LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING... EXTENDED

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING (EXTENDED)

URGENT-WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

536 AM JAN 21 2013

..LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY..

* ACCUMULATIONS... 10 TO 20 INCHES LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS

* TIMING... TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING BUT THEN REDEVELOP EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

* WINDS... WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. WITH GUST UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS... DRIVING WILL BE SLOW AND HAZARDOUS WITH HIGHLY VARIABLE ROAD CONDITIONS.

* TEMPERATURES... 4 TO 20 ABOVE

* WIND CHILL READINGS... AS LOW AS 13 BELOW

* IMPACTS... FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA

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 THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS THAT WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 10 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. STAY TUNED TO THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.