LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1115 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO IMPACT THE NIAGARA FRONTIER THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...
.COLD AIR CROSSING LAKE ERIE WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE A BAND OF
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE MAIN IMPACT FROM SNOW WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE
NORTHERN BUFFALO SUBURBS AND SOUTHERN NIAGARA COUNTY...EXTENDING
EAST INTO ORLEANS AND NORTHERN GENESEE COUNTIES. THE SNOW
INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN PICK
UP A BIT DURING THE EVENING.
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NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
1114 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
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 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A NARROW BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
NORTHERN SUBURBS OF BUFFALO DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOST
STEADY PART OF THE SNOW BAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
RESULT IN ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW FOR AREAS SUCH AS GRAND
ISLAND, NORTH TONAWANDA, AMHERST AND CLARENCE CENTER. THE SNOW
MAY PICK UP A BIT DURING THE EVENING AND ACCUMULATE ANOTHER
COUPLE OF INCHES...RESULTING IN TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES BY LATE EVENING.
AREAS FROM THE BUFFALO AIRPORT SOUTHWARD WILL SEE LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION.
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.
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LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Issue Date: 453 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009

...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL IMPACT THE BUFFALO METRO
AREA...
.COLD AIR CROSSING LAKE ERIE TODAY WILL GENERATE A BAND OF LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. THE WET SNOW WITHIN THIS
BAND COULD BE MODERATE TO EVEN HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH THE FOCUS OF
THE ACTIVITY NEAR OR IN THE BUFFALO METRO AREA. THE LAKE SNOW WILL
DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
453 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER LAKE ERIE AND EXTEND
ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY THIS MORNING. THE WET
SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE
DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. IN FACT...THE LAKE SNOW
COULD BECOME MIXED WITH A LITTLE RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE LAKE
EFFECT SHOULD THEN CHANGE BACK TO JUST SNOW THIS EVENING.
SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE HEART OF THE SNOW BAND...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS PERSIST.
IT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THAT THE HEAVIER SNOW THIS MORNING
COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LITTLE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.
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.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 552 PM EST THU DEC 03 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST
FRIDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.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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