Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
734 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TO
THE COAST BY MONDAY AND RESULT IN AN INCREASING THREAT FOR SHOWERS
TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW AND BRING A
RETURN TO FINE SUMMER WEATHER FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
BAND OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ROTATING INTO THE
SOUTHERN TIER THIS MORNING. THIS BAND OF CONVECTION HAS BEEN VERY
SLOW TO MOVE NORTHWARD...INCREASING HEAVY RAIN CONCERNS AND WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS ACTIVITY AS IT PUSHES NORTHWARD.

WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS MORNING REVEALING A WELL DEFINED
VORTICITY MAX/SHORTWAVE PUSHING ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO. AT THE
SURFACE...WEAK LOW PRESSURE WORKING THROUGH NORTHERN OHIO.
UPSTREAM VORTICITY MAX/SHORTWAVE WILL BRING ADDITIONAL CONVECTION
TO THE AREA BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THERE LIKELY WILL
NOT BE MUCH OF A BREAK ONCE THIS WAVE PASSES THE AREA...AS THE
UPPER TROUGH STILL BACK ACROSS WESTERN LAKES AND SURFACE LOW WORK
INTO THE REGION. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD
DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. MODEL QPF
SUGGESTING HEAVIEST RAINFALL AXIS WILL EXIST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
AREA...ALTHOUGH THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR A DEFORMATION AXIS TO
SET UP SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE AREA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
THE SURFACE LOW THAT IS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN OHIO EARLY THIS SUNDAY
MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST AND REACH THE
NEW JERSEY COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. SINCE THE ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH IS FORECAST TO PROGRESS VERY SLOWLY TO THE EAST...THE SURFACE
LOW WILL NOT MAKE MUCH EASTWARD PROGRESS EITHER. AS A RESULT
...RATHER UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE ONE
POSITIVE NOTE FOR OUR CWA IS THAT THE DEEPEST MOISTURE WILL BE IN
PLACE ALONG THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH.
THUS...WHILE THE CHANCES FOR MEASURABLE PCPN WILL STILL BE
HIGH...THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD STAY TO OUR EAST. THE PRESENCE OF A
DEFORMATION ZONE WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW MAY STILL RESULT IN PERIODS
OF STEADIER SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY.

THE ANTICIPATED CLOUD COVER AND HIGH CHANCES FOR RAIN MAY KEEP
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER IN THE 60S...WHILE LOCATIONS
ALONG THE LAKE PLAINS WARM INTO THE LOWER AND MID 70S.

AS THE SURFACE LOW LIFTS OUT TO THE NORTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT...THE
SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH MAINLY DRY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA BY 12Z TUESDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER LAKES
ON TUESDAY SHOULD BRING A RETURN TO MORE SUNSHINE AND SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES. THE COMBINATION OF CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL
RESULT IN GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH MOST
LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORES EXPECTED TO DIP INTO
THE 50S.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM QUEBEC TO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES
WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ACCOMPANIED BY AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE
LOWER 80S.

A WARM AND INCREASINGLY MOIST FLOW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL BRING
LOW CHANCE POPS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. WILL FOLLOW
HPC AND GMOS POPS AND LIMIT THE POPS TO ONLY AROUND 40 PERCENT. THE
SURFACE FRONT LOSES DEFINITION IN BOTH GFS AND ECMWF AS IT SLOWLY
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY...THEN BROAD TROUGHING ALOFT
SETTLES IN OVER THE NORTHEASTERN STATES AND GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL
KEEP US IN LOW CHANCE POPS...WITH THE TIMING OF ANY PRECIP DIFFICULT
TO DETERMINE FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
BAND OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ROTATE NORTHWARD
ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS THIS MORNING. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE
AT KJHW WITH IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 15Z ELSEWHERE
WITH A COMBINATION OF DIURNAL HEATING... INCREASING MOISTURE AND
LIFT. EXPECT MVFR CIGS/VSBY TO BECOME WIDESPREAD DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

OUTLOOK...
TONIGHT...VFR/MVFR WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY...IFR/MVFR IN SHOWERS.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
A TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL LAKES WORKS SLOWLY EASTWARD TODAY AS
A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS ALONG ITS SOUTHERN FLANK AND PASS ACROSS
PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDS BACKING
TO EASTERLY BY THIS AFTERNOON AND NORTHEAST SUNDAY NIGHT...
EVENTUALLY NORTHERLY MONDAY. SPEEDS AND WAVES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLD...ALTHOUGH IT MAY GET CLOSE LATER
MONDAY.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TMA
NEAR TERM...TMA
SHORT TERM...TJP
LONG TERM...TJP
AVIATION...TMA
MARINE...TMA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
508 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-150915-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
508 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LOW PRESSURE TRACKING SOUTH OF NEW YORK STATE WILL BRING
SHOWERS TO THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. WHILE BASIN AVERAGE
RAINFALL WILL BE GENERALLY UNDER AN INCH...SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE GENERAL AREA OF SHOWERS COULD
RESULT IN MUCH HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS AND POSSIBLY SOME LOCALIZED
FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE CHANCE 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

LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-150915-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
LOWER NIAGARA RIVER-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
508 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE
ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
900 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

NYZ010-012-019-020-085-141400-
CATTARAUGUS NY-CHAUTAUQUA NY-ERIE NY-WYOMING NY-
900 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA...

* AT 851 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN.
  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FREDONIA TO 6
  MILES SOUTH OF ARCADE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY INCLUDE...
  HAMBURG...
  GOWANDA...
  SPRINGVILLE...
  SILVER CREEK...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY!

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND
COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DO
NOT ENTER AREAS WHICH MAY BECOME FLOODED BY THE HEAVY RAINS...
PARTICULARLY THE GORGES AND RAVINES ALONG CATTARAUGUS CREEK AND ITS
TRIBUTARIES.

LAT...LON 4242 7946 4250 7935 4256 7916 4269 7906
      4274 7892 4280 7886 4280 7830 4237 7834
      4238 7949 4241 7949

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