LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH
Issue Date: 339 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 300 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009

...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
.A POWERFULL WINTER STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. WHILE THE AREA WILL BE ON THE WARM
SIDE OF THE STORM TODAY...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEEK. AS THE
COLDER AIR MOVES OVER THE WARMER WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WILL DEVELOP. AT FIRST...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST HOLDING THE
LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF SHORE. THURSDAY AFTERNOON HOWEVER...WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO TURN MORE WESTERLY AND DRIVE THE SNOW BANDS ACROSS THE
AREA.
OHZ012-013-089-PAZ001-091645-
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LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...ASHTABULA...ERIE
339 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER LAKE ERIE TONIGHT. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DRIVE THE SNOW BANDS INLAND ACROSS THE AREA
BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AS LONG AS WINDS REMAIN
FAVORABLE...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT
TIMES...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIER SNOW COULD
ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VARIABLE AND DEPEND GREATLY ON THE WIND
DIRECTION BUT COULD APPROACH TWO FEET...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF ERIE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA UNDER ANY
PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS.
IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1007 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1007 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
OHZ012>014-089-PAZ001>003-091100-
LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...
ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1007 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
COLDER AIR WILL SWEEP ACROSS LAKE ERIE THE SECOND HALF OF THE
WEEK. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
SOUTHWEST WIND WILL TAKE THE INITIAL SNOW BANDS TOWARD WESTERN NEW
YORK.
THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WESTERLY ON THURSDAY...
ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WOULD BRING
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ONSHORE ACROSS THE SNOWBELT OF NORTHEAST
OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WOULD LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL OF SEEING MORE THAN A FOOT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW.
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND STATEMENTS ABOUT THE
POTENTIAL FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 339 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 345 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.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.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
$$

HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 239 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 100 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TONIGHT TO LOWER MICHIGAN BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW WILL
PASS WELL TO THE NORTH OF LAKE ERIE ON WEDNESDAY DRAGGING A STRONG
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED JUST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ003-090345-
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LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-
ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-
TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...
RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...MEADVILLE
239 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. WEST
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED BEHIND THIS FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY
OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS
WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. WINDS SHOULD
BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
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: 401 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 400 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE DEVELOPING FOR WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE OUT OF MIDWEST AND
INTO MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY AND THEN INTO QUEBEC WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL
CAUSE THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AFTER
THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-081715-
/O.NEW.KCLE.HW.A.0002.091209T1500Z-091210T0900Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-
ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-
TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...
RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...
MEADVILLE
401 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH MAY OCCUR
AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT IT WILL STILL BE WINDY. AREAS NEAR LAKE
ERIE MAINLY EAST OF CLEVELAND COULD HAVE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH
AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE DOWN SLOPE FLOW.
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.
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