NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-240430-/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.A.0003.110225T0900Z-110225T2300Z/NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE330 PM EST WED FEB 23 2011
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGHFRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORMWATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGHFRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK.
* TIMING...FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
* HAZARDS...HEAVY WET SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 6 TO 10 INCHES.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH BACKING TO NORTH DURING FRIDAY.
* VISIBILITIES...TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW.
* TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT FIRST...FALLING SLOWLY INTO THE 20S.
* IMPACTS...A SLOW FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH SOUTHERN TIER TO FINGER LAKES...MEDIUM BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER AND NORTH COUNTRY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICEACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OFWEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILSCAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.
