Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Warnings in 2012
Lake Effect Snow Warning 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow warning at Jan 1, 2012, 4:23 AM EST for 13 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 1, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 45 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2012, 4:23 AM EST (09:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 3:44 PM EST
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 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
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 445 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
115 WWUS41 KBUF 010923 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 423 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 NYZ010-011-011730- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0008.120102T0000Z-120102T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0001.120102T0000Z-120102T1700Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 423 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...GENESEE AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT AND 1 TO 3 INCHES MONDAY... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES FROM HEAVY SNOW AS WELL AS BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30 TONIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 30 MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-011730- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0008.120102T0300Z-120103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0001.120102T0300Z-120103T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 423 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY TO THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES MONDAY...5 TO 9 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 11 TO 22 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID 20S OVERNIGHT. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S MONDAY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE MONDAY NIGHT. BETWEEN 5 AND 10 ABOVE TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS FROM BUFFALO THE TO PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE WILL BE SEVERELY RESTRICTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NYZ006>008-011730- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0008.120102T0300Z-120103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0001.120102T0300Z-120103T1500Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 423 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION AND TUG HILL PLATEAU. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT...5 TO 10 INCHES MONDAY...5 TO 9 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 23 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30 OVERNIGHT. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S MONDAY. LOWS 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO MONDAY NIGHT. BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 5 ABOVE ZERO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 81 AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS WILL BE SEVERELY RESTRICTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$
10 follow-up statements
837 WWUS41 KBUF 011421 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 921 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 NYZ010-011-012230- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.120102T0000Z-120102T1700Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 921 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DOWNTOWN BUFFALO TO BATAVIA. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT AND 1 TO 3 INCHES MONDAY MORNING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30 TONIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 30 MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-012230- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.120102T0300Z-120103T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 921 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES MONDAY...5 TO 9 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID 20S OVERNIGHT. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S MONDAY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE MONDAY NIGHT. BETWEEN 5 AND 10 ABOVE TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS FROM HAMBURG TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NYZ006>008-012230- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.120102T0300Z-120103T1500Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 921 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION AND TUG HILL PLATEAU. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT...5 TO 10 INCHES MONDAY...5 TO 9 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30 OVERNIGHT. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S MONDAY. LOWS 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO MONDAY NIGHT. BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 5 ABOVE ZERO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 81 AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ HITCHCOCK
212 WWUS41 KBUF 012102 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 402 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 NYZ010-011-020515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.120102T0000Z-120102T1700Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 402 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DOWNTOWN BUFFALO TO BATAVIA. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT AND 2 TO 3 INCHES EARLY MONDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS WELL SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND BATAVIA. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-020515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.120102T0300Z-120103T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 402 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT...6 TO 10 INCHES MONDAY...6 TO 12 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF A FOOT AND A HALF TO TWO FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S OVERNIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 30 MONDAY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE MONDAY NIGHT. BETWEEN 5 AND 10 ABOVE TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS FROM HAMBURG TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NYZ006>008-020515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.120102T0300Z-120103T1500Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 402 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION AND TUG HILL PLATEAU. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT...10 TO 20 INCHES MONDAY...5 TO 10 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY. STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET IN PERSISTENT BANDS WITH AROUND 3 FEET ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30 OVERNIGHT. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S MONDAY. LOWS 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO MONDAY NIGHT. BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 5 ABOVE ZERO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 81 AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NYZ003>005-014-020515- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0001.120102T2300Z-120103T2300Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 402 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT AND 5 TO 8 INCHES TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. GREATEST AMOUNTS LIKELY EAST OF ROCHESTER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE MONDAY NIGHT. HIGHS 10 TO 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MODERATE. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. ONLY A SMALL CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION CAN MOVE THE LOCATION OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ HITCHCOCK
288 WWUS41 KBUF 020334 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1034 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 NYZ010-011-021145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T1700Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 1034 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DOWNTOWN BUFFALO TO BATAVIA. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 2 TO 3 INCHES EARLY MONDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND BATAVIA. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-021145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1034 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT...6 TO 10 INCHES MONDAY...6 TO 12 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF A FOOT AND A HALF TO TWO FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID 20S OVERNIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 30 MONDAY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE MONDAY NIGHT. BETWEEN 5 AND 10 ABOVE TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS FROM HAMBURG TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NYZ006>008-021145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1034 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION AND TUG HILL PLATEAU. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT...10 TO 20 INCHES MONDAY...5 TO 10 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET IN PERSISTENT BANDS WITH AROUND 3 FEET ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30 OVERNIGHT. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S MONDAY. LOWS 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO MONDAY NIGHT. BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 5 ABOVE ZERO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 81 AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NYZ003>005-014-021145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0001.120102T2300Z-120103T2300Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 1034 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT AND 5 TO 9 INCHES TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS LIKELY EAST OF ROCHESTER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE MONDAY NIGHT. HIGHS 10 TO 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MODERATE. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. ONLY A SMALL CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION CAN MOVE THE LOCATION OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ HITCHCOCK/JJR
160 WWUS41 KBUF 020912 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 412 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 NYZ010-011-021015- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T1700Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 412 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. $$ NYZ003>005-014-021715- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0001.120102T2300Z-120103T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0001.120102T2300Z-120103T2300Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 412 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA...WAYNE...MONROE AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT AND 3 TO 6 INCHES TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS ...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. HIGHS 15 TO 20 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND THE VERY FLUFFY NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE VARY QUICKLY...AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THE VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL BE BLOWN EASILY ON THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BLOWING SNOW. ROUTES 104...31...AND THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY WILL BE SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-021715- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 412 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM...6 TO 11 INCHES TODAY...6 TO 11 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 THROUGH 6 AM. HIGHS AROUND 30 TODAY. LOWS 10 TO 15 TONIGHT. BETWEEN 10 AND 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS FROM HAMBURG TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NYZ006>008-021715- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 412 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION AND TUG HILL PLATEAU. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM...11 TO 21 INCHES TODAY...5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT...AND UP TO 2 INCHES TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S THROUGH 6 AM. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TODAY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE TONIGHT. BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 ABOVE TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 81 AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$
975 WWUS41 KBUF 021529 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1029 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 NYZ012-019>021-085-022330- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1029 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN INLAND FROM LAKE ERIE. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES TODAY...6 TO 10 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. STORM TOTALS OF UP TO 2 FEET WHERE SNOW PERSISTS THE LONGEST OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AROUND 30 TODAY. LOWS 10 TO 15 TONIGHT. BETWEEN 10 AND 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. TRAVEL ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE INLAND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NYZ003>005-014-022330- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.120102T2300Z-120103T2300Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 1029 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA...WAYNE...MONROE AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM THE EASTERN SUBURBS OF ROCHESTER EAST ACROSS WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT AND 3 TO 6 INCHES TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS NORTHWEST ...15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. HIGHS 15 TO 20 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND THE VERY FLUFFY NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE VARY QUICKLY...AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THE VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL BE BLOWN EASILY ON THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BLOWING SNOW. ROUTES 104...31...AND THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY BETWEEN ROCHESTER AND SYRACUSE WILL BE SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NYZ006>008-022330- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1029 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION AND TUG HILL PLATEAU. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES TODAY...5 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...AND UP TO 2 INCHES TUESDAY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TODAY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE TONIGHT. BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 ABOVE TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 81 AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ HITCHCOCK
930 WWUS41 KBUF 022053 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 353 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 NYZ012-030500- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1800Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 353 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN INLAND FROM LAKE ERIE. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 10 ABOVE TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019-020-085-030500- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 353 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN INLAND FROM LAKE ERIE. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 10 TO 15 TONIGHT. HIGHS 10 TO 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. TRAVEL ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT...ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE INLAND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NYZ006-030500- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 353 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION AND TUG HILL PLATEAU. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 5 TO 15 ABOVE TONIGHT. HIGHS 10 TO 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 81 AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ003>005-014-030500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.120102T2300Z-120103T2300Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 353 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA...WAYNE...MONROE AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM THE EASTERN SUBURBS OF ROCHESTER EAST ACROSS WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT AND 4 TO 7 INCHES TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS NORTHWEST 15 ...TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 10 TO 15 TONIGHT. HIGHS 10 TO 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND THE VERY FLUFFY NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE VARY QUICKLY...AT A RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THE VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL BE BLOWN EASILY ON THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BLOWING SNOW. ROUTES 104...31...AND THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY BETWEEN ROCHESTER AND SYRACUSE WILL BE SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NYZ021-030500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 353 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN INLAND FROM LAKE ERIE. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. BETWEEN 10 AND 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-008-030500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 353 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION AND TUG HILL PLATEAU. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT...WELL SOUTH OF WATERTOWN. AN INCH OR LESS TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE TONIGHT. BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 ABOVE TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 81 AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NYZ001-002-011-030500- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0001.120102T2053Z-120103T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BATAVIA 353 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...ESPECIALLY AREAS NORTHEAST OF BUFFALO. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. BETWEEN 10 AND 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THE FLUFFY NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN EASILY...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ013-030500- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0001.120102T2053Z-120103T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 353 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. HIGHS 10 TO 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THE FLUFFY NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN EASILY...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
656 WWUS41 KBUF 030240 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 940 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 NYZ007-008-030345- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 940 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS HAVE EXITED THE REGION AND WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. WHILE SOME LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS COULD STILL PRODUCE ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION...SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE UNLIKELY. THEREFORE...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NYZ003>005-014-031100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 940 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA...WAYNE...MONROE AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM THE EASTERN SUBURBS OF ROCHESTER EAST ACROSS WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS OVERNIGHT...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 10 TO 15 TONIGHT. HIGHS 10 TO 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW. THE VERY FLUFFY NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS...WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT BANDS. THE VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL BE BLOWN EASILY ON THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BLOWING SNOW. ROUTES 104...31...AND THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY BETWEEN ROCHESTER AND SYRACUSE WILL BE SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NYZ021-031100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 940 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. BETWEEN 10 AND 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ012-031100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1800Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 940 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 10 ABOVE TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NYZ019-020-085-031100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 940 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS...AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN INLAND FROM LAKE ERIE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 10 TO 15 TONIGHT. HIGHS 10 TO 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. TRAVEL ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT...ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE INLAND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-031100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 940 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION AND TUG HILL PLATEAU. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 5 TO 15 ABOVE TONIGHT. HIGHS 10 TO 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 81 AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NYZ001-002-011-031100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BATAVIA 940 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...ESPECIALLY AREAS WELL NORTHEAST OF BUFFALO. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. BETWEEN 10 AND 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ013-031100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 940 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. HIGHS 10 TO 15 TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
008 WWUS41 KBUF 030900 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 400 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 NYZ003>005-014-031700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 400 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA...WAYNE...MONROE AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER WESTERN OSWEGO EASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH THROUGH 6 AM AND 2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE IN WESTERN OSWEGO TO EASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...BETWEEN 15 AND 20 THROUGH 6 AM. HIGHS AROUND 15 TODAY. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW. THE VERY FLUFFY NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS...WITH RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT BANDS. THE VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL BE BLOWN EASILY ON THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BLOWING SNOW. ROUTES 104...31...AND THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY BETWEEN ROCHESTER AND SYRACUSE WILL BE SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NYZ021-031500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 400 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS THROUGH 6 AM AND UP TO 4 INCHES THIS MORNING IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 15 THROUGH 6 AM. BETWEEN 10 AND 15 THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NYZ012-031700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1800Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 400 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH THROUGH 6 AM AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...BETWEEN 10 AND 15 THROUGH 6 AM. HIGHS 10 TO 15 TODAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019-020-085-031700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 400 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS...AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM AND 2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...BETWEEN 15 AND 20 THROUGH 6 AM. HIGHS AROUND 15 TODAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. TRAVEL ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT...ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE INLAND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NYZ006-031700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 400 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION AND TUG HILL PLATEAU. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH THROUGH 6 AM AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...BETWEEN 10 AND 20 THROUGH 6 AM. HIGHS 10 TO 15 TODAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 81 AND ADJACENT ROADWAYS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-011-031500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BATAVIA 400 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...ESPECIALLY AREAS WELL NORTHEAST OF BUFFALO. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS THROUGH 6 AM AND AROUND AN INCH THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 15 THROUGH 6 AM. BETWEEN 10 AND 15 THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NYZ013-031700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 400 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH THROUGH 6 AM AND AROUND AN INCH TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...BETWEEN 15 AND 20 THROUGH 6 AM. HIGHS AROUND 15 TODAY. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$
548 WWUS41 KBUF 031454 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 954 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 NYZ003-014-085-031600- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ MONROE-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...CANANDAIGUA... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 954 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THOUGH SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WITHIN THE WARNED AREA TODAY WILL TOTAL ONE TO THREE INCHES. $$ NYZ012-031600- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1800Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 954 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW TODAY WILL AVERAGE AN INCH OR LESS. $$ NYZ021-031600- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 954 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW TODAY WILL AVERAGE AN INCH OR LESS. $$ NYZ001-002-011-031600- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BATAVIA 954 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. ADDITIONAL SNOW TODAY RANGING FROM AROUND TWO INCHES ACROSS NIAGARA COUNTY...AND AN INCH OR LESS TOWARDS GENESEE COUNTY. $$ NYZ013-031600- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 954 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AN INCH OR LESS TODAY. $$ NYZ004-005-032300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 954 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND WAYNE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AROUND 15 TODAY. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW. THE VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL BE BLOWN EASILY ON NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019-020-032300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 954 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH NEAR THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS 10 TO 15 TODAY. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW. THE VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL BE BLOWN EASILY ON NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NYZ006-032300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 954 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS 10 TO 15 TODAY. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW. THE VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL BE BLOWN EASILY ON NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ THOMAS
955 WWUS41 KBUF 032044 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 344 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 NYZ004>006-019-020-032145- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 344 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN INTO THE OVERNIGHT...WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE...AND ACROSS NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES. $$ THOMAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:33 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Monroe and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 1, 4:33 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 9 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 1, 5:11 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie | 17 hr |
| Jan 1, 4:02 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | BUF | Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne | 12 hr |
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Lake Effect Snow Warnings in New York, 2012Every lake effect snow warning in 2012
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.