SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 223 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 430 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT...
SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION AS OF 2 AM. IT WILL
CONTINUE...MODERATE AT TIMES...THROUGH AT LEAST 4 AM...THEN BEGIN
TO MIX WITH SLEET. LOOK FOR 2 TO 3 INCHES TO ACCUMULATE BY 4
AM...ENOUGH TO MAKE UNTREATED ROADS VERY SLICK. EXERCISE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE PREDAWN HOURS.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 951 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.
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MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
OSWEGO...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
951 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO
7 PM EST THURSDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM
EST THURSDAY.
A VERY DEEP EARLY WINTER STORM WILL TRACK TO THE WEST AND NORTH
OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO
30 MPH AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY
EVENING AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 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.
&&
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 633 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 645 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEW YORK.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO NEAR
CHICAGO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN IT WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS IT LIFTS ACROSS MICHIGAN AND THE
CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TO WESTERN QUEBEC.
THIS POWERFUL EARLY WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SEVERAL ROUNDS
OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE REGION IN THE PROCESS. SNOW WILL
BREAK OUT ACROSS THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM LATE TONIGHT
WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BEFORE MIXING WITH SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN AND THEN THE MIX WILL CHANGE TO RAIN DURING
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.
IT WILL BECOME WINDY AHEAD OF THE STORM WEDNESDAY...BUT THE
STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FLOOD ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES BEHIND THE
DEPARTING STORM WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH THE
PRECIPITATION CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH COULD
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS ALONG WITH LOCAL
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY.
.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 WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 405 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 800 AM EST WED DEC 09 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.
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NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
405 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
8 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
A WINTRY MIX WILL BRING SLIPPERY TRAVEL LATER TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE NIAGARA
FRONTIER AND GENESEE VALLEY BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX
WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT...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 OF AN INCH OR LESS. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS
OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THE FINGER LAKES AND ROCHESTER AREA.
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.
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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HITCHCOCK/SAGE