URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
353 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012

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NIAGARA-ORLEANS-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BATAVIA
353 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER...ESPECIALLY AREAS NORTHEAST OF
  BUFFALO.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES TUESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE TONIGHT. BETWEEN 10 AND 15
  TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO
  25 MPH WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THE FLUFFY NATURE OF
  THE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN EASILY...FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND
  MAKING DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS 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.