LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1200 PM EST MON NOV 30 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009

...FIRST ORGANIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT OF THE SEASON EXPECTED
TONIGHT...
.A POTENT BUT FAST MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS SOUTHERN
ONTARIO LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. A COLD SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE WILL GENERATE A BAND OF MODERATE TO
POTENTIALLY HEAVY WET SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER
AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...WITH THE BUFFALO METROPOLITAN AREA
LIKELY BEING FOUND IN THE AREA OF HEAVIEST SNOW.
THE SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER LAKE ERIE SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE
EXTENDING ACROSS NIAGARA AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES DURING THE WEE
HOURS OF TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF A HALF TO ONE INCH AN
HOUR WILL THEN BE LIKELY IN THE HEART OF THE SNOW BAND...WHICH WILL
BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE BUFFALO METROPOLITAN AREA BETWEEN 5 AM
AND 9 AM.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL FOR MANY AREAS..AND
SINCE THE HEAVIEST SNOW COULD FALL DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR...
PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO UPDATED FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6
INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BAND. THE SNOW BAND COULD ALSO
CONTAIN SOME THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.
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NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...
JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1200 PM EST MON NOV 30 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST TUESDAY.
A BAND OF MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP
OVER LAKE ERIE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS BAND WILL BECOME BETTER
ORGANIZED DURING THE WEE HOURS OF TUESDAY MORNING AS IT WILL
EXTEND ACROSS THE MOST POPULATED PORTION OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.
THE BAND COULD INCLUDE THE LAKE SHORE AREA OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.
SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE UNDER THE
MAIN SNOW BAND WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS LATE TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY MORNING GENERALLY RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. THE BAND
WILL ALSO LIKELY PRODUCE SOME THUNDER AND LIGHTNING AT TIMES.
THE SNOW BAND WILL SETTLE TO THE SOUTH OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA
DURING THE COURSE OF TUESDAY MORNING.
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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RSH