LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Issue Date: 357 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 100 PM EST SAT DEC 12 2009

...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WILL CONTINUE EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THROUGH SATURDAY...
OFF LAKE ERIE...A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS SETTLED INTO THE
SKI COUNTRY OF EXTREME SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES AND
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS THIS GENERAL AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT THEN
DISSIPATE ON SATURDAY.
OFF LAKE ONTARIO...A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TUG HILL REGION AND CENTRAL OSWEGO COUNTY.
THIS BAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OR DRIFT SLIGHTLY TO THE
SOUTH TONIGHT...WITH AN INCREASING IMPACT ON THE CENTRAL AND EVEN
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF OSWEGO COUNTY. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS
FINALLY EXPECTED TO WEAKEN LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING
SATURDAY EVENING.
THE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW COMBINED WITH CONTINUED WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL
BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AREAS...WITH SOME
ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.
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356 PM EST FRI DEC 11 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.
AN INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OSWEGO COUNTY TONIGHT...POSSIBLY SETTLING A
LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND...WITH RATES POSSIBLY REACHING 4
INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY SNOWFALL
AND CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN
THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY...WITH UP
TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
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. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HALF OF OSWEGO COUNTY. 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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 334 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST FRI DEC 11 2009

...INTENSE LAKE SNOWS AND VERY GUSTY WINDS IMPACTING OSWEGO AND
LEWIS COUNTIES...
A BAND OF INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL OSWEGO
COUNTY TO SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH 6 PM. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES PER WILL BE COMMON
IN AREAS SUCH AS NINE MILE POINT, MEXICO, REDFIELD, AND WEST
LEYDEN. NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE MAIN SNOW BAND...ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WITHIN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES AND VERY POOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 81 FROM PULASKI TO PARISH WILL BE EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE FOUND ALONG
ROUTE 177 ON THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND ROUTES 12 AND 26 FROM
LOWVILLE SOUTH INTO NORTHERN ONEIDA COUNTY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. TAKE
EXTRA CLOTHING OR BLANKETS WITH YOU AND DRIVE WITH A FULL TANK OF
GAS IN THE EVENT THAT YOU BECOME STUCK. ROADS ON THE TUG HILL ARE
LIKELY TO BECOME IMPASSIBLE.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 405 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL 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.
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
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.
ANOTHER LAKE EFFECT EVENT IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TUESDAY
NIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF COLD AIR ACROSS THE WATERS.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...DEPENDING ON HOW THIS
EVENT PLAYS OUT.
.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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