MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0125
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0651 PM CST FRI FEB 08 2013
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...ERN NY
   
   CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW 
   
   VALID 090051Z - 090345Z
   
   SUMMARY...SNOWFALL RATES OF AT LEAST 1" PER HOUR WILL OCCUR IN A N-S
   BAND ACROSS ERN NY W OF THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY OVER PARTS OF THE
   ADIRONDACKS AND CATSKILLS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
   
   DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH CROSSING THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION
   CONTINUES IMPINGING ON -- AND WILL EVENTUALLY MERGE WITH -- THE
   LARGER LOW SE OF LONG ISLAND.  AS THIS OCCURS...TWO
   ASSOCIATED/FORMERLY DISTINCT AREAS OF SNOW CONTINUE TO MERGE INTO
   ONE LARGER PRECIPITATION SHIELD.  LATEST RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS AN
   EMBEDDED HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW ORGANIZING OVER PARTS OF THE
   ADIRONDACK AND CATSKILL MOUNTAINS...JUST W OF THE HUDSON VALLEY --
   WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL INDICATED JUST W AND NW OF ALBANY. 
   WITH LARGE-SCALE ASCENT CONCENTRATED ACROSS THIS ZONE...HEAVY SNOW
   CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS -- SOMEWHAT SEPARATE FROM
   THE HEAVY SNOW BAND WHICH CONTINUES TO EVOLVE OVER SRN NEW ENGLAND.
   
   ..GOSS.. 02/09/2013
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...BTV...ALY...BGM...BUF...
   
   LAT...LON   42217599 42867581 43937534 44217474 44057375 43817357
               43337339 42577381 41347539 41947602 42217599