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Small Craft Advisory 75, NWS Buffalo, NY

October 24, 2008

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this small craft advisory at Oct 24, 2008, 4:00 PM EDT. It took effect at Oct 24, 2008, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 24, 2008, 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 24, 2008, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 28, 2008, 3:17 AM EDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Oct 24, 3:14 PM EDT, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 3:14 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 24, 3:23 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
323 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-251030-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
323 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW
YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

...HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY SATURDAY...

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK
AND THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW YORK SATURDAY
MORNING. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING
OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATER IN THE DAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AROUND 1 INCH ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK WITH
UP TO 1.5 INCHES IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. THIS WILL
RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT WITHIN BANK RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND
STREAMS...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED. THE HEAVY
RAINFALL COMBINED WITH LEAVES BLOCKING STORM DRAINS MAY RESULT IN
SOME POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

...SIGNIFICANT EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT
WEEK...

OFF LAKE ERIE...AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY
DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING OFF LAKE ERIE ACROSS
THE SKI COUNTRY AND POSSIBLY THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS. THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN. MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO SHIFT MORE TO THE NORTHWEST...WHICH WOULD SPREAD LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHERN TIER. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD ACROSS THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. IF
THIS EVENT MATERIALIZES...THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. THIS...
COMBINED WITH SOME TREES STILL HAVING LEAVES...MAY RESULT IN TREE
AND POWERLINE DAMAGE IN LOCATIONS WHICH RECEIVE ACCUMULATING SNOW.

OFF LAKE ONTARIO...MIXED LAKE EFFECT RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP BY MONDAY MORNING NORTHEAST OF THE LAKE IN THE VICINITY OF
WATERTOWN. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE TUG
HILL LATER MONDAY THEN SET UP TO THE SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY EAST
OF THE LAKE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE TUG
HILL. ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
BETWEEN ROCHESTER AND OSWEGO.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY MARGINAL FOR ALL SNOW THROUGHOUT THIS
EVENT...WHICH WILL COMPLICATE THE FORECAST OF SNOW AMOUNTS. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW PLACEMENT AND INTENSITY IS ALWAYS UNCERTAIN AT THIS
TIME RANGE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER OUTLETS OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS POTENTIALLY
SIGNIFICANT EARLY SEASON LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT.

.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

SLZ022-024-251030-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
323 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF THE
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY ON BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

.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

LEZ020-040-041-251030-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
323 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY ON BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

.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

LOZ042>045-062>065-251030-
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-
323 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE
ONTARIO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY ON BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

.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

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 3:21 PM EDTGale WatchBUF25 hr

Nearby

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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.