Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Warnings in 2009

Lake Effect Snow Warning 5, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 30, 2009Cayuga County, Oswego County, Wayne County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow warning at Jan 30, 2009, 4:09 AM EST for Cayuga County, Oswego County, Wayne County, New York. It took effect at Jan 30, 2009, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 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
Jan 30, 2009, 4:09 AM EST (09:09 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 30, 2009, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 31, 2009, 6:45 AM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 174 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2009-01-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2009-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 240 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
572 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
240 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
258 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 300909
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
409 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...

.CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY
AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST. 

LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY THIS
MORNING THEN BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE DAY ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY.
WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE TO THE WEST BY THIS EVENING...FORCING AN
INTENSIFYING BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SOUTH ACROSS THE TUG HILL
AND INTO OSWEGO COUNTY.

A REINFORCEMENT OF COLD AIR FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A SURFACE
TROUGH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR MORE LAKE EFFECT FROM OSWEGO COUNTY
SOUTHWARD TO PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

NYZ006-301715-
/O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0003.090130T2000Z-090131T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0005.090131T0000Z-090131T2300Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
409 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

INTENSIFYING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY
THIS EVENING AND BECOME PERSISTENT OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. 5 TO 10 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE
TODAY WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES SATURDAY. BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE
POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM VERY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

NYZ004-005-301715-
/O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0003.090130T2300Z-090131T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0005.090131T0700Z-090131T2300Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
409 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY.
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. UP TO 8 INCHES COULD
ACCUMULATE TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES ON SATURDAY. BRISK
WINDS WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT
TIMES.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

$$

NYZ007-301715-
/O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090131T0200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
409 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY WILL
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE LAKE SNOWS MOVE SOUTH OUT OF THE COUNTY
THIS EVENING. 

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

NYZ008-301715-
/O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090131T0800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
409 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY TODAY AND
TONIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
SECTIONS TODAY...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PART OF THE COUNTY TONIGHT...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 301511
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1011 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...

.LAKE ENHANCED SNOWS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON
COUNTY THEN BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE DAY DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE TO THE WEST BY THIS
EVENING...FORCING AN INTENSIFYING BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SOUTH
ACROSS THE TUG HILL AND INTO OSWEGO COUNTY.

A REINFORCEMENT OF COLD AIR FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A SURFACE
TROUGH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR MORE LAKE EFFECT FROM OSWEGO COUNTY
SOUTHWARD TO PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

NYZ006-302315-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0005.090131T0000Z-090131T2300Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
1011 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. 

INTENSIFYING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY
THIS EVENING AND BECOME PERSISTENT OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. 5 TO 10 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE
TODAY WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES SATURDAY. BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE
POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM VERY HEAVY SNOW IN
NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

NYZ004-005-302315-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0005.090131T0700Z-090131T2300Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
1011 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. UP TO 8 INCHES COULD
ACCUMULATE TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES ON SATURDAY. BRISK
WINDS WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT
TIMES.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE
TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD
AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

$$

NYZ007-302315-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090131T0200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
1011 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY WILL
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE LAKE SNOWS MOVE SOUTH OUT OF THE COUNTY
THIS EVENING.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

NYZ008-302315-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090131T0800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
1011 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY TODAY AND
TONIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
SECTIONS TODAY...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PART OF THE COUNTY TONIGHT...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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 302031
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
331 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...

.LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY ON A
BRISK SOUTHWEST FLOW. THE SNOWS WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS THEN AS WINDS VEER TO WEST WILL DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHERN
JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES...FINALLY SETTLING OVER OSWEGO...
NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTIES. 

A REINFORCEMENT OF COLD AIR WILL MAINTAIN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS
THROUGH SATURDAY. 

NYZ006-310445-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0005.090131T0000Z-090131T2300Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
331 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. 

INTENSIFYING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY
THIS EVENING AND BECOME PERSISTENT OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. 5 TO 10 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE
TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES SATURDAY. BRISK WINDS WILL
CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM VERY HEAVY SNOW IN
NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

NYZ004-005-310445-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0005.090131T0700Z-090131T2300Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
331 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY ACROSS NORTHERN CAYUGA AND
NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTIES. 4 TO 8 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE TONIGHT
WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES ON SATURDAY. BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE
POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE
TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD
AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

$$

NYZ007-310200-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090131T0200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
331 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY WILL
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE LAKE SNOWS MOVE SOUTH OUT OF THE COUNTY
THIS EVENING.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

NYZ008-310445-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090131T0800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
331 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY TODAY AND
TONIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
SECTIONS THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY TONIGHT...WITH THE
GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

LEVAN
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 302102 CCA
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
402 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...

.LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY ON A
BRISK SOUTHWEST FLOW. THE SNOWS WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS THEN AS WINDS VEER TO WEST WILL DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHERN
JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES...FINALLY SETTLING OVER OSWEGO...
NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTIES. 

A REINFORCEMENT OF COLD AIR WILL MAINTAIN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS
THROUGH SATURDAY. 

NYZ006-310530-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0005.090131T0000Z-090131T2300Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
402 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. 

INTENSIFYING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY
THIS EVENING AND BECOME PERSISTENT OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. 5 TO 10 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE
TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES SATURDAY. BRISK WINDS WILL
CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM VERY HEAVY SNOW IN
NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

NYZ004-005-310530-
/O.COR.KBUF.LE.W.0005.090131T0700Z-090131T2300Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
402 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY ACROSS NORTHERN CAYUGA AND
NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTIES. 4 TO 8 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE TONIGHT
WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES ON SATURDAY. BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE
POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE
TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD
AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

$$

NYZ007-310200-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090131T0200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
402 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY WILL
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE LAKE SNOWS MOVE SOUTH OUT OF THE COUNTY
THIS EVENING.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

NYZ008-310530-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090131T0800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
402 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY TODAY AND
TONIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
SECTIONS THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY TONIGHT...WITH THE
GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

LEVAN
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 302306 CCA
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
606 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...

.LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY ON A
BRISK SOUTHWEST FLOW. THE SNOWS WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS THEN AS WINDS VEER TO WEST WILL DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHERN
JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES...FINALLY SETTLING OVER OSWEGO...
NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTIES.

A REINFORCEMENT OF COLD AIR WILL MAINTAIN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS
THROUGH SATURDAY. 

NYZ006-310745-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0005.090131T0000Z-090131T2300Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
606 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. 

INTENSIFYING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY
THIS EVENING AND BECOME PERSISTENT OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. 5 TO 10 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE
TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES SATURDAY. BRISK WINDS WILL
CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM VERY HEAVY SNOW IN
NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

NYZ004-005-310745-
/O.COR.KBUF.LE.W.0005.090131T0700Z-090131T2300Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
606 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY ACROSS NORTHERN CAYUGA AND
NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTIES. 4 TO 8 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE TONIGHT
WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES ON SATURDAY. BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE
POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE
TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD
AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

$$

NYZ007-310200-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090131T0200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
606 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY WILL
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE LAKE SNOWS MOVE SOUTH OUT OF THE COUNTY
THIS EVENING.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

NYZ008-310745-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090131T0800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
606 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY TODAY AND
TONIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
SECTIONS THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY TONIGHT...WITH THE
GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

LEVAN
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 310209
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
909 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO ON A SOUTHWARD MARCH...

.LAKE EFFECT SNOW WHICH HAD BEEN FOCUSED ON JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN
LEWIS COUNTIES EARLIER THIS EVENING HAS BEGUN ITS SOUTHWARD DRIFT
AND WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES
OVERNIGHT. IT WAS EVENTUALLY SETTLE OVER SOUTHERN OSWEGO...
NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTIES BY MORNING.

A REINFORCEMENT OF COLD AIR WILL MAINTAIN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS
THROUGH SATURDAY.

NYZ007-310315-
/O.EXP.KBUF.LE.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090131T0200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
909 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH AND OUT OF THE COUNTY BY
MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO THAT...BUT
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING
THE REST OF THE EVENING.

$$

NYZ006-311015-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090131T2300Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
909 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
SATURDAY. 

INTENSIFYING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH
INTO THE COUNTY DURING THE REST OF THE EVENING AND BECOME
PERSISTENT OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND
SATURDAY. 5 TO 10 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 4
TO 7 INCHES SATURDAY. BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM VERY HEAVY SNOW IN
NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

NYZ004-005-311015-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0005.090131T0700Z-090131T2300Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
909 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY ACROSS NORTHERN CAYUGA AND
NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTIES. 4 TO 8 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE TONIGHT
WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES ON SATURDAY. BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE
POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

NYZ008-310800-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090131T0800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
909 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY
OVERNIGHT AND SETTLE TO THE SOUTH PRIOR TO DAYBREAK. ANOTHER 3 TO
6 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PART OF
THE COUNTY WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

SFM
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 310827
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
327 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WILL RETURN NORTH...

.LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS MOVED INTO SOUTHERN OSWEGO...NORTHEAST WAYNE
AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. IT SHOULD MOVE BACK NORTH DURING THE
AFTERNOON. 

NYZ008-310930-
/O.EXP.KBUF.LE.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-090131T0800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
327 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.

$$

NYZ006-311630-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090131T2300Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
327 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY WILL MOVE
BACK NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE
TODAY.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM VERY HEAVY SNOW IN
NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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.

$$

NYZ004-005-311630-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090131T2300Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
327 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA
COUNTIES WILL MOVE NORTH OUT OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER
4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. 

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO FLURRIES 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 311145
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
645 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

NYZ004>006-311245-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090131T2300Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO
645 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING. ANOTHER
TWO TO THREE INCHES IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOWS ENDS COMPLETELY.

$$

TMA

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 Jan 30, 3:44 AM EST, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 3:44 AM EST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
344 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS NEW YORK STATE TODAY AND BRING SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA AND MORE ENHANCED SNOW EAST OF THE LAKES. A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY WITH HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
KTYX RADAR DOWN BUT FRANKTOWN ONTARIO RADAR SHOWS LAKE EFFECT
CONTINUING ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY. MOISTURE CHANNEL IMAGERY AND THE
00Z NAM SHOWS A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF NOAM
WITH THE POLAR VORTEX LOCATED OVER HUDSON BAY WITH A SHORT WAVE
MOVING TOWARD THE AREA AND A 500 MB VORTICITY MAXIMUM OVER THE
WESTERN END OF THE STATE AT 12Z. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF LIKELY
POPS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXCEPT IN
LAKE SNOWS. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE CROSSES THE AREA IN LATE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING, KEEPING A THREAT OF SNOW THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN
COUNTIES.

AS FOR THE LAKE EFFECT/ENHANCEMENT POTENTIAL...

OFF LAKE ERIE...THE LAKE IS AT LEAST 90 PERCENT ICE COVERED AT OUR
LAST GLANCE FROM SATELLITE IMAGERY A FEW DAYS AGO. SOME SENSIBLE
HEAT FLUX STILL OCCURS THROUGH THIN ICE COVER AND THE OCCASIONAL
LEADS WHICH THE RECENT BRISK WINDS HAVE LIKELY OPENED...ALTHOUGH
MOST OF THE LATENT HEAT AND MOISTURE FLUX IS CUT OFF. GIVEN THE
EXTENSIVE ICE COVER...ANY LAKE ENHANCEMENT SHOULD BE FAIRLY
BENIGN...ALTHOUGH MAY ADD AN EXTRA INCH OR TWO TO ACCUMULATIONS
DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE. BUT IT WILL BE ENOUGH TO BRING THE POPS UP TO
LIKELY DOWNWIND OF THE LAKES...FIRST IN METRO BUFFALO TODAY, THEN
MOVING SOUTH INTO THE SKI COUNTRY AND SOUTHERN TIER THIS AFTERNOON
AS WINDS VEER TO THE WEST. THE ENHANCED POPS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE
NIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER, AND WITH THE ICE COVER WE HAVE KEPT
THEM AT LIKELY LEVELS.

OFF LAKE ONTARIO...ICE COVER IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER MAY BE KEEPING
THE LAKE SNOWS FROM BEING TOO INTENSE EARLY THIS MORNING, AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE SHORT WAVE  WILL KEEP THE LAKE SNOWS
ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON WITH LIMITED 925 OMEGA VALUES ARGUING
AGAINST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. THE WINDS VEER DURING THE
AFTERNOON WITH SOME INCREASING SNOW INTENSITY AS THE FAVORED
LOCATION SHIFTS TO SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. BY 00Z THE LAKE SNOWS
SHOULD BETTER ORGANIZED AND MOVING INTO OSWEGO COUNTY, AND
CONTINUING A SOUTHERN DRIFT TO REACH WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA
COUNTIES AFTER 06Z. WITH A WELL ORGANIZED BAND THE LENGTH OF THE
LAKE WE HAVE ISSUED LAKE SNOW WARNING BEGINNING 00Z IN OSWEGO COUNTY
AND 07Z FOR WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL
CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR WAYNE...NORTHERN
CAYUGA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A COMBINATION OF SYNOPTIC SCALE AND MESOSCALE LIFTING MECHANISMS
WILL INFLUENCE OUR WEATHER DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.
FIRST...ONGOING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE IMPACTING AREAS SOUTHEAST
OF LAKE ONTARIO SATURDAY...FROM EASTERN WAYNE TO OSWEGO COUNTIES.
EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT
LEAST THE MORNING...THEN SUBSIDE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS THE DEPTH OF THE DEEP LOW LEVEL MOISTURE DECREASES AND
LAKE EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS LOWER. SLOWLY BACKING STEERING WINDS WILL
ALSO CAUSE THE STEADIER SNOW TO LIFT NORTH INTO OSWEGO COUNTY
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.

AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE LAKE SNOW BANDS WILL SEE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
SATURDAY MORNING AS A MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE MOVES ACROSS NEW YORK
STATE. WILL LEAVE IN LOW CHANCE POPS DURING THE AFTERNOON IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE STRENGTHENING WARM AIR ADVECTION PATTERN ALOFT.

LINGERING LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND
LIFT TO THE NORTH THE FIRST HALF OF SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL
SHEAR INCREASES AND TEMPERATURES ALOFT CONTINUE TO WARM. WITH
CONTINUING WARM AIR ADVECTION ALOFT...WILL ALSO MENTION A CHANCE OF
FLURRIES FOR THE REST OF THE AREA...THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF
OF SATURDAY NIGHT.

EXPECT SUNDAY TO START OUR MAINLY DRY...BUT WILL INTRODUCE LOW
CHANCE POPS FOR SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON DUE TO THE LIFT
FROM AN UPPER LEVEL JET STREAK THAT IS FORECAST TO PASS NORTH OF
LAKE ONTARIO. THE INFLUENCE FROM THE UPPER LEVEL JET WILL CONTINUE
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASE IN LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL CROSS THE AREA ON
MONDAY. BASED ON THE TREND OF INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY WITH ADDITIONAL LIFT FROM THE
PASSING JET STREAK...HAVE DECIDED TO INCREASE POPS TO LIKELY
CATEGORY FOR MONDAY.

IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES...EXPECT BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ON
SATURDAY WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO AVERAGE BETWEEN -15C
TO -20 C THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT
SHOULD BOTTOM OUT EARLY...THEN RISE SLOWLY OVERNIGHT WITH CONTINUED
WARM AIR ADVECTION ALOFT. EXPECT READINGS TO MODERATE INTO THE 30S
ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE GFS AND ECMWF AND COMING INTO CLOSER AGREEMENT REGARDING THE
TRACK OF THE INTENSIFYING SURFACE LOW THAT WILL BE IMPACTING OUR
AREA ON TUESDAY. WHILE THERE ARE STILL TIMING DIFFERENCES ON HOW
QUICKLY THE LOW WILL BE MOVING UP THE EAST COAST...BOTH MODELS ARE
NOW KEEPING THE MAIN CENTER OF THE LOW FARTHER TO THE EAST. BASED ON
THIS PATH...THE DEFORMATION ZONE FORMING WEST OF THE LOW WOULD HAVE
THE GREATEST IMPACT ON OUR EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES. THE MORE
EASTERN TRACK OF THE LOW ALSO IMPLIES THAT SNOW WOULD BE THE
DOMINANT PCPN TYPE FOR OUR CWA. STAY TUNED FOR LATER MODEL SOLUTIONS
ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM.

NO MATTER WHAT TRACK THE STORM DOES TAKE...WE WILL HAVE A RENEWED
SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR FOR MID WEEK AND MORE LAKE EFFECT POTENTIAL.

&&

.AVIATION /09Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
OVERNIGHT CIGS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY IN THE MVFR RANGE BUT LOWER
OCCASIONALLY IN SNOW SHOWERS TO IFR..MAINLY AT THE KJHW AND KART
TERMINALS. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE WILL CROSS THE REGION AND THIS WILL
CAUSE A SECOND BURST OF SNOW ACROSS THE REGION AROUND SUNRISE OR
SHORTLY THEREAFTER FOR WESTERN NEW YORK. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY.

FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MVFR IN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS, WITH
SOME IFR IN LAKE SNOWS EAST AND THEN SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.
SUNDAY...GENERALLY VFR.
MONDAY...MVFR/IFR IN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
TUESDAY...POSSIBLY IFR IN WIDESPREAD SNOW...MVFR/VFR IF STORM
TRACKS FARTHER EASTWARD ALONG EASTERN SEABOARD.

&&

.MARINE...
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TRACKING JUST NORTH OF
NEW YORK STATE AND HIGH PRESSURE RIDING NORTH ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY
WILL INCREASE WINDS ON THE LAKES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE NEARSHORES OF LAKE ONTARIO DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

THE NEARSHORE FORECASTS FOR LAKE ERIE AND THE NIAGARA RIVER HAVE
ENDED FOR THE SEASON AND WILL RESUME IN MARCH.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
     NYZ007-008.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR NYZ006.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
     NYZ004-005.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST
         SATURDAY FOR LOZ042>044.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TJP
NEAR TERM...APB
SHORT TERM...TJP
LONG TERM...SAGE/TJP
AVIATION...SFM
MARINE...TJP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 3:57 PM EST, 12 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
357 PM EST THU JAN 29 2009

NYZ001>003-010>014-019>021-085-302100-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-
ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
357 PM EST THU JAN 29 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO TRACK UP THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST
TUESDAY AND MAY BRING ANOTHER WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TO THE AREA.
THIS STORM MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER WINDS. THERE IS
STILL A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF
THIS STORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

.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

NYZ006-302100-
OSWEGO-
357 PM EST THU JAN 29 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

A WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO TRACK UP THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST
TUESDAY AND MAY BRING ANOTHER WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TO THE AREA.
THIS STORM MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER WINDS. THERE IS
STILL A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF
THIS STORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

.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

NYZ004-005-302100-
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
357 PM EST THU JAN 29 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

A WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO TRACK UP THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST
TUESDAY AND MAY BRING ANOTHER WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TO THE AREA.
THIS STORM MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER WINDS. THERE IS
STILL A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF
THIS STORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

.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

NYZ007-008-302100-
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
357 PM EST THU JAN 29 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.

A WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO TRACK UP THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST
TUESDAY AND MAY BRING ANOTHER WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TO THE AREA.
THIS STORM MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER WINDS. THERE IS
STILL A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF
THIS STORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

.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-SLZ022-024-302100-
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-
357 PM EST THU JAN 29 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEXT TUESDAY AS A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTH ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD.

.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

HITCHCOCK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 4:10 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF30 hr

Nearby

Lake Effect Snow Warnings in New York, 2009Every lake effect snow warning in 2009

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.