Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Advisories in 2013
Lake Effect Snow Advisory 7, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow advisory at Jan 31, 2013, 4:20 AM EST for Livingston County, Monroe County, Orleans County, New York. It took effect at Jan 31, 2013, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2013, 4:20 AM EST (09:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2013, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2013, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Orleans County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 435 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
054 WWUS41 KBUF 310920 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 420 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 NYZ007-311730- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.Y.0006.130131T1500Z-130201T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0003.130131T1500Z-130201T0600Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 420 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY...MAINLY SOUTH OF WATERTOWN. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ004-005-311730- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0003.130201T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0003.130201T0300Z-130202T0500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 420 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ012-085-311730- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.Y.0006.130131T1500Z-130201T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.LE.W.0003.130131T1500Z-130201T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 420 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY FROM THE MORE DISTANT BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS SOUTHWARD. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT... AND 4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ021-311730- /O.EXA.KBUF.LE.W.0003.130131T1500Z-130201T2300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 420 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY COUNTY...MAINLY WESTERN SECTIONS. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT... AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019-020-311730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.130131T1500Z-130201T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 420 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT... AND 4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 19 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-008-311730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.130131T1500Z-130201T2300Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 420 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT... AND 4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ013-311730- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.130131T1500Z-130201T2300Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 420 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON COUNTY...MAINLY SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT... AND 1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ JJR
8 follow-up statements
327 WWUS41 KBUF 311506 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1006 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 NYZ012-085-312315- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1006 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY FROM THE MORE DISTANT BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS SOUTHWARD. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT... AND 4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019>021-312315- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1006 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT... AND 4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 19 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-008-312315- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 1006 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES TODAY...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT... AND 4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-312315- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T0600Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 1006 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY...MAINLY SOUTH OF WATERTOWN. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ004-005-312315- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.130201T0300Z-130202T0500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 1006 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ013-312315- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 1006 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON COUNTY...MAINLY SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT... AND 1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ THOMAS
673 WWUS41 KBUF 312105 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 405 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 NYZ007-010515- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0600Z-130203T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T0600Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 405 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH OUT OF THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LAKE SNOWS WILL MOVE BACK NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES TONIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE WITH THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS STILL UNCERTAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ012-085-010515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 405 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 13 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 5 TO 9 INCHES FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019>021-010515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 405 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-008-010515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 405 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ004-005-010515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.130201T0300Z-130202T0500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 405 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ002-003-010515- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.130201T0300Z-130201T2300Z/ ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 405 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...ORLEANS AND MONROE COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 3 TO 5 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ013-010515- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 405 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON COUNTY...MAINLY SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ010-011-010515- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0000Z-130203T0300Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 405 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE WITH THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS STILL UNCERTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ TMA
913 WWUS41 KBUF 010225 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 925 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 NYZ007-011030- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0600Z-130203T0300Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 925 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE SNOWS WILL MOVE BACK NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...A POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE WITH THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS STILL UNCERTAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. && $$ NYZ012-085-011030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 925 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OVERNIGHT...AND AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY. STORM TOTALS 10 TO 20 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019>021-011030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 925 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF ALLEGANY COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OVERNIGHT...AND AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES FRIDAY. STORM TOTALS 12 TO 24 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-008-011030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 925 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OVERNIGHT...AND AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES FRIDAY. STORM TOTALS 12 TO 20 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ004-005-011030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.130201T0300Z-130202T0500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 925 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OVERNIGHT...5 TO 8 INCHES FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ013-011030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 925 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON COUNTY...MAINLY SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY. STORM TOTALS 5 TO 10 INCHES IN MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ002-003-011030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.130201T0300Z-130201T2300Z/ ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 925 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...ORLEANS AND MONROE COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ010-011-011030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0000Z-130203T0300Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 925 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE WITH THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS STILL UNCERTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ APFFEL
048 WWUS41 KBUF 010918 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 418 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 NYZ008-011730- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0600Z-130203T0300Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 418 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE...WITH THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND STRENGTH OF THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS STILL UNCERTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ013-011030- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENESEO 418 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. THE HEAVIER LAKE SNOWS HAVE RETREATED TO AREAS WEST OF THE COUNTY...THEREFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NYZ006-011730- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130202T0900Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 418 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ012-085-011730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 418 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES...MAINLY ACROSS THE SKI COUNTRY SOUTH OF THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019>021-011730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 418 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF ALLEGANY COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ004-005-011730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130202T0500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 418 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES TODAY...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ002-003-011730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 418 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ORLEANS AND MONROE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AS MUCH AS 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS MONROE COUNTY TODAY...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS ORLEANS COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-011730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0600Z-130203T0300Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 418 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE...WITH THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND STRENGTH OF THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS STILL UNCERTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ010-011-011730- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0000Z-130203T0300Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 418 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE...WITH THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND STRENGTH OF THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS STILL UNCERTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$
857 WWUS41 KBUF 011222 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 722 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 NYZ012-085-012100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 722 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES...MAINLY ACROSS THE SKI COUNTRY SOUTH OF THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019>021-012100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 722 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF ALLEGANY COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-012100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130202T0900Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 722 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...MAINLY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN SECTIONS...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ004-005-012100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130202T0500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 722 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ002-003-012100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 722 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ORLEANS AND MONROE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS ACROSS MONROE COUNTY TODAY...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS ORLEANS COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-008-012100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0600Z-130203T0300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 722 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIALLY 6 INCHES OR MORE. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE...WITH THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND STRENGTH OF THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS STILL UNCERTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ010-011-012100- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0000Z-130203T0300Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 722 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIALLY 6 INCHES OR MORE. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE...WITH THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND STRENGTH OF THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS STILL UNCERTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ JJR
720 WWUS41 KBUF 011604 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 NYZ012-085-012300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES...MAINLY ACROSS THE SKI COUNTRY SOUTH OF THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019>021-012300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF ALLEGANY COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-020015- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130202T0900Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 6 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOW BANDS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ004-005-020015- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130202T0500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES TODAY AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOW BANDS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ002-003-012300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ORLEANS AND MONROE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-008-020015- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0600Z-130203T0300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OVERNIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES SATURDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS SATURDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE...WITH THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND STRENGTH OF THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS STILL UNCERTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ010-011-020015- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0000Z-130203T0300Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 1104 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES SATURDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS SATURDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVER ON ROADS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE...WITH THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND STRENGTH OF THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS STILL UNCERTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$
960 WWUS41 KBUF 012051 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 351 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 NYZ007-020500- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0600Z-130203T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0003.130202T0600Z-130203T0600Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 351 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...1 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 1 AM SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...MOSTLY OCCURRING ON SATURDAY. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ010-020500- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0000Z-130203T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0003.130202T0000Z-130203T0300Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 351 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...BUFFALO METRO AREA AND NORTHTOWNS. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ085-020500- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130203T0300Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 351 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT...LAKE SHORE AND SOUTHTOWNS SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW BANDS WILL MOVE NORTHWARD WITH TIME. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ012-012300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 351 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWESTERN WESTERN WYOMING COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019>021-012300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 351 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...SNOW MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-020500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130202T0900Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 351 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE COUNTY TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ004-005-020500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130202T0500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 351 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ008-020500- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0600Z-130203T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0008.130202T0600Z-130203T0600Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 351 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY NORTH OF LOWVILLE. * TIMING...1 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 1 AM SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...MOSTLY OCCURRING DURING SATURDAY. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ011-020500- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0004.130202T0000Z-130203T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0008.130202T0300Z-130202T2300Z/ GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BATAVIA 351 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...FAR WESTERN GENESEE COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-020500- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0008.130202T0600Z-130203T0300Z/ NIAGARA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NIAGARA FALLS 351 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NIAGARA COUNTY. * TIMING...1 AM SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ002-003-012300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 351 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...LAKE SHORE AREAS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ ZAFF
696 WWUS41 KBUF 012248 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 548 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 NYZ085-020700- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130203T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0004.130201T2300Z-130203T0300Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 548 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT...LAKE SHORE AND SOUTHTOWNS SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW BANDS WILL MOVE NORTHWARD WITH TIME. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ002-003-020000- /O.EXP.KBUF.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130201T2300Z/ ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 548 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... LAKE SNOWS HAVE LIFTED NORTH OUT OF THE AREA WITH JUST SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. $$ NYZ012-020300- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130202T0300Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 548 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN WYOMING COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019>021-020300- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130202T0300Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 548 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...SNOW MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-020700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130202T0900Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 548 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE COUNTY TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ004-005-020500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130202T0500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 548 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ010-020700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.130202T0000Z-130203T0300Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 548 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...BUFFALO METRO AREA AND NORTHTOWNS. * TIMING...ARRIVING IN METRO BUFFALO LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ007-020700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0003.130202T0600Z-130203T0600Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 548 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...1 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 1 AM SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...MOSTLY OCCURRING ON SATURDAY. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ008-020700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0008.130202T0600Z-130203T0600Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 548 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY NORTH OF LOWVILLE. * TIMING...1 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 1 AM SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...MOSTLY OCCURRING DURING SATURDAY. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ011-020700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0008.130202T0300Z-130202T2300Z/ GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BATAVIA 548 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...FAR WESTERN GENESEE COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-020700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0008.130202T0600Z-130203T0300Z/ NIAGARA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NIAGARA FALLS 548 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN NIAGARA COUNTY. * TIMING...1 AM SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ SMITH/APFFEL
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow 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 lake effect snow advisory went out at Jan 31, 4:10 AM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 4:10 AM EST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
410 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND MUCH
COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL TODAY. AS THE COLDER AIR DEEPENS...
LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL ALSO SET UP IN THE TRADITIONAL SNOWBELTS EAST
AND SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES...THEN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
ON THE SYNOPTIC SCALE...DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO WILL
RAPIDLY LIFT NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS QUEBEC TODAY AND THEN OUT ACROSS
LABRADOR TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT TRAILING THE LOW WILL FINISH CROSSING
THE NORTH COUNTRY BY 10Z...WITH A SECONDARY SURFACE TROUGH TRAILING
FROM THE DEPARTING LOW THEN SAGGING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS OUR REGION
TONIGHT.
AS OF 09Z...AREA RADARS SHOW THE SYNOPTIC-SCALE PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW/COLD FRONT NOW IN THE PROCESS OF TAPERING
OFF FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH THE BACK EDGE OF THE MAIN COLD FRONTAL
RAIN BAND NOW APPROACHING THE NORTH COUNTRY...AND THE BACK EDGE OF A
SECONDARY AND LIGHTER BAND OF RAIN/SNOW NOW PUSHING EAST ACROSS FAR
WESTERN NEW YORK STATE. THROUGH 12Z...ALL OF THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
STEADILY WIND DOWN FROM WEST TO EAST...MAINLY LEAVING BEHIND JUST
SOME LEFTOVER OROGRAPHICALLY-DRIVEN PRECIPITATION EAST OF THE LAKES
BY THAT TIME. AS THE STEADIER PRECIP WINDS DOWN...MUCH COLDER AIR
RAPIDLY WORKING IN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL ALSO HELP TO
INDUCE A CHANGEOVER TO WET SNOW JUST LIKE AS HAS ALREADY OCCURRED
ACROSS FAR WESTERN NEW YORK...THOUGH THIS IS NOT LIKELY TO LEAD TO
MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATION.
WITH THE STEADIER PRECIPITATION ALREADY TAPERING OFF ACROSS THE
EASTERN FINGER LAKES...WE HAVE DROPPED THE FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF
THE AREA IN WHICH IT WAS STILL IN EFFECT. THE WATCH IS NOW ONLY IN
EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES...WHERE THE RAIN HAS BEEN
HEAVIER OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS AND WHERE SOME ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO
OCCASIONALLY HEAVIER RAIN IS STILL EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
ALSO BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WINDS HAVE RAPIDLY INCREASED OUT OF THE
WEST AS INCREASING COLD AIR ADVECTION HELPS TO MIX DOWN SOME OF THE
STRONGER WINDS STILL LINGERING ALOFT...WITH GUSTS TO 40-45 KNOTS
ALREADY NOTED ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK FOLLOWING THE COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE. THESE WILL INCREASE A BIT FURTHER EARLY THIS
MORNING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS A BIT FURTHER AND DOWNWARD
MIXING INCREASES...LEADING TO A PERIOD OF SOLID ADVISORY TO
WARNING-CRITERIA WIND GUSTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE THESE
BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER ON IN THE DAY. FOR THIS REASON...WIND
ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT AS OUTLINED
BELOW.
AS THE COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WILL ALSO REDEVELOP EAST OF THE LAKES...FIRST BEGINNING
EAST OF LAKE ERIE THIS MORNING...THEN EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO BY
MIDDAY/EARLY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES ALOFT REACH CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS. INITIALLY...THE LAKE SNOWS WILL PROBABLY BE FAIRLY
DISORGANIZED THIS MORNING GIVEN BOTH THE PRESENCE OF A CAP AROUND
7-8 KFT AND THE STRONG WINDS...WILL HELP TO LIMIT THE RESIDENCE TIME
OVER THE LAKES AS WELL AS SHEAR THE DEVELOPING BANDS APART. AFTER
THAT TIME...THE ORGANIZATION OF LAKE SNOWS SHOULD STEADILY IMPROVE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE CAP RISES TO 15 KFT...SYNOPTIC-
SCALE MOISTURE DEEPENS...LAKE-DRIVEN INSTABILITY INCREASES...AND THE
LARGE SCALE FLOW SLOWLY WEAKENS AND LEADS TO IMPROVED RESIDENCE TIME
OF THE COLD AIR OVER THE WARMER LAKE WATERS. AS FOR ACCUMS... EXPECT
SNOWFALL ACCUMS WITHIN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TO GENERALLY
BE IN THE 2-4"/3-5" RANGE TODAY GIVEN THE AFOREMENTIONED LIMITING
FACTORS...BEFORE CLIMBING TO THE 4-8" RANGE FOR BOTH TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY AS THE ENVIRONMENT IMPROVES AND THE BANDS BECOME BETTER
ORGANIZED.
IN TERMS OF BAND LOCATION...EXPECT THE BANDS TO LARGELY REMAIN EAST
OF THE LAKES THROUGH TODAY WITH THE LARGE-SCALE FLOW REMAINING
BETWEEN 260 AND 270 DEGREES...BEFORE SETTLING A LITTLE FURTHER TO
THE SOUTH TONIGHT AS THE FLOW VEERS A BIT WITH THE APPROACH AND
PASSAGE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE TROUGH. OFF LAKE ERIE...THIS
WILL RESULT IN THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS FALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE
AND WYOMING COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER TODAY AND
TONIGHT...WHILE THE LAKE ONTARIO LAKE SNOWS WILL BE PRIMARILY
FOCUSED ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY TODAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY SETTLING
SOUTH INTO AREAS SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT.
GIVEN ALL OF THE THE ABOVE AND THE RELATIVELY STRONG LOW LEVEL FLOW
WHICH WILL HELP TO CARRY THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWS FURTHER
INLAND...WE HAVE ELECTED TO EXPAND THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS OFF
LAKE ERIE TO INCLUDE SOUTHERN ERIE...WYOMING...AND ALLEGANY
COUNTIES...WHILE ALSO ISSUING A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FOR
LIVINGSTON COUNTY. OFF LAKE ONTARIO...WE HAVE ALSO UPGRADED
JEFFERSON COUNTY TO A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING... GIVEN THAT THIS
COUNTY SHOULD ALSO SEE VERY SIMILAR ACCUMULATIONS TO THOSE IN OSWEGO
AND LEWIS COUNTIES. FINALLY...WE HAVE ALSO ADDED NEW LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNINGS FOR WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES FOR TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING TO COVER THE EXPECTED SOUTHWARD SHIFT OF THE
BAND DURING THIS TIME FRAME.
OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN LAKE EFFECT AREAS...THERE WILL GENERALLY JUST BE
SOME SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FROM TIME TO TIME...PARTICULARLY
TONIGHT AS THE SECONDARY SURFACE TROUGH PUSHES SOUTH INTO THE
REGION. CLOSER TO LAKE ONTARIO...PRECIP CHANCES WILL CLIMB A BIT
HIGHER TONIGHT AS THE AXIS OF THE LAKE ONTARIO LAKE SNOWS PUSHES
SOUTH INTO THE COUNTIES BORDERING THE SOUTH SHORE OF THE LAKE WITH
THE APPROACH OF THE TROUGH...THOUGH THE SNOWS FROM NIAGARA-MONROE
COUNTIES SHOULD REMAIN LIGHTER THAN THOSE IN THE WARNING AREA
FURTHER TO THE EAST. FOR NOW...WILL JUST INDICATE SOME LIKELY POPS
ACROSS THIS PARTICULAR REGION...ALONG WITH SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS
OF AN INCH OR TWO. TEMPS WILL TREND MUCH COLDER AS THE COLD AIR
DEEPENS...WITH READINGS FALLING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S
TODAY...AND TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 TONIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
A HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN OVER NORTH AMERICA DURING THIS PERIOD
WILL FEATURE A FULL LATITUDE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
CONTINENT. THIS WILL ALLOW PLENTY OF COLD AIR FROM THE CANADIAN
ARCTIC TO MAKE ITS WAY SOUTHWARDS ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...
ASSURING US OF EXPERIENCING BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WHILE ALSO
SUPPORTING SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW. THESE LAKE SNOWS WILL
CERTAINLY BE THE KEY WEATHER CONCERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
DIGGING INTO THE DETAILS...
SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS WILL BE LONG UNDERWAY AS THIS PERIOD OPENS AS
A WELL ALIGNED 290 FLOW OF -18 TO -20C H85 AIR WILL BE POURING
ACROSS BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. THE RESULTING MODERATE TO
EXTREME INSTABILITY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY FAIRLY DEEP SYNOPTIC
MOISTURE...A CAP ABOVE 10K FT AND A DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE OF
3-4K FT. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS A BROAD PORTION OF THE
WRN SOUTHERN TIER WITH THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL RATES/ACCUMS EXPECTED
OVER CHAUTAUQUA...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WESTERN CATTARAUGUS. GIVEN THE
RELATIVELY STRONG WIND FIELDS...FEEL THAT WARNING CRITERIA SNOWS
WILL MAKE IT TO WESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY WITH ADVISORY CRITERIA
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON. WILL ADJUST THE LAKE
FLAGS IN THAT AREA ACCORDINGLY...INCLUDING AN EXPANSION OF THE LES
WARNINGS TO INCLUDE WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE.
OFF LK ONTARIO...A LES BAND WITH AN UPSTREAM CONNECTION TO LAKE
HURON WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LK ONTARIO FRIDAY
MORNING. THE HEART OF THIS BAND SHOULD BE NORTH OF THE ROC METRO
AREA...BUT WILL EXTEND EAST ACROSS NORTHERN WAYNE AND CAYUGA
COUNTIES TO SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY WHERE SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES
AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING SHORTWAVE DURING
THE MIDDAY HOURS...THIS BAND COULD DRIFT SOUTH AND TEMPORARILY LOSE
ITS UPSTREAM CONNECTION. THIS WOULD LEAD TO LOWER SNOWFALL RATES
DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT STILL SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN
TRAVEL PROBLEMS FROM WAYNE TO SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. WILL THUS
UPGRADE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR THAT AREA TO A LES SNOW
WARNING.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY...IT WILL BE BRISK AND COLD
WITH SOME SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMS OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN LAKE
BANDS SHOULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH AMOUNTS UNDER AN INCH
NORTH OF THE TUG HILL. TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S WILL
BE MORE THAN 10 DEG F BELOW NORMAL EARLY FEBRUARY VALUES. WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.
AS THE NEXT SHORTWAVE DROPS 'DOWN THE CHUTE' ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT...THE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BACK TO 240-250 OVER LK
ERIE AND 250-260 OVER LK ONTARIO WHILE SOME MID LEVEL WARM ADVECTION
WILL PUSH THE CAP LOWER. THIS WILL LIMIT THE DEPTH OF THE CONVECTION
(ESP OVER LK ERIE) WHILE THE BACKING WIND FIELD WILL DISRUPT ANY
REMAINING UPSTREAM CONNECTIONS. THE UPSHOT TO ALL OF THIS IS THAT
THE ONGOING LAKE SNOWS WILL WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTH DURING THE COURSE
OF FRIDAY NIGHT. WHILE IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT THE LAKE ERIE LES WILL
REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA WHEN IT MAKES ITS WAY NORTH ACROSS NORTHERN
ERIE COUNTY (THE CAP WILL LOWER TO ABOUT 6K FT)...IT WILL NOT BE OUT
OF THE QUESTION GIVEN THE FLUFFINESS OF THE LAKE SNOW (RATIO 25:1).
MEANWHILE OFF LK ONTARIO...THE LAKE SNOW WILL INITIALLY BECOME
BETTER ORGANIZED WITHIN A WESTERLY LONG FETCH FLOW...BUT AS THE CAP
DROPS AND THE FLOW BECOMES MORE 250-260...THE BAND SHOULD WEAKEN AND
LIFT NORTH OF THE TUG TOWARDS WATERTOWN DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS.
ON SATURDAY...THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE WILL DROP ACROSS LAKE
HURON AND SOUTHERN ONTARIO. THIS SHOULD MAINTAIN A WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FLOW ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES WITH ACCUMULATING LAKE SNOWS CONTINUING
ACROSS A LARGE SWATH FROM THE BUF METRO AREA TO THE SOUTHERN TIER...
WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWS IN THE VCNTY OF THE TUG HILL AND SITES
IMMEDIATELY NORTH. OTHERWISE...IT WILL ANOTHER BRISK AND COLD DAY
WITH FAIRLY WIDESPREAD LAKE SNOW SHOWERS AND HIGH TEMPERATURES
GENERALLY RANGING FROM 20 TO 25.
A SECOND...MORE VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE WILL DROP FROM THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE MID WEST SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL FURTHER
BACK THE LOW LEVEL FLOW OVER THE LOWER LAKES WHILE INCREASING THE
SHEAR TO THE POINT WHERE THE LAKE SNOWS SHOULD BE MORE DISORGANIZED.
SFC LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED SHORTWAVE IS
FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. THIS
SHOULD SPREAD A GENERAL SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION...MAINLY SOUTH OF
LAKE ONTARIO WHERE HIGH CHC POPS WILL BE USED. SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT
CAN BE EXPECTED EAST OF LK ERIE...SO WILL HAVE LIKELY POPS FOR THAT
REGION. THESE POPS WILL DROP OFF SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SYSTEM WILL
MOVE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE FULL LATITUDE TROUGH THAT DOMINATED THE EASTERN HALF OF NORTH
AMERICA IN THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THIS PERIOD WILL GIVE WAY TO
A LOWER AMPLITUDE...PACIFIC FLOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR SOME MODIFICATION IN OUR TEMPERATURES...WITH READINGS
RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS FOR THE BULK OF THE PERIOD.
THE SUBTLE WARMING WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME MORE SNOW THOUGH...
PARTICULARLY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WHEN A WEAK STORM SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO CROSS BY TO OUR SOUTH. FROM THIS VANTAGE POINT...THIS
FEATURE SHOULD ONLY BRING NUISANCE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO OUR
REGION.
THE REMAINDER OF THIS TIME FRAME WILL FEATURE INSIGNIFICANT LAKE
SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
A COLD FRONT ACROSS BUF/IAG/JHW AT 06Z WILL RACE TO THE
EAST...REACHING ART AROUND 09Z. THIS FRONT WILL TRIGGER AN ABRUPT
INCREASE IN WINDS...WHICH WILL LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE...RAIN SHOWER AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE
EAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL BEHIND
THE FRONT...WHICH WILL SET UP LAKE SNOWS EAST OF THE LAKES. THESE
SHOULD LARGELY MISS BUF/IAG/ROC FOR MOST OF TODAY AND THIS
EVENING. LAKE SNOWS WILL PROBABLY IMPACT JHW/ART FOR A
PERIOD...WITH IFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
OUTLOOK...
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...MVFR WITH LOCALIZED IFR IN LAKE
EFFECT SNOW EAST OF THE LAKES.
SUNDAY...MAINLY VFR WITH MVFR IN LOCALIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS.
MONDAY...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO WILL RAPIDLY LIFT OUT
ACROSS QUEBEC TODAY. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION AND A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT IN ITS WAKE WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE LOWER LAKES
REGION TODAY...FOR WHICH GALE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT AS OUTLINED
BELOW. AFTER THAT TIME...WINDS AND WAVES WILL THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY...THOUGH WILL LIKELY REMAIN
AT OR ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS UNTIL LATE SATURDAY.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NYZ001>008-
010-011-019-020-085.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY FOR NYZ006-008-012-019>021-085.
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NYZ007-008.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR NYZ007.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
EST FRIDAY NIGHT FOR NYZ004-005.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NYZ012>014-021.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY FOR NYZ013.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LEZ020-040-041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR LOZ030.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LOZ042>045-
062>065.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JJR
NEAR TERM...JJR
SHORT TERM...RSH
LONG TERM...RSH
AVIATION...JJR
MARINE...JJRHazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 10:45 PM EST, 5 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 NYZ007-010345- JEFFERSON- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .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 NYZ006-008-010345- OSWEGO-LEWIS- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ001>003-010-011-010345- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .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 NYZ013-021-010345- LIVINGSTON-ALLEGANY- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .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 NYZ019-020-010345- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .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 NYZ085-010345- SOUTHERN ERIE- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .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 NYZ012-010345- WYOMING- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .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 NYZ014-010345- ONTARIO- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. .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 NYZ004-005-010345- WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LOZ030-SLZ022-024-010345- LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 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 LEZ040-041-010345- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .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 LOZ042>045-062>065-010345- 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- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .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 LEZ020-010345- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 31, 12:49 AM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1249 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-310900- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1249 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS AND RAPIDLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT... A COLD FRONT WILL FINISH CROSSING WESTERN NEW YORK BY 200 AM. WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO DROP RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES BECOMING LIKELY BY DAYBREAK. THIS WILL POSE SEVERAL CHALLENGES FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. ANY WATER LEFT ON ROADWAYS WILL BE PRONE TO FREEZING... AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL START TO DEVELOP WEST OF LAKE ERIE. ALSO...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME DEBRIS TO FALL ONTO ROADWAYS AND WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL THURSDAY MORNING...YOU SHOULD ALLOW FOR SOME EXTRA TIME AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SLICK SPOTS OR DEBRIS. JJR/APFFEL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 10:42 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Chautauqua | 6 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:05 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis | 24 hr |
Nearby
Lake Effect Snow Advisories in New York, 2013Every lake effect snow advisory in 2013
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.