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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Buffalo, NY

October 29, 200614 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Oct 29, 2006, 3:46 AM EST for 14 counties in New York. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 29, 2006, 3:46 AM EST (08:46 UTC)
Expired
Oct 29, 2006, 9:00 PM EST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 66 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2006-10-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2006-10-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 101 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
559 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS71 KBUF 290846
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
346 AM EST SUN OCT 29 2006

...A MAJOR EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HIGH
WINDS TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TODAY...

NYZ001>003-010-011-291700-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061029T2200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
BUFFALO...BATAVIA
346 AM EST SUN OCT 29 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF A DEEP LOW OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC 
WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS
EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 
55 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES.

WIND SPEEDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS...AND
BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. INTERRUPTIONS IN ELECTRICAL AND
PHONE SERVICES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AS A RESULT OF THE STRONG
WINDS.

THE GREATEST THREAT FOR POWER OUTAGES WOULD COME OVER THE NIAGARA
FRONTIER...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY...WHERE DAMAGED LIMBS
FROM THE MID OCTOBER LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM STILL HANG IN MANY
TREES. A WET AUTUMN PERIOD...INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT RAINS
OVERNIGHT LEADING UP TO THE WIND EVENT...WILL ALSO INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES TO BECOME UPROOTED. THIS WOULD
MAINLY INCLUDE PINE TREES.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE IMPENDING HIGH
WINDS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

$$

NYZ004-005-013-014-291700-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061029T2200Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA
346 AM EST SUN OCT 29 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF A DEEP LOW OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC 
WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS
EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 
55 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES.

WIND SPEEDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS...AND
BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. INTERRUPTIONS IN ELECTRICAL AND
PHONE SERVICES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AS A RESULT OF THE STRONG
WINDS.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE IMPENDING HIGH
WINDS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

$$

NYZ012-019>021-085-291700-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.061029T0846Z-061029T2200Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
346 AM EST SUN OCT 29 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF A DEEP LOW OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC 
WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS
EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 55 MPH AT TIMES.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

TMA
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KBUF 291433
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
933 AM EST SUN OCT 29 2006

...A MAJOR EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HIGH
WINDS TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TODAY...

NYZ001>005-010-011-013-014-292200-
/O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061029T2200Z/
/O.EXA.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061029T2200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
933 AM EST SUN OCT 29 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

NYZ012-019>021-085-292200-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061029T2200Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
933 AM EST SUN OCT 29 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF A DEEP LOW OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC
WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS
EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER
45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION
UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$


JJP
000 
WWUS71 KBUF 291958
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
258 PM EST SUN OCT 29 2006

...DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER QUEBEC BEGINNING TO LOSE ITS GRIP OVER
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL QUEBEC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST
TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY BE REPLACED BY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN STATES. AS THE LOW MOVES EAST WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FROM
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER, WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION BUT WINDS SHOULD
STILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING
AND THEN SUBSIDE TONIGHT. IN THE FINGER LAKES REGION FROM MONROE
COUNTY EAST TO NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY A WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AND ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY A WIND ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM.

NYZ001-002-010>014-019>021-085-292100-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061029T2200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
258 PM EST SUN OCT 29 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS THE
REGION SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IT WILL STILL BE
WINDY THIS EVENING WITH WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH, BUT THEY SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT.


$$

NYZ007-300200-
/O.EXB.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061030T0200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
258 PM EST SUN OCT 29 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA AFTER 9 PM.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION
UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

NYZ003>005-292300-
/O.EXT.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061029T2300Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
258 PM EST SUN OCT 29 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM AND THEN THEY SHOULD SLOWLY SUBSIDE BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$


JJP
000 
WWUS71 KBUF 300217
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
917 PM EST SUN OCT 29 2006

...WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK...


.THE STORM CENTER THAT BROUGHT VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA
CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM NEW YORK STATE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES. 

NYZ007-300330-
/O.EXP.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061030T0200Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
917 PM EST SUN OCT 29 2006

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WESTERLY WINDS WILL HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

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Wind Advisories in New York, 2006Every wind advisory in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.