HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 649 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST WED DEC 02 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
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.
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE A STORM SYSTEM MOVING UP THE APPALACHIANS WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TO MOST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH COLDER AIR FOLLOWING THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
THE WEEKEND WHICH COULD BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT LAKE
EFFECT SNOWS.
.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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LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Issue Date: 646 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009

...FIRST ORGANIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT OF THE SEASON CONTINUES
EARLY THIS MORNING...
.A FAST MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO
THIS MORNING. A COLD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE
WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW
ACROSS PARTS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...
WITH THE BUFFALO METROPOLITAN AREA IN THE AREA OF HEAVIEST SNOW
FOR AWHILE LONGER EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW WAS MOVING SOUTH AS OF 630 AM AND WILL BE SOUTH
OF BUFFALO AND BATAVIA BEFORE IT ENDS LATER THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL
RATES OF A HALF TO ONE INCH ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF
CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES BEFORE IT ENDS.
SOME RAIN MAY STILL MIX IN...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE ERIE SHORE
WHERE LESS ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL FOR MANY AREAS. 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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CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
646 AM EST TUE DEC 1 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY.
WET LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE A DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE FOR
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING COMMUTE.
SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED UNDER THE
MAIN SNOW BAND WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS
MORNING RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS.
SOME RAIN MAY MIX IN AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE ERIE
SHORE WHERE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOWER. SOME
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING MAY ALSO OCCUR AT TIMES WITHIN THIS BAND
EARLY 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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