Winter Weather ADVISORY

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WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
435 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012


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NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
435 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM
EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER.

* TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.

* HAZARDS...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES
  FRIDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM
  TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES....MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE IN
  BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING THROUGH THE 20S ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN
  UNTREATED ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK WITH LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION UNTREATED WALKWAYS WILL BECOME VERY
  SLIPPERY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW,
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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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