Thanksgiving: the first Mid-Atlantic/Northeast snowstorm of the season?

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Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
346 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2005

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-211000-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
346 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2005

...POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL COULD HAMPER HOLIDAY TRAVEL...

AT THIS TIME...WE ARE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT A STORM SYSTEM WHICH
IS FORECAST TO FORM OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND MOVE
NORTHEAST TO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST MONDAY NIGHT.

THE LATEST MODEL RUNS SUGGEST THAT THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN
RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST TUESDAY
MORNING AND TO THE LOWER ST LAWRENCE VALLEY BY TUESDAY EVENING.
ALTHOUGH THIS PROJECTED TRACK IS FURTHER EAST THAN PREVIOUS MODEL
RUNS...THERE IS STILL A POTENTIAL FOR MODEST SNOWFALL FOR WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NEW YORK WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FROM THE FINGER
LAKES REGION EASTWARD.

THERE IS ALSO A CONCERN THAT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CROSS THE GREAT
LAKES LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD
BECOME HEAVIER TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT LAKES
DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THIS STORM SYSTEM
COULD PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND DURING THANKSGIVING DAY.

THOSE WITH HOLIDAY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
WEATHER FORECASTS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PREPARE TO ADJUST TRAVEL
PLANS ACCORDINGLY AS THE STORM AND COLD AIR TO FOLLOW MAY
ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL LEADING UP TO AND DURING THE THANKSGIVING
HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ003&warncounty=NYC055&local_place1=Scottsville&product1=Special+Weather+Statement