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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Buffalo, NY

April 9, 201210 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Apr 9, 2012, 3:55 AM EDT for 10 counties in New York. It took effect at Apr 9, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2012, 3:55 AM EDT (07:55 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 9, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 9, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Allegany County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Ontario 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 07:59 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 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 97 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 00:00Z on 2012-04-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2012-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1434 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 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.

580 
WWUS71 KBUF 090755
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
355 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012

NYZ002>006-011>014-021-091600-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0012.120409T1200Z-120409T2200Z/
ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...
FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
WELLSVILLE
355 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...THE GENESEE VALLEY...FINGER LAKES REGION...AND
  OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...8 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN A
  FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER
  OUTAGES. SUCH WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT HARDER TO MANEUVER HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

JJR
3 follow-up statements
125 
WWUS71 KBUF 091547
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1147 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012

NYZ002>006-011>014-021-092200-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120409T2200Z/
ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...
FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
WELLSVILLE
1147 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE GENESEE VALLEY...FINGER LAKES REGION...AND 
  OSWEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN 
  A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES. SUCH WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT HARDER TO MANEUVER HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

APFFEL
877 
WWUS71 KBUF 091942
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
342 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

NYZ002>006-011>014-021-092200-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120409T2200Z/
ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...
FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
WELLSVILLE
342 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE GENESEE VALLEY...FINGER LAKES REGION...AND 
  OSWEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN 
  A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES. SUCH WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT HARDER TO MANEUVER HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
717 
WWUS71 KBUF 092202
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
602 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

NYZ002>006-011>014-021-092315-
/O.EXP.KBUF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120409T2200Z/
ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...
FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
WELLSVILLE
602 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 4:02 AM EDTRed Flag WarningBUF14 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.