Alert archive / New York / Wind Chill Advisories in 2009
Wind Chill Advisory 5, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 13, 2009, 3:42 PM EST for Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It took effect at Jan 14, 2009, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2009, 3:42 PM EST (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 14, 2009, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2009, 10:29 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 878 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 334 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 132042 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 342 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR TONIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE FROM THE GENESEE VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO EASTERN NEW YORK THIS EVENING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THERE WILL BE A FEW HOURS OF SNOW ESPECIALLY FROM THE FINGER LAKES EASTWARD. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVELERS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. NYZ019-020-085-140445- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090113T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0032.090113T2042Z-090114T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 342 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT WHICH CROSSED THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL USHER IN A BRISK WESTERLY FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR TONIGHT. THE COLD AIR CROSSING THE WARMER WATERS OF LAKE ERIE WILL RESULT IN LAKE SNOWS TO THE EAST OF THE LAKE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING WILL CREATE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. 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. $$ NYZ005-132145- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090114T0300Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 342 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A BAND OF SNOW AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A BURST OF AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT ALONG WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WHICH WILL CREATE A PERIOD OF BRIEFLY POOR VISIBILITIES BUT CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST VERY LONG. $$ NYZ001>004-010>014-021-132145- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090113T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... WELLSVILLE 342 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOWS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW ACROSS AREAS FROM THE GENESEE VALLEY EASTWARD LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL STILL CREATE POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT. $$ NYZ006>008-140445- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0005.090114T0900Z-090114T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090114T0300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 342 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AN AREA OF SNOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BRING ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 TO 6 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATER TONIGHT. SOME LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKE MAINLY OVER OSWEGO COUNTY WHERE ANOTHER COUPLE OF INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND GUST UP TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EXPECT VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE ARCTIC AIR WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO OVER OSWEGO COUNTY AND TO 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO OVER JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES BY DAYBREAK WITH WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...IN THIS CASE FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. $$ JJP
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBUF 132054 CCA WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 345 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR TONIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE FROM THE GENESEE VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO EASTERN NEW YORK THIS EVENING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THERE WILL BE A FEW HOURS OF SNOW ESPECIALLY FROM THE FINGER LAKES EASTWARD. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SINGLE NUMBERS ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION. SOME INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER COULD APPROACH ZERO. WIND CHILLS BY MORNING WILL BE IN THE MINUS SINGLE NUMBERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AND 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY. TRAVELERS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. NYZ019-020-085-140500- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090113T2300Z/ /O.COR.KBUF.LE.Y.0032.090113T2045Z-090114T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 345 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT WHICH CROSSED THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL USHER IN A BRISK WESTERLY FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR TONIGHT. THE COLD AIR CROSSING THE WARMER WATERS OF LAKE ERIE WILL RESULT IN LAKE SNOWS TO THE EAST OF THE LAKE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING WILL CREATE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE SINGLE NUMBERS BY MORNING WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE MINUS SINGLE NUMBERS. 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. $$ NYZ005-132145- /O.COR.KBUF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090114T0300Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 345 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A BAND OF SNOW AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A BURST OF AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT ALONG WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WHICH WILL CREATE A PERIOD OF BRIEFLY POOR VISIBILITIES BUT CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST VERY LONG. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE SINGLE NUMBERS BY MORNING WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE MINUS SINGLE NUMBERS. $$ NYZ001>004-010>014-021-132145- /O.COR.KBUF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090113T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... WELLSVILLE 345 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOWS AHEAD OF THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL RESULT IN AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW ACROSS AREAS FROM THE GENESEE VALLEY EASTWARD LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL STILL CREATE POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE SINGLE NUMBERS BY MORNING WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE MINUS SINGLE NUMBERS. $$ NYZ006>008-140500- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0005.090114T0900Z-090114T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090114T0300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 345 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AN AREA OF SNOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BRING ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 TO 6 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATER TONIGHT. SOME LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKE MAINLY OVER OSWEGO COUNTY WHERE ANOTHER COUPLE OF INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND GUST UP TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EXPECT VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE ARCTIC AIR WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO OVER OSWEGO COUNTY AND TO 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO OVER JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES BY DAYBREAK WITH WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...IN THIS CASE FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. $$ JJP
000 WWUS41 KBUF 140321 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1021 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...ARCTIC AIR MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE REGION... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND NOW MUCH COLDER AIR WILL POUR ACROSS THE REGION FROM CENTRAL CANADA. THE COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY WITH SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO ACROSS THE REST OF WESTERN NEW YORK. SOME INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER COULD APPROACH ZERO. WIND CHILLS BY DAYBREAK WILL BE IN THE MINUS SINGLE NUMBERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AND WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY. TRAVELERS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. NYZ006>008-141130- /O.EXP.KBUF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090114T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0005.090114T0900Z-090114T1700Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1021 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW ZERO. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO FOR THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. $$ NYZ019-020-085-141100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-090114T1100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 1021 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL ACCUMULATE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW AND SINGLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP MANY ROADWAYS SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLICK. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ RSH
000 WWUS41 KBUF 140921 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 421 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009 ...ARCTIC AIR MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE REGION... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND NOW MUCH COLDER AIR WILL POUR ACROSS THE REGION FROM CENTRAL CANADA. THE COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY WITH SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO ACROSS THE REST OF WESTERN NEW YORK. SOME INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER COULD APPROACH ZERO. WIND CHILLS BY DAYBREAK WILL BE IN THE MINUS SINGLE NUMBERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AND WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY. TRAVELERS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. NYZ019-020-085-141730- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-090114T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0001.090115T1200Z-090117T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 421 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY THE EASTERLY THIS MORNING WHICH WILL DISRUPT THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF LAKE ERIE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY AS WIND BECOMES WESTERLY...THEN SOUTHWESTERLY ON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE LAKE SNOW WILL START ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND SLOWLY PROGRESS NORTHWARD TO INCLUDE SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY ON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. 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>008-141730- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0001.090115T1800Z-090117T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090114T1700Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 421 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW ZERO WITH WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW ZERO FOR THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND BRING LAKE SNOW TO OSWEGO COUNTY...THE SHIFT TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY WITH LAKE SNOWS MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND INTO THE WATERTOWN AND FORT DRUM AREAS ON FRIDAY NIGHT TO SATURDAY MORNING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. 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 140927 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 427 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009 ...ARCTIC AIR MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE REGION... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND NOW MUCH COLDER AIR WILL POUR ACROSS THE REGION FROM CENTRAL CANADA. THE COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY WITH SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO ACROSS THE REST OF WESTERN NEW YORK. SOME INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER COULD APPROACH ZERO. WIND CHILLS BY DAYBREAK WILL BE IN THE MINUS SINGLE NUMBERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AND WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY ON THURSDAY AND THEN WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE EASTERN SHORES OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO AND SOME OF THE LAKE SNOWS MAY BE PERSISTENT AND WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. NYZ006>008-141730- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090114T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0001.090115T1800Z-090117T1200Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 427 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW ZERO WITH WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW ZERO FOR THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND BRING LAKE SNOW TO OSWEGO COUNTY...THE SHIFT TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY WITH LAKE SNOWS MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND INTO THE WATERTOWN AND FORT DRUM AREAS ON FRIDAY NIGHT TO SATURDAY MORNING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. 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. $$ NYZ019-020-085-141730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0001.090115T1200Z-090117T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 427 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY THE EASTERLY THIS MORNING WHICH WILL DISRUPT THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF LAKE ERIE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY AS WIND BECOMES WESTERLY...THEN SOUTHWESTERLY ON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE LAKE SNOW WILL START ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND SLOWLY PROGRESS NORTHWARD TO INCLUDE SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY ON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 141529 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1029 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009 ...ARCTIC AIR OVER THE REGION FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .ARCTIC AIR FROM CENTRAL CANADA WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOW DOUBLE DIGITS ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES AND NIAGARA FRONTIER WITH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO REACH 10 DEGREES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER. ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY RISE TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY TO THE SINGLE NUMBERS ACROSS THE REST OF WESTERN NEW YORK. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY ON THURSDAY AND THEN WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE EASTERN SHORES OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO AND SOME OF THE LAKE SNOWS MAY BE PERSISTENT WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. NYZ006>008-142330- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090114T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0001.090115T1800Z-090117T1200Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1029 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO STRUGGLE TO REACH THE LOW SINGLE NUMBERS ABOVE ZERO THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES AND 5 TO 9 ABOVE ZERO ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY. WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE -20 DEGREES ACROSS JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES AND -15 DEGREES OVER OSWEGO COUNTIES SO THE WIND CHILL ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. WIND CHILLS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD RANGE FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ACROSS THE REGION. IT STILL WILL BE BITTERLY COLD SO IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND BRING LAKE SNOW TO OSWEGO COUNTY...THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY WITH LAKE SNOWS MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND INTO THE WATERTOWN AND FORT DRUM AREAS ON FRIDAY NIGHT TO SATURDAY MORNING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. 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. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. $$ NYZ019-020-085-142330- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0001.090115T1200Z-090117T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 1029 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY AS WIND BECOMES WESTERLY...THEN SOUTHWESTERLY ON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE LAKE SNOW WILL START ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND SLOWLY PROGRESS NORTHWARD TO INCLUDE SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY ON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ JJP
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 13, 12:47 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 12:47 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1247 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
DEEP MIDWINTER CONDITIONS WILL BE THE RULE ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS WEEK WITH PERIODIC SNOW AND VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES. THE FIRST FEATURE WILL BE A BURST OF SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS TODAY...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
ANOTHER MORE WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES BY TO OUR SOUTH. ARCTIC AIR WILL
FOLLOW FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...BEFORE SOME MODERATION WORKS INTO
THE REGION NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AT 1530Z...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE EASTERN TIP OF
GEORGIAN BAY...WITH ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWEST
THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO INTO WESTERN LAKE ERIE. AREAS OF WARM
ADVECTIVE SNOW HAVE OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE AREA AS OF THIS
WRITING...THOUGH MUCH OF THIS HAS BEEN LIGHT SO FAR...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY NO MORE THAN AN INCH THIS MORNING.
UPSTREAM RADAR TRENDS SUGGEST THAT THE WARM ADVECTIVE SNOWS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR
TWO...THEN A BRIEF BREAK WILL WORK ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO
EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
THIS BREAK SHOULD LAST A COUPLE OF HOURS AT ANY GIVEN
LOCATION...BEFORE GIVING WAY TO A SECOND AREA OF POST-FRONTAL
SNOW/BLOWING SNOW WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...WHICH
SHOULD GENERALLY BE AROUND 18Z-19Z IN THE WEST...20-21Z ACROSS
THE GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES...AND 22-23Z ACROSS THE
EASTERN ZONES. GIVEN THE RELATIVELY MINIMAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WEVE
SEEN SO FAR...PRESENT RADAR SIGNATURES...AND THE EXPECTED
EVOLUTION OF THINGS THIS AFTERNOON...EXPECT THAT ANY ACCUMS
THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY SHOULD REMAIN MINOR...GENERALLY NO
MORE THAN AN INCH OR TWO.
THE ABOVE SAID...A SIGNIFICANT COMPLICATING FACTOR TO THE
SITUATION WILL ARRIVE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...WHEN
STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION RESULTS IN THE DOWNWARD TRANSFER OF
HIGHER WINDS ALOFT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WESTERLY WINDS OF 15-30
MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35-40 MPH...WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH THE
AFOREMENTIONED LIGHT SNOWFALL TO RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. FOR THIS
REASON...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAVE
BEEN LEFT IN EFFECT FOR THE TIMES OUTLINED BELOW.
AS FOR TEMPERATURES...CURRENT OBS ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES REGION
SUGGEST THAT THESE WILL GENERALLY RANGE THROUGH THE LOWER HALF OF
THE 30S OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THEN WILL FALL THROUGH THE 20S
FOLLOWING THE FROPA THIS AFTERNOON. AS SUCH...HAVE MASSAGED TEMPS
AND TEMP TRENDS A BIT TO BETTER REFLECT EXPECTED HIGHS AND TRENDS
THIS AFTERNOON.
OTHERWISE...CONTINUITY LOOKS GOOD. THE REMAINDER OF THE EARLY
MORNING NEAR TERM DISCUSSION FOLLOWS BELOW...
MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE DEPARTING LOW WILL LIKELY KEEP SNOW
SHOWERS GOING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...THEN THE SYNOPTIC SNOW
WILL TAPER OFF QUICKLY AFTER 00Z.
TONIGHT...850 MB TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DIP TO ABOUT -21C AS
THE ARCTIC AIR DEEPENS BEHIND THE DEPARTING COLD FRONT. REGARDING
THE POTENTIAL FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW...IT WILL CERTAINLY BE COLD
ENOUGH...BUT MUCH DRIER AIR ADVECTING ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES WILL BE
A MAIN IMPEDIMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WELL ORGANIZED LAKE BANDS.
THE NAM 925MB WIND AND OMEGA FIELDS SUGGEST A POSSIBLE CONNECTION TO
LAKE HURON IN THE BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW. IF THIS DOES COME TO
FRUITION...ADVISORY TYPE ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE REALIZED ALONG THE
CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE IN THE BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW. FOR NOW...WILL
INDICATE 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ERIE. WILL MAINTAIN CHANCE
POPS ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA DUE TO LIMITED LAKE EFFECT
SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
LIMITED LAKE EFFECT SHOULD BE ONGOING SOUTHEAST OF BOTH LAKES AT
THE START OF THE PERIOD...WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURES DOWN TO
BETWEEN MINUS 20C AND MINUS 22C. VERY DRY AIR CROSSING THE LAKES
DUE TO BUILDING RIDGE SHOULD HOLD ACCUMULATIONS DOWN BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA...ALTHOUGH SNOW RATIOS WILL LIKELY BE GREATER
THAN 25:1. THE LAKE EFFECT WILL GET DISRUPTED COMPLETELY AS SHEAR
INCREASES AHEAD OF APPROACHING CLIPPER SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS
TO BE WORKING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY LATE WEDNESDAY...CROSSING TO
OUR SOUTH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
REACHING THE EAST COAST THURSDAY MORNING. TRACK OF THE LOW IS A
LITTLE FARTHER TO THE SOUTH THAN PREVIOUS RUNS AND PASSES OFF
FAIRLY QUICKLY,. THIS SHOULD LIMIT AMOUNTS GENERALLY TO 2 TO 4
INCHES...ALTHOUGH SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF
BUFFALO COULD BRING HIGHER TOTALS.
THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS WINTER SEASON STARTS TO SETTLE DOWN
ACROSS THE AREA DURING THIS PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO BE
SOME 15 TO 25 DEGREES COLDER THAN NORMAL...WHICH IS RATHER
IMPRESSIVE CONSIDERING WE ARE NEARING THE CLIMATOLOGICALLY COLDEST
TIME OF YEAR. THEREFORE...RECORD LOWS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE QUITE
LOW AND WILL BE TOUGH TO BREAK. WE MAY HAVE A BETTER CHANCE TO BREAK
A FEW RECORD LOW MAXIMUMS DURING THIS PERIOD. WINDS MAY PICK UP
ENOUGH THURSDAY TO CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO FALL INTO THE ADVISORY
RANGE FOR MOST LOCATIONS.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
COLDEST AIR CRESTS OVER THE EASTERN LAKES ON FRIDAY...BUT GFS
SUGGESTING YET ANOTHER SHORT WAVE DROPPING BACK DOWN ACROSS THE
REGION LATER THURS NT AND FRI MORNING WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE
THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS BUT LIMIT THE POTENTIAL OF RECORD
COLD...KEEPING US CLOSE TO OR A BIT ABOVE ZERO. WILL STILL GO WITH
NEAR -10 E OF LK ONTARIO WHERE CLEAR SKIES MAY PERSIST LONGER INTO
THE NIGHT. 12Z ECMWF...JUST IN...DOES NOT SHOW THE THURS NT/FRI AM
SHORT WAVE...SO WOULD FAVOR KEEPING CLEARER SKIES AND LGT WINDS ALL
NIGHT. IF THIS COME TO PASS...FRI MORNING WILL SEE SOME FRIGID
READINGS WITH RADIATIONAL COOLING SENDING TEMPS WELL BELOW ZERO.
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES TO OUR SOUTH FRI NT AND
SAT...ALLOWING A SW FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE REGION...WITH SLIGHT
EASING OF THE COLD AS 850 MB TEMPS RISE BACK TO -12C OR SO. ONE MORE
REAL COLD NIGHT FRI NT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SRN TIER WHERE THEY WILL
DECOUPLE...MAYBE WELL BELOW ZERO...BUT WINDS SHOULD ALLOW FOR STEADY
OR SLOWLY RISING TEMPS NEARER LAKES. VERY TOUGH TO TIME VARIOUS
TROFS AND SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE SPACED ABOUT EVERY 36 HRS AND ARE
DIFFERENT ON EACH MODEL. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH HPC GRAPHICS AND BRING
NEXT WEAK LOW ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER
POPS. TEMPS SUN AND MON WILL STILL BE BELOW NORMAL...BUT ONLY
SLIGHTLY SO. ECMWF SHOWS A MORE PACIFIC FLOW BY MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK...GFS DOES NOT...STAY TUNED.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT 18Z COLD FRONT IS JUST TO THE WEST OF THE REGION AND WILL BE
CROSSING THE WESTERN TAF SITES IN THE 18Z TO 21Z TIME PERIOD. WWA
SNOW THIS MORNING WHICH LOWERED VSY INTO LIFR/VLIFR FLIGHT RULES
WILL SLIDE INTO THE GENESEE VALLEY AND EASTERN END OF LAKE ONTARIO
THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON EXPECT ANOTHER BURST OF SNOW WHICH WILL LOWER VSBYS TO
LIFR AND CIGS TO IFR.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL SEE SOME BLOWING
SNOW. LLJ WILL BEGIN TO SLACKEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...THUS
HAVE ENDED THE LLWS ACROSS THE REGION.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT WITH
CAA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER WHERE THERE MAY BE SOME
UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT. A BAND OF SNOW FROM LAKE HURON WILL CROSS LAKE
ERIE AND BRING SNOW INTO THE SOUTHERN TIER LATER THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. WE WILL ALSO SEE A BAND OF SNOW OFF LAKE ONTARIO BETWEEN
KROC AND KART. HAVE ADDED VCSH INTO KROC FOR THIS SNOW OVERNIGHT.
WINDS WILL SLACKEN OVERNIGHT HOWEVER WITH THE NORTHWEST FLOW AND CAA
WILL NOT SEE TOO MUCH IMPROVEMENT IN CIGS BEFORE THE NEXT CLIPPER
BRINGS ADDITIONAL SNOW TO THE REGION LATER WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MVFR/IFR IN GENERAL SNOW.
FRIDAY...VFR EXCEPT IFR IN LAKE SNOWS EAST OF THE LAKES.
SATURDAY...SOME MVFR IN SNOW SHOWERS...OTHERWISE VFR.
SUNDAY...MVFR IN SOME SNOW SHOWERS
&&
.MARINE...
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER LAKES
AND INTO ONTARIO AND QUEBEC TODAY...WITH A SHARP FRONT CROSSING THE
EASTERN LAKES DURING THE AFTERNOON. BRISK SOUTHERLIES WILL SHIFT
ABRUPTLY TO STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST LATER IN THE DAY AND INTO THE
EVENING. GUSTS WILL EXCEED GALE FORCE FOR A PERIOD TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING SO A GALE WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR BOTH LAKES.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY
AS A RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER LOW WILL PASS JUST TO THE
SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AND THEN BACK
TO NORTHWEST AGAIN AS THE LOW PASSES.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
NYZ005>008.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LEZ040-041.
GALE WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR
LOZ042>045-062>065.
&&
SYNOPSIS...TMA
NEAR TERM...JJR/TJP
SHORT TERM...TMA
LONG TERM...SFM
AVIATION...THOMAS
MARINE...TMAHazardous weather outlook, Jan 13, 3:25 PM EST, 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 325 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 NYZ001>005-010-011-141100- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- 325 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER GENERAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT MID WEEK AND LAST INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND. THIS MAY BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. .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 NYZ085-141100- SOUTHERN ERIE- 325 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER GENERAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT MID WEEK AND LAST INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND. THIS MAY BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. .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 NYZ012>014-141100- WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- 325 PM EST TUE JAN 13 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER GENERAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT MID WEEK AND LAST INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND. THIS MAY BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ021-141100- ALLEGANY- 325 PM EST TUE JAN 13 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER GENERAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT MID WEEK AND LAST INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND. THIS MAY BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ019-020-141100- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- 325 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER GENERAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT MID WEEK AND LAST INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND. THIS MAY BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. .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>008-141100- OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- 325 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. ANOTHER GENERAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT MID WEEK AND LAST INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND. THIS MAY BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. .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-SLZ022-024-141100- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 325 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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 LEZ040-041-141100- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 325 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE. .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. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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 LOZ042>045-062>065-141100- 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- 325 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .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. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 13, 9:50 AM EST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 950 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-131700- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 950 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON... LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERN QUEBEC THIS EVENING. A LARGE AREA OF SNOW AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. A GENERAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND NORTH SOUTH ROADS. TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER AND LOW TO MID 30S ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER LATE THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS WESTERN NEW YORK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING THROUGH THE 20S BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY SO MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. JJP
Special weather statement, Jan 13, 9:55 AM EST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 955 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-131715- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 955 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON... LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERN QUEBEC THIS EVENING. A LARGE AREA OF SNOW AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. A GENERAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND EAST WEST ROADS. TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER AND LOW TO MID 30S ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER LATE THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS WESTERN NEW YORK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING THROUGH THE 20S BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY SO MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. JJP
Special weather statement, Jan 13, 12:58 PM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1258 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 NYZ006>008-132100- OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1258 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON... LOW PRESSURE NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERN QUEBEC THIS EVENING. A LARGE AREA OF SNOW AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THE LOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. A GENERAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND EAST WEST ROADS. TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION TOWARD EARLY EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING QUICKLY INTO THE TEENS BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT WITH MORE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY SO MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. JJP
Special weather statement, Jan 13, 2:22 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 222 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-132230- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 222 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON... LOW PRESSURE EAST OF GEORGIAN BAY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO SOUTHERN QUEBEC THIS EVENING. A LARGE AREA OF SNOW AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THE LOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A GENERAL SNOWFALL UP TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WESTERN NEW YORK BETWEEN 230 PM AND 3 PM AND AREAS TOWARD THE GENESEE VALLEY BY 4 PM. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT. THE BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S WILL DROP THROUGH THE 20S BEHIND THE FRONT. ANY UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY SO MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. JJP
Special weather statement, Jan 13, 2:59 PM EST, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 259 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 NYZ003>005-013-014-132300- MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 259 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...BAND OF SNOW AHEAD OF ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING COMMUTE... THE LEADING EDGE OF A BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE GENESEE VALLEY INCLUDING THE ROCHESTER METRO AREA AROUND 330 PM...SODUS...CANANDAIGUA AND NAPLES AROUND 430 PM AND CATO AROUND 530 PM. A BURST OF AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AS THIS BAND MOVES THROUGH. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT. THE BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP FROM THE MID 30S INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S BEHIND THE FRONT BY THIS EVENING. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY SO MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS AND ADJUST THEIR SPEEDS TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. JJP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 4:06 AM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 20 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:42 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie | 13 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.