From: clarinews@clarinet.com ((MTC/Standard Broadcast News))
Newsgroups: ont.conditions
Subject: Ontario Road Conditions Dec 23 11 pm EST
Keywords: canadian broadcast, general weather, weather
X-Supersedes: <ControadreportU2DN405pe@clarinet.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 23:33:17 EST
Location: ontario
ACategory: national
Slugword: OntRoadReport
Priority: regular
ANPA: Wc: 804; Id: z0066; Sel: onnww; Adate: N/A-1130pes; Ver: 29/33
Codes: jnww.on., PLO\PF\

	   ONTARIO HIGHWAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT 11:00 PM December 23, 1992.

	SOUTH-WESTERN ONTARIO: INCLUDING WINDSOR, CHATHAM, LONDON, STRATFORD,
WOODSTOCK, KITCHENER-WATERLOO, AND LAKE HURON AREAS. 
	HIGHWAYS IN THE WINDSOR-CHATHAM-SARNIA REGION, ARE BARE BECOMING
SNOWCOVERED IN THE SARNIA AREA DUE TO MODERATE SNOWSQUALLS. IN THE
LONDON-WOODSTOCK REGION VISIBILITY IS REDUCED TO FAIR, AND POOR AT TIMES
IN THE WOODSTOCK AREA DUE TO SNOWSQUALLS, WHILE MAIN HIGHWAYS ARE BARE
TO SNOWCOVERED, WITH SLIPPERY SECTIONS IN THE LONDON AREA AND MAINLY
SNOWCOVERED CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 402. IN THE STRATFORD-KITCHENER AND
LAKE HURON AREAS LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO
FAIR AND POOR AT TIMES; MAIN HIGHWAYS ARE BARE TO SNOWCOVERED AND
SNOWPACKED WITH SLIPPERY SECTIONS, EXCEPT FOR THE 401, KW AND HANLON
EXPRESSWAYS WHICH REMAIN CLEAR. 
	SOUTHERN GEORGIAN BAY-HURONIA REGION: INCLUDING BARRIE, ORILLIA, LAKE
SIMCOE, COLLINGWOOD, OWEN SOUND AND MIDLAND AREAS. 
	LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND DRIFTING IS REPORTED IN ALL AREAS FROM
WEST OF BARRIE TO LAKE HURON, WHILE VISIBILITY VARIES FROM GOOD TO FAIR
TO POOR; MAIN HIGHWAYS ARE BARE WITH SNOWPACKED, SLUSHY AND ICY
SECTIONS, EXCEPT FOR THE 400 WHICH IS SNOWCOVERED TO SLUSHY. 
	SOUTH-CENTRAL ONTARIO: INCLUDING HAMILTON, NIAGARA, TORONTO, OSHAWA,
GUELPH, ORANGEVILLE, LINDSAY, PETERBOROUGH AND PORT HOPE AREAS. 
	HIGHWAYS IN THE HAMILTON-BURLINGTON-NIAGARA REGION ARE BARE TO
SNOWCOVERED DUE TO SNOWFALL. IN THE PORT HOPE-PETERBOROUGH REGION ALL
HIGHWAYS ARE SNOWCOVERED DUE TO SNOWFALL WHICH IS REDUCING THE
VISIBILITY TO FAIR. IN THE TORONTO REGION ALL HIGHWAYS ARE CENTREBARE TO
SNOWCOVERED DUE TO SNOWSQUALLS WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO FAIR AT TIMES. 
	EASTERN ONTARIO: INCLUDING TRENTON, BELLEVILLE, KINGSTON CORNWALL,
OTTAWA AND ARNPRIOR AREAS. 
	HIGHWAYS IN THE TRENTON-KINGSTON REGION ARE SNOWCOVERED, WHILE IN THE
OTTAWA-CORNWALL REGION HIGHWAYS REMAIN CLEAR. 
	CENTRAL ONTARIO: INCLUDING PARRY SOUND, MUSKOKA, HUNTSVILLE,
HALIBURTON, BANCROFT AND PEMBROKE AREAS. 
	IN THE HUNTSVILLE-PARRY SOUND REGION, HIGHWAYS 11, 69, 35, 60 AND
SECONDARY HIGHWAYS ARE SNOWCOVERED TO SNOWPACKED WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED
TO FAIR TO POOR DUE TO SNOWFLURRIES. IN THE BANCROFT- HALIBURTON REGION,
ALL HIGHWAYS ARE SNOWCOVERED DUE TO SNOW SHOWERS.
	OVERVIEW OF MAJOR ROUTES 

	
	QEW - CENTREBARE TO SNOWOCVERED. 400 - SNOWCOVERED TO SLUSHY.
	401 - EAST OF TORONTO - CENTREBARE TO SOWCOVERED. 
	WEST OF TORONTO - MAINLY BARE TO SNOWCOVERED.
	402 - SNOWCOVERED. 
	404 - CENTREBARE TO SNOWCOVERED.
	417 - CLEAR.
	11 - TORONTO TO NORTH BAY - MAINLY BARE TO SNOWCOVERED WITH
SNOWPACKED SECTIONS. SLUSHY AND ICY SECTIONS ARE ALSO REPORTED IN THE
BARRIE-ORRILIA AREA. 
	17 - HAWKESBURY TO PETAWAWA - CLEAR.
	69 - SNOWCOVERED TO SNOWPACKED UP TO PARRY SOUND WHERE IT BECOMES
BARE TO SNOWCOVERED.
	
	NORTHERN ONTARIO: INCLUDING NORTH BAY, SUDBURY, TIMMINS, COCHRANE,
NEW LISKEARD AND SAULT STE. MARIE AREAS. 
	MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE
NORTH BAY REGION REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO FAIR TO POOR.HIGHWAY 11 FROM
SOUTH RIVER THROUGH NORTH BAY UP TO HEARST IS MAINLY BARE TO SNOWCOVERED
AND SNOWPACKED, WITH ICY SECTIONS REPORTED BETWEEN NORTH BAY AND
LATCHFORD AND ON THE OUTSIDE LANES IN THE COCHRANE REGION.HIGHWAY 17
FROM PETAWAWA WESTERLY THROUGH NORTH BAY TO SAULT-SAINT- MARIE IS BARE
TO SNOWCOVERED WITH SLUSHY SECTIONS, EXCEPT BETWEEN SUDBURY AND BLIND
RIVER WHERE IT IS BARE; NORTH OF THE SOO TO MARATHON THE 17 IS
CENTREBARE TO SNOWPACKED WITH SLUSHY SECTIONS.HIGHWAY 101 FROM MATHESON
TO TIMMINS IS BARE TO SNOWPACKED WITH ICY SECTIONS, BECOMING SNOWPACKED
IN FOLEYET. HIGHWAY 144 FROM SUDBURY TO TIMMINS IS BARE, BECOMING
CENTREBARE IN THE NORTH END WITH SNOWPACKED SECTIONS IN THE GOGAMA AREA.
 IN THE COCHRANE REGION, HIGHWAYS 67 IS BARE TO CENTREBARE, WHILE 655 IS
LIGHTLY SNOWPACKED. HIGHWAYS 6, 69 AND 108 NEAR SUDBURY ARE CLEAR.
HIGHWAY 63 IN THE NORTH BAY AREA IS SNOWCVERED TO SNOWPACKED WITH ICY
SECTIONS.
	
	NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO: INCLUDING THUNDER BAY, NIPIGON, DRYDEN, KENORA
AND FORT FRANCES AREAS. 
	VISIBILITY VARIES FROM GOOD TO POOR IN THE BEARDMORE AREA DUE TO
LIGHT TO HEAVY SNOWFLURRIES. ALL MAIN HIGHWAYS IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
ARE BARE TO CENTREBARE WITH SNOWPACKED AND ICY SECTIONS.
	
	SECONDARY HIGHWAYS IN NORTHERN AND NORTH-WESTERN ONTARIO.

	SECONDARY HIGHWAYS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND NORTH-WESTERN ONTARIO ARE
MAINLY SNOWCOVERED TO SNOWPACKED WITH ICY SECTIONS MAINLY IN THE
NORTHWEST.
	
	
	UNLESS CONDITIONS CHANGE, THE NEXT SCHEDULED REPORT WILL BE ISSUED
December 24, 1992 AT 1:30 AM.
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