Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Advisories in 2008
Lake Effect Snow Advisory 13, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow advisory at Nov 16, 2008, 5:00 AM EST for 10 counties in New York. It took effect at Nov 16, 2008, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 68 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2008, 5:00 AM EST (10:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 16, 2008, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2008, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 68 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Erie County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 110 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 594 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KBUF 161000 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 500 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO LATE TODAY INTO MONDAY... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE LIFTING ACROSS QUEBEC WILL CIRCULATE MUCH COLDER AIR ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. THIS COLDER AIR WILL POUR ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO AND THIS WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF LAKE ERIE...WHILE AN IMPRESSIVE PLUME OF LAKE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE LAKE EFFECT WILL START EARLY TODAY...BUT THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BE MIXED WITH RAIN. AS TODAY PROGRESSES...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR SNOW TO ACCUMULATE. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE TRUE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BY TONIGHT...SNOW FALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED INLAND FROM LAKE ERIE WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE TUG HILL. NYZ019-020-161800- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0005.081116T2300Z-081117T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0011.081116T2100Z-081117T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 500 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MIXED RAIN AND WET SNOW TODAY MAY FALL AS JUST SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...BUT AS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROGRESS THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...MOST OF WHICH WILL FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW TONIGHT WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...AGAIN MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WHERE SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IN MOST AREAS...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED BETWEEN THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND LAKE ERIE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING. BY MONDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GREATLY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006-008-161800- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0005.081116T2300Z-081117T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0011.081116T2100Z-081117T1800Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 500 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MIXED RAIN AND WET SNOW TODAY MAY FALL AS JUST SNOW ACROSS THE TUG HILL...BUT AS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROGRESS THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AS WELL. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE TUG HILL TODAY...MOST OF WHICH WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW TONIGHT WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND SHOULD BE FOCUSED OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR ARE ANTICIPATED FOR TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BEING ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE TUG HILL WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FOUND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF OSWEGO COUNTY. LITTLE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED NORTH OF LOWVILLE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING. BY MONDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL EXCEED A FOOT ACROSS THE TUG HILL. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GREATLY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHOULD ALSO BE FOUND ON INTERSTATE 81...PARTICULARLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND 8 AM MONDAY. THE PLUME OF HEAVY SNOW SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE SYRACUSE AIRPORT THOUGH...SO A MAJOR IMPACT TO AIR TRAVEL FROM THAT SITE IS NOT EXPECTED. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ012-085-161800- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0005.081116T2300Z-081117T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.081116T2100Z-081117T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 500 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MIXED RAIN AND WET SNOW SHOWERS TODAY MAY FALL AS JUST SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...BUT AS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROGRESS THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...MOST OF WHICH WILL FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT WILL THEN ACCUMULATE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES. AGAIN...THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ007-161800- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0005.081116T2300Z-081117T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.081116T2100Z-081117T1800Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 500 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDDAY WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH SOME WET SNOW...WITH JUST SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE TUG HILL COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES BY NIGHTFALL. LAKE SNOWS WILL THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE TUG HILL TONIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR POSSIBLE. THIS SNOW COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LITTLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. AREAS FROM WATERTOWN TO THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION WILL PICK UP LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION TONIGHT WHILE AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE JEFFERSON COUNTY PORTION OF THE TUG HILL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...WITH A FEW MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE OVER THE TUG. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS SOUTH OF WATERTOWN...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ RSH
17 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBUF 161416 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 916 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO LATE TODAY INTO MONDAY... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE LIFTING ACROSS QUEBEC WILL CIRCULATE MUCH COLDER AIR ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. THIS COLDER AIR WILL POUR ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO AND THIS WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF LAKE ERIE...WHILE AN IMPRESSIVE PLUME OF LAKE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO. LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY IS ALREADY IN PROGRESS OFF LAKE ERIE BUT RAIN WILL MIX IN ALONG THE SHORE AREAS INTO THE AFTERNOON. 2 TO 4 INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN BEFORE THE HEAVIER LAKE SNOWS SET UP LATER IN THE DAY. BY TONIGHT...SNOW FALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED INLAND FROM LAKE ERIE WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE TUG HILL. NYZ019-020-162230- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0011.081116T2100Z-081117T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 916 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. MIXED RAIN AND WET SNOW TODAY WILL FALL AS JUST SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...BUT AS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROGRESS THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...MOST OF WHICH WILL FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW TONIGHT WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...AGAIN MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WHERE SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IN MOST AREAS...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED BETWEEN THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND LAKE ERIE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING. BY MONDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GREATLY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006-008-162230- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0011.081116T2100Z-081117T1800Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 916 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. MIXED RAIN AND WET SNOW TODAY MAY FALL AS JUST SNOW ACROSS THE TUG HILL...BUT AS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROGRESS THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AS WELL. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE TUG HILL TODAY...MOST OF WHICH WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW TONIGHT WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND SHOULD BE FOCUSED OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR ARE ANTICIPATED FOR TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BEING ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE TUG HILL WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FOUND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF OSWEGO COUNTY. LITTLE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED NORTH OF LOWVILLE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING. BY MONDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL EXCEED A FOOT ACROSS THE TUG HILL. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GREATLY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHOULD ALSO BE FOUND ON INTERSTATE 81...PARTICULARLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND 8 AM MONDAY. THE PLUME OF HEAVY SNOW SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE SYRACUSE AIRPORT THOUGH...SO A MAJOR IMPACT TO AIR TRAVEL FROM THAT SITE IS NOT EXPECTED. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ012-085-162230- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.081116T2100Z-081117T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 916 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. MIXED RAIN AND WET SNOW SHOWERS TODAY MAY FALL AS JUST SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...BUT AS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROGRESS THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...MOST OF WHICH WILL FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT WILL THEN ACCUMULATE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES. AGAIN...THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ007-162230- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.081116T2100Z-081117T1800Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 916 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MIDDAY WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH SOME WET SNOW...WITH JUST SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE TUG HILL COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES BY NIGHTFALL. LAKE SNOWS WILL THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE TUG HILL TONIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR POSSIBLE. THIS SNOW COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LITTLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. AREAS FROM WATERTOWN TO THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION WILL PICK UP LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION TONIGHT WHILE AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE JEFFERSON COUNTY PORTION OF THE TUG HILL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...WITH A FEW MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE OVER THE TUG. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS SOUTH OF WATERTOWN...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ SAGE
000 WWUS41 KBUF 162101 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 401 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER LABRADOR THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO CIRCULATE MUCH COLDER AIR ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH MONDAY. THIS COLDER AIR WILL POUR ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO AND THIS WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF LAKE ERIE...WHILE AN IMPRESSIVE PLUME OF LAKE SNOW IS EXPECTED EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. NYZ019-020-170515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081117T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 401 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE SNOW TONIGHT WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WHERE SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING. BY MONDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GREATLY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006-008-170515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081117T1800Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 401 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE SNOW TONIGHT WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND SHOULD BE FOCUSED OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR ARE ANTICIPATED FOR TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BEING ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE TUG HILL WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FOUND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF OSWEGO COUNTY. LITTLE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED NORTH OF LOWVILLE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING. BY MONDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL EXCEED A FOOT ACROSS THE TUG HILL. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GREATLY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHOULD ALSO BE FOUND ON INTERSTATE 81...PARTICULARLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND 8 AM MONDAY. THE PLUME OF HEAVY SNOW SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE SYRACUSE AIRPORT THOUGH...SO A MAJOR IMPACT TO AIR TRAVEL FROM THAT SITE IS NOT EXPECTED. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ021-170515- /O.EXA.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.081116T2100Z-081117T2300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 401 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... OCCASIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT WILL ACCUMULATE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES...MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ012-085-170515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081117T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 401 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. OCCASIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT WILL ACCUMULATE 4 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ007-170515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081117T1800Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 401 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. LAKE SNOWS WILL THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE TUG HILL TONIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR POSSIBLE. THIS SNOW COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LITTLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. AREAS FROM WATERTOWN TO THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION WILL PICK UP LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION TONIGHT WHILE AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE JEFFERSON COUNTY PORTION OF THE TUG HILL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...WITH A FEW MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE OVER THE TUG. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS SOUTH OF WATERTOWN...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ SAGE
000 WWUS41 KBUF 170333 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1033 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER LABRADOR WILL CIRCULATE MUCH COLDER AIR ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH MONDAY. THIS COLDER AIR WILL POUR ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO AND THIS WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. NYZ019-020-171145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081117T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1033 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WHERE SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH A FOOT OR MORE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING. BY MONDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY EXCEED A FOOT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GREATLY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006-008-171145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081117T1800Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 1033 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND SHOULD BE FOCUSED OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR ARE ANTICIPATED FOR TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BEING ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE TUG HILL WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FOUND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF OSWEGO COUNTY. LITTLE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED NORTH OF LOWVILLE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING. BY MONDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL EXCEED A FOOT ACROSS THE TUG HILL. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GREATLY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE FOUND ON INTERSTATE 81. THE PLUME OF HEAVY SNOW SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE SYRACUSE AIRPORT THOUGH...SO A MAJOR IMPACT TO AIR TRAVEL FROM THAT SITE IS NOT EXPECTED. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ012-085-171145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081117T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1033 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. OCCASIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT WILL ACCUMULATE 3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. $$ NYZ007-171145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081117T1800Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 1033 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. LAKE SNOWS WILL THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE TUG HILL TONIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR POSSIBLE. THIS SNOW COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING. AREAS FROM WATERTOWN TO THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION WILL PICK UP LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION TONIGHT WHILE AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE TUG HILL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...WITH A FEW MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE OVER THE TUG. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS SOUTH OF WATERTOWN...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. $$ NYZ021-171145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081117T2300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 1033 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE 4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY...WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 170940 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 440 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TODAY... .A PERSISTENT WESTERLY FLOW OF COLD AIR OVER LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EASILY EXCEEDING A FOOT IN MANY AREAS. THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON WILL THEN DROP ACROSS NEW YORK STATE TONIGHT...AND THIS WILL REORIENT THE LAKE SNOWS SO THAT THE STEADIEST LAKE SNOWS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE FINGER LAKES REGION. NYZ007-171045- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081117T1800Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 440 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. THE STEADIEST LAKE SNOWS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE TUG HILL...WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FOUND OVER SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE A SHIFT IN THE WINDS THIS EVENING WILL PUSH THE LAKE SNOWS EVEN FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. $$ NYZ012-085-171045- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081117T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 440 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. WHILE OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...FRESH ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO JUST A COUPLE INCHES. THE STEADIER HEAVIER LAKE SNOWS WILL REMAIN JUST TO THE SOUTH. $$ NYZ019-020-171745- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081117T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 440 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH FRESH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE SNOW COULD STILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR...AND COULD ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LITTLE THUNDER OVER CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL EASILY EXCEED A FOOT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND THIS WILL DISRUPT THE STEADY STATE OF THE LAKE SNOWS AND REORIENT THE ACTIVITY INTO A MUCH LESS INTENSE MULTI BAND STATE. NEVERTHELESS...ANOTHER 3 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL TONIGHT. THIS EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL GREATLY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY...AND PARTICULARLY THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS AS MANY ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND STATE ROUTE 20 MAY BE THE EXCEPTION AS THEY ARE MAINLY JUST WET. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006-008-171745- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081117T1800Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 440 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. AN IMPRESSIVE PLUME OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE HEART OF OSWEGO COUNTY AND EXTEND ACROSS SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY FOR MUCH OF TODAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER OSWEGO COUNTY WHERE THE HEAVY SNOW COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME OCCASIONAL THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. FRESH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER OSWEGO COUNTY TODAY WITH 3 TO 5 MORE INCHES POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY SOUTH OF LOWVILLE. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO FEET OVER THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE TUG HILL. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THIS WILL BRING AN END TO THE HEAVIEST SNOWS. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT WILL THEN REORIENT ITSELF INTO MULTIPLE BANDS THAT WILL AFFECT JUST THE WESTERN PORTION OF OSWEGO COUNTY. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE FOUND ON INTERSTATE 81. THE PLUME OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE SYRACUSE AIRPORT THOUGH...SO A MAJOR IMPACT TO AIR TRAVEL FROM THAT SITE IS NOT EXPECTED. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003>005-014-171745- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.081117T1800Z-081119T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 440 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. LAKE SNOWS WILL SETTLE TO THE SOUTH FROM LAKE ONTARIO DURING THE COURSE OF TODAY...THEN WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD DURING THE COURSE OF TONIGHT AS THE WIND WILL BECOME NORTHERLY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THESE AMOUNTS COULD BE A BIT HIGHER OVER CAYUGA AND WAYNE COUNTIES. THE MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WHEN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE. THIS EARLY SNOW WILL DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATER TODAY AND PARTICULARLY TONIGHT WHEN THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE STEADIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD. MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY...ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST REAL SNOW OF THE SEASON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ021-171745- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081117T2300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 440 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY TODAY WITH FRESH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. AS WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHERLY TONIGHT...THE LAKE SNOWS WILL TAPER OFF. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT SHOULD BE UNDER 2 INCHES. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY...PARTICULARLY THIS MORNING...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. $$ RSH
000 WWUS41 KBUF 171407 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 907 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TODAY... .A PERSISTENT WESTERLY FLOW OF COLD AIR OVER LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EASILY EXCEEDING A FOOT IN MANY AREAS. THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON WILL THEN DROP ACROSS NEW YORK STATE TONIGHT...AND THIS WILL REORIENT THE LAKE SNOWS SO THAT THE STEADIEST LAKE SNOWS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE FINGER LAKES REGION. NYZ019-020-172215- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081117T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 907 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH FRESH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE SNOW COULD STILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR...AND COULD ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LITTLE THUNDER OVER CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL EASILY EXCEED A FOOT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND THIS WILL DISRUPT THE STEADY STATE OF THE LAKE SNOWS AND REORIENT THE ACTIVITY INTO A MUCH LESS INTENSE MULTI BAND STATE. NEVERTHELESS...ANOTHER 3 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL TONIGHT. THIS EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL GREATLY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY...AND PARTICULARLY THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS AS MANY ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND STATE ROUTE 20 MAY BE THE EXCEPTION AS THEY ARE MAINLY JUST WET. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006-008-171800- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081117T1800Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 907 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. AN IMPRESSIVE PLUME OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE HEART OF OSWEGO COUNTY AND EXTEND ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY FOR MUCH OF TODAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER OSWEGO COUNTY WHERE THE HEAVY SNOW COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME OCCASIONAL THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. FRESH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER OSWEGO COUNTY TODAY WITH 3 TO 5 MORE INCHES POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY SOUTH OF HIGHMARKET. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO FEET OVER THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE TUG HILL. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THIS WILL BRING AN END TO THE HEAVIEST SNOWS. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT WILL THEN REORIENT ITSELF INTO MULTIPLE BANDS THAT WILL AFFECT JUST THE WESTERN PORTION OF OSWEGO COUNTY. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE FOUND ON INTERSTATE 81. THE PLUME OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE SYRACUSE AIRPORT THOUGH... SO A MAJOR IMPACT TO AIR TRAVEL FROM THAT SITE IS NOT EXPECTED. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003>005-172215- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.081117T1352Z-081119T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 907 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. LAKE SNOWS THIS MORNING ARE HUGGING THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE...AND WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE TO THE SOUTH AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. LAKE SNOWS WILL THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD DURING THE COURSE OF THE NIGHT AS THE WIND BECOMES NORTHERLY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF MONROE...WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. THESE AMOUNTS COULD BE A BIT HIGHER OVER CAYUGA AND WAYNE COUNTIES. THE MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WHEN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE. THIS EARLY SNOW WILL DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATER TODAY AND PARTICULARLY TONIGHT WHEN THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE STEADIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD. MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY... ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST REAL SNOW OF THE SEASON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ021-172215- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081117T2300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 907 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY TODAY WITH FRESH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. OTHER PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY SHOULD EXPECT LESS SNOWFALL...WITH LITTLE TO NO SNOW EXPECTED FROM WELLSVILLE SOUTH AND EAST. AS WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHERLY TONIGHT...THE LAKE SNOWS WILL TAPER OFF. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT SHOULD BE UNDER 2 INCHES. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY...PARTICULARLY THIS MORNING...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. $$ NYZ014-172215- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.081117T1800Z-081119T0000Z/ ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CANANDAIGUA 907 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. LAKE SNOWS WILL SETTLE TO THE SOUTH FROM LAKE ONTARIO DURING THE COURSE OF TODAY...THEN WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD DURING THE COURSE OF TONIGHT AS THE WIND WILL BECOME NORTHERLY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THESE AMOUNTS COULD BE A BIT HIGHER OVER CAYUGA AND WAYNE COUNTIES. THE MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WHEN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE. THIS EARLY SNOW WILL DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATER TODAY AND PARTICULARLY TONIGHT WHEN THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE STEADIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD. MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY... ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST REAL SNOW OF THE SEASON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ ZAFF
000 WWUS41 KBUF 171736 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1236 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TODAY... .A WEST NORTHWEST FLOW OF COLD AIR OVER LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING GENERALLY BETWEEN ONE TO TWO FEET IN MANY AREAS. THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON WILL THEN DROP ACROSS NEW YORK STATE TONIGHT...AND THIS WILL REORIENT THE LAKE SNOWS SO THAT THE STEADIEST LAKE SNOWS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE FINGER LAKES REGION. NYZ006-008-171845- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081117T1800Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 1236 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW THAT WAS AFFECTING MUCH OF OSWEGO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF LEWIS COUNTY HAS MOVED TO THE SOUTH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW TOTALS HIT OR EXCEEDED THE TWO FOOT MARK OVER SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY. SNOW AMOUNTS WERE CLOSER TO A FOOT TOWARD OSWEGO COUNTY. UP TO DATE AND LOCATION SPECIFIC SNOW TOTALS ARE AVAILABLE NEAR THE TOP OF OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ019-020-172300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081117T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1236 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH FRESH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE SNOW COULD STILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL EXCEED TWO FEET OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND THIS WILL DISRUPT THE STEADY STATE OF THE LAKE SNOWS AND REORIENT THE ACTIVITY INTO A MUCH LESS INTENSE MULTI BAND STATE. NEVERTHELESS...ANOTHER 3 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL TONIGHT. THIS EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL GREATLY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS AS MANY ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND STATE ROUTE 20 MAY BE THE EXCEPTION AS THEY ARE MAINLY JUST WET. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ021-172300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081117T2300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 1236 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALLEGANY COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON WITH FRESH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH SNOW TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS NEARING 6 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTY. OTHER PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY SHOULD EXPECT LESS SNOWFALL. AS WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHERLY TONIGHT...THE LAKE SNOWS WILL TAPER OFF. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT SHOULD BE UNDER 2 INCHES. THE EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. $$ NYZ014-180145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.081117T1800Z-081119T0000Z/ ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CANANDAIGUA 1236 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. NUMEROUS LAKE SNOW SHOWERS WILL SETTLE TO THE SOUTH FROM LAKE ONTARIO DURING THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON...AND THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD DURING THE COURSE OF THE NIGHT AS THE WIND WILL BECOME NORTHERLY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WHEN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE. THIS EARLY SNOW WILL DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND PARTICULARLY TONIGHT WHEN THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE STEADIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD. MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY... ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST REAL SNOW OF THE SEASON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003>005-180145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 1236 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. NUMEROUS LAKE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MONROE...WAYNE...AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES DURING THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON...AND THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD DURING THE COURSE OF THE NIGHT AS THE WIND WILL BECOME NORTHERLY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WHEN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE. THIS EARLY SNOW WILL DETERIORATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND PARTICULARLY TONIGHT WHEN THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE STEADIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD. MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY... ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST REAL SNOW OF THE SEASON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ ZAFF
000 WWUS41 KBUF 172033 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 333 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .A NORTHWEST FLOW OF COLD AIR OVER LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. AS IS TYPICAL WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW...AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN HIGHLY VARIABLE...WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING VERY LITTLE OR NO SNOWFALL...WHILE OTHER LOCATIONS HAVE RECEIVED OVER TWO FEET OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL BE LESS IMPRESSIVE BUT MORE WIDESPREAD...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 8 INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AND OVER THE LOWER GENESEE RIVER VALLEY SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE FINGER LAKES REGION. NYZ019-020-180445- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081118T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 333 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PILE UP...PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...WHERE ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER CATTARAUGUS COUNTY...BUT SNOW WILL QUICKLY COAT ROADWAYS TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOWER 20S OVERNIGHT...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. UNTREATED WET ROADS MAY DEVELOP BLACK ICE. MOTORISTS ACROSS CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WILL NEED TO TAKE IT SLOW AND EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003>005-014-180445- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 333 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AFTER WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. SNOW THIS EVENING WILL QUICKLY COAT ROADWAYS TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S OVERNIGHT...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. UNTREATED WET ROADS MAY DEVELOP BLACK ICE. MOTORISTS ACROSS THE LOWER GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION WILL NEED TO TAKE IT SLOW AND EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW OF THE SEASON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ021-172300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081117T2300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 333 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALLEGANY COUNTY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON BUT BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER SUNSET AS WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY. THIS WILL FOCUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW CLOSER TO LAKE ERIE. ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT...ROADWAYS REMAIN OR BECOME SLICK TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S OVERNIGHT...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. UNTREATED WET ROADS MAY DEVELOP BLACK ICE. MOTORISTS ACROSS THE ALLEGANY COUNTY WILL NEED TO TAKE IT SLOW AND EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. $$ ZAFF
000 WWUS41 KBUF 172306 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 606 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .A NORTHWEST FLOW OF COLD AIR OVER LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. AS IS TYPICAL WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW...AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN HIGHLY VARIABLE...WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING VERY LITTLE OR NO SNOWFALL...WHILE OTHER LOCATIONS HAVE RECEIVED OVER TWO FEET OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL BE LESS IMPRESSIVE BUT MORE WIDESPREAD...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 8 INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AND OVER THE LOWER GENESEE RIVER VALLEY SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE FINGER LAKES REGION. NYZ021-180015- /O.EXP.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081117T2300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 606 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$ NYZ019-020-180715- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081118T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 606 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PILE UP...PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...WHERE ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER CATTARAUGUS COUNTY...BUT SNOW WILL QUICKLY COAT ROADWAYS TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOWER 20S OVERNIGHT...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. UNTREATED WET ROADS MAY DEVELOP BLACK ICE. MOTORISTS ACROSS CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES WILL NEED TO TAKE IT SLOW AND EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003>005-014-180715- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 606 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AFTER WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. SNOW THIS EVENING WILL QUICKLY COAT ROADWAYS TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S OVERNIGHT...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. UNTREATED WET ROADS MAY DEVELOP BLACK ICE. MOTORISTS ACROSS THE LOWER GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION WILL NEED TO TAKE IT SLOW AND EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW OF THE SEASON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 180135 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 835 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .A NORTHWEST FLOW OF COLD AIR OVER LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL BE LESS IMPRESSIVE BUT MORE WIDESPREAD...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 8 INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE LOWER GENESEE RIVER VALLEY SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE FINGER LAKES REGION. NYZ019-020-180245- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081118T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 835 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. LAKE SNOWS ARE CONTINUING...BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT WITH ONLY ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT. $$ NYZ003>005-014-180945- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 835 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AFTER WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. SNOW THIS EVENING WILL QUICKLY COAT ROADWAYS TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S OVERNIGHT...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. UNTREATED WET ROADS MAY DEVELOP BLACK ICE. MOTORISTS ACROSS THE LOWER GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION WILL NEED TO TAKE IT SLOW AND EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW OF THE SEASON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 180849 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 349 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .A NORTHERLY FLOW OF COLD AIR OVER LAKE ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL GENERALLY ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 8 INCHES BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE LOWER GENESEE RIVER VALLEY SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE FINGER LAKES REGION. NYZ013-181700- /O.EXA.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T0000Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 349 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BECOME MORE ESTABLISHED EARLY TODAY AS COLD NORTHERLY WINDS SWEEP ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. SNOW WILL QUICKLY COAT ROADWAYS...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ACROSS THE GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION WILL NEED TO TAKE IT SLOW AND EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW OF THE SEASON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003>005-014-181700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 349 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BECOME MORE ESTABLISHED EARLY TODAY AS COLD NORTHERLY WINDS SWEEP ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH SOME OF THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACCUMULATING SOUTH OF THE THRUWAY. SNOW WILL QUICKLY COAT ROADWAYS...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ACROSS THE GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION WILL NEED TO TAKE IT SLOW AND EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW OF THE SEASON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 181421 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 921 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .A NORTHERLY FLOW OF COLD AIR OVER LAKE ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY. NYZ004-005-182230- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0012.081118T1421Z-081119T0000Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 921 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS COLD NORTHERLY WINDS SWEEP ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES...MAINLY FROM SODUS BAY TO FAIR HAVEN...LESSER AMOUNTS ELSWHERE. THIS WILL BRING SNOW TOTALS IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKES SNOW TO 10 TO 15 INCHES. SNOW WILL QUICKLY COAT ROADWAYS...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006-182230- /O.EXA.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T0000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 921 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS COLD NORTHERLY WINDS SWEEP ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES...MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM OSWEGO TO FULTON. SNOW WILL QUICKLY COAT ROADWAYS...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003-013-014-182230- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T0000Z/ MONROE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 921 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS COLD NORTHERLY WINDS SWEEP ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH SOME OF THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACCUMULATING SOUTH OF THE THRUWAY. SNOW WILL QUICKLY COAT ROADWAYS...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ACROSS THE GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION WILL NEED TO TAKE IT SLOW AND EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW OF THE SEASON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ SAGE
000 WWUS41 KBUF 182050 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 350 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A NORTHERLY FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ONGOING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS BECOME SOMEWHAT DISORGANIZED TODAY DUE TO DAYTIME HEATING BREAKING THE SNOWBANDS APART INTO SNOW SHOWERS. AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND HEAVIER ONCE AGAIN... FOCUSING ON THE AREA BETWEEN ROCHESTER AND OSWEGO. WEDNESDAY MORNING LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED BETWEEN ABOUT SODUS BAY AND OSWEGO...SHIFTING EAST INTO OSWEGO COUNTY AND WEAKENING BY MIDDAY. NYZ013-182200- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T0000Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 350 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS WEAKENED INTO DISORGANIZED SNOW SHOWERS TODAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE. $$ NYZ004-005-190500- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081119T1700Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 350 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS BECOME DISORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON AND BROKEN APART INTO SNOW SHOWERS. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AGAIN TONIGHT. THE LAKE SNOWS MAY BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY AGAIN LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LAKESHORE FROM SODUS BAY TO FAIR HAVEN AND CATO. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS INTO THE 12 TO 18 INCH RANGE IN A FEW PLACES IN NORTHEASTERN WAYNE AND FAR NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES...WITH MUCH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH AND WEST. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003-014-190500- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T1200Z/ MONROE-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...CANANDAIGUA 350 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS BECOME DISORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON AND BROKEN APART INTO SNOW SHOWERS. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AGAIN TONIGHT. THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS FROM THE EASTERN SUBURBS OF ROCHESTER SOUTH THROUGH NORTHERN AND EASTERN ONTARIO COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS SUCH AS WEBSTER...FAIRPORT...CANANDAIGUA AND PHELPS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...MAINLY EAST OF ROCHESTER. FROM THE CITY OF ROCHESTER WEST...ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006-190500- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T1700Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 350 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS BECOME DISORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON AND BROKEN APART INTO SNOW SHOWERS. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AGAIN TONIGHT. THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY...MAINLY WEST OF ROUTE 481. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AROUND THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE FROM OSWEGO TO HANNIBAL. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS OVER THE WESTERN END OF THE COUNTY. LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 81. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ HITCHCOCK
000 WWUS41 KBUF 190248 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 948 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A NORTHERLY FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ONGOING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL FOCUS ON THE ARE BETWEEN ROCHESTER AND OSWEGO AND SOUTH INTO THE FINGER LAKES OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY MORNING LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED BETWEEN ABOUT SODUS BAY AND OSWEGO...SHIFTING EAST INTO OSWEGO COUNTY AND WEAKENING BY MIDDAY. NYZ004-005-191100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081119T1700Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 948 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LAKESHORE FROM SODUS BAY TO FAIR HAVEN AND CATO. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS INTO THE 12 TO 18 INCH RANGE IN A FEW PLACES IN NORTHEASTERN WAYNE AND FAR NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES...WITH MUCH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH AND WEST. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003-014-191100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T1200Z/ MONROE-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...CANANDAIGUA 948 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS FROM THE EASTERN SUBURBS OF ROCHESTER SOUTH THROUGH NORTHERN AND EASTERN ONTARIO COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS SUCH AS WEBSTER...FAIRPORT...CANANDAIGUA AND PHELPS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...MAINLY EAST OF ROCHESTER. FROM THE CITY OF ROCHESTER WEST...ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006-191100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T1700Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 948 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. PERSISTENT LAKES SNOWS OVER THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...MAINLY WEST OF I-81. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AROUND THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE FROM OSWEGO TO HANNIBAL. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS OVER THE WESTERN END OF THE COUNTY. LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 81. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ SFM
000 WWUS41 KBUF 190919 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 419 AM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH THIS MORNING... .A NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS LAKE ONTARIO THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS BETWEEN ROCHESTER AND WESTERN OSWEGO COUNTY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST INTO NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES AND WEAKEN BY MIDDAY. NYZ004-005-191700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081119T1700Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 419 AM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING... BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS INTO THE 12 TO 18 INCH RANGE IN A FEW PLACES IN NORTHEASTERN WAYNE AND FAR NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES...WITH MUCH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003-014-191200- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T1200Z/ MONROE-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...CANANDAIGUA 419 AM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM MONROE COUNTY SOUTHEASTWARD INTO ONTARIO COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE WEAKENING AROUND SUNRISE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...MAINLY FROM ROCHESTER EASTWARD. SUCH ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE ANY UNTREATED ROADS TO BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006-191700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T1700Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 419 AM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. PERSISTENT LAKES SNOWS OVER THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...MAINLY WEST OF I-81...WITH A PERIOD OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF THE MORNING COMMUTE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MIDDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS OVER THE WESTERN END OF THE COUNTY. LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 81. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ JJR
000 WWUS41 KBUF 191159 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 659 AM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH THIS MORNING... .A NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS LAKE ONTARIO THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS BETWEEN ROCHESTER AND WESTERN OSWEGO COUNTY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST INTO NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES AND WEAKEN BY MIDDAY. NYZ003-014-191300- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T1200Z/ MONROE-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...CANANDAIGUA 659 AM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. SINCE 4 AM...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS HAVE BECOME CONSIDERABLY MORE DISORGANIZED AND HAVE ALSO BEGUN TO SHIFT EASTWARD. WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED BEFORE THE ACTIVITY FINALLY SHIFTS EAST OF THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NYZ004-005-191700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081119T1700Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 659 AM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING... BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS INTO THE 12 TO 18 INCH RANGE IN A FEW PLACES IN NORTHEASTERN WAYNE AND FAR NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES...WITH MUCH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006-191700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T1700Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 659 AM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. PERSISTENT LAKES SNOWS OVER THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...MAINLY WEST OF I-81...WITH A PERIOD OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF THE MORNING COMMUTE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MIDDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS OVER THE WESTERN END OF THE COUNTY. LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 81. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 191443 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 943 AM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH NOON... .A NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS LAKE ONTARIO THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS BETWEEN ROCHESTER AND FAIR HAVEN HAVE WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY AND THIS WILL HAPPEN OVER WESTERN OSWEGO COUNTY BY MIDDAY. NYZ004-005-191545- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081119T1700Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 943 AM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. ANY LEFT OVER LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE VERY MINOR IN NATURE. $$ NYZ006-191700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T1700Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 943 AM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. PERSISTENT LAKES SNOWS OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY...MAINLY WEST OF I-81. ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHS WILL ACCUMULATE LOCALLY IN THIS AREA BETWEEN 930 AM AND NOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ SAGE
000 WWUS41 KBUF 191705 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1205 PM EST WED NOV 19 2008 NYZ006-191815- /O.EXP.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081119T1700Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1205 PM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WITH ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AN INCH OR LESS.. $$ SAGE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this lake effect snow advisory went out at Nov 16, 4:18 AM EST, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 4:18 AM EST, 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
418 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
COLDER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT
WEEK. THIS WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL BACK TO BELOW NORMAL
LEVELS...AND LAKE EFFECT PRECIPITATION TO DEVELOP DOWNWIND OF THE
GREAT LAKES THROUGH MIDWEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
THE SYNOPTIC AND LAKE ENHANCED PRECIPITATION THAT IS FALLING ACROSS
THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION INTO A RATHER
HEALTHY LAKE EFFECT EPISODE LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.
AS A RESULT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCHES FOR AREAS EAST OF BOTH LAKES
HAVE GIVEN WAY TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES.
STARTING WITH THE BROADER OVERVIEW...A LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES WILL SETTLE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH DURING THE
COURSE OF TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH THIS WILL ALLOW THE NEW COLD
AIRMASS TO DEEPEN OVER OUR REGION. H85 TEMPS WILL HOVER WITHIN A
COUPLE DEGREES OF -8C TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT TEMPS AT H7 WILL DROP
FROM -10/-12C THIS MORNING TO ABOUT -18C BY MONDAY MORNING. THIS
MEANS THAT THE SOMEWHAT SHALLOW DENDRITIC SNOW GROWTH AREA THAT IS
CURRENTLY IN PLACE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND...THUS ALLOWING FOR
MUCH MORE EFFICIENT SNOW MAKING POTENTIAL. NOW FOR SOME DETAILS...
A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL PASS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING...
AND THIS WILL BRING A LITTLE LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW TO MOST AREAS WITH
NO ANY SNOW ACCUMS GENERALLY REMAINING UNDER AN INCH. AS THE MORNING
PROGRESSES...THE COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN ENOUGH FOR TRUE LAKE EFFECT TO
TAKE CENTER STAGE.
OFF LAKE ERIE...
LAKE DELTA TS OF 15 TO 16 WILL MEAN ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR LAKE
EFFECT...AND AS H7 TEMPS FURTHER COOL...THE DEPTH OF THE DENDRITIC
SNOW GROWTH AREA WILL EXPAND TO ABOUT 4K FT. MEANWHILE...LAKE
INDUCED CAPES WILL AVERAGE 400-600 J/KG WHILE THE LAKE INDUCED EL
WILL RISE FROM 9K FT TO ABT 14 K FT. ALL OF THIS WILL TAKE PLACE
WITHIN A WELL ALIGNED 300 FLOW THAT WILL GRADUALLY BACK TO ABOUT 280
BY NIGHTFALL. THE ONLY INHIBITOR FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMS TODAY WILL
BE NEAR SFC TEMPS THAT WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. AS A RESULT...
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF CHAUTAUQUA...CATT...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE
COUNTIES TO AN INCH OR SO ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE SRN TIER.
TONIGHT...A DEEP MOISTURE FIELD WILL BE IN PLACE AS H7 TEMPS DROP TO
-18C. LAKE CAPES WILL CLIMB TO ARND 700 J/KG WITH THE EL REMAINING
CLOSE TO 15K FT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH FAIRLY STRONG OMEGA FIELDS
PAINT VERY CONDUCIVE LAKE SNOW CONDITIONS...AS SHOWN BY THE
WALDSTREICHER CROSS-HAIRED BULLSEYE STUDY. MULTIPLE BANDS OVER A
SHORT FETCH WILL LIKELY BE ENHANCED BY A CONNECTION TO LAKE HURON.
THIS VERY FAVORABLE SNOW MAKING SCENARIO IS ALSO SHOWN WITH GOOD
CONSISTENCY AMONG THE ON-STATION 6KM HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN TIER TONIGHT SHOULD GENERALLY RANGE
FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS COMING ALONG THE
CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE.
OFF LAKE ONTARIO...
AS USUAL...THE COLD AIR WILL TAKE A FEW HOURS LONGER TO DEEPEN EAST
OF LAKE ONTARIO. LAKE INDUCED CAPES OF 250 J/KG THIS MRNING WILL
INCREASE TO ABOUT 400 BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH A VERY LIMITED
DENDRITIC SNOW GROWTH AREA BECOMING MUCH MORE IMPRESSIVE AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES. THE LAKE INDUCED EL WILL ALSO CLIMB FROM AROUND 6K FT
THIS MORNING TO OVER 11 K FT BY NIGHTFALL.
A 290 WELL ALIGNED FLOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL TARGET THE TUG HILL
AREA...BUT AGAIN...SFC TEMPS WILL INITIALLY KEEP SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN
CHECK. AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE TUG...WITH
LESSER AMOUNTS OVER THE LOWER TERRAIN.
FOR TONIGHT...THE WELL ALIGNED 290 FLOW WILL BACK A BIT TO 270 WHILE
THE HEART OF THE SINGLE PLUME WILL SETTLE TO THE SOUTH WHERE THE
BEST CONVERGENCE WILL BE FOUND. LK CAPES WILL BE IN THE VCNTY OF 500
J/KG WITH THE EL CLIMBING TO AN IMPRESSIVE 15K FT. IT SHOULD ALSO BE
NOTED THAT THE WELL DEVELOPED PLUME TONIGHT WILL LIKELY HAVE A
CONNECTION TO GEORGIAN BAY. THIS WAS STRONGLY HINTED AT BY BOTH THE
OPERATIONAL NAM AND THE ON-STATION 6KM MESOSCALE MODELS.
THE SINGLE PLUME OF LK SNOW OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL BE CENTERED OVER
THE TUG HILL OR JUST SOUTH OF IT FOR THE BULK OF TONIGHT...WITH
FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. GIVEN THE HGT OF -10C
ISOTHERM (OVER 5K FT) AND THE DEPTH OF THE EL...THE WELL ORGANIZED
PLUME WILL LIKELY SPAWN SOME THUNDER AND LIGHTNING AS WELL.
ALONG WITH THE LAKE SNOWS...IT WILL BE QUITE WINDY TODAY IN THE WAKE
OF A DEEPENING SFC LOW. WINDS WILL BE GALE FORCE IN STRENGTH FOR
MUCH OF THE DAY OVER THE LAKES...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH EXPECTED FOR
MANY INLAND AREAS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
NAM IS MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH THE SECONDARY COLD FRONT SLIDING SOUTH
ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO AND WILL PUSH THE LAKE SNOW FROM THE TUG HILL
REGION TO THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF THE LAKE. THIS WILL START DURING THE
MID MORNING AND LAKE SNOWS WILL WEAKEN AS THE SHEAR INCREASES...BUT
BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPS WILL FALL AS WELL...FROM ABOUT -8C TO AROUND
-11C BY 00Z TUESDAY. THIS WILL CHANGE THE SINGLE PLUME OF LAKE SNOW
TO A MULTIBAND STRUCTURE EXTENDING FROM MONROE COUNTY TO THE CENTRAL
NEW YORK. WILL KEEP THE POPS IN THE CATEGORICAL RANGE ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST SHORE OF THE LAKE WITH LIKELY POPS COVERING THE REST OF
THE INTERIOR COUNTIES.
LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE LONGER AND MORE INTENSELY ACROSS THE
WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER WITH A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION IN THE
WINDS...THEN A CONNECTION TO UPSTREAM LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE HURON AS
THE WINDS BECOME NORTHWESTERLY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. NOT UNTIL MONDAY
EVENING WILL THE WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY AND SHEAR THE LAKE SNOWS
ENOUGH TO REDUCE THE POPS FROM CATEGORICAL TO LIKELY.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...THE LARGE-SCALE UPPER TROUGH WILL
SLIDE EAST INTO NEW ENGLAND...WHILE RIDGING PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. THE COMBINATION OF
ASSOCIATED LARGE-SCALE SUBSIDENCE/DRIER AIR AND INCREASING SHEAR
SHOULD LEAD TO A GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND IN THE LAKE EFFECT DURING
THIS TIME FRAME...THOUGH 850 MB TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN COLD ENOUGH TO
SUPPORT SOME LIMITED ACTIVITY DOWNWIND OF THE LAKES.
DURING THE LATTER PORTIONS OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK...THE MEDIUM
RANGE MODELS REMAIN IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT THAT A CLIPPER
SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLDER AIR THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY AS UPPER TROUGHING BECOMES RE-ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEASTERN CONUS. AS A RESULT...THE ENTIRE AREA
WILL HAVE A CHANCE FOR A WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY RENEWED LAKE SNOWS TO THE
SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OF COLDER AIR /850 TS OF -12 TO -14C/ BECOMES
ESTABLISHED. HAVE THUS CONTINUED WITH BROADBRUSH CHANCE POPS IN THIS
TIME FRAME...ALONG WITH ENHANCED VALUES SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
THEN FOR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...IT APPEARS THAT THE LAKE
EFFECT WILL GO THROUGH ANOTHER WEAKENING CYCLE AS RIDGING BUILDS
ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES REGION AT ALL LEVELS...ALONG WITH INCREASING
SUBSIDENCE/LOW LEVEL DRYING AND SHEAR. ACCORDINGLY...HAVE GRADUALLY
DROPPED POPS BACK TO THE SLIGHT CHANCE/LOW CHANCE RANGE THROUGH THIS
TIME FRAME.
GIVEN THE GENERAL PRESENCE OF UPPER-LEVEL TROUGHING THROUGH MUCH OF
THE EXTENDED PERIOD...TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE A SOLID 5 TO 10
DEGREES BELOW FOR THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PORTIONS OF THE WEEK...WITH
DAYTIME HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE 30S AND NIGHTTIME LOWS RANGING FROM
THE UPPER HALF OF THE TEENS TO THE MID 20S.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
SOUTHERN QUEBEC IS CREATING BRISK WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH SOME
GUST ARND 30 KTS ACROSS AREAS FROM THE FINGER LKS WEST AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE TAF PERIOD. THE GUSTY WINDS SHOULD MAKE IT TO AREAS
EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO BY AROUND 08Z-09Z. THE BRISK WINDS SHLD
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY AND THEN DECREASE SUNDAY EVNING.
THE NARROW DRY SLOT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT CROSSED THE AREA
EARLIER THIS EVENING HAS NOW MOVED TO THE EASTERN FINGER LKS AND
EASTERN LK ONTARIO REGION WHERE VFR CONDITIONS SHLD PERSIST TIL ARND
09Z. THE MOISTURE WRAPPING ARND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW IS
ASSOCIATED WITH A SECONDARY TROUGH THAT IS MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN
PTNS OF THE REGION AT TAF START TIME AND IS ALSO USHERING IN THE
COLDER AIR THAT WILL CHANGE THE RAIN TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AND
THEN TO SNOW TNGT. CONDITIONS IN THE WEST WILL LOWER TO THE IFR TO
LIFR RANGE EARLY THIS MORNING REACHING AREAS ARND THE FINGER LKS BY
ARND 08Z-09Z WITH THE MIX AND CHANCE TO SNOW AT KROC ARND 09Z-10Z.
IFR CONDITIONS SHLD REACH AREAS EAST OF LK ONTARIO ARND 09Z-12Z WITH
THE MIX STARTING ARND 12Z AT KART.
IMPROVEMENTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEST DURG SUNDAY MRNG WITH MVFR
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE REST OF THE TAF PERIOD BUT THE NORTHWEST
UPSLOPE FLOW WILL KEEP AREAS SOUTH OF BUFFALO IN MVFR/IFR
CONDITIONS. MVFR CONDITIONS IN UPSLOPE PRECIP WILL ALSO OCCUR ACROSS
THE TUG HILL REGION EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.
OUTLOOK...
SUNDAY NIGHT...IFR/MVFR IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF THE LAKES.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...IFR/MVFR IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE LEE OF
THE LAKES.
WEDNESDAY...GENERALLY VFR EXCEPT MVFR IN LIMITED SNOW
TO THE LEE OF THE LAKES.
THURSDAY...MVFR SCT SNOW SHOWERS.
&&
.MARINE...
GALE WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR LAKE ERIE THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON...AND THROUGH 6 PM FOR LAKE ONTARIO. WESTERLY WINDS TO 30
KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAKES WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35
GALES...DIMINISHING TONIGHT AND THEN BECOMING NORTHERLY ON MONDAY
AND MONDAY NIGHT.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST
MONDAY FOR NYZ007.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST
MONDAY FOR NYZ006-008.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY FOR NYZ019-020.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY FOR NYZ012-085.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LEZ040-041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
LEZ020.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
LOZ042>045-062>065.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WCH
NEAR TERM...RSH
SHORT TERM...WCH
LONG TERM...JJR/WCH
AVIATION...JJP/JJR/SAGE
MARINE...WCHHazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 4:22 AM EST, 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 422 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 NYZ001-002-010-011-170930- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- 422 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ012-085-170930- WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- 422 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ019-020-170930- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- 422 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ021-170930- ALLEGANY- 422 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ003>005-013-014-170930- MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- 422 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ007-170930- JEFFERSON- 422 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ006-008-170930- OSWEGO-LEWIS- 422 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ040-041-170930- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 422 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-170930- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- 422 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LOZ042>045-062>065-170930- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 422 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF SLZ022-024-170930- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 422 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 5:00 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Lewis, Oswego | 40 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:10 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 24 hr |
Nearby
Lake Effect Snow Advisories in New York, 2008Every lake effect snow advisory in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.