Archive for December, 2011

New Year’s Eve Fog Advisory

Here’s hoping all Woodstock Early Birders are nested in for the rest of the evening  so no travelling will be required. Prolly best to stay firmly put in place (or at least to plan for a slow, careful  ride  home with your fave designated driver!). Reason? Here’s a National Weather Service advisory for Windsor County:

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS…CENTRAL AND EASTERN VERMONT

* HAZARDS…AREAS OF DENSE FOG.

* VISIBILITIES…LESS THAN ONE-EIGHTH OF A MILE.

* TIMING…AREAS OF DENSE FOG ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN VERMONT
WILL PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS…BEFORE
DISSIPATING TOWARD DAYBREAK SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS…DENSE FOG WILL MAKE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TRAVEL
SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT OWING TO VERY LOW VISIBILITIES…WHICH WILL
BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING…SLOW DOWN…
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS…AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…YOUR LOCAL MEDIA…OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.