[KYHAM] ARES Wx Advisory

[Ron Dodson]

Some icing conditions appear possible tomorrow evening
into Thursday.  This is a situation which bears
watching. 

A check of ARES operator equipment and vehicles would
be in order this evening in case the scenario worsens.  

73, 
Ron, KA4MAP

> WINTER WEATHER OUTLOOK
> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
> 200 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2002
> 
> ...A MIX OF WINTER WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 
> MORNING...
> 
> A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST OUT OF TEXAS EARLY 
> WEDNESDAY...GENERATING AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE 
> COAST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS 
> SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY 
> MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL IMPORT MOIST 
> AIR FROM THE GULF INTO CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA DURING 
> THE DAY WEDNESDAY. WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR THE GROUND HOVERING AROUND 
> THE FREEZING MARK...A MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS 
> THE REGION FROM THE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
> 
> THE LATEST COMPUTER MODEL FORECASTS AND ANALYSIS SUGGEST THE 
> FOLLOWING SCENARIO FOR THE PERIOD FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO 
> THURSDAY MORNING:
> 
> * GENERALLY SOUTH OF A HARTFORD...TO CAMPBELLSVILLE...TO RICHMOND 
> LINE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS A COLD RAIN. THIS 
> INCLUDES THE BOWLING GREEN AND GLASGOW AREAS. SOME LIGHT SLEET OR 
> LIGHT SNOW MAY MIX IN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS COLDER AIR FILTERS 
> IN...BUT LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
> 
> * ALONG AND NORTH OF A HARTFORD...TO CAMPBELLSVILLE...TO RICHMOND 
> LINE A MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL FALL. AT FIRST THE PRECIPITATION 
> WILL BE IN THE FORM OF A LIGHT RAIN MIXED WITH FLURRIES LATE 
> WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SOME SLEET IS 
> FORECAST GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MINOR 
> ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS INCLUDES THE LEXINGTON...
> FRANKFORT...AND BARDSTOWN AREAS. ALONG AND NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER A 
> MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN IS FORECAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER THE 
> TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE MAY BE COLD ENOUGH 
> TO SUPPORT SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. A ROUGH ESTIMATE WOULD BE IN THE 
> 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. THIS INCLUDES THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA AND 
> CITIES IN SOUTHERN INDIANA.
> 
> DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSES 
> OVERHEAD...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL ENOUGH TO SUPPORT LIGHT SNOW 
> SHOWERS. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST WITH 
> THESE SNOW SHOWERS.
> 
> ROADS WILL BE WET AND OCCASIONALLY SLIPPERY...THEREFORE SOME EXTRA 
> TIME FOR TRAVEL IS RECOMMENDED. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY 
> WITH REGARDS TO THE EXACT PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS...THEREFORE 
> STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO 
> STATIONS...AND THE INTERNET FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND STATEMENTS ON 
> THIS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.