Winter Storm Watch 3, NWS Buffalo, NY

472 
WWUS41 KBUF 240328
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1028 PM EST WED FEB 23 2011

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-241130-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0003.110225T0900Z-110225T2300Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1028 PM EST WED FEB 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK.

* TIMING...FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MID AFTERNOON.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY WET SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH BACKING TO NORTH DURING FRIDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT FIRST...FALLING SLOWLY INTO 
  THE 20S.

* IMPACTS...A SLOW FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH SOUTHERN TIER TO FINGER LAKES...
  LOW TO MEDIUM BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER AND NORTH COUNTRY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

RSH

161 
WWUS41 KBUF 240842
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
342 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-241645-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0003.110225T0900Z-110225T2300Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
342 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011

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

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

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK.

* TIMING...FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MID AFTERNOON.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY WET SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING
  TO 15 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER
  SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT FIRST...FALLING SLOWLY INTO 
  THE 20S. 

* IMPACTS...A SLOW FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN SOME LOCATIONS IN THE
  WATCH AREA RECEIVING UP TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. SOME UNCERTAINTY
  REMAINS AS TO WHERE THE AXIS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL FALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

APFFEL

389 
WWUS41 KBUF 241826
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
126 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-250230-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0003.110225T0900Z-110225T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0004.110225T0800Z-110225T2200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
126 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK.

* TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY WET SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...GREATEST OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW.
  INCREASING BLOWING SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT FIRST...FALLING SLOWLY INTO 
  THE 20S. 

* IMPACTS...MAJOR IMPACT ON BOTH MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES.
  COMMUTE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE 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.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.

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>008-250230-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0003.110225T0900Z-110225T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0004.110225T1100Z-110226T0200Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...
LOWVILLE
126 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW YORK.

* TIMING...FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY WET SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 6 TO 10 INCHES...LEAST OVER ST.
  LAWRENCE VALLEY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITIES...TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER 
  SNOW. 

* TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT FIRST...FALLING SLOWLY INTO 
  THE 20S. 

* IMPACTS...MAJOR IMPACTS ON BOTH MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE 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.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.

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.

&&

$$

WCH/SFM