Winter weather alert

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
403 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2011


NYZ019-020-091715-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0016.111209T2100Z-111210T1100Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN
403 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOST
  PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT
  TIMES WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AT TIMES.

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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THOMAS