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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Dec 29, 2008, 2:56 PM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Dec 29, 2008, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2008, 2:56 PM EST (19:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2008, 8:00 AM EST
- In force
- 14 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 19:56 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 12:00Z, 7.9 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
- 859 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBUF 300217 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 917 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AGAIN THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS SOUTHERN QUEBEC OVERNIGHT AND WILL EXIT VIA THE MAINE COAST TUESDAY MORNING. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF THIS FEATURE WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVERNIGHT GUSTING TO BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MILES AN HOUR. NYZ006>008-301030- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0013.081230T0300Z-081230T1300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 917 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH DURING THE OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS COULD GUST TO BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 3 AM AND DAYBREAK. WHILE THESE WINDS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER THAN THE DAMAGING WINDS FROM SUNDAY...THEY MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS OR BRING DOWN LOOSE TREE LIMBS THAT WERE BROKEN OVER THE WEEKEND. 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. $$ NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-301030- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 917 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. THE WINDS COULD GUST TO BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 10 PM AND 3 AM. WHILE THESE WINDS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER THAN THE DAMAGING WINDS FROM SUNDAY...THEY MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS OR BRING DOWN LOOSE TREE LIMBS THAT WERE BROKEN OVER THE WEEKEND. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ RSH
000 WWUS71 KBUF 300945 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 445 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING FOR AREAS FROM THE FINGER LAKES EAST... .WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR AREAS FORM THE FINGER LAKES WEST. NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-301045- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 445 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NYZ003>008-013-014-301300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1300Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-LIVINGSTON- ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 445 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR AWHILE EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE LATER THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ JJP
000 WWUS71 KBUF 301155 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 655 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING FOR AREAS FROM THE FINGER LAKES EAST... .WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR AREAS FORM THE FINGER LAKES WEST. NYZ003>005-013-014-301300- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1300Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 655 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED. $$ NYZ006>008-301300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 655 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR AWHILE EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE LATER THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. $$
000 WWUS71 KBUF 301306 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 806 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 NYZ006>008-301415- /O.EXP.KBUF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 806 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 9:37 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 14 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:23 AM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 30 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in New York, 2008Every wind advisory in 2008
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.