000 FPUS71 KBUF 211957 NOWBUF SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 351 PM EDT FRI JUN 21 2002 NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-212150- ALLEGANY-CATTARAUGUS-CHAUTAUQUA-ERIE-GENESEE-NIAGARA-ORLEANS-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WELLSVILLE...OLEAN...NIAGARA FALLS... MEDINA...JAMESTOWN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA AND WARSAW 351 PM EDT FRI JUN 21 2002 .NOW... HERE IS THE SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. AT 350 PM, A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE WEST. THE ACTIVITY IS LIKELY TO REACH THE NIAGARA FALLS AND BUFFALO AREAS BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM, AND BATAVIA AND THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY BETWEEN 530 AND 630 PM. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN DOWNPOURS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. WATCH FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY AND PONDING ON ROADWAYS DUE TO THE POSSIBLE HEAVY RAIN FALL. $$