Winter Storm Watch 8, NWS Buffalo, NY

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 201515
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1015 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008

...MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT...

.AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM THE GREAT
LAKES TO THE OHIO VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL GRADUALLY WORK
ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE
ENTIRE REGION...WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS COMPLICATING THE ISSUE
WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POSSIBLY EVEN SOME DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS.

THE WIDESPREAD SNOWS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING...JUST AS VERY
SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS COULD DEVELOP TO THE EAST OF BOTH LAKES
ERIE AND ONTARIO. LAKE SNOWS SUNDAY NIGHT COULD EASILY PRODUCE
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT.

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-202315-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0008.081221T1200Z-081222T1000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1015 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...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
TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND THERE COULD EVEN BE THE
CHANCE FOR HIGHER GUSTS WHICH COULD PRODUCE MINOR WIND DAMAGE.

WHILE THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF
6 INCHES ON SUNDAY...LAKE SNOWS SUNDAY NIGHT COULD PRODUCE MUCH
MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO
BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

$$

RSH/SAGE

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

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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
117 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
THE WINTER STORM WHICH BROUGHT HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION TODAY
WILL MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST TONIGHT. THE STEADIER SNOWS WILL
QUICKLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. ANY
LINGERING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL DIMINISH
DURING SATURDAY...THEN ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL
AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING
THE POTENTIAL FOR A WIDESPREAD MODERATE SNOWFALL TO THE AREA
SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT
SNOWS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
HAVE UPDATED GRIDS AND TEXT PRODUCTS TO GO WITH CAT POPS FROM IAG
EAST TO OSWEGO/JEFF/LEWIS COUNTIES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WIDESPREAD
NORTEHAST FLOW LAKE AFFECT...AND ALSO FOR THE SLOW TO END LIGHT
SYNOPTIC SNOW EAST OF THE LAKES. WHILE THE INVERSION IS AROUND 4K
FT...ONCE LK SNOWS BECOME ESTABLISHED...THEY TEND TO HOLD ON MUCH
LONGER AND ARE MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD THAN ANY GUIDANCE PORTRAYS.
WILL GO WITH 1 TO 2 INCH FRESH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM IAG TO ROC.

IT IS ALSO VERY DECEIVING TO WATCH REGINOAL NWS DOPPLERS...AS THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THE LAKE SNOW IS UNDER THE BEAM AND NOT BEING
DEPICTED. SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY IS MORE EASILY SEEN USING MORE
LOCALIZED MEDIA/TV RADAR AND ALSO EXTRAPOLATING/INTERPOLATING FROM
SAT IMAGERY AND SFC OBS.

FOR THE UPCOMING DAY...A DIRTY RIDGE WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE LAKES.
THERE WILL BE SOME LEFTOVER LAKE SNOWS EARLY...OTHERWISE A FAIRLY
DRY AND TRANQUIL DAY IS EXPECETD ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE REGION
WITH TEMPS AVERAGING SOME 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

AS A HEADS UP...WE WILL LIKELY BE ISSUING A WINTER STORM WATCH WITH
THE MAIN PACKAGE FOR THE UPCOMING SUNDAY EVENT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
FOR THE MOST PART...SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE THE LULL BETWEEN THE WINTER
STORM TODAY AND THE NEXT WINTER STORM BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT. THERE COULD BE SOME VERY MINOR LINGERING LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO...FROM ROCHESTER TO THE NIAGARA RIVER
AS THE FLOW STILL REMAINS NORTHEASTERLY...BUT A FAIR AMOUNT OF SHEAR
DOES SHOW UP IN MODEL SOUNDINGS. ANY LAKE SNOWS WILL COMPLETELY CUT
OFF BY MID DAY SATURDAY...AS FLOW VEERS SOUTHEASTERLY AHEAD OF THE
NEXT WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

OUR FOCUS WILL THEN TURN TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM
WHICH WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SURFACE
LOW LIFTING OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LOOKS TO LIFT UP ACROSS
THE NIAGARA PENINSULA JUST WEST OF BUFFALO BY SUNDAY MORNING...AS
A SECONDARY LOW BEGINS TO DEVELOPS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST.
STRENGTHENING WARM AIR ADVECTION PATTERN WILL BRING A MODEST
AMOUNT OF ISENTROPIC ASCENT ACROSS THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
AND DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...COMBINED WITH A GOOD INFLUX OF BOTH
GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE WHICH SHOULD PRODUCE A GENERAL SNOWFALL
ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. MODEL QPF FIELDS AND
LATEST HPC GUIDANCE SUGGESTING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE IN THE
RANGE OF 1-3/2-4 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER...AND 3-6 INCHES
ACROSS MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA...BUT MAY BE A BIT MORE
EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WHERE SNOWS MAY HANG ON A BIT LONGER.
ALTHOUGH THIS SYNOPTIC SNOW EVENT DOES NOT LOOK AS IMPRESSIVE AS
THE ONE WE HAD TODAY AND THIS EVENING THERE WILL BE THE ADDITIONAL
COMPONENT OF STRONG SURFACE WIND FIELDS AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS
AS A COASTAL LOW LOOKS TO FORM OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY LATE
SUNDAY. WE EXPECT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING POTENTIAL
ALONG WITH DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

LATE IN THE DAY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE COASTAL LOW BECOMES
THE DOMINATE FEATURE WORKING UP THE NEW ENGLAND COAST...A VERY
IMPRESSIVE SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL RAPIDLY SPREAD INTO THE AREA ON
A DEVELOPING WELL ALIGNED LOW LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. WE ARE
BECOMING INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF A VERY
SIGNIFICANT LAKE EVENT SNOW EVENT FOR THE BUFFALO METRO AREA OR JUST
TO THE SOUTH...THE STRONG WIND FIELDS WILL LIKELY CARRY THESE
SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS WELL INLAND LIKELY REACHING TO THE ROCHESTER
AREA AND INTO PORTIONS OF THE FINGER LAKES. LAKE EFFECT PARAMETERS
ARE VERY FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WITH THE EXCEPTION FOR THE
LIMITING POTENTIAL OF STRONG WINDS WHICH MAY TEND TO STRETCH AND
TEAR APART ANY ORGANIZED BANDS. WE WILL NOT ISSUE HEADLINES AT THIS
POINT...WITH STILL SOME PLACEMENT AND INTENSITY ISSUES TO PIN DOWN,
BUT IF LATER MODEL DATA MAINTAINS CONTINUITY A SIGNIFICANT LAKE
EFFECT SNOWSTORM WILL IMPACT THE BUFFALO AREA INTO THE SOUTHERN
TIER LATE SUNDAY AND ON INTO MONDAY.

THE SAME CONCERNS WILL CARRY OVER TO AREAS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO
INCLUDING THE WATERTOWN AREA. POTENTIALLY HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL
LIKELY IMPACT THIS AREA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO THE DAY MONDAY.

MOMENTUM TRANSFER SCHEME OF LATEST BUFKIT DATA SUGGESTING THE
POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH LATE IN THE DAY SUNDAY
AND INTO THE FIRST HALF OF MONDAY. WIND HEADLINES MAY ALSO NEED TO
BE ISSUED IN LATER FORECASTS.

BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS SHOULD VEER MORE NORTHWESTERLY MONDAY AND
SHOULD PUSH THE LAKE BANDS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHERN
TIER OFF LAKE ERIE AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO BETWEEN ROCHESTER
AND OSWEGO. MODELS SOUNDING ARE SUGGESTING THE POTENTIAL FOR
INCREASING SHEAR ALOFT THEREFORE INTENSITY OF THE LAKE SNOWS ARE IN
QUESTION DURING THIS TIME...BUT THIS TIME PERIOD WILL HAVE TO BE
MONITORED AS WELL FOR SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS ACROSS THE WESTERN
SOUTHERN TIER AND FROM ROCHESTER TO OSWEGO COUNTY OFF LAKE
ONTARIO.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
QUIETER WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED TO FINALLY RETURN DURING TUESDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE LOWER LAKES REGION. ANY WEAK LINGERING
LAKE SNOWS FROM MONDAY NIGHT SHOULD LIFT NORTH INTO THE BUFFALO AND
WATERTOWN AREAS WITH TIME AND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE COMPLETELY AS THE
LOW-LEVEL STEERING FLOW BECOMES MORE SOUTHWESTERLY...SHEAR INCREASES
DRAMATICALLY...AND DRY ADVECTION CONTINUES AT THE LOW LEVELS.

LATER IN THE PERIOD...THE LATEST GFS AND ECMWF STILL SUGGEST THE
POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE AREA DURING CHRISTMAS EVE
AND THE FIRST PART OF CHRISTMAS DAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN ANOTHER
ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOWS DURING THIS TIME FRAME IF TEMPS REMAIN
COLD ENOUGH...THOUGH THIS APPEARS SOMEWHAT QUESTIONABLE GIVEN
GFS/ECMWF INDICATIONS OF A FAIRLY DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW OF MILDER AIR
OVER THE AREA FOR AT LEAST PART OF WEDNESDAY...WHICH MIGHT BE WARM
ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A RAIN/SNOW MIX OR EVEN SOME RAIN INITIALLY. GIVEN
ALL THAT WE HAVE GOING ON OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW
DAYS...WILL OPT TO STICK WITH CONTINUITY AND INDICATE MAINLY SNOW
FOR THIS TIME FRAME FOR NOW...WITH THE THOUGHT THAT PTYPE MAY BE
NEED TO BE REVISITED WITH FUTURE FORECASTS.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MOST SNOW FROM FRIDAY/S SYNOPTIC WINTER SYSTEM IS EXITING NEW YORK
STATE TO THE EAST BUT SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE EAST
OF LAKE ONTARIO UNTIL ABOUT 09Z. COLD AIR ON NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS
LAKE ONTARIO PICKING UP SUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR SHALLOW AND WEAK
LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE SOUTH OF THE LAKE. THIS WILL RESULT IN MVFR
CIGS AND VSBYS IN LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT FOR ALL TAFS SITES
EXPLUDING KART. THE CEILINGS TO THE SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO WILL
REMAIN IN THE MVFR CATEGORY INTO THE DAYTIME HOURS ON
SATURDAY...LIFTING LATER IN THE DAY TO VFR.

ANOTHER STRONG WINTER STORM WILL ARRIVE EARLY SUNDAY AND BRING A
RETURN TO WIDESPREAD AND LENGTHY IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS DURING
SUNDAY...THEN A PRONOUNCED LIKELIHOOD OF LAKE EFFECT NEGATIVELY
IMPACTING THE TAF SITES EAST AND NORTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND
ONTARIO...KBUF/KIAG/KART...DURING SUNDAY EVENING AND NIGHT.

OUTLOOK...
SATURDAY...MVFR CIGS INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN MAINLY VFR.
SUNDAY...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.

&&

.MARINE...
LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRACK
EAST OFF THE JERSEY COAST TONIGHT. NORTHEASTERLY GALES WILL CONTINUE
ON BOTH LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS
AND ASSOCIATED WAVE WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW PULLS WELL OUT
INTO THE ATLANTIC.

THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS CAUSED WATER LEVELS TO DROP ABOUT 2 FEET
ON THE EASTERN END OF LAKE ERIE EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WATER
LEVELS ARE STARTING TO RISE BACK UP.

SATURDAY SHOULD BE QUITE ON THE LAKES AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
DRIFTS EAST ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES REGION.

ANOTHER DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS THEN EXPECTED TO EVOLVE OFF
THE EAST COAST BY LATE IN THE DAY SUNDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE
HIGHLY LIKELY ON BOTH LAKES FROM LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS TO APPROACH STORM FORCE.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
         LEZ040-041.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR
         LOZ042>044.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TMA
NEAR TERM...RSH
SHORT TERM...TMA
LONG TERM...JJR
AVIATION...RSH/WCH
MARINE...TMA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
941 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

NYZ001>003-013-014-021-210245-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
941 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWS FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND VISIBILITY PROBLEMS.

THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD SHOULD MONITOR
LATER FORECASTS CAREFULLY...AS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER RELATED TRAVEL PROBLEMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ006>008-210245-
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
941 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY....INCLUDING THE WATERTOWN AREA. ANOTHER PERIOD OF
ACCUMULATING SNOWS AND HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE SIGNIFICANT. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
LIKELY WHICH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND
VISIBILITY PROBLEMS.

THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD SHOULD MONITOR
LATER FORECASTS CAREFULLY...AS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER RELATED TRAVEL PROBLEMS.

.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-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-210245-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
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-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
941 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE
WINDS...AND POSSIBLY STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TO THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

.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

NYZ010>012-019-020-085-210245-
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
941 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY...INCLUDING THE BUFFALO METRO AREA. ANOTHER PERIOD OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWS AND HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE
SIGNIFICANT. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING DRIFTING
AND LOW VISIBILITY.

THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD SHOULD MONITOR
LATER FORECASTS CAREFULLY...AS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER RELATED TRAVEL PROBLEMS.

.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

NYZ004-005-210245-
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
941 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY. ANOTHER PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOWS IS POSSIBLE DURING
THIS TIME FRAME...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKE ONTARIO LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WHERE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL ENHANCE
SNOWFALL TOTALS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING...DRIFTING AND VISIBILITY PROBLEMS.

THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD SHOULD MONITOR
LATER FORECASTS CAREFULLY...AS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER RELATED TRAVEL PROBLEMS.

.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