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Winter Weather Advisory 1, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 11, 2012Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2012-01-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2012-01-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 11, 4:19 PM ESTGale WatchBUF12 hr
Jan 11, 4:19 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF24 hr

Nearby

Winter Weather Advisories in New York, 2012Every winter weather advisory 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.