HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL DISCUSSION MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1040 AM EST WED NOV 04 2009 SCATTERED SHOWERS FELL TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA AND UPPER DELAWARE BASINS AS A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION. HIGHEST OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WERE AROUND ONE TENTH INCH. Value County St Location 0.11 Madison NY Morrisville 0.10 Madison NY Morrisville F/P Prec 0.08 Madison NY Georgetown 0.07 Chenango NY Norwich 0.07 Allegany NY Wellsville Coop 0.06 Cortland NY Cortland 0.06 Schuyler NY Cayuta 1.6NW COCO 0.06 Tompkins NY Newfield 2.5S COCO 0.05 Livingston NY Dansville 0.05 Delaware NY East Sidney Dam 0.05 Chenango NY Norwich 5.4W COCO 0.04 Chemung NY Erin 0.04 Steuben NY Jasper 0.04 Cayuga NY Locke 0.04 Otsego NY Morris HIGH PRESSURE OVER VIRGINIA THIS MORNING WILL PROVIDE FAIR SEASONABLE WEATHER TO MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY. A DISTURBANCE IN THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE EAST, SPREADING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE SUSQUEHANNA BASIN LATER TODAY. PRECIPITATION WILL REACH THE COAST TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO ORGANIZE OFFSHORE. AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST AND INTENSIFIES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT, PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE OUT OF THE REGION AND INTO NEW ENGLAND. HIGHEST PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND WITH DRY WEATHER EXPECTED. ON AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS, GENERALLY STEADY TO SLOWLY FALLING STAGES ARE EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY. ANY RISES DUE TO RAINFALL WILL BE MINIMAL AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE MAIN STEM RIVERS. TJR NNNN