Winter Storm Watch

[nystate]

Another one for my area...

WINTER STORM WATCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
317 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2003

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEW
YORK WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES FROM
NEAR LONG ISLAND TO THE SAINT LAWRECNE VALLEY WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY. WHILE THE STORM SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE A LARGE
IMPACT ON WESTERN NEW YORK, IT STILL POSSESSES THE POTENTIAL TO
PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE COUNTIES EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.

TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE WARM ENOUGH TO KEEP PRECIPITATION IN
THE FORM OF RAIN TONIGHT. DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL BECOME
MORE NORTHERLY, ALLOWING COLDER AIR TO FILTER INTO THE REGION,
TURNING THE PRECIPITATION TO SNOW. SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY
IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE, HOWEVER AS THE COLD AIR
DEEPENS ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
MORE SUBSTANTIAL.

IF THE STORM TRACK REMAINS AS CURRENTLY FORECAST, THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR 8 TO 12 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING. ADDITIONALLY, SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT ON
THE NORTHWEST FLOW ON THURSDAY COULD BOOST TOTALS TO WELL OVER A
FOOT OVER OSWEGO COUNTY.

ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVIATION IN THE FORECAST TRACK OF THIS STORM
COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN SNOW ACCUMULATION.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOU FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.


NYZ006>008-170400-
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOWVILLE...OSWEGO AND WATERTOWN
317 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2003

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO THURSDAY
EVENING...

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY WITH 1 TO 3
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BY NIGHTFALL. AMOUNTS COULD RANGE UP TO 4
INCHES OVER LEWIS COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THURSDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN
ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES. ENHANCEMENT FROM LAKE ONTARIO DURING
THURSDAY COULD BOOST TOTALS OVER OSWEGO COUNTY TO OVER A FOOT. THE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE
FURTHER ACCUMULATION.


$$

[Chris the Weather Man]

Lucky man, Enjoy the snow!

[stormraiser]

Yes, really. We just got an advisory of a possible over the next couple of days -- 3-6 inches from LES. Not much from the storm, and right now it is 46º and light rain. :p