LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Issue Date: 349 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
EXPECTED EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY...
.A DEEP STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON
WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS LAKE HURON THIS EVENING...THEN INTO
WESTERN QUEBEC BY THURSDAY MORNING...FINALLY REACHING THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES THURSDAY NIGHT.
A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. COLD AIR WILL CHARGE INTO THE REGION IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT AND SET THE STAGE FOR SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS TO
DEVELOP EAST AND NORTHEAST OF BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO.
OFF LAKE ERIE...WIND SWEPT LAKE EFFECT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER AND JUST NORTH OF METRO BUFFALO BY LATE THIS
EVENING...AND THEN INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AS IT SINKS SLOWLY SOUTH
ACROSS THE METRO AREA. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE INTO THE
BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY EAST TO MUCH OF
GENESEE AND WYOMING COUNTIES DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE LAKE
SNOWS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BRUSH SOUTHWEST NEW YORK FROM WESTERN
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL PUSH LAKE EFFECT SNOW UNUSUALLY FAR INLAND...
REACHING ALL THE WAY TO THE ROCHESTER AREA AND WESTERN FINGER
LAKES. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND.
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE INTO
THE MORE TRADITIONAL SNOWBELTS OF SKI COUNTRY EAST OF LAKE ERIE.
THERE ARE SOME SIGNS THAT THE BAND MAY SHIFT FARTHER NORTH AGAIN
LATER FRIDAY.
OFF LAKE ONTARIO...EXPECT WIND SWEPT LAKE SNOWS TO DEVELOP FROM
WATERTOWN NORTH THROUGH THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION LATE TONIGHT.
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 THURSDAY. 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.
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY THE 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.
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CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN
349 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM
EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER LAKE ERIE BY LATE
THIS EVENING THEN MOVE INLAND INTO WESTERN CHAUTAUQUA AND EXTREME
NORTHWEST CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN
SECTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF CATTARAUGUS
COUNTY.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITY IN SIGNIFICANT TO SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
EXPECT STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING WHERE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW PERSISTS THE LONGEST.
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: 334 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 330 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
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.
.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.
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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.
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WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
348 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND
BETWEEN THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND LAKE ERIE WILL.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A BIT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN
SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY
EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE
WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY. THE STRONG WEST WINDS WILL LAST
THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS EXPECTED OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR LAKE ERIE.
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-
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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.
$$