WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT

FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO10 PM EST WEDNESDAYTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHERADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING STEADIER AND HEAVIER TONIGHT.
AS WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGIONWEDNESDAY...
THE SNOW WILL BE MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAINWEDNESDAY MORNING...AND POSSIBLY MIXING WITH RAIN DURING THEAFTERNOON.
AS THE STORM MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST LATE WEDNESDAYAFTERNOON AND COLDER AIR FLOWS BACK INTO THE AREA...
THE MIXEDPRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION ENDS COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH ABOUT A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRETION DURINGPERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITEDVISIBILITIES...
AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THERE CONTINUES TO BE SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW... WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON PRECIPITATION TYPE AND SNOW AMOUNTS.
SHOULD THE TRACK OF THE LOW RESULT IN HIGHER SNOWACCUMULATIONS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WOULD HAVE TO BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. MPS

Coming tomorrow: Valentine's Day post (maybe)
And maybe some time this week if I have time: Snow photos (maybe maybe)