LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 412 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY.
MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THROUGH
MIDDAY TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THIS
TIME...A PERSISTENT NORTHWESTERLY WIND WILL KEEP LAKE EFFECT
SQUALLS GOING INTO TUESDAY EVENING.
AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY EVENING WILL BE BETWEEN 4
AND 8 INCHES. THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED ALONG A LINE FROM HOMER
TO OTSELIC. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE
AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.
IN ADDITION TO THE LAKE SNOWS...GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 10 ABOVE TO PRODUCE WIND
CHILL VALUES AROUND MINUS 15 DEGREES THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS COMBINE WITH VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE
WIND CHILL IS EXPECTED TO BE COLD ENOUGH TO CAUSE FROSTBITE IN
ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR LESS...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS
SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
$$
WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 412 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY.
MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THROUGH
MIDDAY TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THIS
TIME...A PERSISTENT NORTHWESTERLY WIND WILL KEEP LAKE EFFECT
SQUALLS GOING INTO TUESDAY EVENING.
AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY EVENING WILL BE BETWEEN 4
AND 8 INCHES. THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED ALONG A LINE FROM HOMER
TO OTSELIC. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE
AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.
IN ADDITION TO THE LAKE SNOWS...GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 10 ABOVE TO PRODUCE WIND
CHILL VALUES AROUND MINUS 15 DEGREES THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS COMBINE WITH VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE
WIND CHILL IS EXPECTED TO BE COLD ENOUGH TO CAUSE FROSTBITE IN
ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR LESS...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS
SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
$$
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