Freezing Rain Advisory for early January 17

The National Weather Service has issued the following weather alert for late tonight:


...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM
EST SUNDAY.

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO...WILL
MOVE UP ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD SPREADING RAIN INTO THE REGION
SUNDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING OVER MOST OF THE AREA...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME
FREEZING RAIN TO START THE DAY SUNDAY.

AS THE DAY WEARS ON...SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE
INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S...DIMINISHING THE THREAT FOR ICING BY
AROUND MID MORNING.

AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
HEAVY...HOWEVER IT TAKES ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN TO
MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

ANY ICY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO JUST PLAIN RAIN BY
MID TO LATE MORNING ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER SOME HIGHER
ELEVATIONS COULD SEE THE RAIN MIX WITH OR EVEN CHANGE TO A SLUSHY
WET SNOW...WITH SOME ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SLOW DOWN AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.