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Lake Effect Snow Warning 8, NWS Buffalo, NY

February 23, 2014Cayuga County, Oswego County, Wayne County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow warning at Feb 23, 2014, 4:08 AM EST for Cayuga County, Oswego County, Wayne County, New York. It took effect at Feb 24, 2014, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 37 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2014, 4:08 AM EST (09:08 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 24, 2014, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 25, 2014, 12:30 PM EST
In force
37 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:07 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2014-02-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2014-02-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 201 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1946 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
91 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
256 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

519 
WWUS41 KBUF 230908
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
408 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

NYZ006-231715-
/O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0700Z-140225T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0008.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
408 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
1 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM
EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT...4 TO 8 INCHES 
  MONDAY...4 TO 7 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS 
  TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 19 INCHES IN THE 
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT SNOW
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-231715-
/O.EXB.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
408 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 6 TO 11 INCHES 
  IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
  SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ004-231715-
/O.EXA.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0700Z-140225T1500Z/
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK
408 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 TO 14 INCHES 
  IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT NEAR THE LAKE AND ALSO
  ACROSS NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY LATE TONIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...LOW TO MEDIUM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ005-231715-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0700Z-140225T1500Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN
408 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 9 TO 17 INCHES 
  IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A STRONG LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL DEVELOP LATE 
  TONIGHT...WITH THIS EXPECTED TO MEANDER ACROSS THE WATCH 
  AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS IS LIKELY TO IMPACT 
  TRAVEL...WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY ON 
  THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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

&&

$$

RSH/JJR
14 follow-up statements
826 
WWUS41 KBUF 230917
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
417 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

NYZ006-231730-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
417 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT...4 TO 8 INCHES 
  MONDAY...4 TO 7 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS 
  TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 19 INCHES IN THE 
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. 

* VISIBILITIES...UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN 
  VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-231730-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
417 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 6 TO 11 INCHES 
  IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. 

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS THE 
  SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ004-005-231730-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0700Z-140225T1500Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
417 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 9 TO 17 INCHES 
  IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. 

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A STRONG LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL DEVELOP LATE 
  TONIGHT...WITH THIS EXPECTED TO MEANDER ACROSS THE WATCH AREA 
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS IS LIKELY TO IMPACT TRAVEL...
  WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY ON 
  THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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

&&

$$

RSH/JJR
965 
WWUS41 KBUF 230925 CCA
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
424 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

NYZ006-231745-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
424 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT...4 TO 8 INCHES 
  MONDAY...4 TO 7 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS 
  TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 19 INCHES IN THE 
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. 

* VISIBILITIES...UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN 
  VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-231745-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
424 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 6 TO 11 INCHES 
  IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. 

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS THE 
  SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ004-005-231745-
/O.COR.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0700Z-140225T1500Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
424 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND CAYUGA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 9 TO 17 INCHES 
  IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS. 

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A STRONG LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL DEVELOP LATE 
  TONIGHT...WITH THIS EXPECTED TO MEANDER ACROSS THE WATCH AREA 
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS IS LIKELY TO IMPACT TRAVEL...
  WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY ON 
  THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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

&&

$$

RSH/JJR
476 
WWUS41 KBUF 231740
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1240 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

NYZ006-240145-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
1240 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT...4 TO 8 INCHES
  MONDAY...4 TO 8 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS
  TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN 
  VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-240145-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
1240 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 6 TO 11 INCHES IN
  THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS THE 
  SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ004-005-240145-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0700Z-140225T1500Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
1240 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND CAYUGA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 9 TO 17 INCHES IN
  THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A STRONG LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL DEVELOP LATE
  TONIGHT...WITH THIS BAND EXPECTED TO MEANDER ACROSS THE WATCH
  AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS IS LIKELY TO IMPACT TRAVEL...
  WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY ON 
  THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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
557 
WWUS41 KBUF 232056
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
356 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

NYZ005-240500-
/O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0700Z-140225T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KBUF.LE.W.0008.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN
356 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
1 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM
EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY...PRIMARILY NORTH OF
  ROUTE 104.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES
  MONDAY...3 TO 5 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES
  TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOST
  PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN 
  VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ006-240500-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
356 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT...3 TO 6 INCHES 
  MONDAY...4 TO 7 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 19 INCHES IN THE 
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN 
  VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-240500-
/O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
356 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
1 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM
EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE
  TUG HILL PLATEAU.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES
  MONDAY...2 TO 4 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES
  TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOST
  PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS THROUGH TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW MAY RESULT IN SNOW COVERED
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ004-240500-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0700Z-140225T1500Z/
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK
356 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY...MAINLY NEAR THE
  LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 TO 13 INCHES 
  IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A STRONG LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL DEVELOP LATE 
  TONIGHT...WITH THIS BAND EXPECTED TO MEANDER ACROSS THE WATCH 
  AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS IS LIKELY TO IMPACT 
  TRAVEL...WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY ON 
  THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$
460 
WWUS41 KBUF 240002
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
702 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

NYZ005-006-240815-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO
702 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT...3 TO 6 INCHES
  MONDAY...4 TO 7 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES
  TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOST
  PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN 
  VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-240815-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
702 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE 
  TUG HILL PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES
  MONDAY...2 TO 3 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND UP TO 2 INCHES
  TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES IN THE MOST
  PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW MAY RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ004-240815-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0700Z-140225T1500Z/
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK
702 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY...MAINLY NEAR 
  THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE. 

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 TO 13 INCHES 
  IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A STRONG LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL DEVELOP LATE 
  TONIGHT...WITH THIS BAND EXPECTED TO MEANDER ACROSS THE WATCH 
  AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS IS LIKELY TO IMPACT 
  TRAVEL...WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY ON 
  THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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
589 
WWUS41 KBUF 240435
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1135 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

NYZ005-006-241245-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO
1135 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT...3 TO 6 INCHES 
  MONDAY...4 TO 7 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 18 INCHES IN THE 
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN 
  VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-241245-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.140224T0500Z-140225T1800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
1135 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE 
  TUG HILL PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES 
  MONDAY...1 TO 3 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT...AND UP TO 2 INCHES 
  TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES IN THE 
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW MAY RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ004-241245-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0005.140224T0700Z-140225T1500Z/
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK
1135 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY...MAINLY NEAR 
  THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE. 

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 TO 13 INCHES 
  IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A STRONG LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL DEVELOP LATE 
  TONIGHT...WITH THIS BAND EXPECTED TO MEANDER ACROSS THE WATCH 
  AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS IS LIKELY TO IMPACT 
  TRAVEL...WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY ON 
  THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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
424 
WWUS41 KBUF 240908
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
408 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014

NYZ004-241715-
/O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0005.000000T0000Z-140225T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK
408 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY. THE
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES TODAY...3 TO 5 INCHES
  TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL TODAY INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT SNOW
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ005-006-241715-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO
408 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES TODAY...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...AND
  2 TO 4 INCHES TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL TODAY INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT SNOW
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-241715-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
408 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE 
  TUG HILL PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES TODAY...UP TO 2 INCHES
  TONIGHT...AND UP TO 2 INCHES TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

JJR
310 
WWUS41 KBUF 241649
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1149 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014

NYZ004>006-250100-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO
1149 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...
  AND 2 TO 4 INCHES TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL TODAY INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT 
  SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-250100-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
1149 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE 
  TUG HILL PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON...UP TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT...
  AND UP TO 2 INCHES TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$
497 
WWUS41 KBUF 242051
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
351 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

NYZ004>006-250500-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO
351 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES
  TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL TODAY INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT 
  SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-250500-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
351 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE 
  TUG HILL PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...AND UP TO 2 INCHES TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$
469 
WWUS41 KBUF 250029
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
729 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

NYZ004>006-250830-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO
729 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT AND 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL TODAY INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT 
  SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ001>003-250830-
/O.EXA.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER
729 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...MONROE

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT
  IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-250830-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
729 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE 
  TUG HILL PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS 
  TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

SMITH
624 
WWUS41 KBUF 250225
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
925 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

NYZ004>006-251030-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO
925 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL TODAY INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT 
  SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ007-251030-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.140226T0200Z-140226T2200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
925 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES
  WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOST
  PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ019-020-251030-
/O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1200Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN
925 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS
  TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-251030-
/O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140226T2200Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
925 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE TUG HILL
  PLATEAU.

* TIMING...LITTLE TO NO SNOW TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH THE BAND
  LIFTING BACK NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...1 TO 2 INCHES 
  TUESDAY...2 TO 4 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ001>003-251030-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER
925 PM EST MON FEB 24 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...MONROE

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

SMITH
885 
WWUS41 KBUF 250904
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
404 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

NYZ019-020-251015-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1200Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN
404 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. 

THE LAKE SNOWS HAVE DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NYZ006-251715-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
404 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH 1 PM TODAY FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS
  TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 7 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE BETWEEN
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  POOR VISIBILITIES.

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.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ004-005-251715-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
404 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WAYNE AND CAYUGA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST
  PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS TODAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  POOR VISIBILITIES.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-251715-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140226T1200Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
404 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY...WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE TUG
  HILL PLATEAU.

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE
  POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 7 INCHES OR MORE BETWEEN WEDNESDAY
  AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...
  MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TO VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ001>003-251715-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER
404 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...AND MONROE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOST
  PERSISTENT SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT
  SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES... MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ007-251715-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.140226T0200Z-140226T2200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
404 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE 
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

JJR/RSH
364 
WWUS41 KBUF 251138
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
638 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

NYZ001>003-251245-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER
638 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. 

WHILE THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW MORE SNOW SHOWERS THIS
MORNING...ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED. FOR THIS REASON...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

NYZ006-252000-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
638 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH 1 PM TODAY FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 ADDITIONAL INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT
  LAKE SNOWS TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 7 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE
  BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITIES. 

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.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ004-005-251800-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
638 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WAYNE AND CAYUGA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS
  TODAY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITIES. 

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ008-252000-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
638 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE TUG 
  HILL PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE
  POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 7 INCHES OR MORE BETWEEN WEDNESDAY
  AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL
  RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...
  MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TO VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ007-252000-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.140226T0200Z-140226T2200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
638 AM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE 
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

JJR/RSH
221 
WWUS41 KBUF 251730
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1230 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

NYZ006-260130-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140226T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
1230 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM TUESDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 4 TO 8 INCHES IN
  THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS...MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF
  THE COUNTY.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITIES. 

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.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ004-005-251830-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140225T1800Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
1230 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.

$$

NYZ008-260130-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0006.140226T1200Z-140227T0600Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
1230 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE 
  TUG HILL PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 4 TO 8 INCHES 
  IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL 
  RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TO VERY DIFFICULT AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

NYZ007-260130-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.140226T0200Z-140226T2200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
1230 PM EST TUE FEB 25 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE 
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this lake effect snow warning 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 warning went out at Feb 23, 4:02 AM EST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 4:02 AM EST, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
402 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
AFTER SOME LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER ENDS EARLY THIS
MORNING...A NARROW RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS
NEW YORK STATE AND PROVIDE OUR AREA WITH FAIR WEATHER TODAY. COLDER
AIR WILL THEN FILTER INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND REMAIN ENTRENCHED
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT
IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES...AND A ROUND OF
SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO FROM LATER
TONIGHT ON THROUGH TUESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 09Z...A NARROW SWATH OF LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL NORTH
OF A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID
ATLANTIC STATES...IN ASSOCIATION WITH A MID LEVEL JET STREAK AND A
WEAK WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE SLIDING EAST ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. THE
NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SNOW EXTENDS ROUGHLY FROM OUR SOUTHERN TIER
COUNTIES INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FINGER LAKES...THOUGH SURFACE
OBS AND RADAR RETURNS SUGGEST THAT THE BULK OF WHATEVER LIGHT
ACCUMULATION THERE IS FROM THIS HAS REMAINED CONFINED TO THE WESTERN
SOUTHERN TIER.

EXPECT THE SNOW TO HOLD ROUGHLY WHERE IT IS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...
BEFORE QUICKLY DIMINISHING AND RECEDING OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST BY
AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE AS THE RESPONSIBLE SURFACE WAVE/JET
STREAK SLIDE TOWARD AND EVENTUALLY OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST. WILL
MAINTAIN SOME LIKELY POPS TO COVER THE LINGERING LIGHT SNOW EARLY
THIS MORNING...WITH ANY ACCUMULATIONS OUT OF THIS LIKELY REMAINING
LIGHT AND UNDER AN INCH.

OTHERWISE...EXPECT A FAIR WEATHER DAY TODAY AS WEAK RIDGING NOSES
EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES AND INTO NEW YORK STATE...WITH
SLOWLY DIMINISHING CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER...AND AT
LEAST PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ELSEWHERE UNDER JUST SOME PASSING MID AND
HIGH CLOUD COVER. 925 MB TEMPS WILL RANGE FROM -1C ACROSS ALLEGANY
COUNTY TO ROUGHLY -8C ACROSS OUR NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY...AND GIVEN
THE INCREASING LATE FEBRUARY SUN ANGLE AND EXPECTED DECENT MIXING...
THESE SHOULD TRANSLATE INTO HIGHS RANGING FROM THE LOWER-MID 30S
NORTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE/ONTARIO TO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S
ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES.

TONIGHT...THE NARROW SURFACE RIDGE WILL SLIDE OFF TO OUR SOUTH WHILE
UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING DEEPENS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEAST.
UNDER THIS BURGEONING TROUGH...COLD ADVECTION WILL INCREASE WITH 850
MB TEMPS FALLING FROM -8C TO -12C AT THE START OF THE NIGHT TO
AROUND -18C BY DAYBREAK ON MONDAY. COUPLED WITH DEEPENING MOISTURE
AND THE CAP RISING FROM 3 KFT TO 8 KFT ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO...THIS
WILL SET THE STAGE FOR DEVELOPING LAKE SNOWS ON THAT LAKE...WITH
THESE LIKELY REACHING THE TUG HILL BY AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SO. AFTER
THAT...THE LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND
PUSH SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INCREASINGLY
FAVORABLE BACKGROUND ENVIRONMENT AND A SUBTLE VEERING OF THE LOW
LEVEL FLOW...WITH THESE EVENTUALLY REACHING SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY
/AND POSSIBLY NORTHERN CAYUGA AND NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES/ BY
LATE IN THE NIGHT.

AT THIS POINT...GIVEN THE INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE SETUP EXPECT AS
MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL WITHIN THE MOST PERSISTENT
LAKE SNOWS EAST AND EAST-SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT...WITH
ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED/POTENTIALLY EXPECTED
TO FOLLOW DURING THE MONDAY-TUESDAY TIME FRAME. BASED ON ALL OF
THIS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW HEADLINES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WAYNE TO
LEWIS COUNTY CORRIDOR AS OUTLINED BELOW.

FURTHER TO THE WEST...IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF
THE DEVELOPING BAND OF LAKE SNOWS COULD EVENTUALLY EXTEND ACROSS THE
ENTIRE SOUTH SHORE OF THE LAKE AND BRING SOME ADDITIONAL MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO TO NORTHERN NIAGARA/ORLEANS/MONROE
COUNTIES...THOUGH HAVE KEPT POPS IN THESE AREAS CONFINED TO HIGH
CHANCE FOR NOW AS THIS NOT A SURE THING. OTHERWISE...JUST EXPECT
SOME SCATTERED SYNOPTIC-SCALE SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AS A
DECENT SHORTWAVE PUSHES THROUGH THE BASE OF THE DIGGING TROUGH...
WITH THESE JUST PUTTING DOWN A DUSTING TO A THIN COATING IN MOST
SPOTS. AS FOR TEMPS...THESE WILL TREND MUCH COLDER UNDER THE STEADY
COLD AIR ADVECTION REGIME AND WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY COLDER THAN THE
PRECEDING THREE NIGHTS...WITH MOST SPOTS SEEING LOWS FALLING INTO
THE TEENS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
DONT LOOK NOW...BUT ITS BAA-ACK. THE HIGHLY AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL
PATTERN THAT PRODUCED A FRIGID JANUARY ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
IS FORECAST TO ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER NORTH AMERICA DURING THIS
PERIOD. VERY STRONG RIDGING BASED OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL EXTEND
NORTH ACROSS THE YUKON TO THE SIBERIAN ARCTIC WHILE THE GREATLY
MISUNDERSTOOD POLAR VORTEX WILL BODILY DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS HUDSON BAY
TO THE MORE DENSELY POPULATED PARTS OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC. THIS WILL
ESTABLISH A PERIOD OF CROSS POLAR FLOW...THAT WILL HELP TO PUSH THE
COLDEST AIR IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SOUTHWARDS TO THE U.S.
BORDER.

ALL OF THE MEDIUM RANGE ENSEMBLES AND OPERATIONAL MODELS ARE IN
STRONG AGREEMENT WITH THIS GENERAL SCENARIO...SO WE CAN EXPECT A
CONTINUED DOWNWARD TREND IN TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD WITH
MERCURY READINGS AVERAGING WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGHOUT. IF THERE IS
ANY CONSOLATION...THE COLDEST WEATHER WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL THE LONG
RANGE PERIOD OF THE FORECAST.

WHILE THERE IS A 100 PERCENT CERTAINTY OF FRIGID JANUARY-LIKE
CONDITIONS...THE CHALLENGE WILL COME WITH PIN POINTING SHORTWAVES
THAT WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE BASE OF THE ANOMALOUSLY DEEP TROUGH
OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CONTINENT. AT ITS GREATEST EXTENT...
THE DEPTH OF THE H5 LONGWAVE TROUGH AND THE TEMPERATURES AT H85 WILL
BE SOME 3 STD BELOW NORMAL. PUTTING THIS INTO SOME CLIMATOLOGICAL
PERSPECTIVE...THIS EQUATES TO AN AVERAGE OCCURRENCE OF ONCE EVERY 10
TO 20 YEARS.

ALONG WITH THE VERY COLD AIR...THERE WILL BE SOME LAKE SNOW TO DEAL
WITH AS WELL. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR SITES SOUTHEAST
OF LAKE ONTARIO...WHERE A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY.

SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE LAKE EFFECT...
THE BRIEF PERIOD OF MILD WEATHER FROM EARLIER IN THE WEEK...COUPLED
WITH STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...HAS OPENED UP A FAIR AMOUNT OF
WATER IN THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE AND HAS ALSO PUSHED ANY
CONCENTRATED ICE OVER THE EAST END OF LAKE ONTARIO INTO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE VALLEY. VIS SAT IMAGERY FROM LATE SATURDAY EVEN REVEALED AN
ABUNDANCE OF OPEN WATER UPSTREAM ACROSS LAKE HURON. THIS WILL ALL
AID WITH LAKE SNOWS THAT WILL DEVELOP AS WE START THIS PERIOD.

A DIGGING LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL PUSH
COLDER AIR ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH
H85 TEMPS TUMBLING TO AROUND -18C. THIS WILL ESTABLISH PLENTY OF
INSTABILITY OVER LK ONTARIO WITH A GENERAL 280 TO 290 FLOW DIRECTING
A PLUME OF LAKE SNOW ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY
AS TO THE AMOUNT OF SUBTLE OSCILLATORY MOVEMENTS OF THE BAND THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT...SO HAVE EXPANDED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH TO
INCLUDE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND CAYUGA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS
SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY. IN ANY CASE...IT DOES APPEAR THAT OSWEGO
COUNTY WILL BE GROUND ZERO.

STARTING MONDAY MORNING...THE LAKE BAND IS FORECAST TO STRETCH
ACROSS FAR NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OSWEGO
COUNTY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR EXPECTED. THE
CAP WILL BE IN THE VCNTY OF 8K FT...WHICH SHOULD CERTAINLY BE HIGH
ENOUGH TO GENERATE HEAVY SNOW GIVEN THE VERY COLD AIRMASS. THE BEST
DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW...ROUGHLY BETWEEN 2 AND
4K FT. GIVEN THE 2-3K FT THICK GROWTH ZONE AND VERY COLD NEAR SFC
ENVIRONMENT...THE SNOW SHOULD BE VERY FLUFFY (20:1 SNOW TO WATER)
AND THUS QUICK TO ACCUMULATE. DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY...THE
BAND IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHWARDS A BIT...POSSIBLY EXTENDING
ACROSS SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY. SOME LATE SEASON DIURNALLY INDUCED
MIXING COULD MAKE THE SOLID BAND OF SNOW MORE CELLULAR...SO SNOWFALL
RATES COULD BE TEMPERED A BIT DURING THE AFTERNOON. IN ANY CASE...
DAYTIME ACCUMS ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY COULD EASILY EXCEED 6 INCHES.

THE BAND IS FORECAST TO REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY ACROSS THE HEART OF
OSWEGO COUNTY MONDAY NIGHT...WHEN IT IS LIKELY TO RE-INTENSIFY.
ANOTHER 6+ INCHES OF SNOW SHOULD EASILY ACCUMULATE BY DAYBREAK.

ON TUESDAY...A SHORTWAVE WILL WORK ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES.
THIS WILL BACK THE STEERING FLOW AND LIFT THE LAKE SNOWS TO AT LEAST
THE TUG HILL REGION. AGAIN...DIURNAL MIXING SHOULD MAKE THE ACTIVITY
MORE CELLULAR WITH ACCUM RATES DROPPING OFF SOMEWHAT FROM THE
PREVIOUS NIGHT.

OUTSIDE OF THIS SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOW AREA...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
WILL BE FOUND ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK WITH 12 HOUR
ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY UNDER AN INCH. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE NEAR THE
CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE EAST OF LK ERIE WHERE 2-3 INCHES IS EXPECTED MONDAY
WITH PROGRESSIVELY LESSER AMOUNTS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...THE BULK OF THE LAKE ONTARIO
LAKE SNOW SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON THE TUG HILL OR SITES JUST TO ITS
NORTH. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE PASSING THROUGH THE AREA AT THIS TIME COULD
DISRUPT THE ACTIVITY ENOUGH TO KEEP ACCUMULATIONS FROM REACH WARNING
CRITERIA OVER THE TUG...BUT THIS WILL HAVE TO BE RE-EXAMINED LATER.

A STRONG MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL THEN PASS OVER THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE MORE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES...READINGS WILL ONLY TOP OUT IN THE LOWER
20S FOR MOST SITES MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH WIDESPREAD TEENS FOR
HIGHS OVER THE FAR WESTERN COUNTIES ON WEDNESDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS
WILL BE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF 10 MONDAY AND TUES NIGHTS...BUT WILL
DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS (BELOW ZERO NORTH COUNTRY) FOR WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED +PNA PATTERN WILL REMAIN LOCKED IN PLACE ACROSS
NORTH AMERICA DURING THIS PERIOD...WITH THE COLDEST AIR IN THE
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE BEING FOUND IN THE VCNTY OF THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES. THIS WILL UNDOUBTEDLY KEEP OUR TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL
THROUGH...AND LIKELY BEYOND...THIS TIME FRAME (THRU THE FIRST
WEEKEND OF MARCH). TEMPERATURES SHOULD AVERAGE SOME 15 TO 20 DEGREES
F BELOW NORMAL.

GIVEN THE DIFFICULT NATURE OF THE MODELS IN HANDLING SHORTWAVES
DROPPING THROUGH THE DEEP LONGWAVE TROUGH...WILL NOT GO INTO DETAIL
OF LOW CONFIDENCE GUIDANCE. WILL BE MORE GENERIC BY POINTING OUT
THAT OUTSIDE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING LAKE SNOWS EAST OF
LAKE ONTARIO...MOST AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE NOTHING MORE THAN
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS DURING THIS PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /09Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
VERY LIGHT SNOW AND MVFR CIGS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL DIMINISH THROUGH SUNRISE AS THE RESPONSIBLE WEAK WAVE
OF LOW PRESSURE AND SUPPORTING MID LEVEL JET STREAK SLIDE OFF TO THE
EAST...WITH GENERAL VFR CONDITIONS OTHERWISE EXPECTED TODAY UNDER
PASSING MID AND HIGH CLOUD COVER.

TONIGHT...A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION...LEADING
TO THE EVENTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND ATTENDANT IFR
CONDITIONS EAST AND EAST-SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. ELSEWHERE...CIGS
WILL LOWER TO MVFR/LOW VFR WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING.

OUTLOOK...
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...VFR/MVFR WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...AND
LOCALIZED IFR IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST/SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.

&&

.MARINE...
A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BRISK WESTERLY
WINDS ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT...FOR
WHICH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN PLACE ON LAKE ONTARIO.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST
     TUESDAY FOR NYZ006.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
     MORNING FOR NYZ004-005.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR NYZ008.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY FOR LOZ042>045.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JJR
NEAR TERM...JJR
SHORT TERM...RSH
LONG TERM...RSH
AVIATION...JJR
MARINE...JJR
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 10:44 PM EST, 5 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1044 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

NYZ005-006-240345-
NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
1044 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   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

NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-240345-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
1044 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

NYZ007-008-240345-
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
1044 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SOME ACCUMULATING LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY...DURING WHICH TIME
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.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

LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-240345-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
LOWER NIAGARA RIVER-
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-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
1044 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE
ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 10:33 PM ESTLake Effect Snow WatchBUFCayuga, Lewis, Oswego, Wayne30 hr
Feb 23, 3:56 PM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryBUFCattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Jefferson, Lewis, Monroe and 3 more4 days

Nearby

Lake Effect Snow Warnings in New York, 2014Every lake effect snow warning in 2014

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.