433 FPUS71 KBUF 151750 NOWBUF SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1242 PM EST WED JAN 15 2003 NYZ006>008-151841- JEFFERSON-LEWIS-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOWVILLE...OSWEGO AND WATERTOWN 1242 PM EST WED JAN 15 2003 .NOW... THE SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. AT 1245 PM, A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUED OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO, COVERING THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF OSWEGO COUNTY, THE SOUTHERN HALF OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, AND SOUTHWEST LEWIS COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY STRETCHED FROM JUST SOUTH OF OSWEGO TO REDFIELD ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE, AND NINE MILE POINT TO MANNSVILLE ON THE NORTHERN EDGE. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN THIS AREA, ALONG WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR, AND A RUMBLE OF THUNDER POSSIBLE. THE WHOLE LAKE EFFECT AREA IS LIKELY TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OR DRIFT SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD THROUGH 230 PM. OUTSIDE, OF THE LAKE SNOW AREA, EXPECT JUST A PASSING SNOW SHOWER FROM TIME TO TIME. $$