Alert archive / New York / Winter Weather Advisories in 2012
Winter Weather Advisory 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter weather advisory at Jan 11, 2012, 4:07 AM EST for Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It took effect at Jan 11, 2012, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2012, 4:07 AM EST (09:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2012, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2012, 9:48 AM EST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 205 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1315 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
253 WWUS41 KBUF 110907 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 407 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012 NYZ006>008-111715- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.120112T0900Z-120112T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 407 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF LEWIS COUNTY AND AREAS OF JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES INLAND FROM LAKE ONTARIO. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATING LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OVERNIGHT AND UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. IN ADDITION...SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT AND 1 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH * IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK WITH LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON UNTREATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. IN ADDITION UNTREATED WALKWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. THE ADDITION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL INCREASE THE HAZARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$
10 follow-up statements
009 WWUS41 KBUF 111450 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 950 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012 NYZ006>008-112300- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.120112T0900Z-120112T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 950 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF LEWIS COUNTY AND AREAS OF JEFFERSON AND OSWEGO COUNTIES INLAND FROM LAKE ONTARIO. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATING LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OVERNIGHT AND UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. IN ADDITION...SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND 1 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK WITH LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON UNTREATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. IN ADDITION UNTREATED WALKWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. THE ADDITION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL INCREASE THE HAZARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ THOMAS
821 WWUS41 KBUF 112114 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 414 PM EST WED JAN 11 2012 NYZ006>008-120515- /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.120112T0300Z-120112T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 414 PM EST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF LEWIS COUNTY AND AREAS OF JEFFERSON AND OSWEGO COUNTIES INLAND FROM LAKE ONTARIO. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATING UP TO 2 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS THURSDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF SNOW AND SLEET OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK WITH LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON UNTREATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. IN ADDITION UNTREATED WALKWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. THE ADDITION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL INCREASE THE HAZARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ THOMAS
460 WWUS41 KBUF 120305 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1005 PM EST WED JAN 11 2012 NYZ007-008-121115- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120112T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1005 PM EST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS NEAR THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. GREATEST ICE AMOUNTS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF JEFFERSON AND FAR NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT AND 3 TO 5 INCHES THURSDAY. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OVERNIGHT AND UP TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH THURSDAY. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK WITH LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION UNTREATED WALKWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. THE ADDITION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL INCREASE THE HAZARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-121115- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120112T1800Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1005 PM EST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OVERNIGHT AND UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK WITH LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION UNTREATED WALKWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ HITCHCOCK
693 WWUS41 KBUF 120935 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 435 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 NYZ006-121745- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120112T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T1200Z-120114T0000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 435 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK WITH LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION UNTREATED WALKWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-121745- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T0900Z-120114T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 435 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES....MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING THROUGH THE 20S ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK WITH LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION UNTREATED WALKWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-121745- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T1200Z-120114T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 435 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES....MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK WITH LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION UNTREATED WALKWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-008-121745- /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120114T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 435 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS NEAR THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. GREATEST ICE AMOUNTS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF JEFFERSON AND FAR NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE NORTH OF WATERTOWN ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH TODAY...AND LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS TONIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK WITH LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION UNTREATED WALKWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. THE ADDITION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL INCREASE THE HAZARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$
973 WWUS41 KBUF 121148 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 648 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 NYZ007-008-122000- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120114T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 648 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. GREATEST ICE AMOUNTS NEAR THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH TODAY AND LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS TONIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS TODAY WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS BECOMING ICY AND TREACHEROUS. THERE COULD BE SOME SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES IN THE THOUSAND ISLANDS AREA. SNOW LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED SLICK ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. THE ADDITION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL INCREASE THE HAZARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-122000- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T0900Z-120114T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 648 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...COULD LOWER TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING THROUGH THE 20S ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK WITH LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION UNTREATED WALKWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ003>006-013-014-122000- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T1200Z-120114T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 648 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK WITH LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION UNTREATED WALKWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ RSH
656 WWUS41 KBUF 121504 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1004 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 NYZ007-122315- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.IS.W.0001.120112T1504Z-120112T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T0900Z-120114T0000Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 1004 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF INCH OR MORE. SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS THROUGH TONIGHT... AND 3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS BECOMING ICE COVERED AND VERY TREACHEROUS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. THERE COULD BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES IN THE THOUSAND ISLANDS AREA. SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED SLICK ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. THE ADDITION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL INCREASE THE HAZARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. YOU SHOULD CONSIDER POSTPONING ANY TRAVEL. IF DRIVING IS UNAVOIDABLE, USE EXTREME CAUTION, AND CARRY A WINTER EMERGENCY KIT IN CASE YOU ARE STRANDED. ROADS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 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. && $$ NYZ008-122315- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120114T0000Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 1004 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS TODAY...AN INCH OR LESS TONIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY EVENING. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH TODAY AND LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS TODAY WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS BECOMING ICY AND TREACHEROUS. THERE COULD BE SOME SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES IN THE THOUSAND ISLANDS AREA. SNOW LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED SLICK ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. THE ADDITION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL INCREASE THE HAZARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-122315- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T0900Z-120114T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1004 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES.... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S OVERNIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 30 FRIDAY. IN THE MID 20S FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK WITH LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION UNTREATED WALKWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ003>006-013-014-122315- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T1200Z-120114T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 1004 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK WITH LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION UNTREATED WALKWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ TMA
783 WWUS41 KBUF 122100 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 400 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 NYZ007-130500- /O.CAN.KBUF.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120112T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120112T2100Z-120113T2100Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 400 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS REPLACED AN ICE STORM WARNING WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY NEAR THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY THIS EVENING. SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT. SNOW FRIDAY...WITH BLOWING SNOW BY AFTERNOON...AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATION LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. SNOW ACCUMULATING 4-8 INCHES ON FRIDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY TOWARD THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES....NEARING ZERO AT TIMES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS WILL RESULT IN UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS BECOMING ICE COVERED AND VERY TREACHEROUS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. THERE COULD BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES IN THE THOUSAND ISLANDS AREA. SNOW FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED SLICK ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. THE ADDITION OF SNOWFALL ON TOP OF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL INCREASE THE HAZARD. BLOWING SNOW MAY CREATE SOME WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. 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. && $$ NYZ008-130500- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 400 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CONTINUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * HAZARDS...SOME FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY...WITH HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATION LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS TONIGHT...4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES....NEARING ZERO AT TIMES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-130500- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T0600Z-120113T2100Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 400 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CONTINUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVER ALL OF WESTERN NY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...WITH BLOWING SNOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH LAKE EFFECT TAKING HOLD OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTH OF BUFFALO TO THE PENNSYLVANIA BORDER FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * HAZARDS...SNOW LATE TONIGHT...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON FRIDAY...AND HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES OVERNIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES....NEARING ZERO AT TIMES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-130500- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T1200Z-120113T2100Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 400 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CONTINUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY...AND HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES....NEARING ZERO AT TIMES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-130500- /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T0900Z-120114T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 400 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CONTINUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVER ALL OF WESTERN NY TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...WITH BLOWING SNOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...SNOW LATE TONIGHT...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON FRIDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS LATE TONIGHT...3 TO 6 INCHES FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES....NEARING ZERO AT TIMES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-130500- /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T0600Z-120114T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 400 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVER ALL OF WESTERN NY TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...WITH BLOWING SNOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...SNOW LATE TONIGHT...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON FRIDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH SO LATE TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES....NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ021-130500- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T0900Z-120114T0000Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 400 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY COUNTY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVER ALL OF WESTERN NY TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...WITH BLOWING SNOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WITH LAKE EFFECT CONTINUING OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW LATE TONIGHT...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON FRIDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUST TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES....NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ THOMAS/TMA/ZAFF
803 WWUS41 KBUF 130332 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1032 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 NYZ007-131145- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 1032 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY. LOCALIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES ON FRIDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY TOWARD THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES....NEARING ZERO AT TIMES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW MAY CREATE SOME WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ008-131145- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 1032 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * HAZARDS...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY...WITH LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES....NEARING ZERO AT TIMES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW MAY CREATE SOME WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 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. && $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-131145- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T0600Z-120113T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1032 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...AND LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OVERNIGHT...3 TO 6 INCHES FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES....NEARING ZERO AT TIMES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. A BURST OF MODERATE SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN A VERY DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-131145- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T1200Z-120113T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1032 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. * HAZARDS...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY...LOCALIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES FRIDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES....NEARING ZERO AT TIMES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 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. && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-021-131145- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T0900Z-120114T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 1032 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS LATE TONIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES....NEARING ZERO AT TIMES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. A BURST OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW NEAR DAYBREAK FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN A VERY DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-131145- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T0600Z-120114T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 1032 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN INCH LATE TONIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES....NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. A BURST OF MODERATE SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN A VERY DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ HITCHCOCK
298 WWUS41 KBUF 130834 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 334 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 NYZ012-085-131645- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 334 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY...5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT...AND UP TO 2 INCHES SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. A BURST OF MODERATE SNOW THIS MORNING WILL RESULT IN A VERY DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 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. && $$ NYZ019-020-131645- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 334 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES TODAY... 5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. A BURST OF MODERATE SNOW THIS MORNING WILL RESULT IN A VERY DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 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. && $$ NYZ007-131645- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 334 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT... AND AN INCH OR LESS SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON THE TUG HILL AND NORTH OF WATERTOWN. * VISIBILITIES....MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW MAY CREATE SOME WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ008-131645- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 334 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON THE TUG HILL. * VISIBILITIES....MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW MAY CREATE SOME WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-131645- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T1200Z-120113T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 334 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT... AND 1 TO 2 INCHES SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-021-131645- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.120113T0900Z-120114T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 334 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS THROUGH 6 AM...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITIES....MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. A BURST OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW NEAR DAYBREAK FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN A VERY DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-131645- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120114T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 334 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. A BURST OF MODERATE SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN A VERY DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$
243 WWUS41 KBUF 131448 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 NYZ006-007-132300- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0001.120113T1448Z-120114T0900Z/ /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN 948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT. STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE AROUND 30 TODAY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TODAY AND LAKE ENHANCED SNOW TONIGHT ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIVING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 81 CORRIDOR. 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. && $$ NYZ008-132300- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0001.120113T1448Z-120114T0900Z/ /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT. STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE AROUND 30 TODAY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TODAY AND LAKE ENHANCED SNOW TONIGHT ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIVING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 81 CORRIDOR. 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. && $$ NYZ012-085-132300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...WIDESPREAD SNOW TODAY. LOCALIZED HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY...5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT IN PERSISTENT BANDS...AND UP TO 2 INCHES SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD TODAY THEN BECOME MORE LOCALIZED TONIGHT AS SNOW TRANSITIONS TO LAKE EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 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. && $$ NYZ019-020-132300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...WIDESPREAD SNOW TODAY...THEN LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT MAINLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...5 TO 9 INCHES TONIGHT ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD TODAY THEN BECOME MORE LOCALIZED TONIGHT AS SNOW TRANSITIONS TO LAKE EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 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>005-013-014-021-132300- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120114T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY AND AN INCH OR LESS TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES....NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-132300- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120114T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY AND AN INCH OR LESS TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES....NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ HITCHCOCK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter weather advisory went out at Jan 11, 3:18 AM EST, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 3:18 AM EST, 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 318 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM QUEBEC TO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE EAST TODAY AND BRING SOME SUNSHINE AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TO OUR REGION. LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH A MIX OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION LIKELY EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. COLDER AIR FOLLOWING THE LOW WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOWS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM QUEBEC TO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER THROUGH TODAY. INITIALLY...MID LEVEL CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING. AS A RESULT...MOST AREAS WEST OF THE NORTHERN FINGER LAKES AND NORTH COUNTRY SHOULD SEE MAINLY CLEAR SKIES BY 12Z...WHILE CLOUDS LINGER OVER THE NORTH COUNTRY THROUGH MID MORNING. THE INCREASE IN SUNSHINE AND PREDOMINANT SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO THE LOWER AND MID 40S TODAY...WITH MID AND UPPER 30S EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY DUE TO CLOUDS LINGERING A BIT LONGER. LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LOW WILL LIFT NORTH TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY. THE CLOUDS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON...BUT STILL LOOKS LIKE THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE RAIN SHIELD WILL STAY MAINLY SOUTH OF THE NEW YORK/PA STATE LINE. TONIGHT...THE FOCUS WILL BE ON THE SURFACE LOW AS IT CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTH ACROSS OHIO AND APPROACHES LAKE ERIE BY 12Z THURSDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A 50 TO 60 KNOT LOW LEVEL JET SURGING AHEAD OF THE SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTH ACROSS NEW YORK STATE AND TRANSPORT INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WEST ACROSS OUR CWA. WHILE THE STEADIEST PCPN IS FORECAST TO REMAIN SOUTHEAST OF OUR AREA TONIGHT...BASIN AVERAGE QPF IS EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 0.25 AND 0.50 INCH. THE LATEST TEMPERATURE PROFILES SUGGEST THAT MOST OF THE PCPN WILL FALL AS RAIN...EXCEPT ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY WHERE BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY STAY COLD ENOUGH FOR A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. AS A RESULT...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING LONGER...INCREASING THE THREAT FOR ICING. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... PLENTY OF WEATHER TO DEAL WITH DURING THIS PERIOD OF THE FORECAST. FIRST OFF...WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE COMPLEX SOUTHERN STREAM UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TRACKING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...REACHING THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CONSENSUS OF SHORT TERM MODELS SHOWING THE CANADIAN HIGH RETREATING NORTHWARD AS THE DOMINANT SURFACE WAVE EMERGES FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY INTO THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. AS THE UPPER LOW TAKES ON A NEGATIVE TILT LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A SECONDARY SURFACE WAVE DEVELOPS NEAR THE DELMARVA. AN ANOMALOUSLY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL JET WILL DRAW DEEP ATLANTIC MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. INCREASING ISENTROPIC ASCENT IN THE LOW LEVEL THETA-E RIDGE WRAPPING NORTHWEST INTO THE REGION WILL ALLOW WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO DEVELOP. CHALLENGE WILL BE PRECIPITATION TYPE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER AND EAST OFF LAKE ONTARIO. THERMAL PROFILES ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM ENOUGH FOR ALL RAIN FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA. THERMAL PROFILES ARE MORE SUPPORTIVE A MIX OF SNOW/FREEZING RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. MODEL QPF OF A QUARTER TO MAYBE A HALF INCH WOULD SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ICE ACCRETIONS OF A TENTH OR MORE OF AN INCH. NO HEADLINES NEEDED AT THIS POINT...BUT DOES LOOK LIKE AN ADVISORY EVENT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER AND NORTH COUNTRY. FORCING DIMINISHES DURING THURSDAY AND PRECIPITATION SHOULD DIMINISH ACCORDINGLY. ANY LINGER MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AS WARMER AIR WRAPS IN. OUR ATTENTION WILL THEN TURN TO THE NORTHERN STREAM SYSTEM AND THE ASSOCIATED INTRUSION OF ARCTIC AIR WHICH WILL SURGE INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE SHARP FRONTAL ZONE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HARD TO IGNORE MODEL CONSENSUS WITH FAVORABLE DOMINANT SURFACE LOW TRACK NORTHWEST OF THE AREA ALLOWING A WELL ALIGNED SOUTHWEST FLOW TO DEVELOP INTO THE AREA IN A STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION REGIME. LAKE EFFECT PARAMETERS ARE BECOMING QUITE RECOGNIZABLE FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS IN FAVORABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW AREAS FRIDAY...IMPACTING THE BUFFALO AND WATERTOWN AREAS. THE STEERING FLOW LOOKS TO VEER TO WESTERLY FRIDAY NIGHT FORCING THE LAKE SNOWS SOUTHWARD. LAKE PARAMETERS LOOK TO BE PRIMED AT THIS TIME PERIOD WHICH SHOULD BRING THE HEAVIEST TOTALS DURING THIS TIME FRAME. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... LAKE SNOWS WILL BE ONGOING AT THE START OF THE PERIOD. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS WOULD SUGGEST THE LAKE SNOWS WILL BE ON A WEST NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME...FOCUS NEARLY ALL OF THE LAKE ACTIVITY SOUTH OF THE BUFFALO AND WATERTOWN AREAS IN THE MORE TRADITIONAL SNOW BELTS ON SATURDAY. THE NORTHWEST FLOW LAKE SNOW WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE RIDGING DEVELOPS AND BRINGS AN END TO THE LAKE SNOWS. A CLIPPER-TYPE SYSTEM LOOKS TO PASS TO OUR NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. WARM ADVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE SHOULD BRING A MORE GENERAL CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS...ALONG WITH SOME MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION /08Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... VFR LEVEL CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY SCATTER OUT FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME PATCHY MVFR EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE LIFTING OUT TO VFR. ON WEDNESDAY HIGH CLOUDS WILL THICKEN AND GRADUALLY LOWER IN THE AFTERNOON WITH RAIN ARRIVING IN THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER TOWARDS 00Z THURS...SPREADING NORTH ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION BETWEEN 00Z-06Z. EXPECT CIGS TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE TO MVFR AND IFR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS CIGS/VSBY MAY REMAIN VFR FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS OF RAIN AS LOW LEVELS REMAIN UNSATURATED...BUT SHOULD DETERIORATE TO MVFR AND IFR OVERNIGHT AS RAIN PICKS UP IN INTENSITY. THERE MAY BE A LITTLE FREEZING RAIN IN SOME OF THE DEEPER VALLEYS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER AND ALSO EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO BUT THIS SHOULD NOT BECOME WIDESPREAD. OUTLOOK... THURSDAY...MVFR TO IFR WITH RAIN LIKELY. THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...MVFR TO IFR WITH SNOW LIKELY. HEAVIER LAKE SNOWS EAST OF THE LAKES. SUNDAY...MVFR TO VFR IN LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. && .MARINE... HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING ACROSS NEW YORK STATE WILL DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE EAST TODAY...WHILE LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTH FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL CAUSE SOUTHEAST TO EAST WINDS TO PICK UP ON THE LAKES TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THE MAIN CENTER OF THE LOW LIFTS NORTH OF NEW YORK STATE LATER THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SURGE ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM LAKE WATERS. THIS WILL PROMOTE STRONG MIXING WITHIN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...RESULTING IN A CHANCE FOR GALE FORCE WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. && .BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NY...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...TJP NEAR TERM...TJP SHORT TERM...TMA LONG TERM...TMA AVIATION...HITCHCOCK MARINE...TJP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 4:06 PM EST, 12 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 406 PM EST TUE JAN 10 2012 NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-112115- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- SOUTHERN ERIE- 406 PM EST TUE JAN 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATER THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...AND SHOULD TRIGGER THE DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE. WHILE IT REMAINS DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE LAKE SNOWS THIS FAR IN ADVANCE...EARLY INDICATIONS SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR THE LAKE SNOWS TO DEVELOP OVER OR NORTH OF THE BUFFALO AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE SHIFTING SOUTH TO THE SOUTHERN TIER FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ006>008-112115- OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- 406 PM EST TUE JAN 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO RAIN ON THURSDAY. DURING THIS TRANSITION...A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD PRODUCE SOME MINOR ICING. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FRIDAY...AND SHOULD TRIGGER THE DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW DOWNWIND OF LAKE ONTARIO. WHILE IT REMAINS DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE LAKE SNOWS THIS FAR IN ADVANCE...EARLY INDICATIONS SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR THE LAKE SNOWS TO DEVELOP OVER OR NORTH OF THE WATERTOWN AREA ON FRIDAY...BEFORE SHIFTING SOUTH TO THE TUG HILL REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ021-112115- ALLEGANY- 406 PM EST TUE JAN 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO RAIN ON THURSDAY. DURING THIS TRANSITION...A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD PRODUCE SOME MINOR ICING. ACCUMULATING LAKE SNOWS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ003>005-013-014-112115- MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- 406 PM EST TUE JAN 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ040-041-LOZ042>045-062>065-112115- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 406 PM EST TUE JAN 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-LOZ030-112115- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- 406 PM EST TUE JAN 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF SLZ022-024-112115- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 406 PM EST TUE JAN 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 4:19 PM EST | Gale Watch | BUF | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:19 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.