Alert archive / New York / Freezing Rain Advisories in 2008
Freezing Rain Advisory 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this freezing rain advisory at Jan 28, 2008, 10:51 PM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 28, 2008, 11:36 PM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2008, 10:51 PM EST (03:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 28, 2008, 11:36 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2008, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 10 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, Lewis County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:53 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, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 87 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1820 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KBUF 290351 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1051 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 ...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN LIKELY... .WARMER AIR WILL MOVE IN ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF RAIN EXPECTED. SURFACES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING IN AREAS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER AND ALSO PARTS OF THE WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN FREEZING RAIN AND BLACK ICE CONDITIONS. NYZ012-019>021-291200- /O.NEW.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.080129T0500Z-080129T1200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1051 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FOR AWHILE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLACK ICE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ICING IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DISRUPT TRAVEL OR DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. INSTEAD, PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WALKING AND DRIVING COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NYZ003-004-291200- /O.NEW.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.080129T0900Z-080129T1200Z/ MONROE-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK 1051 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FOR AWHILE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLACK ICE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ICING IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DISRUPT TRAVEL OR DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. INSTEAD, PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WALKING AND DRIVING COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ SAGE
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBUF 290436 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1136 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 ...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN LIKELY... .WARMER AIR WILL MOVE IN ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF RAIN EXPECTED. SURFACES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN FREEZING RAIN AND BLACK ICE CONDITIONS. NYZ001-002-010-011-085-290800- /O.EXB.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.080129T0436Z-080129T0800Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1136 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST TUESDAY. RAIN WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FOR AWHILE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLACK ICE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ICING IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DISRUPT TRAVEL OR DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. INSTEAD... PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WALKING AND DRIVING COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT... BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NYZ013-014-290800- /O.EXB.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.080129T0436Z-080129T0800Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 1136 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST TUESDAY. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FOR AWHILE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLACK ICE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ICING IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DISRUPT TRAVEL OR DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. INSTEAD... PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WALKING AND DRIVING COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT... BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NYZ012-019>021-291200- /O.CON.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.080129T0500Z-080129T1200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1136 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FOR AWHILE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLACK ICE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ICING IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DISRUPT TRAVEL OR DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. INSTEAD... PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WALKING AND DRIVING COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT... BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NYZ003-004-291200- /O.CON.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.080129T0900Z-080129T1200Z/ MONROE-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK 1136 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FOR AWHILE. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLACK ICE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ICING IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DISRUPT TRAVEL OR DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. INSTEAD... PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WALKING AND DRIVING COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT... BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 290759 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 259 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN LIKELY... .WARMER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BRING A PERIOD OF RAIN. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN FREEZING RAIN AND BLACK ICE CONDITIONS. NYZ012-019-290900- /O.CAN.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN 259 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE COUNTY. THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN HAS THEREFORE ENDED. $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-085-290900- /O.EXP.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T0800Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 259 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING. THEREFORE...THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED AND THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 AM. $$ NYZ005>008-291500- /O.EXB.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.080129T0900Z-080129T1500Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 259 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AFTER 4 AM WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FOR A SEVERAL HOUR PERIOD. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLACK ICE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ICING IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DISRUPT TRAVEL OR DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. INSTEAD... PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WALKING AND DRIVING COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT... BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NYZ003-004-013-014-291200- /O.EXT.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.080129T0759Z-080129T1200Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA 259 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AFTER 3 AM WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FOR A SEVERAL HOUR PERIOD. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLACK ICE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ICING IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DISRUPT TRAVEL OR DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. INSTEAD... PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WALKING AND DRIVING COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT... BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NYZ020-021-291200- /O.CON.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1200Z/ CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 259 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ICING IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DISRUPT TRAVEL OR DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. INSTEAD... PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WALKING AND DRIVING COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT... BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ TMA
000 WWUS41 KBUF 290925 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 425 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING... .WARMER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BRING A PERIOD OF RAIN. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN FREEZING RAIN AND BLACK ICE CONDITIONS. NYZ020-021-291200- /O.CON.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1200Z/ CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 425 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. LIGHT RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL FREEZE ON AREA ROADS AND SIDEWALKS EARLY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN VALLEY AREAS AS TEMPERATURES HOVER AROUND OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. THOUGH THE RAIN WILL BE LIGHT...THERE WILL STILL BE A SMALL ACCUMULATION OF ICE WHICH COULD MAKE FOR VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. MILDER AIR LATER THIS MORNING WILL BRING AN END TO THE FREEZING RAIN. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ICING IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DISRUPT TRAVEL OR DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. INSTEAD... PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WALKING AND DRIVING COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT... BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NYZ005>008-291500- /O.CON.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1500Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 425 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 5 AM AND 8 AM. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING DURING THIS TIME PERIOD CAUSING IT FREEZE ON AREA ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. THOUGH THE RAIN WILL BE LIGHT...THERE WILL STILL BE A SMALL ACCUMULATION OF ICE WHICH COULD MAKE FOR VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. MILDER AIR LATER THIS MORNING WILL BRING AN END TO THE FREEZING RAIN. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ICING IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DISRUPT TRAVEL OR DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. INSTEAD... PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WALKING AND DRIVING COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT... BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NYZ003-004-013-014-291200- /O.CON.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1200Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA 425 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. LIGHT RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL FREEZE ON AREA ROADS AND SIDEWALKS EARLY THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES HOVER AROUND OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. THOUGH THE RAIN WILL BE LIGHT...THERE WILL STILL BE A SMALL ACCUMULATION OF ICE WHICH COULD MAKE FOR VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. MILDER AIR LATER THIS MORNING WILL BRING AN END TO THE FREEZING RAIN. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ICING IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DISRUPT TRAVEL OR DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. INSTEAD... PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WALKING AND DRIVING COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT... BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ TMA
000 WWUS41 KBUF 291209 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 709 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MOVING INTO CENTRAL NEW YORK... NYZ003-004-013-014-020-021-291315- /O.EXP.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1200Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 709 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ NYZ005>008-291500- /O.CON.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1500Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 709 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGH 10 AM CAUSING IT FREEZE ON AREA ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. THOUGH THE RAIN WILL BE LIGHT...THERE WILL STILL BE A SMALL ACCUMULATION OF ICE WHICH COULD MAKE FOR VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. MILDER AIR LATER THIS MORNING WILL BRING AN END TO THE FREEZING RAIN. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ICING IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DISRUPT TRAVEL OR DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. INSTEAD... PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WALKING AND DRIVING COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT... BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. $$ TMA
000 WWUS41 KBUF 291520 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1020 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN HAS EXITED THE AREA... NYZ005>008-291630- /O.EXP.KBUF.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1500Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 1020 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... AS OF 1020 AM...THE BAND OF FREEZING RAIN HAS EXITED THE AREA. WITH NO FURTHER PRECIPITATION EXPECTED BEFORE TEMPERATURES CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING LATE THIS MORNING...THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ JJR
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freezing rain advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freezing rain advisory went out at Jan 28, 10:38 PM EST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 10:38 PM EST, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1038 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
INCREASINGLY MOIST AIR OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES AHEAD OF A WARM
FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN NEW YORK LATE
TONIGHT AND OVER THE REST OF THE REGION TUESDAY. A SOUTHERLY FLOW OF
MUCH WARMER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TUESDAY AHEAD OF A SHARP
COLD FRONT WHICH WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
VERY WINDY AND MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT
WEDNESDAY WITH SOME LIMITED LAKE EFFECT...BUT ANOTHER HIGH SHOULD
PROVIDE A DRY AND MILDER DAY ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE UP
FROM THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY AND BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
FREEZING RAIN WILL BE A CONCERN OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING FOR THE SOUTHERN TIER AND PARTS OF THE UPPER GENESEE
VALLEY AS LIGHT RAIN SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA.
KBUF AND UPSTREAM RADARS SHOW THE LIGHT RAIN MOVING INTO EASTERN
OHIO AND FAR WESTERN PA. THE RAIN WILL REACH CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY BY
MIDNIGHT...THEN SPREAD SLOWLY TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT AS THE STRONG
LOW LEVEL JET WORKS EAST ACROSS THE AREA. SINCE THE BEST UPPER
LEVEL SUPPORT ...CURRENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL JET
STREAK OVER WISCONSIN...IS FORECAST TO STAY TO OUR NORTHWEST...EXPECT
THE STEADIEST PCPN TO TRACK NORTH INTO SOUTHERN ONTARIO.
HOWEVER...AS THE RAIN SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHERN TIER AND UPPER
GENESEE VALLEY...EXPECT SURFACE TEMPERATURES TO BE AT OR JUST
BELOW FREEZING. THEREFORE...A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL BE
ISSUED FOR THE AREAS OUTLINED BELOW. EXPECT THE INCREASING
SOUTHERLY FLOW TO KEEP TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING NORTH OF THE
SOUTHERN TIER AND LOWER GENESEE VALLEY.
THE NORTHERN FINGER LAKES AND AREAS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WILL
CERTAINLY STAY BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT...BUT THE LATEST MODEL
DATA SUGGEST THAT THE PCPN WILL NOT GET INTO THESE AREAS UNTIL
AFTER 12Z. THEREFORE...WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING ANY ADVISORIES FOR
THESE LOCATIONS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
COULD GET A MIX OF RAIN/FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING TUESDAY
ACROSS PARTS OF THE SRN TIER...GENESEE VALLEY TO PTNS OF THE
EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION AS THE WARM AIR ADVECTION CONTINUES.
PRECIP SHLD BECOME MORE IN THE WAY OF SCT SHWRS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
BUT WILL KEEP LKLY POPS ACROSS SOUTHERN TIER. TUESDAY CONTINUING
TO LOOK LIKE A VERY MILD DAY WITH TEMPERATURES A GOOD 15 DEGREES
OR SO ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. 850 MB TEMPERATURES WARMING TO NEAR
PLUS 6 C. DESPITE A GOOD DEAL OF CLOUD COVER AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY IN THE WARM SECTOR THERE WILL BE PLENTY
OF ADVECTION FROM THE SOUTH TO GET TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 40S
FROM FINGER LKS WEST AND LOW 40S NORTH COUNTRY.
MAIN BAND OF PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL BE
FORCED BY STRONG LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG SHARP COLD FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WHICH WILL BE PLOWING INTO THE AREA IN THE PREDAWN HRS. NAM
MUCH QUICKER WITH COLDER AIR. THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD FROM AROUND
07Z THROUGH AROUND 13Z WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED
CLOSELY. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR CONVECTION ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
WHICH COULD MIX DOWN THE 60 KNOT LOW LEVEL JET. SOME
DIFFERENCES...BUT ALSO MANY SIMILARITIES TO THE JANUARY 9 EVENT
WHICH RAKED THE AREA WITH DAMAGING WINDS. HAVE ISSUED HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE ARE FROM THE GENESEE VALLEY WEST LATE TUE-WED TIL 22Z
AND FRM 13Z WED-01Z THU FOR AREAS EAST OF THE GENSEE VALLEY. EXPECT
PRECIP TO CHANGE FROM RAIN SHWRS TO SNOW SHWRS IN THE PREDAWN HRS
FROM THE FINGER LKS WEST WITH SOME MINOR ACCUMS OF AN INCH OR LESS
BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY WEST OF THE GENESEE VALLEY.
STRONG WINDS OF LEAST ADVISORY CRITERIA LOOK TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT AS MODELS SUGGESTING IMPRESSIVE POST-FRONTAL ISALLOBARIC
FORCING AND STRONG SURGE OF COLD AIR ADVECTION WHICH WILL LEAD TO A
PERIOD OF POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. QUICK DROP IN TEMPS WED
MRNG BEHIND FRNT WITH NAM SHOWING 850 TEMPS AT BUF DROPPING FROM -5C
AT 10Z TO -13C AT 11Z.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY LOOKS PRETTY GOOD FOR AREAS
EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO MAINLY UP TWD THE NORTH COUNTRY WITH SLGTLY
LOWER PROB OFF LAKE ERIE MAINLY NE OF THE LAKE. COLD AIR ADVECTION
CROSSING THE LAKES IS VERY IMPRESSIVE PROVIDING AMPLE
INSTABILITY...HOWEVER MOISTURE AT LOW LVLS NOT AS DEEP.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE ROLLER COASTER RIDE WILL CONTINUE IN THE LONG TERM WITH A VERY
ACTIVE WEATHER REGIME SETTING UP ACROSS NOAM. THE NORTHERN
HEMISPHERIC FLOW PATTERN SUGGESTS THE MEAN TROUGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS
THE WESTERN CONUS THROUGH THE PERIOD...AND THE OPERATIONAL AND
ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE GENERALLY AGREES. THIS WILL KEEP AN ACTIVE
SOUTHWEST FLOW STORM TRACK ACROSS THE CONUS...TYPICAL OF A LA NINA
BASE STATE AND NEGATIVE PNA PATTERN. THE ARCTIC OSCILLATION IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN POSITIVE THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH A NEAR NEUTRAL
NAO...INDICATIVE OF A LACK OF HIGH LATITUDE BLOCKING WHICH WILL
PREVENT ANY LASTING COLD.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR WESTERN NEW YORK IS FOR GENERALLY ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND FREQUENT SYNOPTIC FEATURES GIVING A VARIETY OF
PRECIPITATION TYPES (MAINLY RAIN)...MORE LIKE LATE MARCH THAN
MIDWINTER. IT WILL BE GENERALLY TOO WARM FOR LAKE EFFECT.
THIS PERIOD STARTS WITH QUIET DAY ON THURSDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS
OVERHEAD AND PASSES OFF TO THE COAST. WE SHOULD SEE CLOUDS MIXING
WITH SOME SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING TO NEAR OR JUST
ABOVE FREEZING AS 850 MB TEMPS BOUNCE BACK TO -6C OR SO. ANY
LINGERING LK EFFECT E OF LK ONTARIO SHOULD END BY MIDDAY.
THIS RESPITE WILL BE SHORT LIVED THOUGH AS THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF
STORMS LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT AND
THEN TO WESTERN NEW YORK ON FRIDAY. 12Z GFS IS A BIT WEAKER AND
MORE SUPPRESSED WITH THIS FEATURE THAN PREV RUNS...BUT HPC AND ECMWF
STILL A BIT MORE ROBUST WITH SYSTEM AND TAKE IT ON A MORE WESTERLY
TRACK UP INTO MICHIGAN. THE LATTER WOULD SUGGST A BRIEF MIX
CHANGING TO RAIN FRIDAY...BUT GFS A BIT MORE PROBLEMATIC WITH WARM
AIR HAVING A TOUGHER TIME WORKING TO SFC AS PRIMARY LOW WEAKENS
OVER US AND TRANSFERS TO COAST LATER FRI. THIS SCENARIO WOULD LEAD
TO A SNOW TO ICE TO RAIN TRANSITION IN WEST...BUT JUST SNOW AND
ICE ACROSS OUR NORTH COUNTRY. WILL LEAN TWD THAT SCENARIO AT THIS
TIME...AGAIN...MOST PRECIP EVENTUALLY GOING TO RAIN FROM ROCH
WEST...BUT SNOW AND ICE TO NORTH AND EAST. COLDER FRI NT BUT NOT
SEVERELY SO...BUT COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW SHOWERS ON THE BACKSIDE.
UNLIKE THE TUES NT/WED AM EVENT...PACIFIC AIR WILL FOLLOW THIS
SYSTEM SO IT WILL NOT TURN ESPECIALLY COLD..NOT EVEN COLD ENOUGH
FOR LK EFFECT AS 850S BOTTOM OUT IN -8C RANGE. SO WILL FOCUS ON
SYNOPTIC FEATURES FOR THE REST OF THE EXTENDED. MAY SEE SOME
LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS SAT AM IN EAST...OTHERWISE A QUIET DAY WITH
SEASONABLE TEMPS. A WEAK TROF MAY BRING A FEW SNOW SHOWERS SAT NT AND
SUN AM...OTHERWISE ANOTHER MSTLY CLDY DAY ON SUNDAY WITH TEMPS A
FEW DEG ABOVE FREEZING/NORMAL. RIDGE BUILDS TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST
MONDAY...A BIT MILDER AGAIN WITH CLOUDS AND SUN. NEXT SHOT OF
PRECIP LATE MON OR MON NT AHEAD OF NEXT LOW MOVING AGAIN FROM OHIO
VALLEY UP TO OUR WEST NEXT TUESDAY...PLACING US ON WARM SIDE OF
SYSTEM WITH MOSTLY RAIN. AGAIN...CONFIDENCE DECLINES SO FAR OUT
THOUGH...THIS IS JUST A PRELIMINARY OUTLOOK.
&&
.AVIATION /03Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
WARM ADVECTION WILL PRODUCE INCREASING MID AND UPPER CLOUDS ACROSS
THE REGION TONIGHT. VFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF
THE NIGHT. LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE BEFORE MORNING WITH
SPOTTY MVFR VSBYS BUT THE CIGS WILL REMAIN VFR. SOME
SITES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR SOUTHERN TIER MAY HAVE SURFACE
TEMPERATURES BELOW 32 RESULTING IN FREEZING RAIN.
DURING LATE AFTERNOON FROM ROCHESTER WESTWARD CIGS ARE EXPECTED TO
DROP TO MVFR AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
A LOW LEVEL JET LATE TONIGHT WILL HELP PRODUCE LLWS AS SURFACE WINDS
REMAIN DECOUPLED.
LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION
TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF RAIN AND RESTRICTED CIGS/VSBY.
STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT FOLLOWED BY A
12-24 HOUR PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND
ONTARIO FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH
LOCALIZED VLIFR. LAKE SNOW WILL SHUT OFF BY THURSDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BRINGS VFR TO THE REGION. ANOTHER SYSTEM MAY APPROACH BY
FRIDAY WITH IFR CIGS AND MIXED PRECIPITATION.
&&
.MARINE...
THE BIG STORY ON THE MARINE WILL BE THE STRONG COLD FRONT PROGGED
TO CROSS THE EASTERN LAKES BETWEEN 4 AM AND 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY.
LIGHT WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHERLY TUESDAY AND FRESHEN UP AHEAD OF
THE FRONT TUESDAY EVENING. THEY WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO WEST
SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT AND INCREASE TO GALE FORCE ON ALL THE
NEARSHORE AND OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. THIS WILL BE
DUE TO THE INCREDIBLY TIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN A 974 MB LOW PASSING
ACROSS LAKE HURON AND THE 1025 MB HIGH OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. GUSTS
MAY EVEN APPROACH STORM FORCE. THE GALES SHOULD LINGER ABOUT 9 TO
12 HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
WAVES WILL BUILD TO OVER 12 FEET ON LAKE ONTARIO LATER WEDNESDAY.
LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD....WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEY WILL
TURN EASTERLY FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM..SHIFTING TO
SOUTHWEST AFTER IT PASSES...AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND. SPEEDS WILL BE MODERATE.
CLEAR SKIES HAVE ALLOWED FOR A GOOD VIEW ON ICE COVERAGE ON LAKE
ERIE. AS OF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THE LAKE IN MOSTLY ICE COVERED
ON ITS WESTERN BASIN FROM ABOUT CLEVELAND WEST...EASTERN TWO
THIRDS HAVE ICE RINGING THE LAKESHORE...ABOUT 3-5 MILES OUT...AND
THE EASTERN BASIN IS FILLED WITH ICE WITHIN ABOUT 15 MILES OF
BUFFALO. WILL ADD THE NOTATION WAVES IN ICE FREE AREAS TO THE
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORES.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEF BUT NOTABLE WARMUP COMING ON TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPS WELL ABOVE FREEZING AND SOME RAIN. THE
QPF LOOKS MINOR...LESS THAN 0.25 INCH...BUT TEMPS WELL INTO 40S TO
NEAR 50...ESPECIALLY TUES NT...SHOULD CLEAR ALL THE SNOW FROM THE
GROUND AT LOWER ELEVS IN WEST. THERE IS NOT MUCH SWE TO IT
THOUGH...SO EVEN WITH RUNOFF WE DONT EXPECT ANY HYDRO CONCERNS.
ANY RAIN WILL JUST BE ABSORBED IN AREAS WITH DEEPER SNOWPACK LIKE
E LK ONTARIO REGION AND SKI COUNTRY OF WESTERN NY. ONE CAVEAT
COULD BE ICE COVER ON BUF AREA CREEKS. RECENT COLD WEATHER HAS
ALLOWED MUCH ICE TO FORM...BUT IT STILL IS THIN SO THREAT FOR
JAMS IS LOW...MAYBE JUST SOME MOVEMENT. WE WILL MONITOR SITUATION THOUGH.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR NYZ004>008-014.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR
NYZ003-004.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR NYZ019>021.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JJP
NEAR TERM...JJP/TJP
SHORT TERM...JJP
LONG TERM...SFM
AVIATION...SAGE/SFM
MARINE...SFM
HYDROLOGY...SFMHazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 4:47 PM EST, 6 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 447 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 NYZ004>008-014-292200- WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-ONTARIO- 447 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TUESDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THUNDERSTORMS COULD ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AND THEY COULD BE SEVERE. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SURGE BACK INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ON VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS. GUSTS MAY REACH 55 MPH OR HIGHER. SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE EAST OF THE LAKES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX IS POSSIBLE WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM ON FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-292200- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 447 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TUESDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THUNDERSTORMS COULD ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AND THEY COULD BE SEVERE. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SURGE BACK INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ON VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS. GUSTS MAY REACH 55 MPH OR HIGHER. SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE EAST OF THE LAKES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX IS POSSIBLE WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM ON FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-040-041-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-292200- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 447 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND WILL REACH GALE FORCE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. GUSTS MAY APPROACH STORM FORCE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF SAGE
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Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 10:30 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 34 hr |
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