Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Warnings in 2008
Lake Effect Snow Warning 18, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow warning at Dec 20, 2008, 4:22 PM EST for 14 counties in New York. It took effect at Dec 21, 2008, 9:20 AM EST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2008, 4:22 PM EST (21:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 21, 2008, 9:20 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2008, 9:32 AM EST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 579 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 96 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 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 202122 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 422 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...A VERY WINTRY PERIOD IN STORE... .A DOUBLE BARRELED LOW STRETCHING FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TO THE OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY WORK ACROSS OUR REGION BEGINNING AFTER 3 OR 4 AM IN THE WEST AND ABOUT DAYBREAK FOR THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES. THIS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE ENTIRE REGION WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES. BY FAR THOUGH...THE BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BE BLOWN AROUND WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING...CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. THE WORST AREAS WILL BE EAST OF THE LAKES WHERE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. NYZ010>013-085-210530- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0008.081221T1200Z-081222T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.081221T0900Z-081221T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081221T1800Z-081222T1200Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 422 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL BECOME LAKE ENHANCED AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST WELL OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. THERE COULD EVEN BE SOME MINOR WIND DAMAGE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 3 TO 5 INCHES BY MIDDAY MONDAY...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MEASURE DUE TO THE WIND. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS THE LAKE EFFECT BEGINS TO TAKE HOLD. THE LAKE EFFECT WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS FAR NORTH AS NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES AND THEN DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHWARD LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. 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. $$ NYZ019>021-210530- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0008.081221T1200Z-081222T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.081221T0900Z-081221T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081221T1800Z-081222T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 422 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. BY SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE SNOW WILL BECOME LAKE ENHANCED AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST WELL OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUTS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 3 TO 5 INCHES BY MIDDAY MONDAY...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MEASURE DUE TO THE WIND. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS THE LAKE EFFECT BEGINS TO TAKE HOLD. THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006>008-210530- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0008.081221T1200Z-081222T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0011.081221T1200Z-081222T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 422 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 8 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY WITH MORE SUNDAY NIGHT. LAKE ENHANCEMENT WILL ADD TO THE PROBLEMS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BY FAR THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FROM THIS STORM WILL BE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT WHITEOUTS CAUSING LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL GUST OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. 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. $$ NYZ001>005-014-210530- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0008.081221T1200Z-081222T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.081221T0900Z-081222T1800Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...CANANDAIGUA 422 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL THEN BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON AREA ROADWAYS. THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE ANYWHERE NEAR OUR RECENT STORM BUT THE WINDS WILL BE MUCH WORSE WITH VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ SAGE
15 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBUF 202144 CCA WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 443 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...A VERY WINTRY PERIOD IN STORE... .A DOUBLE BARRELED LOW STRETCHING FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TO THE OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY WORK ACROSS OUR REGION BEGINNING AFTER 3 OR 4 AM IN THE WEST AND ABOUT DAYBREAK FOR THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES. THIS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE ENTIRE REGION WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES. BY FAR THOUGH...THE BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BE BLOWN AROUND WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING...CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. THE WORST AREAS WILL BE EAST OF THE LAKES WHERE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. NYZ010>013-085-210600- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0008.081221T1200Z-081222T1000Z/ /O.COR.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.081221T0900Z-081221T1800Z/ /O.COR.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081221T1800Z-081222T1200Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 443 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL BECOME LAKE ENHANCED AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST WELL OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. THERE COULD EVEN BE SOME MINOR WIND DAMAGE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 3 TO 5 INCHES BY MIDDAY SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MEASURE DUE TO THE WIND. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS THE LAKE EFFECT BEGINS TO TAKE HOLD. THE LAKE EFFECT WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS FAR NORTH AS NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES AND THEN DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHWARD LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. 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. $$ NYZ019>021-210600- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0008.081221T1200Z-081222T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.081221T0900Z-081221T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081221T1800Z-081222T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 443 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. BY SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE SNOW WILL BECOME LAKE ENHANCED AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST WELL OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUTS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 3 TO 5 INCHES BY MIDDAY MONDAY...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MEASURE DUE TO THE WIND. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS THE LAKE EFFECT BEGINS TO TAKE HOLD. THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006>008-210600- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0008.081221T1200Z-081222T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0011.081221T1200Z-081222T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 443 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 8 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY WITH MORE SUNDAY NIGHT. LAKE ENHANCEMENT WILL ADD TO THE PROBLEMS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BY FAR THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FROM THIS STORM WILL BE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT WHITEOUTS CAUSING LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL GUST OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. 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. $$ NYZ001>005-014-210600- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0008.081221T1200Z-081222T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.081221T0900Z-081222T1800Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...CANANDAIGUA 443 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL THEN BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON AREA ROADWAYS. THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE ANYWHERE NEAR OUR RECENT STORM BUT THE WINDS WILL BE MUCH WORSE WITH VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ SAGE
000 WWUS41 KBUF 210255 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 955 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...A VERY WINTRY PERIOD IN STORE... .A DOUBLE BARRELED LOW STRETCHING FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TO THE OHIO VALLEY SATURDAY EVENING WILL GRADUALLY WORK ACROSS OUR REGION BEGINNING AFTER 3 OR 4 AM IN THE WEST AND ABOUT DAYBREAK FOR THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES. THIS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE ENTIRE REGION WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES. BY FAR THOUGH...THE BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BE BLOWN AROUND WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING...CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. THE WORST AREAS WILL BE EAST OF THE LAKES WHERE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. NYZ010>013-085-211100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081221T1800Z-081222T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.081221T0900Z-081221T1800Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 955 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL BECOME LAKE ENHANCED AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS... WHICH COULD GUST WELL OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. THERE COULD EVEN BE SOME MINOR WIND DAMAGE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 3 TO 5 INCHES BY MIDDAY SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MEASURE DUE TO THE WIND. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS THE LAKE EFFECT BEGINS TO TAKE HOLD. THE LAKE EFFECT WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS FAR NORTH AS NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES AND THEN DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHWARD LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. 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. $$ NYZ019>021-211100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081221T1800Z-081222T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.081221T0900Z-081221T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 955 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. BY SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE SNOW WILL BECOME LAKE ENHANCED AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST WELL OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUTS... ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 3 TO 5 INCHES BY MIDDAY SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MEASURE DUE TO THE WIND. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS THE LAKE EFFECT BEGINS TO TAKE HOLD. THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006>008-211100- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0011.081221T1200Z-081222T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 955 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 8 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY WITH MORE SUNDAY NIGHT. LAKE ENHANCEMENT WILL ADD TO THE PROBLEMS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BY FAR THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FROM THIS STORM WILL BE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT WHITEOUTS CAUSING LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL GUST OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. 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. $$ NYZ001>005-014-211100- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.081221T0900Z-081222T1800Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...CANANDAIGUA 955 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL THEN BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON AREA ROADWAYS. THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE ANYWHERE NEAR OUR RECENT STORM BUT THE WINDS WILL BE MUCH WORSE WITH VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 210849 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 349 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...A VERY WINTRY PERIOD IN STORE... .A DOUBLE BARRELED LOW STRETCHING FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TO THE VIRGINIAS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY WORK NORTHEAST ACROSS OUR REGION TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE ENTIRE REGION...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FALLING ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES. AS THE WIDESPREAD GENERAL SNOWFALL GRADUALLY WINDS DOWN FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE SWEEPING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST...AND THIS WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOWS DOWNWIND OF THE GREAT LAKES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL INITIALLY FORM NEAR BUFFALO AND WATERTOWN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY SHIFTING SOUTHWARD TONIGHT AS WINDS TURN WESTERLY AND THEN NORTHWESTERLY. FRESH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS...WHICH SHOULD GENERALLY BE FROM SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OFF OF LAKE ERIE...AND ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. BY FAR THOUGH...THE BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE STRONG WINDS THAT WILL DEVELOP ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BE BLOWN AROUND WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING...CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE WITHIN THE LAKE SNOWS EAST OF THE LAKES... WHERE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. NYZ010>013-085-211700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081221T1800Z-081222T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.081221T0900Z-081221T1800Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 349 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THEN...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF LAKE ERIE IN OR JUST SOUTH OF THE BUFFALO AREA THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHWARD TO THE FAR SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHERN TIER AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THAT COULD GUST OVER 45 MPH...WHICH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME MINOR WIND DAMAGE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES BY MIDDAY TODAY...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MEASURE DUE TO THE WIND. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS SHOULD THEN BE EXPECTED AS THE LAKE EFFECT BEGINS TO TAKE HOLD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH UP TO A FOOT OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TONIGHT...GENERALLY FROM SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. 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. $$ NYZ019>021-211700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081221T1800Z-081222T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.081221T0900Z-081221T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 349 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THEN...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF LAKE ERIE IN OR JUST SOUTH OF THE BUFFALO AREA THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHWARD TO FAR SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHERN TIER AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THAT COULD GUST OVER 45 MPH...WHICH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME MINOR WIND DAMAGE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES BY MIDDAY TODAY...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MEASURE DUE TO THE WIND. LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS SHOULD THEN BE EXPECTED AS THE LAKE EFFECT BEGINS TO TAKE HOLD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH UP TO A FOOT OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TONIGHT...GENERALLY FROM SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006>008-211700- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0011.081221T1200Z-081222T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 349 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES BY EVENING. THEN...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF LAKE ONTARIO IN OR JUST SOUTH OF THE WATERTOWN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL AND INTO OSWEGO COUNTY AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. UP TO A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TONIGHT...GENERALLY ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THAT COULD GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...WHICH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT WHITEOUTS CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. 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. $$ NYZ001>005-014-211700- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.081221T0900Z-081222T1800Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...CANANDAIGUA 349 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. STEADY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER PERIOD OF GENERAL LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT AS ANOTHER AREA OF MOISTURE PIVOTS AROUND THE DEPARTING LOW. LATE TONIGHT...SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOWS OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO MAY ALSO BEGIN TO DRIFT SOUTH INTO WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES...BRINGING LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS TO THOSE AREAS. AS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROGRESS...THE SNOW WILL BE ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASINGLY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...WHICH COULD GUST OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON AREA ROADWAYS. THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE ANYWHERE NEAR THOSE EXPERIENCED IN FRIDAYS STORM...BUT THE WINDS WILL BE MUCH WORSE WITH VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ JJR
000 WWUS41 KBUF 211448 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 948 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...A VERY WINTRY PERIOD IN STORE... .A DOUBLE BARRELED LOW STRETCHING FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TO THE VIRGINIAS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY WORK NORTHEAST ACROSS OUR REGION TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE ENTIRE REGION...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FALLING ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES. THE WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WAS ALREADY DIMINISHING OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE AS OF MID MORNING WITH LAKE EFFECT BEGINNING A FEW HOURS EARLY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE SWEEPING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST...AND THIS WILL FURTHER ORGANIZE THE LAKE EFFECT BANDS. OFF LAKE ERIE THE LAKE SNOWS WILL INITIALLY BE CONCENTRATED FROM BUFFALO TO BATAVIA WITH A SLOW SOUTHWARD SHIFT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE LAKE SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR WATERTOWN THIS AFTERNOON AFTER THE GENERALLY SNOWFALL ENDS. FRESH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS...WHICH SHOULD GENERALLY BE FROM SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OFF OF LAKE ERIE...AND ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. BY FAR THOUGH...THE BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE STRONG WINDS THAT ARE ALREADY DEVELOPING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BE BLOWN AROUND WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING...CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE WITHIN THE LAKE SNOWS EAST OF THE LAKES... WHERE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. NYZ010>013-085-212300- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081221T1420Z-081222T1200Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 948 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS ALREADY BEGUN A LITTLE EARLIER THAN EXPECTED ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF LEAST 1 INCH PER HOUR FROM BUFFALO TO BATAVIA WITH A SLOW SOUTHWARD SHIFT LATER IN THE DAY. THIS WILL AFFECT AREAS AS FAR EAST AS LIVINGSTON COUNTY BY THE AFTERNOON. STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. 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. $$ NYZ019>021-212300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081221T1800Z-081222T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 948 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... STEADY SNOW HAS ALREADY TAPERED OF ACROSS THE AREA BUT WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES SHARPLY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED AS THE DAY WEARS ON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST WITH VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL CREATE FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. UP TO A FOOT OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER CHAUTAUQUA ...CATTARAUGUS AND WESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTIES THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006>008-212300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081222T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 948 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AFTER ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES BUT THEN LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF LAKE ONTARIO IN OR JUST SOUTH OF THE WATERTOWN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL AND INTO OSWEGO COUNTY AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. UP TO A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TONIGHT...GENERALLY ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THAT COULD GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...WHICH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FREQUENT WHITEOUTS CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. 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. $$ NYZ001>005-014-212300- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081222T1800Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...CANANDAIGUA 948 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. STEADY SNOWFALL HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE REGION AS OF LATE MORNING BUT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST OVER 40 MPH WHICH WILL CREATE SOME VERY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER PERIOD OF GENERAL LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT AS AN AREA OF MOISTURE PIVOTS AROUND THE DEPARTING LOW. LATE TONIGHT...SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOWS OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO MAY ALSO BEGIN TO DRIFT SOUTH INTO WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES...BRINGING LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS TO THOSE AREAS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON AREA ROADWAYS. THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE ANYWHERE NEAR THOSE EXPERIENCED IN FRIDAYS STORM...BUT THE WINDS WILL BE MUCH WORSE WITH VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ SAGE
000 WWUS41 KBUF 212108 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 408 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE... .A DOUBLE BARRELED LOW STRETCHING FROM SOUTHERN ONTARIO TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A POWERFUL COASTAL LOW OVER NEW BRUNSWICK TONIGHT. A SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW OF MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THROUGH MONDAY. BY FAR THOUGH...THE BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE STRONG WINDS THAT ARE DEVELOPING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BE BLOWN AROUND WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING...CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE WITHIN THE LAKE SNOWS EAST OF THE LAKES... WHERE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. NYZ007-008-220515- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081222T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 408 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT. A BROAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A MORE CONCENTRATED BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION. THIS BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE TUG HILL THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE PUSHING SOUTH OF THE AREA BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THIS BAND. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL WHERE THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST THE LONGEST. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ006-220515- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081222T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 408 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. A BROAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF OSWEGO COUNTY IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A MORE CONCENTRATED BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION. THIS BAND OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL THEN DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE SETTLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY BY MIDDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THIS BAND. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL WHERE THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST THE LONGEST. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ001-002-220500- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081222T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T0500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA 408 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND HEAVY SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...MAINLY SOUTH OF ROUTE 31. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS...WITH MUCH LOWER AMOUNTS FARTHER NORTH. IN ADDITION TO THE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ004-005-220515- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081222T1200Z-081223T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 408 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT...THEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT THROUGH DAYBREAK MONDAY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. EARLY MONDAY MORNING HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SOUTH INTO PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WILLIAMSON TO SODUS... WOLCOTT...FAIR HAVEN AND CATO. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUTS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT IN SOME LOCATIONS ON MONDAY. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ010-011-220515- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T0900Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 408 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA EAST TO GENESEE COUNTY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. LATER THIS EVENING THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE ACROSS THE SOUTHTOWNS AND THEN PUSH SOUTH INTO SKI COUNTRY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME NORTH SOUTH ROADS IN OPEN AREAS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ019>021-085-220515- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 408 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE AND MOVE SOUTH INTO THE SKI COUNTRY OF SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY LATER THIS EVENING...THE MOVE FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING ACROSS SKI COUNTRY AND THE SOUTHERN TIER. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 15 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ012-220515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 408 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS LATER THIS EVENING ACROSS WYOMING COUNTY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE PUSHING SOUTH OF THE COUNTY BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ013-220515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 408 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OFF LAKE ERIE ARE EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A BAND OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW LATER THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL HELP CARRY THE BAND ALL THE WAY INLAND TO LIVINGSTON COUNTY. LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING SOUTH OF THE COUNTY BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE CONSIDERABLY LESS SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003-014-220515- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081222T1800Z/ MONROE-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...CANANDAIGUA 408 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FINGER LAKES. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT 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. $$ HITCHCOCK/SAGE
000 WWUS41 KBUF 212215 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 515 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE... .A DOUBLE BARRELED LOW STRETCHING FROM SOUTHERN ONTARIO TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A POWERFUL COASTAL LOW OVER NEW BRUNSWICK TONIGHT. A SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW OF MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THROUGH MONDAY. BY FAR THOUGH...THE BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE STRONG WINDS THAT ARE DEVELOPING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BE BLOWN AROUND WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING...CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE WITHIN THE LAKE SNOWS EAST OF THE LAKES... WHERE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. NYZ004-005-220615- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081222T1200Z-081223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 515 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT...THEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT THROUGH DAYBREAK MONDAY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. EARLY MONDAY MORNING HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SOUTH INTO PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WILLIAMSON TO SODUS... WOLCOTT...FAIR HAVEN AND CATO. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUTS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT IN SOME LOCATIONS ON MONDAY. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. $$ NYZ007-008-220615- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 515 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT. A BROAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A MORE CONCENTRATED BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION. THIS BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE TUG HILL THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE PUSHING SOUTH OF THE AREA BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THIS BAND. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL WHERE THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST THE LONGEST. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ006-220615- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 515 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. A BROAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF OSWEGO COUNTY IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A MORE CONCENTRATED BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION. THIS BAND OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL THEN DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE SETTLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY BY MIDDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THIS BAND. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL WHERE THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST THE LONGEST. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ001-002-220500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T0500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA 515 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND HEAVY SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA... MAINLY SOUTH OF ROUTE 31. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS...WITH MUCH LOWER AMOUNTS FARTHER NORTH. IN ADDITION TO THE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ010-011-220615- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T0900Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 515 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA EAST TO GENESEE COUNTY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. LATER THIS EVENING THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE ACROSS THE SOUTHTOWNS AND THEN PUSH SOUTH INTO SKI COUNTRY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME NORTH SOUTH ROADS IN OPEN AREAS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ012-220615- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 515 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS LATER THIS EVENING ACROSS WYOMING COUNTY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE PUSHING SOUTH OF THE COUNTY BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ019>021-085-220615- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 515 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE AND MOVE SOUTH INTO THE SKI COUNTRY OF SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY LATER THIS EVENING...THE MOVE FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING ACROSS SKI COUNTRY AND THE SOUTHERN TIER. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 15 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ013-220615- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 515 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OFF LAKE ERIE ARE EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A BAND OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW LATER THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL HELP CARRY THE BAND ALL THE WAY INLAND TO LIVINGSTON COUNTY. LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING SOUTH OF THE COUNTY BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE CONSIDERABLY LESS SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ003-014-220615- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081222T1800Z/ MONROE-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...CANANDAIGUA 515 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FINGER LAKES. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ HITCHCOCK
000 WWUS41 KBUF 220024 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 724 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE... .A DOUBLE BARRELED LOW STRETCHING FROM SOUTHERN ONTARIO TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS EVENING WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A POWERFUL COASTAL LOW OVER NEW BRUNSWICK TONIGHT. A SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW OF MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW NORTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THIS EVENING. LATER TONIGHT THE WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE TO THE WEST THEN NORTHWEST ON MONDAY...PUSHING THE LAKE SNOWS SOUTHWARD. OFF LAKE ERIE...AN INTENSE PLUME OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS AND EASTERN SUBURBS WILL PUSH VERY SLOWLY SOUTH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHTOWNS...THEN REACH SKI COUNTRY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE BANDS WILL PUSH FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHERN TIER LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. OFF LAKE ONTARIO...A BROAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE BAND WILL THEN PUSH SOUTH ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY LATE TONIGHT THEN REACH THE SOUTHEAST SHORE MONDAY MORNING. BY FAR THOUGH...THE BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE STRONG WINDS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BE BLOWN AROUND WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING...CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE IN AND NEAR THE LAKE SNOWS EAST OF THE LAKES... WHERE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. NYZ001-002-220830- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081222T1800Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA 724 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS PUSHED SOUTH OF NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES...THEREFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY AND ROAD 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. $$ NYZ004-005-220830- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081222T1200Z-081223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 724 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT...THEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT THROUGH DAYBREAK MONDAY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. EARLY MONDAY MORNING HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SOUTH INTO PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WILLIAMSON TO SODUS... WOLCOTT...FAIR HAVEN AND CATO. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUTS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT IN SOME LOCATIONS ON MONDAY. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ007-008-220830- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 724 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT. A BROAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A MORE CONCENTRATED BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION. THIS BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE TUG HILL THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE PUSHING SOUTH OF THE AREA BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THIS BAND. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL WHERE THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST THE LONGEST. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ006-220830- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 724 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. A BROAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A MORE CONCENTRATED BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW LATER THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION. THIS BAND OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL THEN DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE SETTLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY BY MIDDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THIS BAND. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL WHERE THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST THE LONGEST. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ010-011-220830- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T0900Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 724 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. AN INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA EAST THROUGH THE EASTERN SUBURBS AND INTO MUCH OF GENESEE COUNTY. THIS BAND IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH THE LATE EVENING BEFORE PUSHING FURTHER SOUTH INTO SKI COUNTRY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME NORTH SOUTH ROADS IN OPEN AREAS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ012-220830- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 724 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS LATER THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN WYOMING COUNTY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO PUSH SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY TONIGHT BEFORE PUSHING SOUTH OF THE COUNTY BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ019>021-085-220830- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 724 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. AN INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS PUSHED ONSHORE ALONG LAKE ERIE FROM RIPLEY TO HAMBURG AND ORCHARD PARK. THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AND FURTHER INLAND INTO THE SOUTHERN TIER THROUGH LATE EVENING BEFORE REACHING MOST OF THE SOUTHERN TIER AND SKI COUNTRY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING ACROSS SKI COUNTRY AND THE SOUTHERN TIER. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 15 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ013-220830- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 724 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS DEVELOPED OFF LAKE ERIE THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL HELP CARRY THE BAND WELL INLAND. THIS BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS LIVINGSTON COUNTY LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT...BEFORE PUSHING SOUTH OF THE COUNTY BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE CONSIDERABLY LESS SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003-014-220830- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081222T1800Z/ MONROE-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...CANANDAIGUA 724 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN LOCAL AREAS ACROSS THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FINGER LAKES. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT 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. $$ HITCHCOCK
000 WWUS41 KBUF 220345 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1045 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE... .A DOUBLE BARRELED LOW STRETCHING FROM THE OTTAWA VALLEY TO THE GULF OF MAINE LATE THIS EVENING WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A POWERFUL COASTAL LOW OVER NEW BRUNSWICK OVERNIGHT. A SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW OF MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW NORTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THIS EVENING. LATER TONIGHT THE WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE TO THE WEST THEN NORTHWEST ON MONDAY...PUSHING THE LAKE SNOWS SOUTHWARD. OFF LAKE ERIE...AN INTENSE PLUME OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY EXTENDING INTO THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS EAST INTO GENESEE AND NORTHERN WYOMING COUNTIES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT BEFORE PUSHING SOUTH ACROSS SKI COUNTRY OVERNIGHT. THE BAND WILL PUSH FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHERN TIER LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. OFF LAKE ONTARIO...A BROAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION OVERNIGHT. THE BAND WILL THEN PUSH SOUTH ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY LATE TONIGHT THEN REACH THE SOUTHEAST SHORE MONDAY MORNING. BY FAR THOUGH...THE BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE STRONG WINDS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW. ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL BE BLOWN AROUND WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING...CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE IN AND NEAR THE LAKE SNOWS EAST OF THE LAKES... WHERE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. NYZ004-005-221145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081222T1200Z-081223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 1045 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT...THEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT THROUGH DAYBREAK MONDAY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. EARLY MONDAY MORNING HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SOUTH INTO PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WILLIAMSON TO SODUS... WOLCOTT...FAIR HAVEN AND CATO. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUTS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT IN SOME LOCATIONS ON MONDAY. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. $$ NYZ007-008-221145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1045 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT. A BROAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A MORE CONCENTRATED BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION. THIS BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE TUG HILL THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE PUSHING SOUTH OF THE AREA BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THIS BAND. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL WHERE THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST THE LONGEST. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ006-221145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1045 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. A BROAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A MORE CONCENTRATED BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION. THIS BAND OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL THEN DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY VERY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE SETTLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY BY MIDDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THIS BAND. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL WHERE THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST THE LONGEST. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ010-011-220900- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T0900Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 1045 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. AN INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE MORE DISTANT SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF BUFFALO EAST INTO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GENESEE COUNTY. SNOWFALL RATES WITHIN THIS BAND ARE AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR. TO THE NORTH OF THIS BAND A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER LAKE EFFECT SNOW COVERS THE REST OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH ABOUT 1 AM BEFORE PUSHING SOUTH LATE TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA AND GENESEE COUNTY. TOTALS ACROSS THE MORE DISTANT BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS SUCH AS ORCHARD PARK...EAST AURORA...ELMA...AND MARILLA EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTY MAY APPROACH 2 FEET. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME NORTH SOUTH ROADS IN OPEN AREAS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ012-221145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 1045 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. A BAND OF INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF WYOMING COUNTY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH ABOUT 1 AM. THIS BAND IS THEN EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY LATE TONIGHT BEFORE PUSHING SOUTH OF THE COUNTY BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THIS BAND. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ019>021-085-221145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1045 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. AN INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES ALONG THE ENTIRE LAKE ERIE SHORE FROM RIPLEY TO HAMBURG. THIS BAND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH ABOUT 1 AM BEFORE PUSHING SOUTH ACROSS THE BOSTON HILLS...REACHING THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER VERY LATE TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING ACROSS SKI COUNTRY AND THE SOUTHERN TIER. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 15 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ013-221145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 1045 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS DEVELOPED OFF LAKE ERIE THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL HELP CARRY THE BAND WELL INLAND. THIS BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS LIVINGSTON COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE CONSIDERABLY LESS SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003-014-221145- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081222T1800Z/ MONROE-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...CANANDAIGUA 1045 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN LOCAL AREAS ACROSS THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FINGER LAKES. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT 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. $$ NYZ001-002-221145- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081222T1800Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA 1045 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. WEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ HITCHCOCK
000 WWUS41 KBUF 220855 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 355 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE... .A POWERFUL COASTAL LOW LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE COAST OF MAINE EARLY THIS MORNING WILL LIFT OUT ACROSS THE CANADIAN MAR TIMES TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM...ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES REGION TODAY...AND THIS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS DOWNWIND OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. INITIALLY WEST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL VEER MORE NORTHWESTERLY WITH TIME THIS MORNING...AND THIS WILL PUSH THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOWS SOUTHWARD TO AREAS SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES. OFF LAKE ERIE...AN INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES WILL PUSH FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND TRANSITION INTO MULTIPLE BANDS OF INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AS WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY THIS MORNING. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL THEN REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA...AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE WEAKENING NOTICEABLY AND LIFTING BACK NORTHWARD TONIGHT. OFF LAKE ONTARIO...A BROAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONSOLIDATE AND INTENSIFY INTO A SINGLE HEAVY BAND ACROSS THE TUG HILL EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN PUSH SOUTHEAST TO THE AREAS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST SHORE OF THE LAKE BY MID MORNING. ONCE THERE...THE LAKE SNOWS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND OSWEGO COUNTIES INTO THIS EVENING...BEFORE LIFTING BACK NORTH AND WEAKENING OVERNIGHT. BY FAR THOUGH...THE BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE STRONG WINDS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW. ANY SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN OR DOES FALL TODAY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING...CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUTS...EVEN IN AREAS OUTSIDE THE MAIN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. THE WORST CONDITIONS BY FAR WILL BE IN AND NEAR THE LAKE SNOWS EAST OF THE LAKES... WHERE FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. NYZ010-011-221700- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 355 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE SNOWS HAVE FINALLY DRIFTED SOUTH OF THE AREA AS OF 330 AM...THEREFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH A SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS TO PRODUCE CONTINUED WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TODAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AREA ROADWAYS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND BE SURE TO ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. $$ NYZ004-005-221700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081222T1200Z-081223T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 355 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTH INTO THE AREA BY MID MORNING. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT THROUGH DAYBREAK...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. BY MID MORNING...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SOUTH INTO PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WILLIAMSON TO SODUS... WOLCOTT...FAIR HAVEN AND CATO. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BEFORE THE BANDS WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTH AGAIN OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT IN SOME LOCATIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. $$ NYZ007-008-221200- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 355 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. A BROAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE HEAVY BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE TUG HILL IN THE PREDAWN HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE PUSHING SOUTH OF THE AREA AROUND SUNRISE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THIS BAND BEFORE IT DRIFTS SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF THE LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS...AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ006-221700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 355 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. A BROAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY IS EXPECTED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE TUG HILL IN THE PREDAWN HOURS THIS MORNING...THEN DRIFT SOUTH TO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY BY MIDDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE LIKELY WITHIN IN THE HEAVIEST PORTIONS OF THIS BAND. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS...AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ012-221200- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 355 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. A BAND OF INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER WYOMING COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHWARD THIS MORNING...EVENTUALLY EXITING THE COUNTY BY SUNRISE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THIS BAND BEFORE IT DRIFTS SOUTH OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...AND WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT TODAY EVEN ONCE THE LAKE SNOWS END DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF CONTINUED STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ019>021-085-221700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 355 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. AN INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTH INTO FAR SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS...AND EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL ALSO COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO VERY EARLY THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS...AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ013-221200- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 355 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. A BAND OF INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER WESTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHWARD THIS MORNING...EVENTUALLY EXITING THE COUNTY BY SUNRISE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THIS BAND BEFORE IT DRIFTS SOUTH OF THE AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWS MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...AND WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT TODAY EVEN ONCE THE LAKE SNOWS END DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF CONTINUED STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ003-014-221700- /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ MONROE-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...CANANDAIGUA 355 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH TODAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS ACROSS THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FINGER LAKES. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES THROUGH TODAY DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ001-002-221700- /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA 355 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH TODAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES THROUGH TODAY DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT 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. $$ JJR
000 WWUS41 KBUF 221148 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 648 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE... .A POWERFUL COASTAL LOW LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE COAST OF MAINE THIS MORNING WILL LIFT OUT ACROSS THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM...ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES REGION ...AND THIS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS DOWNWIND OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. UNLIKE YESTERDAY WHEN A SOUTHWEST FLOW WAS IN PLACE...AN INCREASINGLY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL HELP TO FOCUS THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT IN AREAS SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES TODAY. OFF LAKE ERIE...MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY THIS MORNING. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL THEN REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA...AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE WEAKENING NOTICEABLY AND LIFTING BACK NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE BUFFALO AND BATAVIA AREAS TONIGHT. OFF LAKE ONTARIO...A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THAT COVERED MUCH OF OSWEGO COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT FURTHER SOUTHEAST TO AREAS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST SHORE OF THE LAKE BY MID MORNING. ONCE THERE...THE LAKE SNOWS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND OSWEGO COUNTIES INTO THIS EVENING...BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING BACK NORTH INTO JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES OVERNIGHT. BY FAR THOUGH...THE BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE STRONG WINDS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW. ANY SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN OR DOES FALL TODAY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING...CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUTS...EVEN IN AREAS OUTSIDE THE MAIN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. THE WORST CONDITIONS BY FAR WILL BE IN AND NEAR THE LAKE SNOWS EAST OF THE LAKES... WHERE FREQUENT WHITEOUTS AND LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. NYZ012-013-222000- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO 648 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOWS HAVE DRIFTED SOUTH OF THE AREA AS OF 645 AM...THEREFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS TO PRODUCE CONTINUED WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TODAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AREA ROADWAYS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND BE SURE TO ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. $$ NYZ007-008-222000- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 648 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOWS HAVE DRIFTED SOUTH OF THE AREA AS OF 645 AM...THEREFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS TO PRODUCE CONTINUED WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TODAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AREA ROADWAYS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND BE SURE TO ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. $$ NYZ004-005-222000- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081222T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.081222T1200Z-081223T0000Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 648 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTH INTO PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES THIS MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WILLIAMSON TO SODUS...WOLCOTT...FAIR HAVEN AND CATO. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BEFORE THE BANDS WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTH AGAIN OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES... MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT IN SOME LOCATIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. $$ NYZ006-222000- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 648 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTHWARD INTTO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE LIKELY WITHIN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TODAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS...AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ019>021-085-222000- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 648 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. AN INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTH INTO FAR SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER THIS MORNING... THEN WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WHITEOUTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS...AND EVEN IN AREAS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL ALSO COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO VERY EARLY THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS AND BLOWING SNOW. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. TAKE EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS...AND A SURVIVAL KIT TO HAVE ON HAND IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. 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. $$ NYZ003-014-222000- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ MONROE-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...CANANDAIGUA 648 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH TODAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS ACROSS THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FINGER LAKES. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES THROUGH TODAY DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT 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. $$ NYZ001-002-222000- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA 648 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH TODAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES THROUGH TODAY DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ010-011-222000- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 648 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH A SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS TO PRODUCE CONTINUED WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TODAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AREA ROADWAYS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND BE SURE TO ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. $$ JJR
000 WWUS41 KBUF 221948 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 248 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 NYZ001>003-007-008-010>014-222100- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081223T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA 248 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNDER TWO INCHES. BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE TO BE A MINOR PROBLEM UNTIL ABOUT SUNSET...SO TRAVELLERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS THAT CROSS LARGE FIELDS OR OPEN AREAS. $$ NYZ006-230400- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 248 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES OVER OSWEGO COUNTY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THESE SNOWFALL BANDS WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT TO THE NORTH TUESDAY MORNING. AREAS IN THE HEART OF THE THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM DURING THE EVENING HOURS CAUSING HAZARDOUS ROADWAY CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS. 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. $$ NYZ004-005-230400- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 248 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES OVER WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. THE BANDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE EAST. UNTIL THAT TIME HOWEVER...AREAS IN THE HEART OF THE THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM DURING THE EVENING HOURS CAUSING HAZARDOUS ROADWAY CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ019-020-085-230400- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0900Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 248 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY...AS WELL AS MOST OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES TONIGHT. THE BANDS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO THE NORTH AND WEAKEN LATE. UNTIL THAT TIME HOWEVER...AREAS IN THE HEART OF THE THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE ANOTHER 5 TO 10 INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM DURING THE EVENING HOURS CAUSING HAZARDOUS ROADWAY CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS. 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. $$ NYZ021-230300- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 248 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THIS EVENING OVER ALLEGANY COUNTY...GENERALLY WEST OF ROUTE 19. BY AROUND 10 PM...THE SNOWBANDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND WILL NOT QUITE REACH THE WESTERN COUNTY BORDER. UNTIL THAT TIME HOWEVER...AREAS IN THE HEART OF THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE ANOTHER 1 TO 5 INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW. AREAS EAST OF ROUTE 19 WILL ONLY SEE SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY WITH LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM DURING THE EVENING HOURS CAUSING HAZARDOUS ROADWAY CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ ZAFF
000 WWUS41 KBUF 230256 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 956 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 NYZ021-230400- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 956 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. $$ NYZ006-231100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 956 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES OVER OSWEGO COUNTY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THESE SNOWFALL BANDS WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT TO THE NORTH TUESDAY MORNING. AREAS IN THE HEART OF THE THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM DURING THE EVENING HOURS CAUSING HAZARDOUS ROADWAY CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ004-005-230500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 956 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES OVER WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. THE BANDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE EAST. UNTIL THAT TIME HOWEVER... AREAS IN THE HEART OF THE THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM DURING THE EVENING HOURS CAUSING HAZARDOUS ROADWAY CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS. 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. $$ NYZ019-020-085-230900- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0900Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 956 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY...AS WELL AS MOST OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES TONIGHT. THE BANDS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO THE NORTH AND WEAKEN LATE. UNTIL THAT TIME HOWEVER...AREAS IN THE HEART OF THE THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE ANOTHER 5 TO 10 INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM DURING THE EVENING HOURS CAUSING HAZARDOUS ROADWAY CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 230507 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1207 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 NYZ019-020-230615- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0900Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1207 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. $$ NYZ004-005-230900- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0900Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 1207 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES OVER WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES THROUGH ABOUT 4 AM. THE BANDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE EAST. UNTIL THAT TIME HOWEVER... AREAS IN THE HEART OF THE THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW WITH SNOW TOTALS OF ABOUT 8 INCHES. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM DURING THE EVENING HOURS CAUSING HAZARDOUS ROADWAY CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ006-231315- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1207 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES OVER OSWEGO COUNTY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THESE SNOWFALL BANDS WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT TO THE NORTH TUESDAY MORNING. AREAS IN THE HEART OF THE THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM DURING THE EVENING HOURS CAUSING HAZARDOUS ROADWAY CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS. 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. $$ NYZ085-230900- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0900Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1207 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES OVER SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY TONIGHT. THE SNOW BAND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DRIFT TO THE NORTH AND WEAKEN. AREAS IN THE HEART OF THE THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE ANOTHER 3 TO 4 INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW WITH SNOW TOTALS IN SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY OF ABOUT 8 INCHES. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM DURING THE EVENING HOURS CAUSING HAZARDOUS ROADWAY CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 230849 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 349 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS TO WIND DOWN THIS MORNING...THEN A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT... .HIGH PRESSURE RIDGED ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK WILL DRIFT EAST TO THE ATLANTIC COAST THIS MORNING. DRIER AIR AND BACKING WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH WILL FINALLY LEAD TO THE DEMISE OF ANY LINGERING LAKE EFFECT SNOWS BY MIDDAY. AS THE HIGH DRIFTS OUT INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TONIGHT...A SOUTHERLY FLOW OF INCREASINGLY WARM AND MOIST AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ALOFT IN ADVANCE OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES. AS THIS FLOW DEEPENS TONIGHT...LIGHT SNOW WILL BREAK OUT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. AS THE WARM AIR ALOFT DEEPENS OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FOR A FEW HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...BEFORE TRANSITIONING OVER TO ALL RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. AT THIS TIME...THE WINTRY MIX APPEARS TO BE MOST LIKELY FROM INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER AND GENESEE VALLEY...EASTWARD ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES AND NORTH COUNTRY. FURTHER TO THE WEST...THE WINTRY MIX APPEARS TO BE MUCH LESS LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...INCLUDING THE BUFFALO AND NIAGARA FALLS AREAS. IN THESE AREAS...SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE QUICKLY ENOUGH TONIGHT TO RESULT IN A DIRECT TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO RAIN. IN GENERAL...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IN AREAS WHERE A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. NYZ004-005-085-231700- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0017.081224T0300Z-081224T1400Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 349 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS HAVE LIFTED NORTH OUT OF THE PREVIOUSLY WARNED AREAS...THEREFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FOR A FEW HOURS OVERNIGHT...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN BY MID WEDNESDAY MORNING. A GENERAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. SUCH ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ANY UNTREATED ROADWAYS LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION IS ISSUED WHEN SOME ICING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY ACCUMULATION WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. $$ NYZ006-231700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0017.081224T0300Z-081224T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 349 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE COUNTY THIS MORNING...WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED WITHIN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS. THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTH OUT OF THE COUNTY BY MID MORNING. THEN FOR TONIGHT...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION...THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FOR A FEW HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A GENERAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. ANY SUCH ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ANY UNTREATED ROADWAYS LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION IS ISSUED WHEN SOME ICING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY ACCUMULATION WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003-011>014-019>021-231700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0017.081224T0300Z-081224T1400Z/ MONROE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...BATAVIA...WARSAW... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 349 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FOR A FEW HOURS OVERNIGHT...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN BY MID WEDNESDAY MORNING. A GENERAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATION MOST LIKELY ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE FINGER LAKES...GENESEE VALLEY...AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. ANY SUCH ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ANY UNTREATED ROADWAYS LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION IS ISSUED WHEN SOME ICING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY ACCUMULATION WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. $$ NYZ007-008-231700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0017.081224T0300Z-081224T1700Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 349 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FOR A FEW HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A GENERAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. ANY SUCH ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ANY UNTREATED ROADWAYS LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION IS ISSUED WHEN SOME ICING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY ACCUMULATION WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ JJR
000 WWUS41 KBUF 231432 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 932 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT... .HIGH PRESSURE RIDGED ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK WILL DRIFT EAST TO THE ATLANTIC COAST THIS MORNING. AS THE HIGH DRIFTS OUT INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TONIGHT...A SOUTHERLY FLOW OF INCREASINGLY WARM AND MOIST AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ALOFT IN ADVANCE OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES. AS THIS FLOW DEEPENS TONIGHT...LIGHT SNOW WILL BREAK OUT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. AS THE WARM AIR ALOFT DEEPENS OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FOR A FEW HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA... BEFORE TRANSITIONING OVER TO ALL RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. AT THIS TIME...THE WINTRY MIX APPEARS TO BE MOST LIKELY FROM INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER AND GENESEE VALLEY... EASTWARD ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES AND NORTH COUNTRY. FURTHER TO THE WEST...THE WINTRY MIX APPEARS TO BE MUCH LESS LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...INCLUDING THE BUFFALO AND NIAGARA FALLS AREAS. IN THESE AREAS...SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE QUICKLY ENOUGH TONIGHT TO RESULT IN A DIRECT TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO RAIN. IN GENERAL...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IN AREAS WHERE A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. NYZ006-232245- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081223T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0017.081224T0300Z-081224T1700Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 932 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS WEAKENED THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN QUARTER OF OSWEGO COUNTY BEFORE THE ACTIVITY ENDS ALTOGETHER BY MIDDAY. THEREFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THEN FOR TONIGHT...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION...THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FOR A FEW HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A GENERAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. ANY SUCH ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ANY UNTREATED ROADWAYS LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION IS ISSUED WHEN SOME ICING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY ACCUMULATION WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. $$ NYZ003>005-011>014-019>021-085-232245- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0017.081224T0300Z-081224T1400Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 932 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FOR A FEW HOURS OVERNIGHT... BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN BY MID WEDNESDAY MORNING. A GENERAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. SUCH ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ANY UNTREATED ROADWAYS LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION IS ISSUED WHEN SOME ICING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY ACCUMULATION WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ007-008-232245- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0017.081224T0300Z-081224T1700Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 932 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FOR A FEW HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A GENERAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED... ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. ANY SUCH ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ANY UNTREATED ROADWAYS LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION IS ISSUED WHEN SOME ICING IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY ACCUMULATION WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow warning 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 warning went out at Dec 20, 3:26 PM EST, 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 3:26 PM EST, 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
326 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS ON TAP FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW
YORK LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM
WILL NOT BE IMPRESSIVE...BUT STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BY THE
AFTERNOON WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN
NEW YORK. TO COMPLICATE MATTERS...THIS SYSTEM WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A
SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT EVENT LASTING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE REGION. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW ON WEDNESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
NOT A LOT OF TIME TO TALK HERE WITH SO MUCH GOING ON BUT HERE IS THE
GIST OF IT.
A DOUBLE BARRELED LOW WILL APPROACH US FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT WITH
ONE CENTER PROGGED TO MOVE TO LAKE ERIE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND
ANOTHER PROGGED TO MOVE TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AT THE SAME TIME.
THIS WILL SPREAD SYNOPTIC SNOW ACROSS THE REGION STARTING AROUND 3
OR 4 AM ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE STATE AND AROUND 7 TO 8 AM
FOR THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES. FOR THE MOST PART WE CAN
EXPECT THE SYNOPTIC SNOWFALL TO AVERAGE 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA DURING THE DAY BUT MORE THAN 8 INCHES FOR THE EASTERN LAKE
ONTARIO COUNTIES INCLUDING OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS. SO WE WILL
BE DEALING WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM
WARNINGS.
NOW FOR THE COMPLICATED MESS THAT WILL FOLLOW THE WESTERN CENTER.
STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE AND FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
PROBABLY RIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLY BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND
MAYBE SOME MINOR DAMAGE. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND FROM THE
BUFFALO AND BATAVIA AREAS SOUTHWARD WHERE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO CREATE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST LAKE
EFFECT WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD DURING SUNDAY NIGHT INTO THE SOUTHERN
TIER AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS
IN THE NORTHERN AREAS EVEN WHEN THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT DRIFTS
SOUTH.
WE WILL START THE WHOLE AREA OFF WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR
SNOWFALL BEGINNING AROUND 4 AM EXCEPT FOR THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO
COUNTIES WHERE WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL BE IN EFFECT STARTING AT 7
AM. THE ADVISORIES WILL LEAD INTO LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS FOR
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...GENESEE...WYOMING...LIVINGSTON
AND THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER COUNTIES BEGINNING
AROUND 1 PM. WE WILL KEEP THEM UP UNTIL MONDAY MORNING WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE SOUTHERN TIER WHERE THEY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 1
PM.
IMPACT WISE WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT NORTH SOUTH ROAD CLOSURES MAINLY
ACROSS NORTH SOUTH ROUTES IN THE LAKE EFFECT AREAS. THE WINDS MAY BE
A LITTLE TO STRONG FOR REAL SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT ACCUMULATIONS
BUT THEY WILL BE ENOUGH COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEEDS TO PRODUCE A
HUGE IMPACT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING AND AND IMPRESSIVE ON
MONDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO. WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES WILL PROBABLY BE EXTENDED THROUGH
AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THE EQUILIBRIUM
LEVEL WILL BE SLOWLY LOWERING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY...BUT STILL
BE HIGH ENOUGH...NEAR 8000 FEET...WITH PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
AND LIFT TO KEEP THE LAKE EFFECT MACHINE TURNED ON.
ON MONDAY NIGHT THE LAKE EFFECT EVENT OFF OF BOTH LAKES SHOULD
FINALLY DIMINISH TOWARD MORNING AS A RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE OH
VALLEY. THIS WILL FORCE THE BANDS TO SLOWLY LIFT TO THE NORTH
AGAIN...BUT THEY WILL BE IN THE END STAGES WITH MINIMAL IMPACT BY
THIS TIME.
TUESDAY SHOULD BE A QUIET DAY WITH A RIDGE MOVING ACROSS THE STATE.
WILL KEEP THE REGION CLOUDY HOWEVER AS THE MODELS SHOW SUBSTANTIAL
MOISTURE ALOFT QUICKLY SPREADING ACROSS THE STATE AHEAD OF THE NEXT
SYSTEM.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE NEXT SYSTEM CAN CURRENTLY BE FOUND OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND
HEADING STRAIGHT FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. EXPECT THIS IT TO DROP
ACROSS THE SIERRAS ON TUESDAY AND INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BY
TUESDAY EVENING. IT WILL THEN EJECT ACROSS THE PLAINS WITH A
SURFACE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE MS VALLEY AND SPREADING A MIXED
RAIN AND SNOW EVENT ACROSS NY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THERE IS
OVERALL GOOD CONFIDENCE ON THE TIMING OF THE EVENT...BUT
PRECIPITATION TYPE IS STILL QUESTIONABLE DUE TO MODEL VARIATIONS.
AS FAR AS CHRISTMAS GOES...IT LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PULL
OFF A DRY DAY...ALTHOUGH WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN PRIMARILY
FOR THE MORNING HOURS.
BIG CHANGES ARE POSSIBLY IN STORE AFTER CHRISTMAS THOUGH WITH A BIG
WARM UP AND POSSIBLE SNOW MELT. 850MB TEMPS ARE ABOVE 5C FOR THE
GEFS MEAN...AND NEAR 10C FOR THE ECMWF AND OPERATIONAL GFS RUNS.
THE LOCATION OF AN UPSTREAM LOW CAN NOT BE PINNED DOWN THIS FAR
OUT...BUT CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY HIGH THAT IT WILL WELL WEST OF NY.
CURRENT MODEL RUNS SHOW A FAIR AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE
WEEKEND. THE CURRENT 12Z GEFS EVEN HAS THE PRECIPITABLE WATER NEAR
3 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL...ALWAYS AN EYE CATCHER.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
IFR CIGS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK THROUGH MIDDAY.
MOST OF THE REGION WILL HAVE MVFR CIGS THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON
WITH SOME LINGERING FLURRIES AND OCCASIONAL IFR VSBYS SOUTH OF LAKE
ONTARIO. THERE WILL THEN BE A PERIOD OF VFR CIGS FOR MOST AREAS
TONIGHT UNTIL ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. WE
EXPECT A RAPID DROP TO IFR CONDITIONS BEGINNING AROUND 08Z AT KJHW
AND WORKING NORTHEAST TO KART BY 13Z.
OUTLOOK...
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT...IFR IN WIDESPREAD SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW. STRONG WINDS.
MONDAY...MVFR WITH LOCAL IFR IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST SHIFTING
SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES.
TUESDAY...MAINLY VFR.
WEDNESDAY...MVFR IN RAIN/SNOW.
THURSDAY...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
SUNDAY WILL FEATURE A COMPLEX WINTER STORM SYSTEM LIFTING ACROSS THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION...WITH A SECONDARY COASTAL LOW DEVELOPING
ALONG THE EAST COAST DURING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THIS EVOLVING SYSTEM TIGHTENS AND COLD AIR
MOVES IN BEHIND IT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO GALE
FORCE...WITH GUSTS TO STORM FORCE BECOMING POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY
EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL THEN LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON AS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO RELAX.
GALE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THIS STORM FOR THE TIME BEING.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
NYZ010>013-019>021-085.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY
FOR NYZ010>013-085.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY FOR
NYZ006>008.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY
FOR NYZ001>005-014.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY
FOR NYZ019>021.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 12 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY FOR LEZ020-
040-041.
GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY FOR
LOZ042>045-062>065.
&&
SYNOPSIS...ZAFF
NEAR TERM...SAGE
SHORT TERM...ZAFF
LONG TERM...ZAFF
AVIATION...SAGE
MARINE...SAGE/ZAFFHazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 5:02 AM EST, 11 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 502 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-211000- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 502 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .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 LEZ020-040-041-211000- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 502 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. .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 LOZ042>045-062>065-211000- 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- 502 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. .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 SLZ022-024-211000- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 502 AM EST SAT DEC 20 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 9:12 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 13 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:02 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 20, 4:36 AM EST | Gale Watch | BUF | 11 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:03 PM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 50 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:22 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 24 hr |
| Dec 20, 4:22 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 9 more | 46 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.