAS OF DENSE FOG HAVE FORMED OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING. VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN MANY PLACES...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOG SHOULD BEGIN BURNING OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. DO NOT FOLLOW OTHER CARS TOO CLOSELY AND USE LOW BEAMS.  715 WWUS81 KAKQ 311325 SPSAKQ MDZ022>025-NCZ015>017-102-VAZ091-094>100-311515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 825 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...DENSE FOG THROUGH MID MORNING ACROSS THE LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE...HAMPTON ROADS...AND COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... FOG HAS BECOME DENSE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE...HAMPTON ROADS...AND COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY REPORTED IN THE THICKEST FOG PATCHES. THE FOG WILL GRADUALLY THIN OUT THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR GREATER EXPECTED BY AROUND 10 AM. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME. USE LOW BEAMS...REDUCE DRIVING SPEED...AND ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER CARS. YOU CAN OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE QUICKLY IN POOR VISIBILITIES...SO SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE DEFENSIVELY. $$ CULLEN  366 WWUS86 KSTO 311334 SPSSTO CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-312330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 530 AM PST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...A RELATIVELY WEAK WINTER STORM WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT... AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGH ON FRIDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY SO MOST OF THE EARLY PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN. AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY...THE RAIN WILL SWITCH TO SNOW ACROSS MOST MOUNTAIN AREAS. SNOW LEVELS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY WILL BE 4000 TO 5000 FEET. THE STORM WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE ON SATURDAY THOUGH SOME SPRINKLES AND FLURRIES MAY LINGER INTO THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT FOR A MID-SEASON WINTER STORM. TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN AND COASTAL MOUNTAINS. THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA NEVADA RANGE. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES TO THE WEATHER FORECAST. THE LATEST WEATHER DATA...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SACRAMENTO (ALL IN LOWER CASE). $$ KJ  000 WWUS35 KISN 311358 CCA SPSISN NDZ001-009-017-311600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 800 AM CST (700 AM MST) FRI JAN 30 2003 AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE PRESENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF DIVIDE...WILLIAMS AND MCKENZIE COUNTIES THIS MORNING AND VISIBILITY IS REDUCED IN PLACES...ESPECIALLY LOW LYING AREAS. AT THE WILLISTON AIRPORT VISIBILITY HAS DROPPED TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE IS FORMING THIN LAYERS OF ICE ON EXPOSED SURFACES AND ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD REDUCE SPEED AND BE ALERT FOR ICY ROADWAYS AND SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. $$ KROLAK  006 WWUS81 KPHI 311441 SPSPHI NJZ009-010-PAZ067>069-311800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 935 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS MORNING... NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF CHESTER COUNTY AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA ALONG WITH HUNDERDON AND SOMERSET COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY WERE AROUND 30 DEGREES AS OF 930 THIS MORNING. THESE SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...UNTIL TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING...MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE WARY FOR POTENTIAL SLIPPERY ROADS THIS MORNING. PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE MIGHT DEVELOP AND IF TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT RISEN...SLIPPERY CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP ON ROADWAYS. $$ RNS/MD/JM  685 WWUS81 KBOX 311604 SPSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>019-NHZ011-012-RIZ001>004-010000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1102 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IS LIKELY TOWARD MIDNIGHT IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY...AND MAY SPREAD TO RHODE ISLAND AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TOWARD DAYBREAK SATURDAY. AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN SATURDAY MORNING FROM PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON...AND DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM HARTFORD TO WORCESTER...KEENE AND MANCHESTER. AS MUCH AS TWO INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE IN NORTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS AND THE MONADNOCKS OF SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION ELSEWHERE. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO PRODUCE UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICING THROUGHOUT INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...ESPECIALLY IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY. EVEN THOUGH THESE AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINOR...IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR ICE TO MAKE UNTREATED ROADS SLIPPERY. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL SATURDAY YOU MAY WANT TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. $$  000 WWUS82 KMLB 311634 SPSMLB AMZ550-FLZ141-311800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1130 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...DENSE SEA FOG TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN VOLUSIA COUNTY COAST... AT 1130 AM...VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED AN AREA OF DENSE SEA FOG SPREADING RAPIDLY SOUTH ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE NEAR SHORE COASTAL WATERS OF SAINT JOHNS AND FLAGLER COUNTIES. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE FOG IS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS OR LESS. THE SAINT AUGUSTINE AIRPORT REPORTED A VISIBILITY OF 400 YARDS AS OF 1100 AM. THE FOG WILL REACH ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA IN NORTHEAST VOLUSIA COUNTY AROUND 1145 AM...AND WILL THEN CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF VOLUSIA COUNTY THROUGH 1 PM. THIS FOG WILL IMPACT RESIDENTS OF THE BARRIER ISLAND COMMUNITIES... AS WELL AS MARINERS. PERSONS PLANNING ON DRIVING ON THE BARRIER ISLANDS IN NORTHERN VOLUSIA COUNTY...ESPECIALLY ROUTE A1A...SHOULD PREPARE TO ENCOUNTER DENSE SEA FOG. WHEN DRIVING IN DENSE FOG...REDUCE YOUR SPEED...USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE EXTRA DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR CAR AND THE ONE IN FRONT OF YOU. $$ CRISTALDI  000 WWUS82 KCAE 311633 SPSCAE SCZ030-311640- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1131 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PERTAINS TO FOLLOWING COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA: AIKEN... ...THIS IS A TEST... ...REPEAT, THIS IS A TEST...  426 WWUS82 KCAE 311651 SPSCAE SCZ030-311655- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1150 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PERTAINS TO FOLLOWING COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA: AIKEN... ...THIS IS A TEST... REPEAT, THIS IS A TEST AND THE LAST ONE. THANX FOR YOUR PATIENCE.  864 WWUS81 KALY 311706 SPSALY CTZ001-MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-VTZ013-014- 010330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1205 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND ARE IN FOR A WINTERY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND EVEN SOME RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. NORTH AND WEST OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE PREDOMINANTLY SNOW...AND MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL BY THE END OF THE DAY SATURDAY COULD AVERAGE 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT MORE FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL AND SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM A COATING TO A FEW INCHES. PRECIPITATION MAY EVEN CHANGE TO JUST RAIN AT TIMES FROM THE MID HUDSON VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER FEW THOUSAND FEET OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE CLOSE TO THE FREEZING MARK...AND A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE TEMPERATURE PROFILE WILL ALTER THE TYPE OF PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS. IN ANY EVENT...ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND YOU SHOULD USE CAUTION IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY FOR AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE AREA FOR TONIGHT OR SATURDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION AND MORE DETAIL...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV. FROM THERE YOU CAN CLICK ON THE AREA YOU ARE INTERESTED IN...AND VISIT THE LOCAL FORECAST OFFICE IN THAT AREA.  509 WWUS81 KAKQ 311715 SPSAKQ NCZ016-017-102-VAZ091-094-095-098-311915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1215 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...DENSE FOG ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON... FOG HAS CONTINUED TO BE DENSE ACROSS PORTIONS COASTAL SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE IN THE THICKEST FOG PATCHES. ALTHOUGH A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED...AREAS OF DENSE FOG MAY LINGER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEED...AND ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER CARS. YOU CAN OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE QUICKLY IN POOR VISIBILITIES...SO SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE DEFENSIVELY. $$ CULLEN  000 WWUS81 KCTP 312000 SPSCTP PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-010430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 251 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR LATER THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING OUT OF THE MIDWEST...AND ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT...WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT. THE MOST COMMON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES. HOWEVER...LOCALLY UP TO 3 OR 4 INCHES COULD FALL ACROSS SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY SEE A COATING OF SNOW OR SLUSH LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR A POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ LAMBERT/LANCASTER FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/CTP  000 WWUS81 KCTP 312104 CCA SPSCTP PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-010430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 251 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR LATER THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING OUT OF THE MIDWEST...AND ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT...WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT. THE MOST COMMON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES. HOWEVER...LOCALLY UP TO 3 OR 4 INCHES COULD FALL ACROSS SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY SEE A COATING OF SNOW OR SLUSH LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR A POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ LAMBERT/GARTNER/LANCASTER FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/CTP  017 WWUS81 KPHI 312011 SPSPHI NJZ012>014-020-026-011200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 315 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AROUND SATURDAY MORNINGS HIGH TIDE... A PERSISTENT, YET NOT TERRIBLE STRONG ONSHORE WIND IS EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE ONSHORE FLOW IN COMBINATION WITH THE HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW MOON WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED IN THE COUNTIES OF MIDDLESEX, MONMOUTH AND OCEAN. IT IS EXPECTED AROUND SATURDAY MORNINGS HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER 7:00 ALONG THE OCEANFRONT. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR LATER ON THE BACK BAYS. DO NOT PARK YOUR VEHICLE IN A LOCATION THAT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO TIDAL FLOODING. $$ IOVINO  666 WWUS82 KRAH 312021 SPSRAH NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-011600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 325 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL LIKELY GENERATE PRECIPITATION ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES HOLDING STEADY IN THE 30S OVERNIGHT...SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION COULD FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO FALL AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN CHANGE TO OR MIX WITH SNOW. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END BEFORE NOON ON SATURDAY. SINCE THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW...ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT. A DUSTING OF SNOW ON GRASSY SURFACES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE AREA WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATION WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...FROM THE TRIAD TO ROCKY MOUNT AND LOCATIONS NORTH. $$ DGS/RH  053 WWUS81 KAKQ 312053 SPSAKQ MDZ021>025-NCZ013>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-061>064-069>078-082>086- 090-091-094>100-010245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 355 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT... FOG WILL BE LOCALLY DENSE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE IN THE THICKEST FOG PATCHES. IF VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MAY BE POSTED FOR TONIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG MAY LINGER INTO SATURDAY MORNING...THEN THE FOG SHOULD GRADUALLY THIN OUT AND LIFT BY MIDDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME. USE LOW BEAMS...REDUCE DRIVING SPEED...AND ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER CARS. YOU CAN OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE QUICKLY IN POOR VISIBILITIES...SO SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE DEFENSIVELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES IN CASE A DENSE FOG ADVSIORY IS ISSUED. $$ CULLEN  000 WWUS81 KCTP 312104 CCA SPSCTP PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-010430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 251 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR LATER THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING OUT OF THE MIDWEST...AND ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT...WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT. THE MOST COMMON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES. HOWEVER...LOCALLY UP TO 3 OR 4 INCHES COULD FALL ACROSS SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY SEE A COATING OF SNOW OR SLUSH LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR A POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ LAMBERT/GARTNER/LANCASTER FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/CTP  000 WWUS35 KBOI 312123 SPSBOI IDZ011>016-028>030-ORZ061>064-010330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 223 PM MST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...MUCH COLDER WEATHER ON THE WAY... NEAR-RECORD WARMTH WILL END SATURDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THE FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN OREGON EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WESTERN IDAHO MID MORNING...AND CENTRAL IDAHO AROUND NOON...BRINGING RAIN AND GUSTY SHIFTING WINDS. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL STREAM IN FROM THE NORTHWEST LATER SATURDAY. SUNDAY WILL BE BRISK AND ABOUT 15 TO 20 DEGREES COLDER THAN SATURDAY AND MONDAY WILL BE ANOTHER TEN DEGREES COLDER. THE CORE OF COLD AIR WILL BE UPON US TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH VALLEY LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND MOUNTAIN LOWS BELOW ZERO.  886 WWUS85 KSLC 312300 SPSSLC IDZ024-025-UTZ001>021-WYZ021-010700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 400 PM MST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER RETURNING TO UTAH... A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A RETURN TO WINTER WEATHER FOR UTAH THIS WEEKEND. SATURDAY WILL BE WINDY AND MILD AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST UTAH SATURDAY EVENING THEN SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST TO THE ARIZONA BORDER BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG SHIFTING WINDS AND A CHANGE TO MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTH. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS LIKELY FOR ALL MOUNTAIN AREAS OF UTAH. THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SATURDAY EVENING... LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. GENERAL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY WILL BE IN THE 8-16 INCH RANGE FOR THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS FOR THE VALLEYS OF WESTERN UTAH SOME SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY BUT TIMING AND AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN. EASTERN UTAH WILL HAVE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY BUT WITH GENERALLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR A RETURN OF WINTER WEATHER THIS WEEKEND AFTER ONE MORE MILD DAY SATURDAY. THE COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK. STAY TUNED TO MEDIA OUTLETS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES AS THIS STORM DEVELOPS. $$  028 WWUS85 KVEF 312337 SPSVEF AZZ001>003-036-CAZ026>029-NVZ013>022-011200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 330 PM PST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...A CHANGE TO WINDY AND COOLER WEATHER IN STORE FOR THIS WEEKEND... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND THE MOJAVE DESERT WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING RECORD TO NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA SATURDAY. HOWEVER A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING ONTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST SATURDAY WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE THE WEATHER OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. A FAIRLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TO SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT SUNDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER CENTRAL NEVADA AND WESTERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY NIGHT TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS AND THEN MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL ONCE AGAIN WARM TO NEAR RECORD HIGHS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...COLDER AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL DROP HIGH TEMPERATURES 10 TO 15 DEGREES ON SUNDAY. ALONG WITH THE GUSTY WINDS AND COOLER AIR...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE SEEN SATURDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND THE FRONT. THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY WILL ALSO SEE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS STORM SYSTEM.  087 WWUS86 KSTO 312328 SPSSTO CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-011230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 330 PM PST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...A QUICK MOVING WINTER STORM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGH ON OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING SO MOST OF THE EARLY PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 6500 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4000 TO 5000 FEET DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT THEY WILL LINGER IN THE SIERRA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET AND UP TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. VALLEY AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT TO SEE UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE LATEST WEATHER DATA...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SACRAMENTO (ALL IN LOWER CASE). $$ HS  612 WWUS85 KLKN 312353 SPSLKN NVZ030>037-011230- WINTER STORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 344 PM PST FRI JAN 31 2003 ...STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING AN ABRUPT CHANGE TO THE WEATHER SATURDAY... A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NEVADA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW...ALONG WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS. SNOW LEVELS WILL START NEAR 9000 FEET...FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH SATURDAY...BECOMING NORTHWEST BY SATURDAY EVENING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING THE FIRST ACCUMULATING VALLEY SNOWFALL IN OVER A MONTH TO MUCH OF NORTHERN NEVADA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER NORTHEAST NEVADA...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OR TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/elko FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ PE