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NYZ006>008-090500-
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOWVILLE...OSWEGO AND WATERTOWN
308 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2005
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO NY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY AND A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.
BRISK WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH SUB ZERO
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW. THE
HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE
TEMPERATURES RISE.
COLD AIR MOVING ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO WILL GENERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY...WITH SOME AREAS POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING AROUND A FOOT BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DRIFT SOUTH
OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN BACK NORTH TOWARD WATERTOWN ON
THURSDAY. BRISK WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND
SINGLE NUMBERS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH
COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR
COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE
COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS
COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO
PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
$$
APB
