From: clarinews@clarinet.com ((Diehl/Standard Broadcast News))
Newsgroups: ont.conditions
Subject: Ontario Road Conditions Jan 5 12 pm EST
Keywords: canadian broadcast, general weather, weather
X-Supersedes: <L__U@clarinet.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 12:11:45 EST
Location: ontario
ACategory: national
Slugword: RoadReport
Priority: regular
ANPA: Wc: 953; Id: z1554; Sel: onnww; Adate: N/A-1206pes; Ver: 0/1
Codes: jnww.on., PLO\PF\

	   SOUTH-WESTERN ONTARIO: INCLUDING WINDSOR, CHATHAM, LONDON, STRATFORD,
WOODSTOCK, KITCHENER-WATERLOO, AND LAKE HURON AREAS.
	
	ALL MAIN HIGHWAYS IN SOUTH-WESTERN ONTARIO ARE CLEAR EXCEPT FOR ICY
SECTIONS ON
	HIGHWAYS 10 AND THE NORTHERN PART OF 24.
	VISIBILITY IN THE STRATFORD REGION IS MAINLY GOOD, BUT FAIR AT TIMES
DUE TO LIGHT TO MODERATE FOG.
	
	CLOSURE NOTE: HIGHWAY 25 IN THE VILLAGE OF GRAND VALLEY IS CLOSED DUE
TO FLOODING.
	
	SOUTHERN GEORGIAN BAY-HURONIA REGION: INCLUDING 
	BARRIE, ORILLIA, LAKE SIMCOE, COLLINGWOOD, OWEN SOUND AND MIDLAND
AREAS.
	
	VISIBILITY IN SOUTHERN GEORGIAN BAY-HURONIA REGION IS GOOD, BUT IS
REDUCED TO FAIR IN THE WEST PART OF THE REGION DUE TO RAIN AND FOG. ALL
MAIN HIGHWAYS ARE BARE WITH SNOW-COVERED, SLUSHY AND ICY SECTIONS,
EXCEPT THE 400 WHICH IS CLEAR.
	
	SOUTH-CENTRAL ONTARIO: INCLUDING HAMILTON, NIAGARA, TORONTO, OSHAWA,
GUELPH, ORANGEVILLE, LINDSAY, PETERBOROUGH AND PORT HOPE AREAS. 
	
	VISIBILITY IN THE TORONTO REGION VARIES FROM GOOD TO FAIR, AND TO
POOR IN THE PORT HOPE REGION DUE TO RAIN AND FOG. ALL MAIN HIGHWAYS,
INCLUDING THE 401, 400 AND QEW, ARE CLEAR. 
	
	EASTERN ONTARIO: INCLUDING TRENTON, BELLEVILLE, KINGSTON CORNWALL,
OTTAWA AND ARNPRIOR AREAS.
	
	VISIBILITY IN EASTERN ONTARIO VARIES FROM FAIR TO POOR DUE TO FOG,
HOWEVER ALL HIGHWAYS ARE CLEAR, EXCEPT IN THE PEMBROKE AREA WHERE THEY
ARE BARE TO SNOW-COVERED.
	
	CENTRAL ONTARIO: INCLUDING PARRY SOUND, MUSKOKA, HUNTSVILLE,
HALIBURTON, BANCROFT AND PEMBROKE AREAS.
	
	IN THE BANCROFT-HALIBURTON REGION, MAIN HIGHWAYS ARE BARE WITH SNOW-
COVERED AND ICY SECTIONS, WHILE SECONDARIES ARE BARE WITH OCCASIONAL
SLUSHY AND SNOW-PACKED SECTIONS. IN THE HUNTSVILLE-MUSKOKA REGION, ALL
HIGHWAYS ARE LIGHTLY SNOW-COVERED TO WET. WHILE VISIBILITY VARIES FROM
GOOD TO FAIR IN THE BANCROFT REGION, AND TO POOR IN THE HUNTSVILLE
DISTRICT, BOTH DUE TO FOG. 
	

	OVERVIEW OF MAJOR ROUTES 
	
	QEW - CLEAR, WITH GOOD TO FAIR VISIBILITY IN THE TORONTOREGION DUE TO
FOG.
	
	400 - CLEAR, WITH VISIBILITY THAT VARIES FROM GOOD TO FAIR DUETO FOG.
	
	401 - EAST OF TORONTO - CLEAR, HOWEVER VISIBILITY VARIES FROMGOOD TO
FAIR TO POOR, DUE TO FOG AND RAIN. 
	
	WEST OF TORONTO - CLEAR, HOWEVER VISIBILITY VARIES FROMGOOD TO FAIR
IN THE TORONTO AND KITCHENER AREAS DUE TORAIN AND FOG.
	
	402 - CLEAR.
	
	403 -CLEAR, WITH VISIBILITY THAT VARIES FROM GOOD TO FAIR DUETO FOG. 
	
	404 - CLEAR, WITH VISIBILITY THAT VARIES FROM GOOD TO FAIR DUETO RAIN
AND FOG. 
	
	
	417 - CLEAR.
	
	11 - TORONTO TO NORTH BAY - CLEAR IN THE TORONTO REGION,BECOMING BARE
TO LIGHTLY SNOW-COVERED TOWARD HUNTSVILLEAND THEN SNOW-COVERED TO SNOW-
PACKED WITH ICY SECTIONSNEARING NORTH BAY. VISIBILITY VARIES FROM GOOD
TO FAIRIN THE TORONTO AND NORTH BAY REGIONS, AND GOOD TO FAIR TOPOOR IN
THE HUNTSVILLE DISTRICT, DUE TO FOG IN THE SOUTHEND AND DRIFTING IN THE
NORTH.
	
	17 - HAWKESBURY TO PETAWAWA - CLEAR, EXCEPT IN THE PEMBROKEAREA WHERE
IT IS BARE TO SNOW-COVERED; VISIBILITYVARIES FROM FAIR TO POOR DUE TO
FOG. 
	
	69 - BARE TO LIGHTLY SNOW-COVERED UP TO PARRY SOUND WHERE ITIS BARE;
THEN NORTH OF BRITT, IT BECOMES SNOW-COVERED,SNOW-PACKED AND SLUSHY WITH
CENTRE-BARE AND ICY SECTIONSTO SUDBURY. VISIBILITY VARIES FROM GOOD TO
FAIR, ANDPOOR AT TIMES IN THE PARRY SOUND AREA DUE TO FOG ANDMODERATE
SNOW, AND DRIFTING NEAR SUDBURY.
	
	NORTHERN ONTARIO: INCLUDING NORTH BAY, SUDBURY, TIMMINS, COCHRANE,
NEW LISKEARD AND SAULT STE. MARIE AREAS.
	
	IN THE NORTH BAY REGION, HIGHWAY 17 EAST IS SNOW-COVERED TO SNOW-
PACKED WITH SLUSHY STRIPS; 17W AND 11 ARE SNOWCOVERED TO SNOW-PACKED
WITH ICY SECTIONS; HIGHWAY 63 IS SNOW-COVERED. VISIBILITY VARIES FROM
GOOD TO FAIR DUE TO LIGHT TO MODERATE DRIFTING.
	
	IN THE NEW LISKEARD REGION, HIGHWAY 11 IS CENTRE-BARE TO SNOW-COVERED
WITH SNOW-PACKED AND ICY SECTIONS; HIGHWAY 101 IS BARE WITH SNOW-PACKED
STRIPS IN THE TIMMINS AREA, WHILE IT IS CENTRE-BARE WITH SNOW-PACKED
SECTIONS IN THE FOLEYET AREA, AND HIGHWAY 144 IN THE GOGAMA AND TIMMINS
AREAS IS CENTRE-BARE TO SNOW-PACKED. 
	
	IN THE COCHRANE-HEARST REGION, HIGHWAY 11 IS BARE TO CENTRE-BARE TO
SNOWPACKED WITH SLUSHY AND ICY SECTIONS, BUT BETWEEN KAPUSKASING AND
NAGAGAMI, THERE IS A LIGHT SNOW-COVERING BLOWING OFF WITH THE TRAFFIC.
HIGHWAY 67 IS BARE WITH SNOWCOVERED AND SLUSHY SECTIONS AND 655 BARE TO
SLUSHY.
	
	IN THE SUDBURY REGION, ALL MAIN HIGHWAYS ARE SNOW-COVERED, SNOW-
PACKED AND SLUSHY WITH CENTRE-BARE AND ICY SECTIONS. VISIBILITY VARIES
FROM GOOD TO FAIR DUE TO LIGHT TO MODERATE DRIFTING SNOW. IN THE SAULT-
SAINT-MARIE REGION, HIGHWAY 17 FROM BLIND RIVER TO THE SOO IS BARE TO
ICY WITH SLUSHY SECTIONS, BECOMING BARE WITH LIGHT SNOW-COVERED SECTIONS
TO WAWA, AND THEN BARE TO CENTRE-BARE TO LIGHT SLUSH TO MARATHON.
	
	NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO: INCLUDING THUNDER BAY, NIPIGON, 
	DRYDEN, KENORA AND FORT FRANCES AREAS.
	
	IN THE THUNDER BAY REGION, HIGHWAY 17 BETWEEN TERRACE BAY AND THUNDER
BAY IS CLEAR, BECOMING BARE WITH CENTRE-BARE, SNOW-PACKED AND ICY
SECTIONS WEST TO IGNACE. HIGHWAY 11 IS BARE WITH LIGHT SNOW-COVERED AND
SNOW-PACKED SECTIONS AND THE ODD SLUSHY STRIP; WEST TO ATIKOKAN IT IS
BARE TO CENTRE-BARE WITH SNOW-PACKED SECTIONS. HIGHWAY 61 TO THE U.S.A.
IS CLEAR. IN THE KENORA-FORT FRANCES-DRYDEN REGION, MAIN HIGHWAYS ARE
BARE TO CENTRE-BARE WITH SNOW-PACKED AND ICY SECTIONS. 
	
	SECONDARY HIGHWAYS IN NORTHERN AND NORTH-WESTERN ONTARIO.
	
	SECONDARY HIGHWAYS ARE CENTRE-BARE TO SNOWCOVERED AND SNOWPACKED WITH
ICY AND SLUSHY SECTIONS.