Alert archive / New York / Wind Chill Watches in 2014
Wind Chill Watch 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind chill watch at Jan 1, 2014, 3:52 AM EST for Jefferson County, Lewis County, New York. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2014, 3:52 AM EST (08:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2014, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2014, 2:45 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 205 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 991 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 112 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
179 WWUS41 KBUF 010852 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 352 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 NYZ019-020-011700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T1800Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140101T1500Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 352 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WEAKENING THIS MORNING. A GENERAL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ085-011700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140101T1200Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 352 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND CHILLS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ENDING EARLY THIS MORNING. A GENERAL WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ006-011700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140101T1800Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 352 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND CHILLS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. A GENERAL WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES TODAY...1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES....LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ005-011700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140101T1800Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 352 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND CHILLS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. A GENERAL WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES TODAY...1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...AROUND 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES....AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ008-011700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140101T2100Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 352 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES....AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 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 A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$ NYZ021-011700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T1800Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-140101T1300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 352 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY COUNTY...MAINLY WESTERN PORTIONS FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW DIMINISHING EARLY THIS MORNING. A GENERAL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES TODAY...2 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ004-011700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-140101T1800Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 352 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...EXTREME NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTY...NORTH OF WOLCOTT AND EAST OF SODUS BAY FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. A GENERAL SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES THURSDAY...AROUND 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ012-011700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-140101T1300Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 352 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST WYOMING COUNTY FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ENDING EARLY THIS MORNING. A GENERAL WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES TODAY...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ007-011700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.140102T0000Z-140103T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 352 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...ADVISORY EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. 30 TO 40 BELOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR THOSE OUTDOORS EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001>003-010-011-013-014-011700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 352 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY...AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ HITCHCOCK
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643 WWUS41 KBUF 011124 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 624 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 NYZ019-020-011930- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140101T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T1800Z-140103T1500Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 624 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT... 2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ085-011930- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140101T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 624 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT... 2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ008-011930- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140101T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 624 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS...30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$ NYZ021-011930- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-140101T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T1800Z-140103T1500Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 624 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES TODAY...2 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT... 2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ012-011930- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-140101T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW 624 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...WYOMING COUNTY. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ006-011930- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140101T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 624 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. A GENERAL WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES TODAY IN PERSISTENT BANDS. 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES....LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ005-011930- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140101T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 624 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. A GENERAL WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES TODAY IN PERSISTENT BANDS. 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...AROUND 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES....AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ004-011930- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-140101T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 624 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EXTREME NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTY...NORTH OF WOLCOTT AND EAST OF SODUS BAY FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ENTIRE COUNTY FOR THE GENERAL SNOW. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. A GENERAL SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY IN PERSISTENT BANDS. 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES THURSDAY...AROUND 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ007-011930- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.140102T0000Z-140103T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 624 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...ADVISORY EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. 30 TO 40 BELOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR THOSE OUTDOORS EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001>003-010-011-013-014-011930- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 624 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY...AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ HITCHCOCK
417 WWUS41 KBUF 011129 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 629 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 NYZ006-011930- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140101T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 629 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. A GENERAL WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES TODAY IN PERSISTENT BANDS. 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES....LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ005-011930- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140101T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 629 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. A GENERAL WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES TODAY IN PERSISTENT BANDS. 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...AROUND 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES....AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ004-011930- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-140101T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 629 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EXTREME NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTY...NORTH OF WOLCOTT AND EAST OF SODUS BAY FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ENTIRE COUNTY FOR THE GENERAL SNOW. * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. A GENERAL SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS MORNING. SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY IN PERSISTENT BANDS. 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES THURSDAY...AROUND 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ007-011930- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.140102T0000Z-140103T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 629 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...ADVISORY EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. 30 TO 40 BELOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR THOSE OUTDOORS EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019>021-011930- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T1800Z-140103T1500Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 629 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT... 2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ001>003-010>014-085-011930- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 629 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY...AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ008-011930- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 629 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS...30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$ HITCHCOCK
199 WWUS41 KBUF 011735 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1235 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 NYZ005-006-020145- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140101T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 1235 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT...1 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES....AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ004-020145- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-140101T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 1235 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...WAYNE COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES THURSDAY...AROUND 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES....AS LOW AS A HALF A MILE. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ007-020145- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.140102T0000Z-140103T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 1235 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. 30 TO 40 BELOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR THOSE OUTDOORS EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019>021-020145- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T1800Z-140103T1500Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1235 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...1 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES....AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && $$ NYZ001>003-010>014-085-020145- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1235 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY...AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES....AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ008-020145- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 1235 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS...30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$ THOMAS
726 WWUS41 KBUF 011945 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 245 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 NYZ021-020345- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0001.140101T2100Z-140103T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 245 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON...1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT...4 TO 8 INCHES THURSDAY...2 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. * VISIBILITIES....AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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 && $$ NYZ003-004-020345- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0001.140101T2100Z-140103T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ MONROE-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK 245 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MONROE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. LAKE ENHANCED SNOWS THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON...AROUND 2 INCHES TONIGHT...3 TO 6 INCHES THURSDAY...3 TO 5 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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 && $$ NYZ013-014-020345- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0001.140101T2100Z-140103T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 245 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES THURSDAY...3 TO 5 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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 && $$ NYZ005-020345- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0001.140101T2100Z-140103T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 245 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. LAKE ENHANCED SNOWS THURSDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON...1 TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT...3 TO 6 INCHES THURSDAY...3 TO 5 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AROUND AN INCH FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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 && $$ NYZ007-020345- /O.UPG.KBUF.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.140102T0000Z-140102T2100Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 245 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW TONIGHT AND AS LOW AS 35 BELOW THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR THOSE OUTDOORS EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ008-020345- /O.UPG.KBUF.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.140102T0000Z-140102T2100Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 245 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW TONIGHT AND AS LOW AS 35 BELOW THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR THOSE OUTDOORS EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ019-020-020345- /O.EXB.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 245 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH THIS AFTERNOON...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010>012-085-020345- /O.EXB.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140101T2300Z-140103T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 245 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES THURSDAY...2 TO 4 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. 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 A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ006-020345- /O.EXB.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 245 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OVERNIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES THURSDAY...2 TO 4 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL POSE A RISK FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE FOR EVEN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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/APFFEL
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill watch 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 wind chill watch went out at Jan 1, 3:31 AM EST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 3:31 AM EST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
331 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF FRIGID ARCTIC AIR WILL GENERATE LAKE EFFECT
SNOW FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY. THE LAKES SNOWS WILL BE TO THE
EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN TUG HILL PLATEAU AND THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. LAKE SNOW WILL
WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT A MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW
EVENT WILL IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. AN INFLUX
OF COLDER AIR WILL ALSO BRING EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY. A WARMING
TREND IS EXPECTED FOR THE COMING WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING WITH AN
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION FOR THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION AND
WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER OF A FEW MORE INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW BANDS
WILL ABRUPTLY DISSIPATE AS A HIGH PRESSURE CELL BECOME CENTERED OVER
EASTERN ONTARIO AND SURFACE WINDS SHIFT FROM WESTERLY TO
NORTHEASTERLY. THIS WIND SHIFT WILL THE PROVIDE A SURFACE BASED
WEDGE OF COLD AIR CONTINUOUSLY SUPPORTED BY THIS HIGH PRESSURE CELL
OF ARCTIC ORIGIN...OVERLAIN BY A NEARLY ISOTHERMAL AND INCREASINGLY
MOIST COLUMN ON A WEST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. ADDITIONAL LIFT WILL
BE PROVIDED BY THE PROXIMITY OF THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF A 160KT
300MB JET CORE OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA.
A STEADY SNOW WILL START ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD THIS EVENING...PERSISTING ACROSS THE
REGION OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY. SNOW WILL STEADILY
BUT SLOWLY ACCUMULATE TO SEVERAL INCHES THROUGH THIS EXTENDED PERIOD
AND WILL WARRANT THE NEED FOR A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY STARTING
LATER TODAY AND EXTENDING FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD.
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL REACH HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS FOR MUCH OF
FORECAST AREA...BUT ONLY IN THE LOWER TEENS ACROSS THE NORTH
COUNTRY. WINDS CHILLS WILL FALL TO THE SINGLE NUMBERS THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS SET UP...AND TO THE NEGATIVE
SINGLE NUMBERS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.
LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE 5 TO 10 ABOVE ZERO RANGE FOR MOST OF THE
AREA...BUT ZERO TO MINUS 10 EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...WITH WIND CHILLS
AT OR BELOW MINUS 20 FOR THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THERE ARE TWO MAIN ISSUES DURING THE PERIOD. A PROLONGED BUT
RELATIVELY MODEST SNOW EVENT AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES.
FIRST THE SNOW POTENTIAL...
A MID LEVEL FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN STALLED ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NEW YORK ON THURSDAY AND ACT AS A FOCUS FOR A WEAK BUT
PERSISTENT DIFFERENTIAL TEMPERATURE ADVECTION REGIME...WITH LOW
LEVEL COLD ADVECTION DRIVEN BY NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS TOPPED BY
WARM ADVECTION ALOFT. THIS WILL ENHANCE ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE ACROSS
THE BOUNDARY AND SUPPORT PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW. SOMEWHAT BETTER
SNOWFALL RATES MAY DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS
THE MID LEVEL TROUGH SHARPENS JUST TO OUR WEST...WITH A MID LEVEL
SHORTWAVE PROVIDING DPVA AND LARGE SCALE ASCENT.
MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS CONSISTENT IN DEPICTING A LONG LASTING BUT
RELATIVELY MODEST SNOW EVENT. THE GARCIA METHOD SUGGESTS SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF AROUND 3 INCHES OR SO FOR EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD OF
ISENTROPIC ASCENT. WITH THIS IN MIND...EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES
ACCUMULATION DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND ANOTHER 1-3 INCHES THURSDAY
NIGHT...THIS AFTER ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AS WELL. WHILE THE 12 HOUR
AMOUNTS GENERALLY FALL SHORT OF OUR STRICT DEFINITION OF ADVISORY
CRITERIA /4 INCHES IN 12 HOURS/ THE LONG LASTING EVENT WILL PRODUCE
SOME DECENT SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH TIME. IN ADDITION...VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR SALT TO WORK ON ROADS...
LEADING TO DIFFICULT AND VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL. BECAUSE OF BOTH OF
THESE FACTORS...AN ADVISORY IS JUSTIFIED.
LATE IN THE EVENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT WE WILL NEED
TO WATCH FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LAKE ENHANCEMENT. THROUGH MIDDAY
THURSDAY THE NORTHEAST SURFACE FLOW IS TOO SHALLOW...BUT THIS LAYER
WILL DEEPEN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SUFFICIENTLY TO
SUPPORT SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT. THE NORTHEAST FLOW WOULD FAVOR AREAS
ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO FROM WAYNE COUNTY TO NIAGARA
COUNTY INCLUDING THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA. OFF LAKE ERIE SOME
ENHANCEMENT IS POSSIBLE IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. LATER THURSDAY NIGHT
THE DEEPER MOISTURE PULLS AWAY...AND THE AIRMASS GROWS STEADILY
COLDER. THIS WILL PUT THE DENDRITIC CRYSTAL GROWTH LAYER VERY LOW
AND MAINLY BELOW CLOUD LEVEL...LIMITING THE FLUFF FACTOR OF ANY
POTENTIAL LAKE ENHANCEMENT. FOR NOW WE HAVE GONE WITH SNOWFALL JUST
A LITTLE HIGHER IN THIS AREA...BUT LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO WATCH
THIS POTENTIAL CLOSELY.
THE SYNOPTIC SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THURSDAY
NIGHT AS COASTAL CYCLOGENESIS TAKES OVER AND PULLS QUICKLY OUT TO
SEA. NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THE LOW ON FRIDAY WILL SUPPORT SOME LAKE
RESPONSE SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
INSTABILITY WILL BE STRONG GIVEN THE COLD AIRMASS...BUT CLOUD
MICROPHYSICS SUFFER IN SUCH A COLD AIRMASS. THE FAVORED TEMPERATURE
RANGE FOR DENDRITES WILL BE FOUND CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND MAINLY
BELOW CLOUD LEVEL. THIS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SMALL SNOWFLAKES WITH
RELATIVELY POOR SNOW TO WATER RATIOS. BECAUSE OF THIS AND RAPID
DRYING OF THE BACKGROUND SYNOPTIC SCALE MOISTURE...EXPECT ONLY LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES.
NOW FOR TEMPERATURES...
HIGHS ON THURSDAY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 10 TO 15 DEGREE RANGE FOR
THE BULK OF THE AREA WITH SINGLE NUMBERS ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY.
IT WILL BE EVEN COLDER ON FRIDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE SINGLE NUMBERS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...AND POSSIBLY BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE NORTH
COUNTRY.
WIND CHILLS OF AROUND -20C ARE LIKELY ON THURSDAY IN JEFFERSON
COUNTY AS COLD AIR AND WINDS FUNNEL UP THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY.
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY DROP TO DANGEROUSLY COLD LEVELS
OF -30 TO -40 ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING. ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THEY WILL RUN -15 TO -20 DURING
THIS TIME PERIOD.
WITH THIS IN MIND WE HAVE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN A WIND CHILL WATCH FOR JEFFERSON AND
LEWIS COUNTIES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. FOR THE REST OF
THE AREA...THE WIND CHILL INFORMATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ALONG WITH THE SNOW IMPACTS.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING...AND THEN
DRIFT EAST SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER NIGHT OF BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES...WITH LOWS BELOW ZERO IN MANY LOCATIONS. LATER THAT
NIGHT...A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT ACROSS THE REGION WHICH WILL BRING
NOTABLY WARMER BUT STILL COLD TEMPERATURES FOR SATURDAY WITH HIGHS
MAINLY IN THE 20S. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT AT
THIS POINT...WITH A NARROW SPREAD BETWEEN GFS/GGEM/ECMWF.
AFTER THIS...MODEL GUIDANCE BEGINS TO DIVERGE...WHICH STARTS WITH A
COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THE PAST SEVERAL RUNS OF THE
GFS KEEPS THE CORE OF COLD AIR JUST SOUTH OF HUDSON BAY...HOWEVER
THE 00Z/12Z ECMWF AND 12Z GGEM DIG A SHARP TROF INTO THE UPPER
LAKES. THIS BOTH SLOWS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND ALLOWS A WAVE OF
LOW PRESSURE TO DEVELOP ALONG IT ON SUNDAY. THE STRENGTH AND TRACK
OF THIS LOW REMAINS HIGHLY UNCERTAIN...HOWEVER THE UPPER LEVEL
PATTERN DOES RESULT IN FAVORABLE BAROCLINIC ZONE SOMEWHERE NEAR THE
NORTHEASTERN STATES. OUR BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW IS SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH
AMOUNTS POTENTIALLY RANGING FROM LIGHT TO VERY SIGNIFICANT. IF THE
ECMWF VERIFIES WITH A LOW CUTTING TO OUR WEST...PRECIP MAY EVEN
CHANGE OVER TO RAIN FOR A TIME. HOWEVER THIS PLAYS OUT...MORE COLD
AIR WILL POUR IN BEHIND THE LOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN A VERY COLD
START TO NEXT WEEK...WITH MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND A
CHANCE FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOWS EAST OF THE LAKES.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
ONGOING LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREAS EAST OF THE
LAKES TONIGHT WITH MAIN BANDS REMAINING SOUTH OF KART/KBUF. EXPECT
VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL OUTSIDE OF LES BANDS WITH RAPID
DETERIORATION TO IFR/LIFR WITHIN THESE RELATIVELY NARROW ~15NM WIDE
BANDS. WHILE KJHW IS VFR ATTM...EXPECT LAKE ERIE SNOW BAND TO
MIGRATE BACK SOUTH ACROSS THE TERMINAL LATER TONIGHT...AFTER
06Z..BRINGING A RETURN TO IFR CONDITIONS.
LES ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH
BANDS CONTINUING TO GRADUALLY SLIP SOUTHWARDS AS FLOW VEERS
NORTHWESTERLY. FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO VEER AROUND TO THE
NORTHEAST...LIKELY BRINGING LAKE EFFECT CLOUDS AND ASSOCIATED MVFR
CIGS BACK INTO THE PICTURE FOR KBUF/KIAG/KROC BY 18Z. THIS
NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL BE DEVELOPING AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
THAT IS EXPECTED TO LIFT ACROSS WESTERN NY TOWARDS 00Z WED...RESULTING
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION
ACCOMPANIED BY MVFR/LOCALIZED IFR CONDITIONS.
OUTLOOK...
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW.
THURSDAY...IFR/MVFR WITH SNOW LIKELY.
FRIDAY...MAINLY VFR.
SATURDAY...VFR.
SUNDAY...MVFR IN SNOW SHOWERS.
&&
.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO WILL BUILD SOUTH ACROSS THE LAKES LATER
TODAY TO WEAKEN THE SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT AND COLD ADVECTIVE
PATTERN. THIS WILL BRIEFLY ALLOW WINDS TO SUBSIDE BELOW SCA LEVELS
AROUND MID DAY.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL THEN FRESHEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WHEN
THE NEXT ROUND OF SCA'S CAN BE EXPECTED.
&&
.CLIMATE...
VERY COLD AIR IS ON THE WAY FOR THE REGION THIS WEEK...WITH THE
COLD AIR PEAKING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY
WILL LIKELY NOT GET OUT OF THE SINGLE NUMBERS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
REGION...AND NOT ABOVE ZERO EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.
THE LAST TIME BUFFALO DID NOT GET TO 10 DEGREES FOR A DAYTIME HIGH
WAS 1/16/09...AND FOR ROCHESTER 3/6/07. AT WATERTOWN THE LAST TIME
THE HIGH DID NOT GET ABOVE ZERO WAS 1/22/2005.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...WIND CHILL WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR NYZ007-008.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR NYZ007.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR NYZ005-006.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NYZ005-006.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NYZ004.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR NYZ001>004-010>014-085.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NYZ008.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
NYZ012-021.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR NYZ019>021.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
NYZ019-020.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
NYZ085.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR LEZ020.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
LEZ040-041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR LOZ030-
042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WCH
NEAR TERM...WCH
SHORT TERM...HITCHCOCK
LONG TERM...APFFEL/HITCHCOCK
AVIATION...WOOD
MARINE...WCH
CLIMATE...HITCHCOCKHazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 10:18 PM EST, 5 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1018 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 NYZ001>003-007-010-011-013-014-020330- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-JEFFERSON-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON- ONTARIO- 1018 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD...ESPECIALLY FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ005-006-020330- NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- 1018 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC AND WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME BITTERLY COLD...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ004-020330- WAYNE- 1018 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC AND WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME BITTERLY COLD...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ008-020330- LEWIS- 1018 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD...ESPECIALLY FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ012-021-020330- WYOMING-ALLEGANY- 1018 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC AND WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME BITTERLY COLD...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ019-020-020330- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- 1018 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC AND WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME BITTERLY COLD...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ085-020330- SOUTHERN ERIE- 1018 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC AND WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME BITTERLY COLD...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-SLZ022-024-020330- 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- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 1018 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LOZ042>045-062>065-020330- 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- 1018 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 1, 12:24 AM EST, 3 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1224 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 NYZ012-019-020-085-010730- WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1224 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES... A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM NEAR HAMBURG AND EAST AURORA SOUTH ACROSS THE BOSTON HILLS AND DOWN THE LAKE ERIE SHORE TO DUNKIRK AND WESTFIELD. SOME SNOW WILL ALSO SPREAD INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF WYOMING COUNTY AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF CATTARAUGUS COUNTY NEAR PERRYSBURG. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY FROM HAMBURG TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. HITCHCOCK
Special weather statement, Jan 1, 2:30 AM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 230 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 NYZ012-019-020-085-010930- WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 230 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES... MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE EAST OF LAKE ERIE...ALTHOUGH INTENSITY HAS DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT FROM EARLIER TONIGHT. THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW WILL BE FOUND FROM FAR SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WYOMING COUNTY INTO MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AND NORTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE VERY SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. NYZ005-006-008-010930- NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 230 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED... A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS STARTING TO INTENSIFY AGAIN FROM NEAR FAIR HAVEN EAST ACROSS MUCH OF OSWEGO COUNTY AND INTO SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY NEAR OSCEOLA AND WEST LEYDEN. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND. WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE VERY SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. HITCHCOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:52 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 3 days |
| Jan 1, 3:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 8 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:45 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 45 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:45 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 9 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:54 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 45 hr |
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Wind Chill Watches in New York, 2014Every wind chill watch 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.