Lake Effect Snow Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
237 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

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NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
237 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ERIE...GENESEE...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA AND
  CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM THE
  BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS AND SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTY SOUTHWARD ACROSS
  SKI COUNTRY.

* TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: MAY EXCEED ONE FOOT WHERE THE LAKE EFFECT
  SNOW PERSISTS THE LONGEST.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE: THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE
  EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. IF THE WIND DIRECTION
  CHANGES JUST SLIGHTLY...THE HEAVIER SNOW MAY MOVE NORTH TOWARDS
  THE HEART OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA AND BATAVIA OR FARTHER SOUTH
  INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTY.

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
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