000 WGUS61 KBUF 101642 FFABUF NYZ003>008-013-014-021-102100- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1234 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2005 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY MORNING... ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING FOR PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK UNTIL 600 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ALLEGANY...JEFFERSON...LEWIS...LIVINGSTON...MONROE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...ONTARIO...OSWEGO AND WAYNE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD AND WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE. KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ ZAFF