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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Buffalo, NY

December 19, 20129 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Dec 19, 2012, 3:24 PM EST for 9 counties in New York. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2012, 3:24 PM EST (20:24 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 20, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 21, 2012, 4:07 AM EST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 72 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 2012-12-19Temperature 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°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 2012-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 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
937 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
82 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.

015 
WWUS71 KBUF 192024
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
324 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012

NYZ019-085-200430-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
324 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM JUST DOWNWIND OF THE CHAUTAUQUA
  RIDGE TO THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE.

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT
  HOURS OF THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY
  CORRIDOR.

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
7 follow-up statements
107 
WWUS71 KBUF 200538
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1238 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

NYZ019-085-201345-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1238 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM JUST DOWNWIND OF THE CHAUTAUQUA 
  RIDGE TO THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. 

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT 
  HOURS OF THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY 
  CORRIDOR. 

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.

&&

$$
756 
WWUS71 KBUF 200851
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
351 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

NYZ006-007-201700-
/O.EXB.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.121221T0300Z-121221T1500Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN
351 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...MAINLY ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE TUG HILL
  PLATEAU AS WELL AS THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE 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.

&&

$$

NYZ019-085-201700-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
351 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM JUST DOWNWIND OF THE CHAUTAUQUA 
  RIDGE TO THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY 
  CORRIDOR. 

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.

&&

$$
131 
WWUS71 KBUF 201512
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1012 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

NYZ006-007-202300-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.121221T0300Z-121221T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0006.121221T0100Z-121221T1700Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN
1012 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES...WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER HIGHER TERRAIN...AREAS DOWNWIND
  OF THE TUG HILL PLATEAU...AND IN THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREE
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ008-202300-
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0006.121221T0100Z-121221T1700Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
1012 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND IN THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREE
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ019-085-202300-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1012 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM JUST DOWNWIND OF THE CHAUTAUQUA 
  RIDGE TO THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY 
  CORRIDOR. 

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
096 
WWUS71 KBUF 201810
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
110 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

NYZ006>008-210400-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0006.121221T0100Z-121221T1700Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
110 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AREAS
  DOWNWIND OF THE TUG HILL PLATEAU...AND IN THE BLACK RIVER
  VALLEY.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

NYZ012>014-020-021-210400-
/O.EXB.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.121220T2300Z-121221T1000Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
110 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST
FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND
  THE FINGER LAKES.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
  50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE 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.

&&

$$

NYZ019-085-210400-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
110 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM JUST DOWNWIND OF THE CHAUTAUQUA 
  RIDGE TO THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. 

* TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY 
  CORRIDOR. 

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
509 
WWUS71 KBUF 202110
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
410 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

NYZ006>008-210515-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0006.121221T0100Z-121221T1700Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
410 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AREAS 
  DOWNWIND OF THE TUG HILL PLATEAU...AND IN THE BLACK RIVER 
  VALLEY. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

NYZ019-085-210515-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
410 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM JUST DOWNWIND OF THE CHAUTAUQUA 
  RIDGE TO THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. 

* TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY 
  CORRIDOR. 

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.

&&

$$

NYZ012>014-020-021-210515-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.121220T2300Z-121221T1000Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
410 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND 
  THE FINGER LAKES. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE 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
387 
WWUS71 KBUF 210349
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1049 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

NYZ019-085-210500-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1049 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WHILE WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THROUGH 1 AM...THE THREAT
FOR DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED.

$$

NYZ006>008-211200-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121221T1700Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1049 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AREAS 
  DOWNWIND OF THE TUG HILL PLATEAU...AND IN THE BLACK RIVER 
  VALLEY. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

NYZ012>014-020-021-211000-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121221T1000Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
1049 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND 
  THE FINGER LAKES. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE 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.

&&

$$

RSH
621 
WWUS71 KBUF 210907
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

NYZ012>014-020-021-211015-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121221T1000Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

$$

NYZ006>008-211700-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121221T1700Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AREAS 
  DOWNWIND OF THE TUG HILL PLATEAU...AND IN THE BLACK RIVER 
  VALLEY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 
  THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 3:33 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Lewis, Wyoming22 hr
Dec 19, 3:44 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF36 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in New York, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012

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.