Lake snow advisory

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
306 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

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WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
306 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST WEDNESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE
  COUNTIES.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 2 TO 4 INCHES
  WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE
  MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES...TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE IN BLOWING SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 20 OVERNIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 20
  WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY FALLING TEMPERATURE WILL MAKE
  ROAD TREATMENT LESS EFFECTIVE. LOWERED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND
  BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

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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