[KYHAM] Ky ARES Wx Advisory !!!

[Ron Dodson]

All amateur radio stations should be prepared for conditions
which may create the need for monitoring of local repeaters
for stranded motorists and possible activations of local or
even state level nets should power or communications become
threatened.  Adverse driving conditions should be expected!

73, 
Ron, KA4MAP
Ky ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1045 PM EST TUE DEC 3 2002

ANDERSON KY-BOURBON KY-BOYLE KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT
KY-CLARK KY-
FAYETTE KY-FRANKLIN KY-GARRARD KY-GRAYSON KY-HANCOCK
KY-HARDIN KY-
HARRISON KY-JESSAMINE KY-LARUE KY-MADISON KY-MARION KY-MEADE
KY-
MERCER KY-NELSON KY-NICHOLAS KY-OHIO KY-SCOTT KY-SHELBY KY-
SPENCER KY-WASHINGTON KY-WOODFORD KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES
OF...LEXINGTON...WINCHESTER...VERSAILLES...
SHELBYVILLE...RICHMOND...HARRODSBURG...HARDINSBURG...FRANKFORT...
ELIZABETHTOWN...DANVILLE...CYNTHIANA AND BARDSTOWN

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES 
WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL STREAM NORTHWARD
OVER 
PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND THE BLUEGRASS REGION,
LEADING TO 
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SNOW.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THIS AREA COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO
6 
INCHES, WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN A ROUGH LINE
FROM OHIO 
COUNTY TO GARRARD COUNTY. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
WITH 
RESPECT TO THE TIMING AND AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION, BUT AT
THIS TIME 
IT APPEARS LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH 
TOWARDS EARLY AFTERNOON. THE PEAK SNOWFALL RATES ARE
FORECAST 
SOMETIME IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

GROUND TEMPERATURES APPEAR COLD ENOUGH THAT ANY SNOWFALL
WOULD 
ACCUMULATE, EVEN ON UNTREATED PRIMARY ROAD SURFACES.
BRIDGES, 
SECONDARY ROADS, AND RURAL ROADS WOULD BE THE MOST PRONE TO 
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MOST OF
WEDNESDAY 
MORNING ARE LIKELY TO BE FREE FROM SNOW IN THE WATCH AREA,
HOWEVER 
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING RUSH HOURS MAY EXPERIENCE
HAZARDOUS 
DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
IS 
POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. SHOULD THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL RISE
IN THE 
DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION, A WARNING
WOULD 
LIKELY THEN BE ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. AT THIS TIME, THERE IS
A 
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE TRAVEL 
CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO
MONITOR THE 
LATEST FORECASTS. AIRPORTS MAY ALSO BECOME NEGATIVELY
IMPACTED, SUCH 
THAT DELAYS ARE POSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, WEATHER.GOV, OR LOCAL
MEDIA FOR 
FURTHER UPDATES.