SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1154 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 300 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES INTO THE AFTERNOON.
AN INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION BETWEEN 12 AND 2 PM. THE NORTHERN
EDGE EXTENDS FROM ABOUT CAPE VINCENT TO THERESA WHILE THE
SOUTHERN EDGE EXTENDS FROM ABOUT FULTON TO PARISH. WITHIN THE
HEART OF THE BAND...EXPECT SNOW TO RANGE FROM 3-6 INCHES BY 2
PM WITH HARSH DRIVING CONDITIONS AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES. EXPECT LESSER AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
EDGES. THE BAND WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1116 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 1115 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...
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.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
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
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LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Issue Date: 1030 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 100 PM EST SAT DEC 12 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
EXPECTED EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THROUGH SATURDAY...
.A DEEP STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTH CENTRAL QUEBEC THIS MORNING WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND REACH THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BY
FRIDAY MORNING. COLD AIR POURING ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH
SATURDAY.
OFF LAKE ERIE...A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS SUNK SOUTH
INTO THE MORE DISTANT BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS AND THE BOSTON HILLS.
THIS BAND WILL REMAIN THERE THROUGH LATE MORNING BEFORE DRIFTING
SLIGHTLY BACK NORTHWARD INTO THE MORE NEARBY BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS
SUCH HAS LACKAWANNA AND WEST SENECA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS BAND WILL
THEN SETTLE BACK SOUTH INTO THE BOSTON HILLS EARLY THIS EVENING.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PUSH LAKE EFFECT SNOW UNUSUALLY FAR
INLAND...REACHING ALL THE WAY TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF ROCHESTER AND
THE WESTERN FINGER LAKES AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF AN
INCH OR TWO PER HOUR IN THE MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND.
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ACROSS SKI COUNTRY OF SOUTHERN ERIE...WYOMING...AND THE NORTHERN
SECTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES.
OFF LAKE ONTARIO...WIND SWEPT LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE TO
ORGANIZE FROM WATERTOWN SOUTH THROUGH THE TUG HILL REGION THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON. LATER THIS AFTERNOON THE BAND MAY DRIFT BACK
NORTH SLIGHTLY INTO CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY...BEFORE SETTLING
BACK SOUTH ACROSS THE TUG HILL TONIGHT. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF
1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND.
THE LAKE ONTARIO LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO TARGET THE TUG HILL
REGION EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
THE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS
WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL
RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW
AREAS...AND SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1029 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SATURDAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SATURDAY.
A WIDESPREAD AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF JEFFERSON AND MUCH OF LEWIS COUNTY TODAY. THE
BAND MAY LIFT SLIGHTLY NORTH TOWARDS WATERTOWN AGAIN FOR A FEW
HOURS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE SETTLING BACK SOUTH TO THE CENTRAL TUG
HILL REGION TONIGHT. LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO TARGET THE TUG
HILL REGION THROUGH SATURDAY.
EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND TODAY...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF JEFFERSON AND MUCH OF
LEWIS COUNTY. ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU REGION...STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED 4 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
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. IN ADDITION
TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT TO
SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL BE
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...AND SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT
TIMES. 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.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 320 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TODAY...
.A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER WESTERN QUEBEC THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY. STRONG WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS FOLLOWING THE LOW WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 40 MPH WITH A
FEW GUSTS STILL APPROACHING 60 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
SURROUNDING THE DEPARTING LOW EASES.
WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
DAMAGE...WITH BROKEN TREE LIMBS POSSIBLY LEADING TO POWER
OUTAGES. AT THIS TIME OF YEAR...OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL
ALSO BE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE AS WELL. HOME OWNERS SHOULD
SECURE THOSE AT THIS TIME.
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JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
319 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN 25 TO 40 MPH WITH A
FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT REMAIN BRISK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.
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