SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 743 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

Expires:200912101500;;
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
743 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
NYZ085-101500-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
743 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
EXPECT NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN A LAKE EFFECT BAND SETTLING
ACROSS SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY. THE BAND WILL EXTEND ROUGHLY
FROM HAMBURG TO EAST AURORA SOUTHWARD...REMAINING NEARLY
STATIONARY ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY
THROUGH 1000 AM. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN
HOUR...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...AND VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
ROADWAYS WILL BE TREACHEROUS...EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL THIS MORNING.
$$

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Issue Date: 641 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
EXPECTED EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THROUGH SATURDAY...
.A DEEP STORM SYSTEM OVER WESTERN QUEBEC THIS MORNING WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND REACH THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BY
FRIDAY MORNING.
A POWERFUL COLD FRONT CROSSED THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST
WEDNESDAY EVENING. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO CHARGE INTO THE
REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND SET THE STAGE FOR SIGNIFICANT
LAKE SNOWS EAST AND NORTHEAST OF BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO.
OFF LAKE ERIE...IS IN THE PROCESS OF SLIDING SOUTH ACROSS THE
BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
SETTLE INTO SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AND PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN TIER THIS MORNING...BEFORE DRIFTING SLIGHTLY BACK
NORTHWARD INTO AREAS IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND BATAVIA FOR
A WHILE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PUSH LAKE
EFFECT SNOW UNUSUALLY FAR INLAND... REACHING ALL THE WAY TO THE
ROCHESTER AREA AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOWFALL
RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR IN THE MOST INTENSE PORTION OF
THIS BAND.
THE LAKE ERIE LAKE SNOWS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SETTLE INTO THE
MORE TRADITIONAL SNOWBELTS OF SKI COUNTRY EAST OF LAKE ERIE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THERE ARE SOME SIGNS THAT THE BAND MAY SHIFT
FARTHER NORTH AGAIN LATER FRIDAY.
OFF LAKE ONTARIO...WIND SWEPT LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE TO
ORGANIZE FROM WATERTOWN NORTH THROUGH THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION
EARLY THIS MORNING. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL THEN SETTLE SOUTH INTO
THE WATERTOWN AREA EAST TO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LEWIS
COUNTY...WHERE IT WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. ACCUMULATING
SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE TUG HILL AS WELL.
EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND.
TONIGHT NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...THE LAKE ONTARIO LAKE SNOWS ARE
EXPECTED TO TARGET THE TUG HILL REGION EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.
THE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS
WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT TO SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS
WILL RESULT IN 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.
NYZ010-011-102000-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-091211T0300Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA
640 AM EST THU DEC 10 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 SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND BATAVIA WILL
CONTINUE TO SETTLE SOUTHWARD...AND SHOULD SLIP SOUTH OF THE AREA
THIS MORNING BEFORE DRIFTING BACK NORTH INTO AREAS SOUTH OF
BUFFALO AND BATAVIA FOR A WHILE THIS AFTERNOON. THE BAND WILL THEN
SETTLE BACK SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT.
EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH
SIGNIFICANT TO SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WORST
CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS THE
BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS EAST TO GENESEE COUNTY...WITH SOMEWHAT BETTER
DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHTOWNS.
WE CAN EXPECT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION FROM THE BUFFALO
SOUTHTOWNS EAST TO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF GENESEE COUNTY TODAY. MUCH
LESS WILL FALL FROM THE CITY NORTHWARD.
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 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.
&&
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 634 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 645 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
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
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 405 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009

...A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
POSSIBLE EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRACK TO NEAR CHICAGO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY ON THE WAY. THIS INTENSE LOW WILL THEN CROSS
THE CENTRAL LAKES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND REACH QUEBEC BY
THURSDAY.
A WARM FRONT DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT...OVERSPREADING THE
SOUTHERN TIER BY LATE EVENING...THEN REACHING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER
AND ROCHESTER AREA BY AROUND MIDNIGHT...FINALLY DEVELOPING EAST
OF LAKE ONTARIO LATE TONIGHT. A LAYER OF WARM AIR ALOFT WILL ALLOW
THE SNOW TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FOR A
TIME BEFORE CHANGING TO JUST RAIN ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO WARM WELL ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...
SO MOST OF THE SNOW AND ICE IS EXPECTED TO MELT.
A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL THEN CROSS THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST
LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COLD AIR WILL POUR BACK
INTO THE REGION AND ALLOW LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO DEVELOP EAST OF BOTH
LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. OFF LAKE ERIE THE LAKE SNOWS MAY DEVELOP
NEAR THE BUFFALO METRO AREA INITIALLY...THEN SETTLE SOUTH INTO THE
MORE DISTANT SOUTHTOWNS AND SKI COUNTRY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. OFF LAKE ONTARIO...THE LAKE SNOWS MAY DEVELOP NEAR
WATERTOWN INITIALLY...THEN SINK SOUTH AND TARGET THE TUG HILL
REGION THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MAJOR ACCUMULATIONS OF LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE MORE DISTANT BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS
SOUTHWARD INTO SKI COUNTRY EAST OF LAKE ERIE...AND ACROSS THE TUG
HILL REGION EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
NYZ012-019>021-085-090515-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0015.091209T0300Z-091209T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.A.0005.091210T0000Z-091212T0000Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
405 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
A WINTRY MIX WILL BRING SLIPPERY TRAVEL LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE WESTERN
SOUTHERN TIER LATER THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE
TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT...FINALLY CHANGING TO JUST
PLAIN RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING.
EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...FOLLOWED BY ICE
ACCUMULATION OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH. THE GREATEST
AMOUNT OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE MORE SHELTERED
VALLEYS OF THE INTERIOR SOUTHERN TIER WHERE SURFACE TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THE LONGEST. ALONG THE LAKE ERIE
SHORE...TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY RISE ABOVE FREEZING LATER
TONIGHT WITH ONLY AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW EXPECTED AND LITTLE OR
NO ICE ACCUMULATION.
BY WEDNESDAY EVENING MUCH COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THE STORM WILL BEGIN TO PRODUCE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT
SNOW. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES. THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA
RIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. STORM TOTALS BY FRIDAY EVENING WILL EXCEED 2
FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOW AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD
ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG
WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN
THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
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.
$$

HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 348 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY...
.A DEEP STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON
WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS MICHIGAN ON
WEDNESDAY...THEN REACH WESTERN QUEBEC BY THURSDAY MORNING. IN THE
PROCESS...THE STORM WILL INTENSIFY AND BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK.
INTIALLY...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING AS THE DEEP LOW APPROACHES THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. WHEN
THE MAIN STORM CENTER HEADS NORTH TOWARD SOUTHERN ONTARIO LATE
WEDNESDAY...THE WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO
25 TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE ENTIRE THE AREA. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
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. HOME OWNERS SHOULD TAKE THE
TIME TO SECURE THOSE AT THIS TIME.
NYZ001-002-010-011-090500-
/O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0002.091209T2300Z-091210T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0002.091209T1900Z-091211T0000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
348 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A VERY DEEP EARLY WINTER STORM WILL TRACK TO THE WEST AND NORTH
OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH. THE WINDS WILL
GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES...BEFORE BECOMING MORE WESTERLY LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
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.
$$

HIGH WIND WATCH
Issue Date: 433 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 500 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ARE THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY...
.A DEEP STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON WILL
LIFT NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS POWERFUL
STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS MICHIGAN
DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...REACHING WESTERN QUEBEC BY THURSDAY
MORNING. IN THE PROCESS...THE CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THIS STORM WILL
DEEPEN TO MINIMUM HURRICANE LEVELS.
THE TRACK OF THIS STRONG STORM TO OUR WEST AND NORTH IS A
CLIMATOLOGICALLY FAVORED TRACK FOR STRONG WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION.
WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
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. HOME OWNERS SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO
SECURE THOSE AT THIS TIME.
NYZ012-019>021-085-081745-
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.A.0002.091209T1200Z-091210T2200Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
433 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL BE FOUND JUST A FEW
THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE A LAYER
OF RELATIVELY WARM AIR WILL LIKELY PREVENT THESE STRONG WINDS FROM
REACHING THE SURFACE...THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE THAT SOME OF THESE
WINDS MAY REACH DOWN TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE AREA BETWEEN
THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND LAKE ERIE WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE
TO THESE STRONG WINDS.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A BIT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS THE WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY.
THESE STRONG WEST WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FORECAST TO BE OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AND NEAR LAKE ERIE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN
TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH
WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE
PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY
TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
$$