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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Jan 28, 2012, 11:51 AM EST for 9 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 28, 2012, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2012, 11:51 AM EST (16:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 28, 2012, 3:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2012, 3:49 AM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 93 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 703 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
157 WWUS71 KBUF 281651 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1151 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 NYZ001-002-010-011-019-085-290300- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.120128T2000Z-120129T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1151 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ APFFEL
6 follow-up statements
929 WWUS71 KBUF 282020 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 320 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 NYZ001-002-010-011-019-085-290300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 320 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ APFFEL
486 WWUS71 KBUF 282143 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 443 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 NYZ003-290300- /O.EXA.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER 443 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...MONROE COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-019-085-290300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 443 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ TMA
831 WWUS71 KBUF 282201 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 501 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 NYZ006>008-290600- /O.EXB.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.120128T2300Z-120129T0600Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 501 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-019-085-290300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 501 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ003-290300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER 501 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MONROE COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ TMA
428 WWUS71 KBUF 290306 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1006 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 NYZ010-019-085-290700- /O.EXP.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0009.120129T0306Z-120129T0700Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 1006 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER...PRIMARILY ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. * TIMING...INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ001>003-011-290415- /O.EXP.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BATAVIA 1006 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ NYZ006>008-290900- /O.EXT.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120129T0900Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1006 PM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ TMA
568 WWUS71 KBUF 290658 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 158 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 NYZ010-019-085-290800- /O.EXP.KBUF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120129T0700Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 158 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 2 AM. $$ NYZ006>008-290900- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120129T0900Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 158 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ TMA/JJR
395 WWUS71 KBUF 290849 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 349 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 NYZ006>008-291000- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120129T0900Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 349 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ JJR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 4:10 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 30 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:52 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie | 5 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.