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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Buffalo, NY

May 7, 201016 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this high wind warning at May 7, 2010, 3:24 PM EDT for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at May 8, 2010, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr. 47 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 7, 2010, 3:24 PM EDT (19:24 UTC)
In effect from
May 8, 2010, 4:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 8, 2010, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
18 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 19:26 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 8, 8:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWarsaw, NYTREES DOWN
May 8, 9:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGRochester, NYTREE AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 10:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGChautauqua, NYPOWERLINES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 430
May 8, 10:20 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMurray, NYLARGE TREE LIMB DOWN
May 8, 10:30 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBeaver Falls, NYLARGE LIMB AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 10:30 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGClarence, NY*** 3 INJ *** TENT BLOWN OVER RESULTING IN SEVERAL MINOR INJURIES.
May 8, 10:30 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHanover Center, NYPOWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 11:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBergen, NYTREE DOWN
May 8, 11:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBuffalo, NYTREE DOWN ON PORCH
May 8, 11:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGDarien, NYTREES DOWN
May 8, 11:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGNiagara Falls, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 11:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGOlean, NYTREES DOWN IN THE CITY AND TOWN OF OLEAN
May 8, 11:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGRoyalton Center, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 11:10 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBuffalo, NYLARGE TREE AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 11:40 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGParma Center, NYHIGH VOLTAGE POWERLINES DOWN AND ARCING
May 8, 11:44 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Cheektowaga, NY
May 8, 11:48 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Cheektowaga, NY
May 8, 12:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSanborn, NYTREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 12:38 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Niagara Falls, NY
May 8, 12:48 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Cheektowaga, NY
May 8, 1:00 PM EDTSEICHEHamburg, NYWAVE ACTION AND HIGH WATER SPRAYING WATER ONTO ROUTE 5. ROAD STILL OPEN BUT TRAFFIC MOVING SLOWLY
May 8, 1:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGEast Aurora, NYTREE DOWN
May 8, 1:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHamburg, NYTREE DOWN
May 8, 1:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWestfield, NYROUTE 5 CLOSED DUE TO TREE DOWN
May 8, 1:45 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGNorth Tonawanda, NYTREE DOWN
May 8, 1:55 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGGeneseo, NYTREE AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 1:59 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGAvon, NYTREE AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 2:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGCuba, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 2:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPerry, NYFLAT ROOF PARTIALLY PEELED OFF INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
May 8, 2:07 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWest Bloomfield, NYLARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN
May 8, 2:15 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBatavia, NYLARGE TREE LIMB DOWN
May 8, 2:22 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGVictor, NYLARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN
May 8, 2:29 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLima, NYTREE AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 2:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBusti, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 2:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGEllington, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 2:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSinclairville, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 2:40 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSodus, NYTREES DOWN
May 8, 3:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGCassadaga, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 3:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGEllery Center, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 3:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGFalconer, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 3:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGGerry, NYTREE DOWN
May 8, 4:23 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Rochester, NY
May 8, 5:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGFair Haven, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 5:15 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGCato, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 6:45 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGFulton, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 7:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGOswego, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
May 8, 7:10 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGVolney, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2010-05-07Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2010-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1145 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
123 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.

519 
WWUS71 KBUF 071924
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
324 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS JUST TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE
REGION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY WITH ITS TRAILING COLD
FRONT SWEEPING RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK SATURDAY
MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY FOLLOWING THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE AND WILL LIKELY REACH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH POTENTIAL
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 TO 60 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-080330-
/O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0001.100508T1000Z-100509T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0001.100508T0800Z-100509T0000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
324 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. THIS
UPGRADES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS
OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH
ABOUT 4 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH
RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH A LOT OF FOLIAGE
ALREADY ON MOST TREES WIND SPEEDS FOR TREE DAMAGE WILL BE LESS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NYZ004-005-014-080330-
/O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0001.100508T1400Z-100509T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0001.100508T1000Z-100509T0200Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...CANANDAIGUA
324 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EDT SATURDAY. THIS
UPGRADES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS
OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH
ABOUT 8 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH
RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH A LOT OF FOLIAGE
ALREADY ON MOST TREES WIND SPEEDS FOR TREE DAMAGE WILL BE LESS.

&&

$$

NYZ003-013-021-080330-
/O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0001.100508T1000Z-100509T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0001.100508T1000Z-100509T0200Z/
MONROE-LIVINGSTON-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...GENESEO...WELLSVILLE
324 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EDT SATURDAY. THIS
UPGRADES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS
OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH
ABOUT 8 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH
RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH A LOT OF FOLIAGE
ALREADY ON MOST TREES WIND SPEEDS FOR TREE DAMAGE WILL BE LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NYZ006>008-080330-
/O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0001.100508T1400Z-100509T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0001.100508T1400Z-100509T0400Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
324 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EDT SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS UPGRADES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH WAS IN
EFFECT.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS
OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH
ABOUT 10 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH
RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH A LOT OF FOLIAGE
ALREADY ON MOST TREES WIND SPEEDS FOR TREE DAMAGE WILL BE LESS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

SAGE
7 follow-up statements
074 
WWUS71 KBUF 071934
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS JUST TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE
REGION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY WITH ITS TRAILING COLD
FRONT SWEEPING RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK SATURDAY
MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY FOLLOWING THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE AND WILL LIKELY REACH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH POTENTIAL
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 TO 60 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-080345-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.100508T0800Z-100509T0000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS
OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH ABOUT 4 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 25 TO
40 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH A LOT OF
FOLIAGE ALREADY ON MOST TREES WIND SPEEDS FOR TREE DAMAGE WILL BE
LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-021-080345-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.100508T1000Z-100509T0200Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EDT
SATURDAY. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS
OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH ABOUT 8 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 25 TO
40 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH A LOT OF
FOLIAGE ALREADY ON MOST TREES WIND SPEEDS FOR TREE DAMAGE WILL BE
LESS.

&&

$$

NYZ006>008-080345-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.100508T1400Z-100509T0400Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS
OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 25 TO
40 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH A LOT OF
FOLIAGE ALREADY ON MOST TREES WIND SPEEDS FOR TREE DAMAGE WILL BE
LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

SAGE
668 
WWUS71 KBUF 080302
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1102 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK OVERNIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY WITH ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT SWEEPING RAPIDLY
EAST ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK SATURDAY MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE DRAMATICALLY FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND WILL
LIKELY REACH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 TO 60
MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-081115-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.100508T0800Z-100509T0000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1102 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS
OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH ABOUT 4 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 25 TO
40 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH A LOT OF
FOLIAGE ALREADY ON MOST TREES WIND SPEEDS FOR TREE DAMAGE WILL BE
LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-021-081115-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.100508T1000Z-100509T0200Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE
1102 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EDT
SATURDAY. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS
OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH ABOUT 8 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 25 TO
40 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH A LOT OF
FOLIAGE ALREADY ON MOST TREES WIND SPEEDS FOR TREE DAMAGE WILL BE
LESS.

&&

$$

NYZ006>008-081115-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.100508T1400Z-100509T0400Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1102 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS
OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 25 TO
40 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH A LOT OF
FOLIAGE ALREADY ON MOST TREES WIND SPEEDS FOR TREE DAMAGE WILL BE
LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

TMA
866 
WWUS71 KBUF 080733
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
333 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO
TODAY AND BE FOLLOWED BY A STRONG WESTERLY WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL
INCREASE DRAMATICALLY THIS MORNING AND WILL LIKELY REACH 25 TO 40
MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 TO 60 MPH FOR SEVERAL
HOURS.

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-081545-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.100508T0800Z-100509T0000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
333 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM ABOUT 11 AM TO 5 PM
TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE
WITH SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH A LOT OF FOLIAGE ALREADY
ON MOST TREES WIND SPEEDS FOR TREE DAMAGE WILL BE LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-021-081545-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.100508T1000Z-100509T0200Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE
333 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM ABOUT 1 PM TO 7 PM.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH
SOME GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH A LOT OF FOLIAGE ALREADY ON
MOST TREES WIND SPEEDS FOR TREE DAMAGE WILL BE LESS.

&&

$$

NYZ006>008-081545-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.100508T1400Z-100509T0400Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
333 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND BECOME STRONGEST IN THE
2 PM TO 10 PM TIME PERIOD. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE
25 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH A LOT
OF FOLIAGE ALREADY ON MOST TREES WIND SPEEDS FOR TREE DAMAGE WILL
BE LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

SFM
158 
WWUS71 KBUF 081415
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1015 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO
TODAY...BRINGING A BOUNDARY ACROSS THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY COMING
IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE WEST BEHIND THE BOUNDARY...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-082215-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1015 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH 400 PM TODAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH SOME
GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH LEAVES ON MANY TREES...GUSTY WINDS
WILL HAVE AN INCREASED IMPACT...WITH SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-021-082215-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0200Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE
1015 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH 600 PM TODAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH SOME
GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH LEAVES ON MANY TREES...GUSTY WINDS
WILL HAVE AN INCREASED IMPACT...WITH SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS LIKELY.

&&

$$

NYZ006>008-082215-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0400Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1015 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 800 PM TODAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH SOME
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH LEAVES ON MANY
TREES...GUSTY WINDS WILL HAVE AN INCREASED IMPACT...WITH SOME
DOWNED TREE LIMBS LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

APFFEL
557 
WWUS71 KBUF 082025
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
425 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO
TODAY...WITH A BOUNDARY CONTINUING TO CROSS THE REGION THROUGH
THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO
EAST THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY ENDING IN
THE BUFFALO REGION JUST BEFORE SUNSET...AND IN EASTERN LOCATIONS
AROUND OR JUST AFTER SUNSET. IT WILL STILL BE WINDY
OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 40 MPH.

NYZ007-008-090430-
/O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0002.100508T2025Z-100509T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.A.0001.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
425 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A
FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

EXPECT STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
POSSIBLE. WITH LEAVES ON MANY TREES...GUSTY WINDS WILL HAVE AN
INCREASED IMPACT...WITH SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS LIKELY.

ON SUNDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES MAY DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NYZ006-090430-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.A.0001.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/
/O.EXT.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0200Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
425 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET...WITH WINDS
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH.

WITH LEAVES ON MANY TREES...GUSTY WINDS WILL HAVE AN INCREASED
IMPACT...WITH SOME DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS LIKELY.

ON SUNDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES MAY DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NYZ011-012-019-020-085-090430-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.A.0001.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0000Z/
GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
425 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO END JUST BEFORE SUNSET...WITH
WINDS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH.

WITH LEAVES ON MANY TREES...GUSTY WINDS WILL HAVE AN INCREASED
IMPACT...WITH SOME DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS LIKELY.

ON SUNDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES MAY DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NYZ013-014-021-090430-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.A.0001.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0200Z/
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE
425 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO END AROUND SUNSET...WITH
WINDS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH.

WITH LEAVES ON MANY TREES...GUSTY WINDS WILL HAVE AN INCREASED
IMPACT...WITH SOME DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS LIKELY.

ON SUNDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES MAY DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NYZ001-002-010-090000-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO
425 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO END JUST BEFORE SUNSET...WITH
WINDS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH.

WITH LEAVES ON MANY TREES...GUSTY WINDS WILL HAVE AN INCREASED
IMPACT...WITH SOME DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-090200-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0200Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
425 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO END AROUND SUNSET...WITH
WINDS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH.

WITH LEAVES ON MANY TREES...GUSTY WINDS WILL HAVE AN INCREASED
IMPACT...WITH SOME DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS LIKELY.

&&

$$

APFFEL
162 
WWUS71 KBUF 090051
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
851 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN QUEBEC
TONIGHT. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO
EAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

UNSEASONABLY COOL WEATHER WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY.
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

NYZ006-090900-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.FZ.A.0001.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
851 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

THE STRONG WINDS THAT OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH
AROUND 10 PM.

ON SUNDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES MAY DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NYZ013-014-021-090900-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.FZ.A.0001.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE
851 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

THE STRONG WINDS THAT OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH
AROUND 10 PM.

ON SUNDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES MAY DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-090200-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0200Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
851 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

THE STRONG WINDS THAT OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH
AROUND 10 PM.

&&

$$

NYZ007-008-090900-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100509T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.FZ.A.0001.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
851 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A
FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. 

THE STRONG WINDS THAT OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH
AROUND 10 PM.

ON SUNDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES MAY DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NYZ011-012-019-020-085-090900-
/O.CON.KBUF.FZ.A.0001.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/
GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
851 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. 

COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD AIR AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO POSSIBLY DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING SUNDAY NIGHT 
AND MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TMA
166 
WWUS71 KBUF 090228
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1028 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

NYZ006-091030-
/O.EXP.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.FZ.A.0001.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
1028 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD AIR AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO POSSIBLY DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NYZ013-014-021-091030-
/O.EXP.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.FZ.A.0001.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE
1028 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD AIR AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO POSSIBLY DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-090330-
/O.EXP.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100509T0200Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN
1028 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

NYZ007-008-091030-
/O.EXP.KBUF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100509T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.FZ.A.0001.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1028 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD AIR AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO POSSIBLY DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NYZ011-012-019-020-085-091030-
/O.CON.KBUF.FZ.A.0001.100510T0400Z-100510T1100Z/
GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1028 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2010

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. 

COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD AIR AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO POSSIBLY DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TMA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at May 7, 1:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 1:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
105 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES REGION LATE TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY MORNING AND PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY OF WEATHER TO OUR
REGION. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SEVERE WEATHER IS A THREAT ACROSS THE WEST
TONIGHT...AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL SWEEP IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM ON
SATURDAY. UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL FOLLOW SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SOME
SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD EAST
AND BRING INCREASING SUNSHINE BUT COOL TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
11 AM UPDATE...EXPANDED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO INCLUDE THE
REMAINDER OF OUR CWA FOR SATURDAY.

10 AM UPDATE...ALL GOING ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE AT THIS TIME.
MEASURABLE RAIN ACROSS MICHIGAN BUT NOTHING OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO
EVEN WHERE THE HEAVIER ECHOES ARE. WE WILL RETAIN THE CHANCE POPS
MAINLY AFTER 3 PM FOR THE WEST. THICKER CLOUDINESS ENTERING THE
SOUTHWEST COUNTIES AT THIS TIME SO WE DO EXPECT THICKENING
CLOUDINESS FROM WEST TO EAST. RAISED HIGH TEMPERATURES A FEW
DEGREES BASED ON THIS MORNINGS SOUNDING.

7 AM UPDATE...TODAY WILL START TRANQUIL BUT END ON A DIFFERENT
NOTE. LARGE MCS COMPLEX OVER ILL/IND BEGINNING TO WEAKEN BUT AC
CLOUD DECK WAS PUSHING INTO SW ONTARIO AND WESTERN LK ERIE SO LOOK
FOR CLOUDINESS TO THICKEN UP ACROSS FAR WEST BY MIDDAY OR SO. A
FEW SHOWERS MAY MAKE IT THIS FAR EAST TOO BUT THIS INITIAL SYSTEM
SHOULD BE WEAKENING...DID EDGE CHC POPS INTO BUF- IAG 18-19Z OR SO
AND ALL THE WAY TO OSW COUNTY BY 22-23Z. WILL HOLD OFF ON THUNDER
FOR THE AFTERNOON ACTIVITY BUT HIT IT TONIGHT. DID GO CLOSER TO
COOLER MET TEMPS WITH THE THICKER CLOUD AND E-NE SFC WIND THIS
AFTERNOON.

VERY ACTIVE NIGHT IN STORE. 00Z/06Z MODELS NOW COMING INTO BETTER
CONSENSUS IN TAKING DEEPENING SFC LOW FROM 998 MB NEAR DETROIT AT
00Z TO 993MB NEAR HAMILTON BY 06Z AND THEN TO 991 MB NORTH OF LK
ONTARIO BY 12Z SAT AIDED BY A STRONG MID LEVEL SPEED MAX. THIS IS VERY
ANOMALOUS FOR MAY...MORE OF A NOVEMBER TYPE SCENARIO. THIS WILL
EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A HIGH WIND EVENT SATURDAY (SEE SHORT TERM
SECTION BELOW)...BUT OUR CONCERN WILL BE FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WX AS THIS LOW DEEPENS AND PASSES JUST TO OUR WEST AND NORTH
LATER THIS EVENING AND INTO THE WEE HOURS OF SATURDAY AND STRONG LOW
LEVEL JET IMPINGES ON THE WARM FRONT.

EARLIER MODEL RUNS GENERALLY TOOK SFC LOW OVER OR JUST TO OUR
SOUTH...KEEPING MOST OF WESTERN NY IN COOLER STABLE AIR WITH ANY
CONVECTION ELEVATED...WITH BETTER CHC OF SEVERE ONLY ACROSS SRN
TIER. HOWEVER...WITH THE LATEST MODELS TRENDING TOWARD A MORE CLIMO
ORIENTED PATH...IE...JUST TO OUR WEST AND NORTH...SEVERE THREAT WILL
LIFT FURTHER NORTH. ACTUAL SFC WARM FRONT SHOULD LIFT TO CLOSE TO
THRUWAY FOR A TIME AROUND 06Z OR SO BUT IT MAY JUST BE OCCLUDED BY
THEN OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER. SFC BASED CAPES AND LI'S ARE STILL
UNIMPRESSIVE BUT HELICITY IS OFF THE CHART WITH WINDS VEERING
SHARPLY WITH HEIGHT. SPC HAS OUR AREA IN SLIGHT RISK AND
CONCUR....THERE IS EVEN A MODERATE RISK AREA JUST TO OUR SOUTH IN
NORTHERN OHIO WHICH WILL BE MORE SOLIDLY IN WARM SECTOR...YET STILL CLOSE
TO BOUNDARY. AM CONCERNED OUR RISK ACROSS SRN TIER WILL BE INCREASED
TOO...AS EVEN THOUGH TIMING WILL BE OVERNIGHT...MID LEVEL DYNAMICS
WILL TRUMP ANY DIURNAL TYPE SFC HEATING ANYWAY.

AS FOR TIMING OF SVR THREAT...LOOKS TO BE FROM ABOUT 01Z TO 07Z FROM
CHAUT CO OVER TO ABOUT MONROE/WAYNE. THEN...SHARP OCCLUSION/COLD
FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE WEST STARTING AROUND 08-09Z
FRAME...REACHING ABOUT OSW-SYR BY 11-12Z. LOOK FOR SHARP CLEARING
WITH THIS FEATURE AND A QUICK RAMP UP OF SW WINDS. AGAIN...EXPECT A
MAJOR WIND EVENT SATURDAY AS NOTED BELOW. WILL GO WITH A HIGH WIND
WATCH STARTING AT 6 AM FROM GENESEE VALLEY WESTWARD.

AS FOR QPF...POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR 0.5 TO 1 INCH...MOST OF IT IN A
FEW HOURS WITH CONVECTION SO LOCAL AMTS CAN VARY. AGAIN...BULK OF IT
WILL BE FROM LATE AFTERNOON TODAY TO JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
THE START OF THE FORECAST PERIOD WILL FEATURE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
FOLLOWED BY MUCH COOLER AIR AND A CHANCE OF SOME ACCUMULATING
SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EAST OF THE LAKES.

THE DEEPENING SURFACE LOW THAT MAY BRING SOME STORMY WEATHER FRIDAY
NIGHT WILL LIFT NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC BY LATE SATURDAY.
STRONG COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW WILL COMBINE WITH A
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE A VERY WINDY AND RAW DAY ACROSS
THE REGION. ISALLOBARIC PRESSURE RISES AVERAGING AROUND 7 MB/3HR AND
SOME LOCALIZED LAKE ERIE FUNNELING WILL ADD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
VERY STRONG WINDS. THE LATEST BUFKIT MOMENTUM TRANSFER SCHEMES SHOW
A POTENTIAL FOR 50 TO 55 KNOT WIND GUSTS TO BE TRANSFERRED DOWN TO
THE SURFACE. BASED ON THIS TREND...WE HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE A HIGH
WIND WATCH FOR SATURDAY FOR ALL OF WESTERN NEW YORK AND PARTS OF THE
GENESEE VALLEY...INCLUDING MONROE AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES. THE TRACK
OF THE STORM CENTER IS NOT QUITE AS FAVORABLE FOR REAL STRONG WINDS
ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES AND NORTH COUNTRY...BUT EVEN THESE AREAS
WILL LIKELY SEE ADVISORY CRITERIA TYPE WINDS.

THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A
GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AS DEEPER
MOISTURE WRAPS IN BEHIND THE LOW AND THE DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND
VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE TRACK EAST ACROSS NEW YORK STATE.

THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GRADUALLY RELAX SATURDAY NIGHT AS
THE DEEP STORM MOVES OUT ACROSS THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. H85 TEMPS
WILL BOTTOM OUT ARND -8C... SO LEFTOVER SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL MIX
WITH THEN CHANGE TO SNOW. SOME ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU.
WE MAY EVEN SOME SEE LAKE ENHANCED PCPN AS THE COLD NORTHWEST FLOW
SETS UP ACROSS NEW YORK STATE.

ON SUNDAY...THE SURFACE LOW WILL LIFT OUT INTO NEWFOUNDLAND WHILE
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES EAST FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST AND CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES. THE MOIST CYCLONIC FLOW AND THE LINGERING INFLUENCE FROM
THE DEPARTING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MAY STILL GENERATE A FEW RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO SUNDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...THE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE...AND WILL WE SEE A GRADUAL WEST TO
EAST INCREASE IN SUNSHINE. HOWEVER...AREA TEMPERATURES WILL
STRUGGLE TO GET PAST 50 DEGREES WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURES FORECAST
TO HOVER AROUND -5C.

AS THE HIGH BUILDS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE SUNDAY NIGHT...EXPECT
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK. THIS
WILL LIKELY RESULT IN HIGH PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD FROST ACROSS
THIS AREA WITH A HARD FREEZE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN
SOUTHERN TIER. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE WINDS WILL STAY UP ENOUGH
FARTHER TO THE EAST TO PRECLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WIDESPREAD
FROST.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
ONE THING THAT CAN BE SAID WITH CERTAINTY DURING THIS PERIOD IS THAT
TEMPERATURES WILL BE HIGHER. WHILE READINGS WILL STILL AVERAGE BELOW
NORMAL MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THERE WILL BE A DAY TO DAY WARMING TREND
WITH NEAR NORMAL VALUES EXPECTED BY MID WEEK.

A RIDGE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON MONDAY WILL AMPLIFY AND DRIFT
EAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL HELP PUSH OUT THE
UNSEASONABLY CHILLY AIRMASS...WHILE FAIR WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE
ACROSS THE REGION.

AS THIS RIDGE MOVES EAST LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...STRONGER
WARM ADVECTION AND INCREASING AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE WITHIN A SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL RESULT IN CLOUDY SKIES AND AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS.

A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN LIFT OUT OF THE PLAINS TO THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED OVER OUR REGION
DURING THE BULK OF THE MID WEEK PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MAIN CONCERNS FOR THE NEXT 24 HRS WILL BE STRONG LOW LEVEL WIND
SHEAR IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN NY WITH A LOW
LEVEL 50+KT JET MOVING IN FROM THE OH VALLEY. EXPECT A ROUND OF
MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN WITH POSSIBLE MVFR CONDITIONS WITH THE JET
AS A WARM FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION...FOLLOWED BY MORE
INSTABILITY AND SOME POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS...MOST LIKELY AT OR
SOUTH OF A KBUF-KROC-KSYR LINE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE
SURFACE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING
50KTS BY MIDDAY ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE AND OVER THE NIAGARA
FRONTIER...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER GUSTS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AND SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. AFTER A DRY START
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...EXPECT CLOUDS TO QUICKLY FILL IN...WITH
SOME MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

OUTLOOK...
SATURDAY NIGHT. WET SNOW SHOWERS AT NIGHT SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...VFR.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MVFR WITH SHOWERS.

&&

.MARINE...
LIGHT WINDS TO START THE DAY WILL TURN EASTERLY AND FRESHEN UP LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING ON LAKE ONTARIO. DEEP LOW
PRESSURE WILL PASS ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...TO
BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE WESTERLIES SATURDAY. THESE WILL
ONLY SLOWLY DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THEY VEER
NORTHWEST. A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS
SATURDAY...FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM ON ERIE AND WESTERN LAKE ONTARIO AND 10
AM TO MIDNIGHT ON EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
     FOR NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
     FOR NYZ004>008-014.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
         LEZ020-040-041.
         GALE WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
         EVENING FOR LOZ042-043-062-063.
         GALE WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
         FOR LOZ044-045-064-065.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SFM
NEAR TERM...SAGE/SFM
SHORT TERM...RSH/TJP
LONG TERM...RSH
AVIATION...ZAFF
MARINE...SFM
Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 10:55 AM EDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1055 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-081500-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
1055 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL REACH
WESTERN NEW YORK LATER TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
LOW WILL GENERATE OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...SOME OF
WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE AND CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.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.

   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.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

NYZ004>008-014-081500-
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-ONTARIO-
1055 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL REACH
WESTERN NEW YORK LATER TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
LOW WILL GENERATE OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...SOME OF
WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE AND CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THE
STRONGEST STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEST OF OSWEGO COUNTY.

.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.

   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.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-LOZ042-043-062-063-081500-
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 OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
1055 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE
ONTARIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL REACH
WESTERN NEW YORK LATER TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
LOW WILL GENERATE OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...SOME OF
WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE AND CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.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.

.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

LOZ044-045-064-065-081500-
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 SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER-
1055 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.

.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

SLZ022-024-081500-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
1055 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 3:32 AM EDTGale WatchBUF12 hr
May 7, 3:35 AM EDTHigh Wind WatchBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more12 hr
May 7, 3:33 PM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUFChautauqua, Erie26 hr
May 7, 3:44 PM EDTGale WarningBUF31 hr
May 7, 3:44 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF63 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.