Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Advisories in 2017
Lake Effect Snow Advisory 3, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow advisory at Jan 6, 2017, 9:12 PM EST for Chautauqua County, Erie County, New York. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2017, 9:12 PM EST (02:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2017, 10:41 AM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 1145 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WWUS41 KBUF 070212
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
912 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017
NYZ019-071015-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.170108T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JAMESTOWN
912 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. GREATEST ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL BE NEAR THE LAKESHORE FROM SILVER
CREEK TO THE STATE LINE.
* TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM EARLY SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OVERNIGHT...1 TO 2 INCHES
SATURDAY...3 TO 6 INCHES SATURDAY NIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES
SUNDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS SUNDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL
WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT
TIMES. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY FROM SILVER
CREEK TO THE STATE LINE.
* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
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.
&&
EXPERIMENTAL CONTENT BELOW...DO NOT USE OPERATIONALLY
PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/POLYGON_PDD
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/
PNS15LAKE_EFFECT_SNOWAAA.HTM
TO VIEW THE EXPERIMENTAL POLYGONS PLEASE SEE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/LESPOLYGON
COORD...4255 7912 4247 7948 4232 7975 4214 7977
4234 7920
TIME Y17M01D06T1900Z-Y17M01D07T0800Z
COORD...4216 7945 4223 7945 4229 7966 4227 7975
4199 7977 4200 7962 4211 7956
TIME Y17M01D07T0800Z-Y17M01D07T1500Z
$$
NYZ006>008-071015-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
912 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SUNDAY...
* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON...LEWIS AND OSWEGO COUNTIES...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS FOCUSED ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OVERNIGHT...7 TO 13 INCHES
SATURDAY...5 TO 10 INCHES SATURDAY NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES
SUNDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL
WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT
TIMES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 FROM PULASKI TO ADAMS.
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.
&&
EXPERIMENTAL CONTENT BELOW...DO NOT USE OPERATIONALLY
PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/POLYGON_PDD
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/
PNS15LAKE_EFFECT_SNOWAAA.HTM
TO VIEW THE EXPERIMENTAL POLYGONS PLEASE SEE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/LESPOLYGON
COORD...4378 7576 4384 7593 4386 7634 4359 7625
4356 7592 4360 7573
TIME Y17M01D06T1900Z-Y17M01D07T0000Z
COORD...4396 7523 4393 7636 4370 7625 4367 7575
TIME Y17M01D07T0000Z-Y17M01D07T0600Z
COORD...4383 7566 4379 7627 4359 7625 4346 7648
4343 7598 4349 7551
TIME Y17M01D07T0600Z-Y17M01D07T1200Z
COORD...4352 7605 4361 7623 4342 7670 4337 7665
4332 7620 4341 7604
TIME Y17M01D07T1200Z-Y17M01D08T0300Z
COORD...4379 7566 4380 7623 4355 7625 4343 7667
4325 7655 4316 7588 4348 7581 4344 7545
TIME Y17M01D08T0300Z-Y17M01D08T1800Z
$$
NYZ085-070700-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.170107T0212Z-170107T0700Z/
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
912 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SATURDAY.
* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY NEAR THE LAKESHORE WITH HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS IN THE TOWNS OF EVANS AND EDEN. THIS INCLUDES THE
NY THRUWAY SOUTH OF HAMBURG.
* TIMING...THROUGH 2AM SATURDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT.
* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL
WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX
&&
$$
NYZ020-071015-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.170108T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OLEAN
912 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED
OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.
* TIMING...FROM EARLY SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST
PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY PRODUCE TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT NARROW BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...ALONG WITH
RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS THAT CAN HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
&&
$$
SMITH5 follow-up statements
556
WWUS41 KBUF 070627
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
127 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
NYZ007-070730-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
127 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
$$
NYZ019-071430-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.170108T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JAMESTOWN
127 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
THIS MORNING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. GREATEST ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL BE NEAR THE LAKESHORE FROM SILVER
CREEK TO THE STATE LINE.
* TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH
LATE THIS MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM EARLY THIS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM...1 TO 2 INCHES
TODAY...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES SUNDAY...AND AN
INCH OR LESS SUNDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES NEAR THE LAKE.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
TREACHEROUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE NEAR THE
LAKE...INCLUDING THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY FROM SILVER CREEK
TO THE STATE LINE.
* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
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.
&&
EXPERIMENTAL CONTENT BELOW...DO NOT USE OPERATIONALLY
PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/POLYGON_PDD
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/
PNS15LAKE_EFFECT_SNOWAAA.HTM
TO VIEW THE EXPERIMENTAL POLYGONS PLEASE SEE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/LESPOLYGON
COORD...4255 7912 4247 7948 4232 7975 4214 7977
4234 7920
TIME Y17M01D06T1900Z-Y17M01D07T0800Z
COORD...4216 7945 4223 7945 4229 7966 4227 7975
4199 7977 4200 7962 4211 7956
TIME Y17M01D07T0800Z-Y17M01D07T1500Z
$$
NYZ006-008-071430-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/
OSWEGO-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE
127 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SUNDAY...
* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS FOCUSED NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE TUG HILL.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM...7 TO 13 INCHES
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS OF SATURDAY...5 TO 10 INCHES SATURDAY
NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES SUNDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL
WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
&&
EXPERIMENTAL CONTENT BELOW...DO NOT USE OPERATIONALLY
PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/POLYGON_PDD
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/
PNS15LAKE_EFFECT_SNOWAAA.HTM
TO VIEW THE EXPERIMENTAL POLYGONS PLEASE SEE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/LESPOLYGON
COORD...4378 7576 4384 7593 4386 7634 4359 7625
4356 7592 4360 7573
TIME Y17M01D06T1900Z-Y17M01D07T0000Z
COORD...4396 7523 4393 7636 4370 7625 4367 7575
TIME Y17M01D07T0000Z-Y17M01D07T0600Z
COORD...4383 7566 4379 7627 4359 7625 4346 7648
4343 7598 4349 7551
TIME Y17M01D07T0600Z-Y17M01D07T1200Z
COORD...4352 7605 4361 7623 4342 7670 4337 7665
4332 7620 4341 7604
TIME Y17M01D07T1200Z-Y17M01D08T0300Z
COORD...4379 7566 4380 7623 4355 7625 4343 7667
4325 7655 4316 7588 4348 7581 4344 7545
TIME Y17M01D08T0300Z-Y17M01D08T1800Z
$$
NYZ085-071430-
/O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170107T1500Z/
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
127 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY NEAR THE LAKESHORE WITH
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE TOWNS OF EVANS AND EDEN. THIS
INCLUDES THE NY THRUWAY SOUTH OF HAMBURG.
* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS SATURDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO THREE INCHES THROUGH 6 AM AND AN INCH OR
TWO BETWEEN DAYBREAK AND LUNCHTIME SATURDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
TREACHEROUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX
&&
$$
NYZ020-071430-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.170108T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OLEAN
127 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED
OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.
* TIMING...FROM EARLY SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST
PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY PRODUCE TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT NARROW BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...ALONG WITH
RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS THAT CAN HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL.
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.
&&
$$752
WWUS41 KBUF 070814
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
314 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
NYZ008-070915-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
314 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
$$
NYZ019-071615-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.170108T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JAMESTOWN
314 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
THIS MORNING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. GREATEST ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL BE NEAR THE LAKESHORE FROM SILVER
CREEK TO THE STATE LINE.
* TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH
LATE THIS MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES NEAR THE LAKE TODAY...4 TO 7
INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES SUNDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS
SUNDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE
NEAR THE LAKE...INCLUDING THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY FROM
SILVER CREEK TO THE STATE LINE.
* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
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.
&&
EXPERIMENTAL CONTENT BELOW...DO NOT USE OPERATIONALLY
PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/POLYGON_PDD
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/
PNS15LAKE_EFFECT_SNOWAAA.HTM
TO VIEW THE EXPERIMENTAL POLYGONS PLEASE SEE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/LESPOLYGON
COORD...4255 7912 4247 7948 4232 7975 4214 7977
4234 7920
TIME Y17M01D06T1900Z-Y17M01D07T0800Z
COORD...4216 7945 4223 7945 4229 7966 4227 7975
4199 7977 4200 7962 4211 7956
TIME Y17M01D07T0800Z-Y17M01D07T1500Z
$$
NYZ006-071615-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
314 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SUNDAY...
* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS FOCUSED NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE TUG HILL.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES TODAY...5 TO 10 INCHES TONIGHT...
AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SUNDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE
TREACHEROUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
&&
EXPERIMENTAL CONTENT BELOW...DO NOT USE OPERATIONALLY
PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/POLYGON_PDD
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/
PNS15LAKE_EFFECT_SNOWAAA.HTM
TO VIEW THE EXPERIMENTAL POLYGONS PLEASE SEE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/LESPOLYGON
COORD...4378 7576 4384 7593 4386 7634 4359 7625
4356 7592 4360 7573
TIME Y17M01D06T1900Z-Y17M01D07T0000Z
COORD...4396 7523 4393 7636 4370 7625 4367 7575
TIME Y17M01D07T0000Z-Y17M01D07T0600Z
COORD...4383 7566 4379 7627 4359 7625 4346 7648
4343 7598 4349 7551
TIME Y17M01D07T0600Z-Y17M01D07T1200Z
COORD...4352 7605 4361 7623 4342 7670 4337 7665
4332 7620 4341 7604
TIME Y17M01D07T1200Z-Y17M01D08T0300Z
COORD...4379 7566 4380 7623 4355 7625 4343 7667
4325 7655 4316 7588 4348 7581 4344 7545
TIME Y17M01D08T0300Z-Y17M01D08T1800Z
$$
NYZ085-071500-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170107T1500Z/
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
314 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
THIS MORNING...
* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY NEAR THE LAKESHORE WITH
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE TOWNS OF EVANS AND EDEN. THIS
INCLUDES THE NY THRUWAY SOUTH OF HAMBURG.
* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR THE LAKE THIS MORNING.
* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
&&
$$
NYZ020-071615-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.170108T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OLEAN
314 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED
OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.
* TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST
PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY PRODUCE TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT NARROW BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...ALONG WITH
RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS THAT CAN HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
&&
$$106
WWUS41 KBUF 071003
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
503 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
NYZ019-071815-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170107T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.170108T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JAMESTOWN
503 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.
* TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES NEAR THE LAKE TODAY...4 TO 7
INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES SUNDAY..
* WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 5 ABOVE ZERO TONIGHT. HIGHS
AROUND 15 TODAY. LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 15
SUNDAY. BETWEEN 10 AND 15 SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
SLICK TRAVEL CONDITONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE
NEAR THE LAKE...INCLUDING THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY FROM SILVER
CREEK TO THE STATE LINE.
* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT NARROW BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...ALONG WITH
RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS THAT CAN HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL.
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.
&&
$$
NYZ006-071815-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
503 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SUNDAY...
* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES TODAY...5 TO 10 INCHES
TONIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SUNDAY.
* WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE
TREACHEROUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
&&
EXPERIMENTAL CONTENT BELOW...DO NOT USE OPERATIONALLY
PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/POLYGON_PDD
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/
PNS15LAKE_EFFECT_SNOWAAA.HTM
TO VIEW THE EXPERIMENTAL POLYGONS PLEASE SEE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/LESPOLYGON
COORD...4378 7576 4384 7593 4386 7634 4359 7625
4356 7592 4360 7573
TIME Y17M01D06T1900Z-Y17M01D07T0000Z
COORD...4396 7523 4393 7636 4370 7625 4367 7575
TIME Y17M01D07T0000Z-Y17M01D07T0600Z
COORD...4383 7566 4379 7627 4359 7625 4346 7648
4343 7598 4349 7551
TIME Y17M01D07T0600Z-Y17M01D07T1200Z
COORD...4352 7605 4361 7623 4342 7670 4337 7665
4332 7620 4341 7604
TIME Y17M01D07T1200Z-Y17M01D08T0300Z
COORD...4379 7566 4380 7623 4355 7625 4343 7667
4325 7655 4316 7588 4348 7581 4344 7545
TIME Y17M01D08T0300Z-Y17M01D08T1800Z
$$
NYZ085-071800-
/O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
503 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY NEAR THE LAKESHORE WITH
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE TOWNS OF EVANS AND EDEN. THIS
INCLUDES THE NY THRUWAY SOUTH OF HAMBURG.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR THE LAKE TODAY.
* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
&&
$$
NYZ020-071815-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.170108T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OLEAN
503 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED
OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.
* TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST
PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY PRODUCE TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT NARROW BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...ALONG WITH
RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS THAT CAN HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
&&
$$031
WWUS41 KBUF 071138
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
638 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
NYZ006-071945-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
638 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SUNDAY...
* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES TODAY...5 TO 10 INCHES TONIGHT...
AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SUNDAY.
* WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE
TREACHEROUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
&&
EXPERIMENTAL CONTENT BELOW...DO NOT USE OPERATIONALLY
PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/POLYGON_PDD
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/
PNS15LAKE_EFFECT_SNOWAAA.HTM
TO VIEW THE EXPERIMENTAL POLYGONS PLEASE SEE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/LESPOLYGON
COORD...4378 7576 4384 7593 4386 7634 4359 7625
4356 7592 4360 7573
TIME Y17M01D06T1900Z-Y17M01D07T0000Z
COORD...4396 7523 4393 7636 4370 7625 4367 7575
TIME Y17M01D07T0000Z-Y17M01D07T0600Z
COORD...4383 7566 4379 7627 4359 7625 4346 7648
4343 7598 4349 7551
TIME Y17M01D07T0600Z-Y17M01D07T1200Z
COORD...4352 7605 4361 7623 4342 7670 4337 7665
4332 7620 4341 7604
TIME Y17M01D07T1200Z-Y17M01D08T0300Z
COORD...4379 7566 4380 7623 4355 7625 4343 7667
4325 7655 4316 7588 4348 7581 4344 7545
TIME Y17M01D08T0300Z-Y17M01D08T1800Z
$$
NYZ019-071945-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.170108T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JAMESTOWN
638 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.
* TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES NEAR THE LAKE TODAY...4 TO 7
INCHES TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES SUNDAY.
* WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 5 ABOVE ZERO TONIGHT. HIGHS
AROUND 15 TODAY. LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 15
SUNDAY. BETWEEN 10 AND 15 SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE
THE CASE NEAR THE LAKE...INCLUDING THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY
FROM SILVER CREEK TO THE STATE LINE.
* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT NARROW BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...ALONG WITH
RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS THAT CAN HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
&&
$$
NYZ085-071800-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
638 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY NEAR THE LAKESHORE WITH
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE TOWNS OF EVANS AND EDEN. THIS
INCLUDES THE NY THRUWAY SOUTH OF HAMBURG.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR THE LAKE TODAY.
* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
&&
$$
NYZ020-071945-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0002.170108T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OLEAN
638 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED
OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.
* TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST
PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY PRODUCE TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL WITH DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS AND GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT NARROW BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...ALONG WITH
RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS THAT CAN HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
&&
$$710
WWUS41 KBUF 071541
WSWBUF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1041 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
NYZ019-072345-
/O.UPG.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0002.170108T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JAMESTOWN
1041 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. GREATEST ACCUMULATION ON THE
CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...6 TO 11 INCHES TONIGHT...
5 TO 9 INCHES SUNDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS SUNDAY
EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET IN THE MOST
PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AROUND 15 TODAY. LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE
TONIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 15 SUNDAY. BETWEEN 10 AND 15 SUNDAY
EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE
VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND
DEEP SNOW COVER ON ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
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
&&
EXPERIMENTAL CONTENT BELOW...DO NOT USE OPERATIONALLY
PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/POLYGON_PDD
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/
PNS15LAKE_EFFECT_SNOWAAA.HTM
TO VIEW THE EXPERIMENTAL POLYGONS PLEASE SEE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/LESPOLYGON
COORD...4264 7887 4279 7890 4232 7975 4217 7977
4244 7914
TIME Y17M01D07T1500Z-Y17M01D07T2100Z
COORD...4261 7856 4260 7893 4227 7975 4199 7977
4203 7947 4233 7883 4233 7859
TIME Y17M01D07T2100Z-Y17M01D08T0300Z
COORD...4263 7856 4262 7895 4232 7975 4199 7977
4201 7844
TIME Y17M01D08T0300Z-Y17M01D08T0900Z
COORD...4270 7856 4227 7975 4199 7977 4199 7897
4222 7840
TIME Y17M01D08T0900Z-Y17M01D08T1500Z
COORD...4246 7906 4249 7945 4232 7975 4199 7977
4200 7861 4213 7859
TIME Y17M01D08T1500Z-Y17M01D09T0000Z
$$
NYZ085-072345-
/O.UPG.KBUF.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170107T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1041 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM EDEN TO BOSTON TO HOLLAND.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...
2 TO 4 INCHES SUNDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS SUNDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AROUND 15 TODAY. LOWS 10 TO 15 TONIGHT.
HIGHS AROUND 15 SUNDAY. BETWEEN 10 AND 15 SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE
VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND DEEP SNOW COVER
ON ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
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
&&
EXPERIMENTAL CONTENT BELOW...DO NOT USE OPERATIONALLY
PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/POLYGON_PDD
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/
PNS15LAKE_EFFECT_SNOWAAA.HTM
TO VIEW THE EXPERIMENTAL POLYGONS PLEASE SEE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/LESPOLYGON
COORD...4264 7887 4279 7890 4232 7975 4217 7977
4244 7914
TIME Y17M01D07T1500Z-Y17M01D07T2100Z
COORD...4261 7856 4260 7893 4227 7975 4199 7977
4203 7947 4233 7883 4233 7859
TIME Y17M01D07T2100Z-Y17M01D08T0300Z
COORD...4263 7856 4262 7895 4232 7975 4199 7977
4201 7844
TIME Y17M01D08T0300Z-Y17M01D08T0900Z
COORD...4270 7856 4227 7975 4199 7977 4199 7897
4222 7840
TIME Y17M01D08T0900Z-Y17M01D08T1500Z
$$
NYZ020-072345-
/O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0002.170108T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OLEAN
1041 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED
OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES TODAY...5 TO 10 INCHES
TONIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES SUNDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS SUNDAY
EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AROUND 15 TODAY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE
TONIGHT. HIGHS 10 TO 15 SUNDAY. AROUND 10 ABOVE SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE
VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND DEEP SNOW COVER
ON ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
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
&&
EXPERIMENTAL CONTENT BELOW...DO NOT USE OPERATIONALLY
PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/POLYGON_PDD
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/
PNS15LAKE_EFFECT_SNOWAAA.HTM
TO VIEW THE EXPERIMENTAL POLYGONS PLEASE SEE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/LESPOLYGON
COORD...4264 7887 4279 7890 4232 7975 4217 7977
4244 7914
TIME Y17M01D07T1500Z-Y17M01D07T2100Z
COORD...4261 7856 4260 7893 4227 7975 4199 7977
4203 7947 4233 7883 4233 7859
TIME Y17M01D07T2100Z-Y17M01D08T0300Z
COORD...4263 7856 4262 7895 4232 7975 4199 7977
4201 7844
TIME Y17M01D08T0300Z-Y17M01D08T0900Z
COORD...4270 7856 4227 7975 4199 7977 4199 7897
4222 7840
TIME Y17M01D08T0900Z-Y17M01D08T1500Z
COORD...4246 7906 4249 7945 4232 7975 4199 7977
4200 7861 4213 7859
TIME Y17M01D08T1500Z-Y17M01D09T0000Z
$$
NYZ005-072345-
/O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN
1041 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY.
* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT... 6 TO
8 INCHES SUNDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS SUNDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TODAY. LOWS 10 TO 15
TONIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 15 SUNDAY. AROUND 15 SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE
VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND DEEP SNOW COVER
ON ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
&&
EXPERIMENTAL CONTENT BELOW...DO NOT USE OPERATIONALLY
PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/POLYGON_PDD
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/
PNS15LAKE_EFFECT_SNOWAAA.HTM
TO VIEW THE EXPERIMENTAL POLYGONS PLEASE SEE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/LESPOLYGON
COORD...4347 7636 4355 7634 4354 7645 4338 7677
4328 7669
TIME Y17M01D07T1500Z-Y17M01D07T2200Z
COORD...4351 7614 4363 7623 4342 7670 4335 7665
4331 7633 4336 7617
TIME Y17M01D07T2200Z-Y17M01D08T0300Z
COORD...4346 7623 4351 7653 4340 7673 4302 7670
4324 7645 4302 7650 4324 7622 4328 7598
TIME Y17M01D08T1300Z-Y17M01D09T0000Z
$$
NYZ006-072345-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
1041 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SUNDAY...
* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...5 TO 10 INCHES
TONIGHT... AND 4 TO 7 INCHES SUNDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE
VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND DEEP SNOW COVER
ON ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
&&
EXPERIMENTAL CONTENT BELOW...DO NOT USE OPERATIONALLY
PLEASE SEE BELOW LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EXPERIMENT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/POLYGON_PDD
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/
PNS15LAKE_EFFECT_SNOWAAA.HTM
TO VIEW THE EXPERIMENTAL POLYGONS PLEASE SEE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF/LESPOLYGON
COORD...4347 7636 4355 7634 4354 7645 4338 7677
4328 7669
TIME Y17M01D07T1500Z-Y17M01D07T2200Z
COORD...4351 7614 4363 7623 4342 7670 4335 7665
4331 7633 4336 7617
TIME Y17M01D07T2200Z-Y17M01D08T0300Z
COORD...4369 7595 4370 7625 4355 7625 4345 7656
4331 7588 4347 7573
TIME Y17M01D08T0300Z-Y17M01D08T1000Z
COORD...4355 7583 4361 7623 4343 7667 4330 7642
4326 7604
TIME Y17M01D08T1000Z-Y17M01D08T1300Z
COORD...4346 7623 4351 7653 4340 7673 4302 7670
4324 7645 4302 7650 4324 7622 4328 7598
TIME Y17M01D08T1300Z-Y17M01D09T0000Z
$$
NYZ012-072345-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0004.170108T0000Z-170108T1800Z/
WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW
1041 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
EST SUNDAY.
* LOCATIONS...THE FAR SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF WYOMING COUNTY.
* TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT AND 1 TO 3 INCHES
SUNDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOST
PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. HIGHS 10 TO 15
SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE VERY
DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND DEEP SNOW COVER ON
ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING
TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG
BUFWX
&&
$$
CHURCH/THOMASWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this lake effect snow advisory went out at Jan 6, 7:22 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 7:22 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
722 PM EST Fri Jan 6 2017
.SYNOPSIS...
A deep trough anchored over the eastern half of the continent will
keep very cold weather in place through the weekend. A westerly flow
of cold air will continue to support locally heavy lake effect snow
east of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Sunday. The lake effect snow
will finally end later Monday. An area of low pressure will then
spread a general light snow into the region Monday night and Tuesday
morning before much warmer air arrives and changes the snow to rain
late Tuesday.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Radar imagery showing lake effect snow persisting east of the lakes
this evening. Off Lake Erie, the heaviest snow lies just offshore of
the NY/PA state line to about Westfield where it runs along the
lakeshore to about Silver Creek and east-northeast across southern
Erie county into Wyoming county. Radar estimates suggest some rates
of an inch+ per hour within the core of this band supported by some
upslope component. Off Lake Ontario a somewhat disorganized band
continues with subtle north-south whips over Jefferson/Lewis
counties with 1-2 inch per hour snowfall rates locally.
The main concern through Saturday and beyond will continue to be
heavy lake effect snow. Outside of the lake effect, skies will be
mainly clear to partly cloudy with a fairly dry airmass in place as
a weak ridge of high pressure crosses the region. Temperatures will
be cold, with lows in the single digits in many areas outside of the
lake effect snow bands tonight, and highs in the teens Saturday.
Now for the lake effect snow...
Off Lake Erie...
Lake induced equilibrium levels remain around 8K feet through the
period, with a favorable layer of dendritic crystal growth found in
the lake effect cloud bearing layer beneath the inversion. This will
allow for favorable cloud microphysics and fluffy snow which is
efficient at accumulating.
Through tonight mesoscale model guidance suggests this band will
weaken and drift mainly into Erie County PA by Saturday morning.
Expect additional amounts of 4-7 inches tonight within the strongest
core of the snow band and another inch or so Saturday morning.
Snowfall rates will not be as intense as they have been, but 1-2
inches per hour briefly is possible.
Elsewhere, farther north and east across Southern Erie, Wyoming, and
Cattaraugus counties, any remaining snow should be much lighter with
no more than an inch or two tonight into early Saturday. From late
morning through the afternoon Saturday, expect a broad area of light
and disorganized snow showers across the Western Southern Tier with
only minor additional accumulations.
Off Lake Ontario...
Moisture will be a little deeper and more favorable than over Lake
Erie, and lake induced equilibrium levels will also be higher at
near 10K feet. This should allow the Lake Ontario band to remain
better organized and stronger tonight through Saturday, with
snowfall rates occasionally reaching 2-3 inches per hour. The band
of heavy snow will be moving a good deal however, which will limit
accumulations somewhat at any given location.
The band near the Oswego/Jefferson County border will move a little
farther north through mid evening. This band may undergo some
temporary weakening for a few hours early this evening as boundary
layer flow becomes sheared and a little disorganized with the weak
surface ridge building directly overhead. The band should intensify
again late evening and overnight as boundary layer flow becomes more
unidirectional and a little stronger, and moisture deepens. By late
evening the band will be a little farther north from Adams to near
Carthage and Croghan. Deeper moisture and somewhat stronger flow
should allow the band to extend farther inland again during this
time, deeper into Lewis County. The band will remain there for a few
hours before boundary layer flow veers more westerly again
overnight, with lake effect snow drifting back south across the Tug
Hill and into northern Oswego County by late tonight. Expect
additional amounts of 8-10 inches in the most persistent bands
tonight across southern Jefferson, western Lewis, and northern
Oswego counties.
On Saturday the lake band will become more tea kettle in nature,
dominated by land breeze circulations in the light flow. The band
will focus mainly in central and western Oswego County, with the
heaviest snow right along the shoreline. The band of snow will take
on an anticyclonic curvature with a surface ridge near the lake.
These types of bands will typically only drop heavy snow within a
few miles of the lakeshore, but can produce locally heavy snow in
places such as Oswego, Scriba, and Minetto. This tea kettle band
should be most intense during the morning, then weaken and contract
back over the lake during the afternoon. Expect additional amounts
during the day on Saturday of around a foot in the strongest bands
across Oswego County.
The lake effect snow will continue beyond Saturday, more on this in
the short term section below.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
Lake effect snow will continue to oscillate east of the lakes this
period through Sunday night or early Monday morning. The period will
end with a synoptic system bringing initially light snow across the
region Monday night. Looking at the details.
An upper level low...originating from the Canadian Arctic...will
slide down the western shore of Hudson Bay today, reaching the Great
Lakes Saturday night. This feature will supply a fresh...arctic
source cold airmass for Saturday night and Sunday for our region. At
the surface a surface trough will drop slowly southward through
Ontario and Quebec Canada, reaching the Saint Lawrence Valley and
Lake Ontario region by Sunday morning.
As far as lake effect snow goes, expect continued bands east of both
lakes.
For Lake Erie a general westerly flow will bring lake snows across
the Southern Tier. Moderate amounts of moisture within a shallow
snow dendritic growth zone will generate lake effect snow.
Instability will be extreme with the frigid -20C 850 hPa
temperatures flowing over the open lakes, and lake induced
equilibrium levels will rise towards 10K feet by Sunday morning.
Initially the westerly flow will bring multi banded structured snows
across SW NYS overnight Saturday...but as the flow veers to more of
a northerly direction behind the upper level low, a Lake Huron to
Lake Erie connection will likely develop, and with rising inversion
heights, a moderate...single band of snow will likely develop over
portions of Chautauqua and far western Cattaraugus Counties. This
snowband will remain over the SW NYS through the day Sunday...and
may even clip So. Erie for a time within the northwest flow. With an
upstream connection portions of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties
may see one half foot or more of snow...for which a lake effect snow
watch will be in place from Saturday night through Sunday.
This northwest flow may also generate a few lake effect snow showers
across the remainder of WNY, outside of the main lake effect snow
bands. Will have chance pops to cover this activity, with
accumulations minor...under an inch.
Sunday night surface high pressure will build towards the Ohio
Valley and this feature will begin to back the surface winds, while
also bringing drier air through the low levels. Lake effect snow
will begin to lift northward Sunday night, and weaken as lake
effect snow parameters become less favorable.
For Lake Ontario...
Lake effect snow on a light west-northwesterly flow will be focused
upon the southeastern portions of the lake to start the period. This
band will not have as far an inland extent to begin the night within
the light flow...and may lift towards the southern Tug Hill briefly
overnight before within a WSW flow ahead of the surface trough.
Greatest snow accumulations will be near Oswego County Saturday
night.
This trough will focus convergence along the long axis of Lake
Ontario such that a single band of snow will remain moderate through
the night. As such the current lake effect snow warning for the
three counties east of Lake Ontario has been extended through early
Sunday afternoon to account for additional snows. Snow intensity
will likely increase towards Sunday morning as inversion heights
increase, though veering winds behind the surface and upper level
low will quickly drop the band southward towards the southern and
southeastern shoreline of Lake Ontario. The increase in wind shear
may disrupt the band Sunday morning, with several less intense bands
of snow fall SE of Lake Ontario through the day. While the greatest
accumulations will be southeast of Lake Ontario...an inch or so of
snow may fall along the Orleans to western Wayne lake shoreline as
well.
Sunday night surface high pressure will build towards the Ohio
Valley and this feature will begin to back the surface winds, while
also bringing drier air through the low levels. Lake effect snow
will begin to lift northward Sunday night and Monday, and weaken as
lake effect snow parameters become less favorable.
Later Monday a fast moving shortwave crossing southern Canada will
cross just to the north of Lake Ontario Monday afternoon. This
feature may bring a few synoptic snow showers across Lake Ontario,
and points east of the lake through the afternoon and evening hours.
Later Monday night isentropic lift will increase as deep southerly
flow transports warmer, and a more moist airmass northward. There
will not be much forcing aloft, with a general zonal flow over the
region, thus any snow showers that do develop will likely remain on
the lighter side.
Temperatures will remain below normal this period, and it will not
be until warming aloft Monday night that overnight lows remain near
or just above normal. Highs Sunday will be cold, generally in the
single digits to teens...while Monday should return 20s to the
region. Lows Saturday night and Sunday night will drop into the
single digits, and may drop below zero in areas that can be free of
lake clouds. Monday night overnight lows will not drop much,
especially towards the west where southerly winds will be
increasing.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Low pressure is forecast to strengthen as it tracks from Wisconsin
to the Central Great Lakes on Tuesday. 12Z ECMWF/GFS/GGEM guidance
is in close agreement, supporting categorical POPS with an
associated warm front forecast to lift across our region Tuesday
into Tuesday night. This will be quickly followed by a cold front as
the low tracks near Hudson Bay on Wednesday. Precipitation should
start as snow, but as the boundary layer warms it will transition to
rain later Tuesday and Tuesday night. A brief period of mixed
precipitation can't be ruled out. The track of the low is a bit too
far west for widespread damaging winds, but the strong southerly
flow is likely to downslope across the lake plains of Chautauqua
county with gusts over 45 mph possible Tuesday night. It will be
windy in all areas Wednesday with any lingering precipitation ending
as a brief period of snow as the upper level trough moves through.
After this a narrow ridge of high pressure will briefly cross the
region around Wednesday evening. Strong high pressure is forecast to
build off the mid Atlantic Coast and across the Upper Plains which
will result in favorable frontogenesis across our area. The contrast
between air masses will be sharp, with precipitation developing
along this boundary. Although model guidance agrees on the pattern,
temperatures and precipitation type are difficult to pin down due to
the strong frontal boundary expected to be near our region. In
general, Western New York is more likely to be on the warm side of
the boundary Thursday but less so on Friday. Temperature and
precipitation forecasts may change considerably during this
timeframe depending on the location of the front.
&&
.AVIATION /01Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
A westerly flow of cold air will remain in place through Saturday
and continue to support localized lake effect snow east of the
lakes. The lake effect snow will produce IFR and lower conditions
with locally heavy snowfall. Confidence is lower this evening with
the Lake Erie lake effect snow band impacting the KJHW terminal
through Saturday. Have limited impacts to MVFR thinking that the
core of the band stays north and west of the airfield. The Lake
Ontario lake effect will occasionally impact KART with some IFR for
several hours this evening as the band whips north-south.
On Saturday the Lake Ontario band is forecast to shift well south
of KART down toward KFZY as steering level winds become northwest.
The Lake Erie lake band is forecast to weaken some during the day
but as steering winds go northwest, chances for lake effect to
impact the terminal with IFR increase. The narrow band keeps
confidence low to exact timing of impact so kept at MVFR at this
range.
Otherwise outside of the lake effect snow, VFR will prevail with
mainly clear to partly cloudy skies. This includes KBUF, KROC, and
KIAG where VFR conditions will prevail through the period.
Outlook...
Saturday night...Lake effect snow with attendant LIFR/IFR east of
the lakes...VFR elsewhere.
Sunday...Areas of IFR with a few snow showers, and more persistent
IFR southeast of the lakes in lake effect snow. Monday...Mainly VFR.
A chance of light lake effect snow east of the lakes with local IFR.
Tuesday...MVFR/IFR with snow likely, changing to rain late.
Wednesday...Areas of MVFR with a chance of rain.
&&
.MARINE...
Moderate westerlies will persist through this evening on Lakes Erie
and Ontario with marginal small craft advisory conditions through
the first half of the night. A ridge of high pressure will then
build into the Lower Great Lakes and bring somewhat lighter winds
late tonight through most of Saturday. An arctic front will then
move southeast across the area Saturday night and Sunday with
another period of moderate to strong northwest winds on both lakes.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...Lake Effect Snow Warning until 1 PM EST Sunday for NYZ006>008.
Lake Effect Snow Watch from Saturday evening through Sunday
evening for NYZ019-020.
Lake Effect Snow Warning until 10 AM EST Saturday for NYZ019.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 1 AM EST Saturday for LEZ040-041.
Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM EST Saturday for
LOZ043>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...HITCHCOCK
NEAR TERM...HITCHCOCK/SMITH
SHORT TERM...THOMAS
LONG TERM...APFFEL
AVIATION...HITCHCOCK/SMITH
MARINE...HITCHCOCKHazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 2:37 PM EST, 6 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 237 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 NYZ006>008-071945- OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- 237 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ001>005-010>014-021-085-071945- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 237 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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 NYZ019-071945- CHAUTAUQUA- 237 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ020-071945- CATTARAUGUS- 237 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-071945- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 237 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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 6, 3:58 PM EST, 5 hours 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
358 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017
NYZ019-020-085-062200-
Southern Erie-Cattaraugus-Chautauqua-
358 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017
...A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN ERIE...
NORTHWESTERN CATTARAUGUS AND NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES...
At 354 PM EST, A band of lake effect snow producing snow fall rates
of 2 inches per hour will continue along the Lake Erie shoreline
from the Pennsylvania line to near Hamburg this afternoon.
Visibilities will drop quickly to less than a quarter of a mile in
this band of lake effect snow creating hazardous travel conditions
along the I90 Thruway.
Locations impacted include...
Dunkirk, Fredonia, Hamburg, Boston, Eden, Colden, Orchard Park,
Westfield, Silver Creek and Angola.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 61 and 57.
LAT...LON 4227 7976 4228 7973 4230 7975 4278 7877
4264 7860 4217 7976
ChurchSpecial weather statement, Jan 6, 4:03 PM EST, 5 hours 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
403 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017
NYZ006>008-062200-
Lewis-Jefferson-Oswego-
403 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017
...A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN LEWIS...
SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHEASTERN OSWEGO COUNTIES...
At 401 PM EST, A band of lake effect snow producing snow fall rates
of 2 to 3 inches per hour will continue to drift slowly northward
toward Adams and Copenhagen this afternoon. This band will likely
stall just south of Watertown. Visibilities will drop quickly to
less than a quarter of a mile in this band of lake effect snow,
producing dangerous driving conditions along I81 mainly between
Pulaski and Watertown.
Locations impacted include...
Sandy Island Beach State Park, Carthage, West Carthage, Adams, Barnes
Corners, Southwick Beach State Park, Henderson Harbor, Adams Center,
Denmark and Henderson.
This includes Interstate 81 between exits 37 and 44.
LAT...LON 4380 7553 4359 7560 4360 7626 4369 7626
4388 7630 4402 7545 4388 7539
ChurchLocal storm report, Jan 6, 4:39 PM EST, 4 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
439 PM EST FRI JAN 06 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM SNOW RIPLEY 42.27N 79.71W
01/06/2017 M17.0 INCH CHAUTAUQUA NY TRAINED SPOTTER
NEW SNOWFALL SINCE 0500 AM.
&&
EVENT NUMBER BUF1700140
JAMLocal storm report, Jan 6, 6:54 PM EST, 2 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
654 PM EST FRI JAN 06 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM SNOW 2 SW FORESTVILLE 42.45N 79.20W
01/06/2017 M30.0 INCH CHAUTAUQUA NY COCORAHS
&&
EVENT NUMBER BUF1700141
JAMSpecial weather statement, Jan 6, 7:48 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
748 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017
NYZ019-020-085-070245-
Southern Erie-Cattaraugus-Chautauqua-
748 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017
...A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN ERIE...
NORTHWESTERN CATTARAUGUS AND NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES...
At 744 PM EST, A band of lake effect snow producing snow fall rates
of 1 to 2 inches per hour lies from just offshore of Westfield to
Fredonia, Silver Creek and North Collins.
Locations impacted include...
Dunkirk, Fredonia, Evans, Eden, Silver Creek, Angola, North Collins,
Suny Fredonia, Lake Erie State Park and Evangola State Park.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 59 and 57A.
Visibilities will drop quickly to less than a quarter of a mile in
this band of lake effect snow with snow covered and slippery roads.
LAT...LON 4244 7950 4248 7947 4253 7939 4254 7934
4258 7927 4260 7919 4263 7916 4271 7890
4254 7878 4232 7967 4236 7967
SmithThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 7:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 117 min |
| Jan 6, 9:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 2 hr |
| Jan 7, 6:27 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 4 days | |
| Jan 7, 10:41 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Monroe, Wayne, Wyoming | 38 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 117 min |
| Jan 7, 1:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 55 min |
| Jan 7, 1:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 106 min |
| Jan 7, 3:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 112 min |
| Jan 7, 3:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 116 min |
| Jan 7, 5:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 90 min |
| Jan 7, 5:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 87 min |
| Jan 7, 6:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 112 min |
| Jan 7, 6:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 2 hr |
| Jan 7, 6:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 113 min |
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Lake Effect Snow Advisories in New York, 2017Every lake effect snow advisory in 2017
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.