Alert archive / New York / High Wind Watches in 2008
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this high wind watch at Dec 23, 2008, 3:31 AM EST for 12 counties in New York. It took effect at Dec 23, 2008, 4:03 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2008, 3:31 AM EST (08:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2008, 4:03 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2008, 12:03 PM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 840 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KBUF 230831 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 331 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT OUT OF THE MIDWEST ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE IT WILL TRACK JUST WEST OF BUFFALO TO NEAR OTTAWA AND MONTREAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS IS A VERY FAVORABLE STORM TRACK FOR HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK...AS STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BE FURTHER ENHANCED BY THE FUNNELING EFFECTS OF LAKE ERIE. AS THE STORM EXITS ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY ON CHRISTMAS DAY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE ACROSS OUR REGION. NYZ001>004-010>012-019-085-231645- /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.A.0002.081225T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 331 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL VEER TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS COULD POSSIBLY EXCEED 50 MPH DURING THIS TIME. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER BY DAYBREAK CHRISTMAS DAY...AS WESTERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE FURTHER DIMINISHING DURING THE COURSE OF THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. WHILE IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN IF WINDS WILL REACH WARNING CRITERIA...THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT IT WILL CERTAINLY BE WINDY ENOUGH TO DAMAGE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. TIME TO SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SECURE OUTDOOR DISPLAYS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ RSH
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBUF 231015 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 515 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT OUT OF THE MIDWEST ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE IT WILL TRACK JUST WEST OF BUFFALO TO NEAR OTTAWA AND MONTREAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS IS A VERY FAVORABLE STORM TRACK FOR HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK...AS STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BE FURTHER ENHANCED BY THE FUNNELING EFFECTS OF LAKE ERIE. AS THE STORM EXITS ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY ON CHRISTMAS DAY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE ACROSS OUR REGION. NYZ001>004-010>012-019-085-231815- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.A.0002.081225T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 515 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL VEER TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS COULD POSSIBLY EXCEED 50 MPH DURING THIS TIME. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER BY DAYBREAK CHRISTMAS DAY...AS WESTERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE FURTHER DIMINISHING DURING THE COURSE OF THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. WHILE IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER WINDS WILL REACH WARNING CRITERIA...THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT IT WILL CERTAINLY BE WINDY ENOUGH TO DAMAGE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. TIME SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SECURE OUTDOOR DISPLAYS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ RSH
000 WWUS71 KBUF 231438 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 938 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT OUT OF THE MIDWEST ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE IT WILL TRACK JUST WEST OF BUFFALO TO NEAR OTTAWA AND MONTREAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS IS A VERY FAVORABLE STORM TRACK FOR HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK...AS STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BE FURTHER ENHANCED BY THE FUNNELING EFFECTS OF LAKE ERIE. AS THE STORM EXITS ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY ON CHRISTMAS DAY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE ACROSS OUR REGION. NYZ001>004-010>012-019-085-232245- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.A.0002.081225T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 938 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL VEER TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS COULD POSSIBLY EXCEED 55 MPH DURING THIS TIME. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER BY DAYBREAK CHRISTMAS DAY...AS WESTERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE FURTHER DIMINISHING DURING THE COURSE OF THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. WHILE IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER WINDS WILL REACH WARNING CRITERIA...THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT IT WILL BE WINDY ENOUGH TO DAMAGE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. TIME SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SECURE OUTDOOR DISPLAYS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ HITCHCOCK
000 WWUS71 KBUF 232103 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 403 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT OUT OF THE MIDWEST ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE IT WILL TRACK JUST WEST OF BUFFALO TO NEAR OTTAWA AND MONTREAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS IS A VERY FAVORABLE STORM TRACK FOR HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK...AS STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BE FURTHER ENHANCED BY THE FUNNELING EFFECTS OF LAKE ERIE. AS THE STORM EXITS ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY ON CHRISTMAS DAY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE ACROSS OUR REGION. NYZ005>008-240515- /O.EXA.KBUF.HW.A.0002.081225T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 403 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL VEER TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS COULD POSSIBLY EXCEED 55 MPH DURING THIS TIME. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER BY CHRISTMAS MORNING...AS WESTERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH BY MORNING BEFORE FURTHER DIMINISHING DURING THE COURSE OF THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. WHILE IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER WINDS WILL REACH WARNING CRITERIA...THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT IT WILL BE WINDY ENOUGH TO DAMAGE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. TIME SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SECURE OUTDOOR DISPLAYS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>004-010>012-019-085-240515- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.A.0002.081225T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 403 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL VEER TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS COULD POSSIBLY EXCEED 55 MPH DURING THIS TIME. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER BY DAYBREAK CHRISTMAS DAY...AS WESTERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE FURTHER DIMINISHING DURING THE COURSE OF THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. WHILE IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER WINDS WILL REACH WARNING CRITERIA...THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT IT WILL BE WINDY ENOUGH TO DAMAGE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. TIME SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SECURE OUTDOOR DISPLAYS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SAGE/RSH
000 WWUS71 KBUF 240259 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 959 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT OUT OF THE MIDWEST ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE IT WILL TRACK JUST WEST OF BUFFALO TO NEAR OTTAWA AND MONTREAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS IS A VERY FAVORABLE STORM TRACK FOR HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK...AS STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BE FURTHER ENHANCED BY THE FUNNELING EFFECTS OF LAKE ERIE. AS THE STORM EXITS ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY ON CHRISTMAS DAY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE ACROSS OUR REGION. NYZ001>008-010>012-019-085-241100- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.A.0002.081225T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 959 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL VEER TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS COULD POSSIBLY EXCEED 55 MPH DURING THIS TIME. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER BY CHRISTMAS MORNING...AS WESTERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH BY MORNING BEFORE FURTHER DIMINISHING DURING THE COURSE OF THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. WHILE IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER WINDS WILL REACH WARNING CRITERIA...THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT IT WILL BE WINDY ENOUGH TO DAMAGE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. TIME SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SECURE OUTDOOR DISPLAYS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
000 WWUS71 KBUF 240937 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 437 AM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID WEST THIS MORNING WILL LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT WILL MOVE TO LAKE HURON BY THIS EVENING. THE STRENGTHENING STORM WILL THEN CROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND CROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY TONIGHT BEFORE EXITING ACROSS THE CANADIAN MARITIMES ON CHRISTMAS DAY. CLIMATOLOGICALLY...THIS IS A VERY FAVORABLE STORM TRACK FOR HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK...AS STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BE FURTHER ENHANCED BY THE FUNNELING EFFECTS OF LAKE ERIE. AS THE STORM EXITS ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY ON CHRISTMAS DAY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE ACROSS OUR REGION. NYZ001>008-010>012-019-085-241745- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.A.0002.081225T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 437 AM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR LATE TODAY WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AND EVENTUALLY TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT WHILE INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH. WINDS COULD GUST OVER 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER BY DAYBREAK CHRISTMAS MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY THURSDAY AND WILL FURTHER DIMINISH DURING THE COURSE OF THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. WHILE IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER WINDS WILL REACH WARNING CRITERIA...THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT IT WILL BE WINDY ENOUGH TO DAMAGE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. TIME SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SECURE OUTDOOR DISPLAYS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ RSH
000 WWUS71 KBUF 241703 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1203 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO BY EARLY THIS EVENING THEN INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS THE LOW PASSES BY JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION IT WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN. AS LEARNED FROM PAST EVENTS...A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE PASSING BY JUST NORTH OF THE REGION IS A VERY FAVORABLE SETUP FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS NORTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. A POWERFUL COLD FRONT TRAILING THE LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND RAPIDLY INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST FOR A FEW HOURS FROM MID EVENING THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK. EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE A FEW HOURS LATER...FROM LATE EVENING THROUGH DAYBREAK THURSDAY. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH DURING CHRISTMAS DAY AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. NYZ001>003-010>012-019-085-250115- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0002.081225T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0004.081225T0000Z-081225T1000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 1203 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY MID EVENING. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR LAKE ERIE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE PRE-DAWN HOURS BEFORE QUICKLY DIMINISHING ON CHRISTMAS DAY. 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. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE FIRMLY SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. 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. $$ NYZ006>008-250115- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0002.081225T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0004.081225T0300Z-081225T1200Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1203 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING. BY LATE EVENING THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE EVENING THROUGH ABOUT DAYBREAK ON CHRISTMAS MORNING. EVEN STRONGER GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE ONTARIO. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE CHRISTMAS MORNING BEFORE QUICKLY DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. 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. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE FIRMLY SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. 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. $$ NYZ004-005-250115- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0002.081225T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.081225T0200Z-081225T1100Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 1203 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. BY MID EVENING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING CHRISTMAS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE FIRMLY SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ013-014-020-021-250115- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.081225T0000Z-081225T1000Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE 1203 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. BY MID EVENING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING CHRISTMAS MORNING. 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. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE FIRMLY SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. 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. $$ HITCHCOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 3:49 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 32 hr |
| Dec 23, 5:06 AM EST | Gale Watch | BUF | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 12:02 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Watch | BUF | Erie | 35 hr |
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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.