Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Buffalo, NY

560 
WWUS41 KBUF 250307
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1007 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND 
CENTRAL NEW YORK...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OFF THE CAROLINA COAST
OVERNIGHT. THIS STORM WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD
AND REACH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN BY THURSDAY
EVENING. THIS LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO STALL AND REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER SOUTHEAST NEW YORK OR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
THROUGH FRIDAY.

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF UPSTATE NEW YORK
OVERNIGHT AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER THROUGH THE COURSE OF
THE DAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SOME RAIN ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST AREAS
OF SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION...WITH SNOW DIMINISHING
FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE COURSE
OF THE DAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY MILD ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
THIS SNOW EVENT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
ONTARIO AND ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. THE WATER
LADEN SNOW WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND MAY RESULT 
IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE.

WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY INTO THE 15 
TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME
LIMITED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE 
WET NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMIT DRIFTING SOMEWHAT.

NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-251130-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.100225T1200Z-100226T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
1007 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO
1 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO
1 PM EST FRIDAY. 

WIDESPREAD WET SNOW WILL BRING DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW
WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY...WITH
THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES 
MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER
OFF FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.

STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN FINGER LAKES AND GENESEE VALLEY.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF FREEZING THROUGH
THIS SNOW EVENT...PRODUCING VERY WET WATER LADEN SNOW. THE SNOW
WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE. NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE WET NATURE OF THE
SNOW SHOULD LIMIT DRIFTING SOMEWHAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. 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>008-251130-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.100225T1200Z-100226T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1007 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO
7 AM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO
7 AM EST FRIDAY. 

WIDESPREAD WET SNOW WILL BRING DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS
THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. THE
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY...
WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY
REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SOME RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW
AT TIMES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY MORNING.

STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE TUG HILL PLATEAU.
ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...EXPECT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO
7 INCHES.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF FREEZING THROUGH
THIS SNOW EVENT...PRODUCING VERY WET WATER LADEN SNOW. THE SNOW
WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE. NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE WET NATURE
OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMIT DRIFTING SOMEWHAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. 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.

&&

$$

TMA

312 
WWUS41 KBUF 250840
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
340 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NEW YORK...

.LOW PRESSURE WAS DEVELOPING OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST EARLY THIS
MORNING. THIS STORM WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND
REACH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN BY THIS EVENING.
THIS LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO DRIFT WEST AND THEN STALL AND REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY OVER SOUTHEAST NEW YORK OR NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH FRIDAY.

LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK
THIS MORNING AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER THIS AFTERNOON FROM
THE FINGER LAKES TO NORTH COUNTRY WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN
ACCUMULATE. FURTHER WEST...1 TO 3 INCHES SHOULD ACCUMULATE BY
DARK.

AN AREA OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL THEN MOVE FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS
THE REGION TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OF FROM NORTH
TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY. ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE 4 TO
7 INCH RANGE WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY. THE SNOW MAY END
AS PERIOD OF RAIN EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO FRIDAY MORNING.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY MILD ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
THIS SNOW EVENT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO
AND ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. THE WATER LADEN SNOW
WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE.

WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE 15
TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME
LIMITED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE WET
NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMIT DRIFTING SOMEWHAT.

NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-251645-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.100225T1200Z-100226T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
340 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCHES RANGE WEST OF THE
GENESEE RIVER BY DARK...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES 
REGION. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH FRIDAY
MORNING. ANOTHER 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...PERHAPS A
BIT MORE OVER THE GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES REGION.

STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FINGER
LAKES AND GENESEE VALLEY.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF FREEZING THROUGH
THIS SNOW EVENT...PRODUCING VERY WET WATER LADEN SNOW. THE SNOW
WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE. NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE WET NATURE
OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMIT DRIFTING SOMEWHAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. 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>008-251645-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.100225T1200Z-100226T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
340 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME STEADIER AND
HEAVIER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS LATER TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE ST. LAWRENCE
VALLEY. 

STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY
BY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE TUG HILL
PLATEAU. ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...EXPECT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 7 INCHES.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF FREEZING THROUGH
THIS SNOW EVENT...PRODUCING VERY WET WATER LADEN SNOW. THE SNOW
WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE. NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE WET NATURE
OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMIT DRIFTING SOMEWHAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. 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

471 
WWUS41 KBUF 251509
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1009 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NEW YORK...

.LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST THIS MORNING WILL
MOVE NORTH ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND REACH SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND AND RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN BY THIS EVENING. THIS LOW IS THEN
FORECAST TO DRIFT WEST AND THEN STALL AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
OVER SOUTHEAST NEW YORK OR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH FRIDAY.

LIGHT SNOW ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS MORNING
WILL BECOME HEAVIER THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE FINGER LAKES TO NORTH
COUNTRY. THIS HEAVIER SNOW WILL THEN PIVOT WESTWARD ACROSS THE
AREA TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION...WITH SNOW
DIMINISHING FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA DURING
THE DAY FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY MILD ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
THIS SNOW EVENT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
ONTARIO AND ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. THE WATER
LADEN SNOW WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND MAY RESULT
IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE.

WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE
15 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME
LIMITED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE
WET NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMIT DRIFTING SOMEWHAT.

NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-252315-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
1009 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF
AROUND 2 INCHES EXPECTED BY EARLY EVENING. TONIGHT THE SNOW WILL
BECOME HEAVIER WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
POSSIBLE DURING THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
ANOTHER INCH OR TWO IS LIKELY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE SNOW TAPERS
OFF FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE REGION.

STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FINGER
LAKES AND GENESEE VALLEY.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF FREEZING THROUGH
THIS SNOW EVENT...PRODUCING VERY WET WATER LADEN SNOW. THE SNOW
WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE. NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE WET NATURE
OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMIT DRIFTING SOMEWHAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. 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>008-252315-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100226T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1009 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE
ONTARIO REGION. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF
1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE DURING THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. SOME RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES ACROSS THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE TUG HILL PLATEAU.
ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...EXPECT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO
7 INCHES.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF FREEZING THROUGH
THIS SNOW EVENT...PRODUCING VERY WET WATER LADEN SNOW. THE SNOW
WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE. NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE WET NATURE
OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMIT DRIFTING SOMEWHAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

HITCHCOCK

331 
WWUS41 KBUF 252059
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
359 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW
YORK...

.LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND REACH
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN BY LATER THIS
EVENING. THIS LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO LOOP BACK TO THE WEST ACROSS
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE STALLING OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND
SLOWLY WEAKENING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

LIGHT SNOW ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. AN AREA OF HEAVIER SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK WILL
CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE SHIFTING WEST ACROSS THE AREA
OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS THE
EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...THEN TAPER OFF
FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA DURING THE DAY
FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY MILD ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
THIS SNOW EVENT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
ONTARIO AND ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. THE WATER
LADEN SNOW WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND MAY RESULT
IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE.

WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE
15 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME
LIMITED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE
WET NATURE OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMIT DRIFTING SOMEWHAT.

NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-260500-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
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
359 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BRING DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN NEW YORK. AN AREA OF HEAVIER SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF FREEZING THROUGH
THIS SNOW EVENT...PRODUCING VERY WET WATER LADEN SNOW. THE SNOW
WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE. NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE WET NATURE
OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMIT DRIFTING SOMEWHAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. 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>008-260500-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100226T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
359 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF
AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST
SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
LOWER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE TUG HILL
PLATEAU. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS INTO THE 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE
ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE TUG
HILL.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF FREEZING THROUGH
THIS SNOW EVENT...PRODUCING VERY WET WATER LADEN SNOW. THE SNOW
WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE. NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE WET NATURE
OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMIT DRIFTING SOMEWHAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-260500-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
359 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BRING DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE GENESEE VALLEY AND THE FINGER LAKES
REGION. AN AREA OF HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES FRIDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 8 TO 10 INCHES BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF FREEZING THROUGH
THIS SNOW EVENT...PRODUCING VERY WET WATER LADEN SNOW. THE SNOW
WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE. NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE WET NATURE
OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMIT DRIFTING SOMEWHAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

HITCHCOCK

652 
WWUS41 KBUF 260328
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1028 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK...

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM OFF THE LONG ISLAND COAST WILL MOVE 
NORTHWEST AND REACH SOUTHEAST NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE STALLING OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND
SLOWLY WEAKENING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-261130-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
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
1028 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BRING DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL REMAIN STEADY AND INTENSIFY
OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK. THE HEAVIEST TOTALS WILL LIKELY
BE FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE 15
TO 30 MPH RANGE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS...RESULTING IN DRASTICALLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. 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>008-261130-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100226T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1028 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY 
SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND AN INCH
PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW. THE 
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
LOWER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE TUG HILL
PLATEAU. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS INTO THE 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE
ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE TUG
HILL.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF FREEZING THROUGH
THIS SNOW EVENT...PRODUCING VERY WET WATER LADEN SNOW. THE SNOW
WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE. NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE WET NATURE
OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMIT DRIFTING SOMEWHAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-261130-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
1028 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BRING DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL REMAIN STEADY AND INTENSIFY
OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE 15
TO 30 MPH RANGE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS...RESULTING IN DRASTICALLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. 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.

&&

$$

TMA

696 
WWUS41 KBUF 260844
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
344 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN NEW YORK
THIS MORNING...

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM OVER CONNECTICUT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN BUT
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK EARLY THIS MORNING AND
TAPER OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON. 

NYZ006>008-260945-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100226T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
344 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

THE HEAVY SNOWS WHICH FELL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAVE
ENDED. ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...WHICH MAY
EVEN MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED.

$$

NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-261645-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
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
344 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL
CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE.

STEADY LIGHT SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING ACROSS THE REGION SINCE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN WORKING
WESTWARD FROM CENTRAL NEW YORK ACROSS THE GENESEE VALLEY EARLY
THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH WESTWARD INTO THE BUFFALO-
NIAGARA REGION BEFORE DAYBREAK. THIS HEAVIER SNOW WILL LAST 2 TO 3
HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE MORNING. 

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES IN AS MANY
HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING...BRINGING STORM TOTALS INTO THE 6 TO 8
INCH RANGE. HIGHER TOTALS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. 

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF
THE DAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY
IN OPEN AREAS...RESULTING IN DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

AGAIN...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH A
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-261645-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
344 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL
CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE.

STEADY LIGHT SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING ACROSS THE REGION SINCE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WORKED INTO THE AREA
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM
EAST TO WEST BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM THIS MORNING.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES IN AS MANY
HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING...BRINGING STORM TOTALS INTO THE 8 TO 12 INCH
RANGE. HIGHER TOTALS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE.

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF
THE DAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY
IN OPEN AREAS...RESULTING IN DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

AGAIN...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH A
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. 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

592 
WWUS41 KBUF 261332
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
832 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010


NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-261445-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100226T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
832 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS BECOME LIGHT AND MORE INTERMITTENT THIS MORNING...
THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH IN MOST AREAS...WITH
1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE FINGER LAKES AND ALONG THE SOUTH
SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO.

$$

HITCHCOCK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1242 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS INTO NEW
ENGLAND...GENERALLY EAST OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION. A MORE
SIGNIFICANT LOW WILL INTENSIFY NEAR LONG ISLAND ON
THURSDAY...REMAINING IN THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY AS IT SLOWLY
SPINS ITSELF OUT. THIS WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO MOST OF
WESTERN NEW YORK...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOW FALLING THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY...WITH SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING WELL INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
WEAK CONVERGENCE IN THE VICINITY OF THE INVERTED TROUGH THAT EXTENDS
FROM CENTRAL NEW YORK TO THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COASTAL LOW IS
GENERATING STEADY...BUT MAINLY LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THIS LIGHT SNOW TO PERSIST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...BUT THE LIGHT NATURE OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH BOUNDARY
LAYER TEMPS NEAR FREEZING WILL GREATLY LIMIT ACCUMS. EXPECT AN INCH
OR LESS IN MOST AREAS...PERHAPS 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN WHERE TEMPS WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 20S.

FARTHER TO THE WEST...VERY LIGHT FLURRIES/SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER
OFF THIS AFTERNOON IN THE GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES LEAVING
CLOUDY SKIES. ACROSS WESTERN NY...A FEW PEAKS OF SUNSHINE HAVE
DEVELOPED. EXPECT THESE TO BE SHORT LIVED WITH STRATOCUMULUS QUICKLY
FILLING IN THE GAPS.

THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT IS PUSHING THROUGH THE MIDWEST EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON WILL DEEPEN AS IT CLOSES OFF OVER THE LOWER OHIO
VALLEY AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF
INCREASING UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENCE AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW AND
INCREASING LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE IN THE VICINITY OF THE ATTENDANT
SURFACE COASTAL LOW WILL CAUSE LIGHT SNOW TO PICK UP ACROSS THE
ENTIRE CWA LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT GENERAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR
LESS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE CWA. STRONG LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON
THURSDAY...MOVING VERY LITTLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS IT GRADUALLY
WEAKENS. THIS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO MOST OF WESTERN NEW
YORK...WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT POSSIBLE IN
SPOTS...WITH THE WORST OF THE STORM EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME HAVE THE HIGHEST CONFIDENCE IN
ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR FROM BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER. EXPECT MOST
PORTIONS OF THE WATCH WILL EVENTUALLY BE UPGRADED TO THE
WARNING...THOUGH UNCERTAINTY IN EXACTLY WHERE THE SURFACE LOW
IMPACTS SNOWFALL AMOUNTS JUST ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE A WARNING AT THIS
TIME.

FOR THE DETAILS...A RATHER CLASSIC DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTHEAST...WITH A DEFINITE SPRING-LIKE
EVOLUTION IN HOW THE LOW STALLS...AS IT GETS CAPTURED BY THE UPPER
LOW. IT STARTS AS A SHORTWAVE TRACKS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES
TODAY...SPURRING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT.
THIS LOW QUICKLY TRACKS UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD...THEN RAPIDLY
INTENSIFIES EAST OF NEW JERSEY ON THURSDAY. MODEL AGREEMENT ON THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS INTENSE LOW IS EXCELLENT...WITH THE 00Z
NAM/UKMET/GFS/EUROPEAN/GEM AS WELL AS MOST PREVIOUS RUNS ALL
ESSENTIALLY AGREEING ON THE ABOVE BASICS. FOR OUR REGION...THE
REMAINING UNCERTAINTY STEMS FROM WHERE THE LOW WILL DEVELOP...NOT
IF.

THURSDAY...WILL START OFF WITH AN INVERTED TROF AXIS EXTENDING BACK
ACROSS THE REGION...RESULTING IN A FAIRLY BROAD AREA OF LIGHT SNOW.
AS THE COASTAL LOW INTENSIFIES...A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL
DEVELOP...EVENTUALLY TRANSPORTING ATLANTIC MOISTURE BACK ACROSS
WESTERN NEW YORK. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...EXPECT SNOW TO COVER THE
ENTIRE REGION...INCREASING IN INTENSITY IN SPOTS.

BY THURSDAY NIGHT...AN INTENSE LOW OF AROUND 980 MB WILL BE SOMEWHERE
NEAR LONG ISLAND...WITH SUBTLE MODEL DIFFERENCES IN THE POSITION OF
THE LOW. THESE SUBTLE DIFFERENCES MATTER FOR OUR REGION...FOR A
COUPLE REASONS. AS LOW-MID LEVEL WARM AIR ADVECTION WRAPS AROUND THE
LOW...A GENERALLY N-NW FLOW SETS UP AT 925 MB. THIS WILL RESULT IN
UPSLOPING SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO...AS TERRAIN GROWS GRADUALLY (OR
SOMETIMES NOT SO) HIGHER SOUTH OF THE LAKE. WIND DIRECTION WILL HAVE
AN IMPACT ON THIS...WITH THE NAM SOLUTION BOTH WEAKER AND MORE NW
THAN THE GFS...THUS IMPLYING SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT UPSLOPING. A
SECOND...AND PERHAPS MORE SIGNIFICANT FEATURE WHICH WILL BE HARD TO
PIN DOWN FOR SOME TIME IS THE INTERACTION WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
AS OF THIS MORNING...A FRONT SITS ACROSS EASTERN ONTARIO. THIS FRONT
WILL EVENTUALLY INTERACT WITH THE INTENSIFYING LOW...RESULTING IN A
MESO-SCALE ENHANCEMENT OF SNOWFALL. THE POSITION OF THIS WILL IMPACT
WHERE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLS...AND SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE LOW IMPACT THIS...THUS THERE IS MORE UNCERTAINTY IN THIS
ASPECT THAN THE UPSLOPING. THIS SAID...ABSENT OF THESE TWO
ENHANCEMENTS...A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS STILL EXPECTED. AREAS VOID
OF ENHANCEMENT WILL STILL BE MARGINAL TO WARNING CRITERIA.

ON FRIDAY...A GOOD MODEL CONSENSUS SUGGESTS THE LOW WILL BOTH WEAKEN
AND DRIFT EAST. IN EASTERN PORTIONS...EXPECT THE LOW LEVEL JET TO
WEAKEN...WITH PRECIPITATION TAPERING OFF. IN WESTERN
PORTIONS...EXPECT SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THE DAY...THOUGH
SNOWFALL RATES SHOULD START TO DROP OFF LATE IN THE DAY.

OTHER ASPECTS...WINDS WILL BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS STORM...WITH THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. THERE IS SOME MODEL DISAGREEMENT ON HOW STRONG WINDS WILL
BE...WITH THE GFS RUNNING STRONGER THAN THE NAM. USE BLEND HEDGED
TOWARDS STRONGER GFS...WITH 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS EXPECTED IN MOST
SPOTS DURING THIS TIME. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
ALSO...MAY MIX WITH RAIN OR SLEET AT TIMES EAST OF ROCHESTER
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WARM AIR WRAPS AROUND THE SYSTEM.
DO NOT EXPECT PRECIPITATION TYPE TO BE AN ISSUE IN WESTERN PORTIONS.

SUMMARY BY REGION...

NORTHWESTERN NEW YORK INCLUDING BUFFALO-ROCHESTER...THIS REGION IS
THE MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS...AS UPSLOPING
ENHANCES LIFT IN SPOTS...WITH MESOSCALE ENHANCEMENTS POSSIBLE.
WHILE THE BUFFALO/ROCHESTER AREAS ARE NOT THE MOST FAVORABLE
UPSLOPE LOCATIONS...THIS WILL LIKELY BE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT FOR
BOTH METRO AREAS. EXPECT TRAVEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT IN SPOTS
THURSDAY...LASTING WELL INTO FRIDAY...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOW
FALLING THURSDAY NIGHT.

SOUTHERN TIER...EXPECT SLIGHTLY LESSER SNOWFALL TOTALS THEN TO THE
NORTH AS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN TIER WILL BE SHADOWED SOMEWHAT.
EVEN WITH DOWNSLOPING...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR WARNING SNOWFALL
IN ALL LOCATIONS. THE EXCEPTION IS LOCATIONS ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA
RIDGE...WHERE UPSLOPING IN A NORTHWEST FLOW WILL LIKELY ENHANCE
SNOWFALL TOTALS. EXPECT TRAVEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT IN SPOTS
THURSDAY...LASTING WELL INTO FRIDAY...WITH THE STEADIEST SNOW
FALLING THURSDAY NIGHT.

FINGER LAKES REGION...PERHAPS THE MOST UNCERTAINTY HERE...AS IT IS
UNCERTAIN IF THIS REGION WILL REMAIN IN WRAP AROUND MOISTURE
FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWS ARE STILL LIKELY...WITH LOCATIONS THAT
UPSLOPE ON A NORTHERLY FLOW ALSO SEEING SOME ENHANCEMENT. MAY
SNEAK INTO THE HIGHER END STORM TOTALS DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF
THE LOW. EXPECT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO FALL THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...EXPECT THE EVENT TO END EARLIER HERE...WITH
POTENTIALLY A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION HOLDING STORM TOTALS
DOWN IN SPOTS. EXPECT MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO FALL THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY EVENING...THEN TAPERING OFF AS DYNAMICS SHIFT WEST. THIS
SAID...STILL EXPECT SOLID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POSSIBLY MEETING
WARNING CRITERIA.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...THE UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ACROSS NEW
ENGLAND...WITH A MOIST NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUING FRIDAY NIGHT.
EXPECT THE ROTATION OF DISTURBANCES AROUND THE UPPER LOW TO SPUR
FURTHER PERIODS OF SNOW. AT THIS TIME...EXPECT THESE PERIODS OF SNOW
TO BE LESS SIGNIFICANT...BUT STILL ENOUGH TO BRING A FEW INCHES
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. AT THIS FAR OUT...HAVE LOW CONFIDENCE IN
MODEL ABILITY TO TIME THESE WAVES...SO OPT FOR A BIT MORE GENERIC
WORDING THIS FAR OUT...THOUGH ACCUMULATING SNOW IS STILL LIKELY AT
TIMES.

A SIMILAR SITUATION FOR SATURDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE...THOUGH NOT EXPECTED IN ALL LOCATIONS...AS DISTURBANCES
CONTINUE TO PIVOT AROUND THE LOW. BEYOND THIS...THE REGION REMAINS
IN A CYCLONIC FLOW...THOUGH THE LOW WILL BE WEAKER...THUS EVOLVING
INTO A MORE SNOW SHOWERY REGIME...THOUGH COVERAGE OF SNOW SHOWERS
SHOULD BE FAIRLY DECENT. STILL...A MOIST AND COOL PATTERN...WITH
SOME LOCALIZED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS STILL POSSIBLE.

LOOKING INTO NEXT WEEK...NO CHANGES MADE TO PREVIOUS FORECAST. UPPER
LOW GRADUALLY EXITS TO THE EAST THROUGH TUESDAY. WHILE NO
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS ARE FORESEEN DURING THIS TIME...BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE OF LONG ISLAND WILL WEAKEN THROUGH
THIS EVENING. A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE
ONTARIO REGION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE
TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE COASTAL LOW CONTINUES TO
WEAKEN. EXPECT WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO TO
SLOWLY IMPROVE TO MVFR THIS EVENING...BEFORE DETERIORATING BACK TO
IFR AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS MORE LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPS OVER
THE REGION.

FARTHER WEST...SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES AND GENESEE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT
WIDESPREAD MVFR CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE TO VFR BY LATE AFTERNOON OR
EARLY EVENING. EVEN FARTHER WEST...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL
ACROSS WESTERN NY IN THE KBUF-KIAG CORRIDOR THROUGH THIS EVENING.
ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER INCLUDING KJHW EXPECT MVFR CIGS TO
SCATTER OUT BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING WITH A RETURN TO VFR.

WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NY BY
LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY. CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY HIGH WITH THE
TIMING OF THE ONSET OF SNOWFALL WITH GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT. EXPECT
CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE TO IFR BETWEEN 10Z-13Z ACROSS ALL OF THE
AREA. SNOW SHOULD GENERALLY BE LIGHT THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY WITH
VSBY IN THE 3/4SM TO 2SM RANGE. THE HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN VSBY MAY DROP BELOW AIRFIELD MINIMUMS AT
TIMES.

OUTLOOK...
THURSDAY NIGHT...WIDESPREAD IFR WITH SNOW. CONDITIONS MAY DROP BELOW
AIRFIELD MINIMUMS AT TIMES.
FRIDAY...IFR IMPROVING TO MVFR DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SNOW
DIMINISHING.
SATURDAY...PERIODS OF IFR IN SNOW.
SUNDAY...MVFR WITH AREAS OF IFR IN LIGHT SNOW.
MONDAY...VFR/MVFR WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.

&&

.MARINE...
THROUGH TONIGHT...ALL IS QUIET ON THE WATERS. AFTER THIS...EXPECT AT
LEAST A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...OR PERHAPS A GALE WARNING WILL BE
NEEDED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...AS STRONG LOW
PRESSURE BACKS TOWARDS THE REGION. SOME UNCERTAINTY HERE...AS MODELS
DIFFER ON WINDS ACROSS THE LAKES...HOWEVER DID NOTE 00Z RUN OF THE
GFS DOES PUT EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO VERY CLOSE TO GALE IF THAT WERE TO
VERIFY. WILL HOLD OFF ON A GALE WATCH AT THIS TIME...BUT GALES
CANNOT BE RULED OUT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY...THOUGH A DECENT GRADIENT ACROSS LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN
ONTARIO WILL REMAIN INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
     NIGHT FOR NYZ006>008.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...APFFEL
NEAR TERM...HITCHCOCK/TJP
SHORT TERM...APFFEL
LONG TERM...APFFEL/THOMAS
AVIATION...HITCHCOCK
MARINE...APFFEL/TJP

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
420 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

NYZ006>008-250930-
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
420 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-250930-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
420 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

LEZ020-040-041-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-250930-
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-
420 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF GALES ON THURSDAY NIGHT...DEPENDING ON THE
TRACK AND EVOLUTION OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING
NEAR LONG ISLAND ON THURSDAY.

.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