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Small Craft Advisory 130, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this small craft advisory at Dec 30, 2013, 3:53 PM EST. It took effect at Dec 31, 2013, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2013, 3:53 PM EST (20:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 31, 2013, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2014, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
738 WHUS71 KBUF 302053 MWWBUF URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 353 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 LOZ043-310500- /O.CAN.KBUF.SC.Y.0129.000000T0000Z-131231T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KBUF.GL.A.0016.131231T1500Z-140101T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.GL.W.0024.131231T1700Z-140101T0600Z/ LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- 353 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES...8 TO 11 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LOZ042-310500- /O.CAN.KBUF.SC.Y.0129.000000T0000Z-131230T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KBUF.GL.A.0016.131231T1500Z-140101T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.GL.W.0024.131231T1700Z-140101T0600Z/ LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- 353 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES...8 TO 11 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LOZ044-045-310500- /O.EXT.KBUF.SC.Y.0129.000000T0000Z-131231T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KBUF.GL.A.0016.131231T1500Z-140101T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.GL.W.0024.131231T1700Z-140101T0600Z/ LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 353 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO WEST GALES AT 35 KNOTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES...2 TO 4 THIS AFTERNOON SUBSIDING TO A FOOT OR LESS OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LOZ062>065-310500- /O.UPG.KBUF.GL.A.0016.131231T1500Z-140101T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.GL.W.0024.131231T1700Z-140101T0600Z/ LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 353 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES...10 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ040-041-310500- /O.NEW.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.131231T0900Z-140101T1500Z/ LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 353 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES...7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ020-LOZ030-310500- /O.NEW.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.131231T1400Z-140101T0300Z/ UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- 353 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ SMITH
7 follow-up statements
679 WHUS71 KBUF 302345 MWWBUF URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 645 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 LOZ044-045-310745- /O.CAN.KBUF.SC.Y.0129.000000T0000Z-131231T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0024.131231T1700Z-140101T0600Z/ LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 645 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES...9 TO 12 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LOZ042-043-062>065-310745- /O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0024.131231T1700Z-140101T0600Z/ LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 645 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES...10 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ040-041-310745- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.131231T0900Z-140101T1500Z/ LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 645 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES...7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ020-LOZ030-310745- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.131231T1400Z-140101T0300Z/ UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- 645 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
102 WHUS71 KBUF 310241 MWWBUF URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 941 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 LOZ042>045-062>065-311045- /O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0024.131231T1700Z-140101T0600Z/ 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- 941 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES...10 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ040-041-311045- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.131231T0900Z-140101T1500Z/ LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 941 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES...7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ020-LOZ030-311045- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.131231T1400Z-140101T0300Z/ UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- 941 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
111 WHUS71 KBUF 310854 MWWBUF URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 354 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 LOZ042>045-062>065-311700- /O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0024.131231T1700Z-140101T0600Z/ LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 354 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES...10 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ040-041-311700- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.131231T0900Z-140101T1500Z/ LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 354 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES...7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ020-LOZ030-311700- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.131231T1400Z-140101T0300Z/ UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- 354 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HITCHCOCK/TJP
487 WHUS71 KBUF 311954 MWWBUF URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 254 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 LOZ042>045-062>065-010400- /O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-140101T0600Z/ 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- 254 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES...10 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ040-041-010400- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.000000T0000Z-140101T1500Z/ LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 254 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES...7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ020-LOZ030-010300- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.000000T0000Z-140101T0300Z/ UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- 254 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ REYNOLDS
191 WHUS71 KBUF 010833 MWWBUF URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 333 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 LOZ042>045-011645- /O.EXB.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.000000T0000Z-140101T1700Z/ LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 333 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES...6 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ020-LOZ030-011645- /O.EXB.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.000000T0000Z-140101T1700Z/ UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- 333 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ040-041-011500- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.000000T0000Z-140101T1500Z/ LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 333 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
346 WHUS71 KBUF 011148 MWWBUF URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 648 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 LOZ042>045-011700- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.000000T0000Z-140101T1700Z/ 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- 648 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES...6 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ040-041-011500- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.000000T0000Z-140101T1500Z/ LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 648 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES...3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ020-LOZ030-011700- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.000000T0000Z-140101T1700Z/ UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- 648 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
826 WHUS71 KBUF 011440 MWWBUF URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 940 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 LEZ020-LOZ030-011545- /O.CAN.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.000000T0000Z-140101T1700Z/ UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- 940 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. $$ LEZ040-041-011545- /O.CAN.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.000000T0000Z-140101T1500Z/ LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 940 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS AND WAVES HAVE FALLEN BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. $$ LOZ042>045-011700- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0130.000000T0000Z-140101T1700Z/ LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 940 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. * WAVES...3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ THOMAS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Dec 30, 3:42 PM EST, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 3:42 PM EST, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
342 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS NEW YORK STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...WITH WEAK LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISHING SOUTHEAST
OF THE LAKES. LOW PRESSURE PUSHING EAST FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES
WILL THEN BRING A GENERAL LIGHT SNOWFALL ALONG WITH SOME AREAS OF
LAKE ENHANCED SNOW TUESDAY...WITH LAKE SNOWS THEN CONTINUING EAST OF
THE LAKES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW AVERAGE THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...WEAK LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS SOUTHEAST
OF BOTH LAKES WILL DIMINISH TO JUST SOME LEFTOVER FLURRIES AS HIGH
PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES BUILDS EAST INTO
NEW YORK STATE...AND SUPPLIES INCREASING SUBSIDENCE AND SHEAR.
OTHERWISE...IT WILL JUST BE QUIET AND COLD...WITH TEMPERATURES IN
MOST PLACES DIPPING INTO THE 10-15 RANGE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS
STATED...IT WILL GET NOTABLY COLDER ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY...WHERE
CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW READINGS TO FALL TO
BETWEEN ZERO AND TEN BELOW.
AFTER THAT...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE OFF TO OUR
EAST...ALLOWING A CLIPPER SYSTEM TO APPROACH OUR AREA FROM THE WEST
TONIGHT...THEN CROSS THE REGION DURING THE COURSE OF TUESDAY. THE
OVERALL WARM AIR ADVECTION PATTERN WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A GENERAL LIGHT SNOWFALL OF AN INCH OR MAYBE TWO
EVERYWHERE...BEGINNING ACROSS THE FAR WEST LATER TONIGHT AND DURING
TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA.
THE ABOVE STATED...AREAS DOWNWIND OF THE LAKES WILL LIKELY RECEIVE
GREATER AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...AS OUR
AIRMASS WILL REMAIN COLD ENOUGH THROUGH THE PERIOD TO SUPPORT AREAS
OF EMBEDDED LAKE-ENHANCED/LAKE-EFFECT SNOWFALL.
LOOKING A LITTLE MORE CLOSELY AT THE FORECAST DETAILS...OFF LAKE
ERIE A BAND OF LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHOULD SET UP ACROSS NIAGARA AND
PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES LATER TONIGHT ON A
SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW...WHERE IT SHOULD REMAIN ROUGHLY
THROUGH ABOUT 12Z TUESDAY. AFTER THAT TIME...WINDS WILL QUICKLY VEER
WITH THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THE
CLIPPER...WHICH WILL SEND THE BAND SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BUFFALO
METRO AREA DURING THE MORNING...THEN ON INTO THE TYPICAL SNOW BELTS
SOUTH OF BUFFALO BY THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS...WHERE IT WILL
REMAIN THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE DAY.
PAST EXPERIENCE WITH LAKE EFFECT BANDS IN THESE KINDS OF SITUATIONS
SUGGESTS THAT SUCH BANDS ARE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT LIKELY TO BRING A
BURST OF HEAVY SNOW THAT LASTS A FEW HOURS AND BRINGS AT LEAST SOME
ADVISORY-TYPE ACCUMULATIONS IN SPITE OF ITS QUICK MOVEMENT...WITH A
GENERAL 3-5/3-6 INCH ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT
HOURS OF TUESDAY. FOR THIS REASON...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORIES
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ERIE... GENESEE...AND WYOMING COUNTIES...AND
HAVE BEEN EXPANDED TO ALSO COVER NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES.
MEANWHILE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH...HAVE UPGRADED THE LES ADVISORIES
FOR CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS
WHEN ALSO TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
EXPECTED IN THESE TWO COUNTIES TUESDAY EVENING...AND HAVE ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FOR ALLEGANY COUNTY TO COVER ANY LOW-END
ADVISORY-TYPE ACCUMS REACHING THE FAR WESTERN PORTION OF THAT COUNTY.
OFF LAKE ONTARIO...THE SAME GENERAL SCENARIO WILL PLAY OUT SOME 3-6
HOURS LATER...WITH AN INITIALLY ALMOST DUE SOUTHERLY FLOW DIRECTING
THE LAKE ENHANCED SNOWS ACROSS FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF JEFFERSON
COUNTY AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH THE ACTIVITY THEN SETTLING SOUTH TO THE
TUG HILL REGION AND INTENSIFYING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE
FLOW BECOMES MORE WESTERLY...FETCH INCREASES ACROSS THE LAKE...AND
LAKE-INDUCED EQLS RISE TO AROUND 12 KFT. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN
ACCUMULATIONS OF AS MUCH AS 3-6 INCHES ACROSS THE TUG HILL REGION BY
THE END OF THE DAY TOMORROW...WITH ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMS
THEN EXPECTED TO IMPACT OSWEGO COUNTY TUESDAY NIGHT. BASED ON ALL OF
THIS...WE HAVE UPGRADED THE EXISTING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR
OSWEGO COUNTY TO A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. MEANWHILE FURTHER
NORTH...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN LEFT IN PLACE FOR
JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES FOR NOW GIVEN THE CONTINUED LARGE
DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY IN EXACTLY HOW FAR SOUTH THE LAKE SNOWS WILL
ULTIMATELY GET TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STATED...IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE
THAT WE MAY ULTIMATELY NEED TO UPGRADE ONE OR BOTH OF THESE COUNTIES
TO A LES WARNING IF THE GUIDANCE THAT KEEPS THE BAND FURTHER NORTH
/IN PARTICULAR THE NORMALLY RELIABLE CANADIAN GEM/ APPEARS AS IF
IT WILL VERIFY.
WITH RESPECT TO TEMPERATURES...AFTER REACHING OUR NIGHTTIME LOWS
DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS...THE GENERAL WARM ADVECTION
PATTERN WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISING BETWEEN THE REST
OF TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT READINGS TO PEAK IN THE LOWER
TO MID 20S TUESDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY DROPPING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON AS
COLD ADVECTION ONCE AGAIN SETS UP BEHIND THE DEPARTING CLIPPER.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
BY TUESDAY EVENING...A CLIPPER LOW WILL BE EXIT INTO NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. THIS WILL SET UP WESTERLY FLOW...WITH VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES ALOFT. WHILE AIR WILL BE SLIGHTLY DRIER BEHIND THE
SHORTWAVE...THE CYCLONIC UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL PROVIDE SOME
MOISTURE...ESPECIALLY IF IT TAPS INTO MOISTURE FROM THE UPPER LAKES.
MEANWHILE...850 MB TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ABOUT -19C WHICH WILL PUT
WHATEVER LAKE SNOWS DO DEVELOP IN A VERY FAVORABLE TEMPERATURE RANGE
FOR SNOW GROWTH. THE RESULTING FLUFFY SNOW IS LIKELY TO HAVE 20 OR
30 TO 1 LIQUID EQUIVALENT TO SNOW RATIOS. SNOWS WILL BE HEAVIEST
TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT SHOULD TAPER OFF LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGES SOUTHWARD FROM CANADA.
OFF LAKE ERIE...
THE WESTERLY FLOW WILL HAVE A LIMITED FETCH DOWN LAKE ERIE...BUT
STILL AMPLE FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW ON TUESDAY NIGHT. EQUILIBRIUM
LEVELS WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW AROUND 6K FEET...BUT WITH FAVORABLE
SNOW GROWTH AND SOME UPSTREAM MOISTURE FROM LAKE HURON EXPECT
MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO LINGER WELL INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOWS SHOULD BE ACROSS HIGHER
TERRAIN...WITH THE FLOW IS UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT A SINGULAR INTENSE
BAND. THE BAND MAY BRING SOME SNOW TO THE BOSTON HILLS AS WELL...BUT
THE WESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP IT WELL SOUTH OF THE BUFFALO METRO AREA.
OFF LAKE ONTARIO...
OVERALL...THE SET UP IS MORE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY SNOW OFF LAKE
ONTARIO...BECAUSE OF THE LONGER FETCH AND INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF
ENHANCEMENT FROM GEORGIAN BAY. SEVERAL MESOSCALE MODEL RUNS FORECAST
THIS UPSTREAM CONNECTION TUESDAY NIGHT AND EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS WILL
BE HIGHER AT AROUND 9K FEET. 25 KT WNW 925MB WINDS WILL FLOW ACROSS
THE LAKE...AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AN INTENSE SNOW BAND WITH
SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR AT SOME POINT TUESDAY NIGHT
AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUIDANCE DIFFERS ON PLACEMENT OF THE
BAND...WITH THE RGEM GENERALLY FURTHER NORTH THAN THE NAM. HAVE
CONFIDENCE THE BAND WILL IMPACT OSWEGO COUNTY...BUT IT IS UNCERTAIN
IF IT WILL GET INTO NORTHERN CAYUGA/WAYNE COUNTIES...OR IF IT WILL
IMPACT SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY. BECAUSE OF THIS...HAVE ONLY UPGRADED
THE WATCH TO A WARNING FOR OSWEGO COUNTY...WITH SLIGHTLY SUB-WARNING
AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE. A SLIGHT SHIFT IN THE EXPECTED POSITION OF THIS
INTENSE BAND WOULD REQUIRE WARNINGS TO BE EXPANDED.
OTHERWISE...SNOW WILL GENERALLY BE CONFINED TO THE TYPICAL SNOW
BELTS EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES...WITH JUST SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE BELOW NORMAL...WITH HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY IN THE TEENS TO
AROUND 20. CLOUDS WILL LIMIT TEMPERATURE DROPS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOMEWHAT...BUT IN THE NORTH COUNTRY EVEN SOME CLEARING WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO QUICKLY DROP WELL BELOW ZERO.
FOLLOWING THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW...A SYNOPTIC SCALE SNOW WILL LIFT
INTO THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY AND BRING A GENERAL SNOWFALL TO THE
REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE CAUSE WILL PRIMARILY BE A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION...AS STRONG
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTH. BASED ON A BROAD MODEL
CONSENSUS...HAVE A HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WILL DEVELOP...WITH THE NORTHWARD EXTENT OF THIS BAND THE
BIGGEST REMAINING QUESTION.
GENERALLY...AREAS SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO ARE VERY LIKELY TO GET SNOW
FROM THIS...WITH LOCATIONS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO AND THE NORTH
COUNTRY LESS LIKELY TO GET AS MUCH SNOW. THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED
SNOW EVENT...WITH WEAK MID-LEVEL WARM AIR ADVECTION FORECAST TO
PERSIST FOR A 24 TO 36 HOUR PERIOD. SNOWFALL RATES WILL GENERALLY BE
RELATIVELY LIGHT...BUT WILL ADD UP OVER TIME...WITH SEVERAL INCHES
OF SNOW A GOOD POSSIBILITY.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
THERE IS STILL SOME MODEL DISAGREEMENT FOR THE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY TIME PERIOD...WITH THE 12Z ECMWF STILL FORECASTING
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SNOW THAN THE GFS/GGEM. HOWEVER...THE GFS/GGEM
HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT AND HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE NAM...SO FEEL THE
DRIER SOLUTION IS MORE LIKELY TO VERIFY. SNOWS WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH SOME LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.
AFTER THIS...MODEL CONSENSUS BUILDS HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT. IT WILL STILL BE COLD...WITH GOOD
RADIATIONAL COOLING ON FRIDAY NIGHT ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DROP
BELOW ZERO IN MANY LOCATIONS...WITH MINUS TEENS PROBABLE IN THE
NORTH COUNTRY.
TEMPERATURES WARM WITH THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OF THE HIGH LATE
SATURDAY...WITH 12Z RUNS OF THE GFS/ECMWF BOTH FORECASTING A WEAK
COLD FRONT TO CROSS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. GUIDANCE
DIVERGES AGAIN FOR MONDAY...WITH THE EUROPEAN FORECASTING A
SIGNIFICANT STORM POSSIBLE...WHILE THE GFS HAS JUST ANOTHER WEAK
CLIPPER LOW. GIVEN THE SET-UP...EITHER SOLUTION IS PLAUSIBLE. EITHER
WAY...THE EARLY HALF OF NEXT WEEK SHOULD BE VERY COLD WITH MORE
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING...SCATTERED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND ASSOCIATED
RESTRICTIONS SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE...
WHILE LARGER-SCALE MVFR CIGS EITHER LIFT TO LOW VFR OR SCATTER OUT.
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN GREAT LAKES. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING A GENERAL
LIGHT SNOWFALL TO THE AREA VERY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. IN
ADDITION...AREAS OF LAKE ENHANCED/LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP
NORTHEAST OF LAKE ERIE LATE TONIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY BEFORE SHIFTING
SOUTHWARD THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A SIMILAR SCENARIO
EVOLVING DOWNWIND OF LAKE ONTARIO DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. IN
GENERAL...EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING TO DETERIORATE
TO IFR/MVFR AS THE SNOW DEVELOPS LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...WITH
AREAS OF LIFR DEVELOPING WITHIN THE FAVORED LAKE EFFECT AREAS.
OUTLOOK...
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...IFR IN LAKE SNOWS EAST/EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF THE LAKES...ELSEWHERE VFR/MVFR WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...IFR/MVFR WITH SNOW LIKELY.
FRIDAY...VFR/MVFR WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
SATURDAY...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
LINGERING 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES AT THE EASTERN END OF LAKE ONTARIO WILL
DROP BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE AND WINDS CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.
LATER TONIGHT...A CLIPPER WILL APPROACH WESTERN NEW YORK...BEFORE
PASSING JUST NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO ON TUESDAY. INCREASING WEST WINDS
ALONG THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF THIS LOW WILL LIKELY REACH LOW-END GALE
FORCE ON LAKE ONTARIO TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF
TUESDAY NIGHT...FOR WHICH A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN HOISTED IN
COLLABORATION WITH ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
ON LAKE ERIE...INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN HIGH-END ADVISORY-LEVEL CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...FOR WHICH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS
BEEN PUT INTO PLACE.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NYZ012-085.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
NYZ007-008.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NYZ006.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NYZ004-005.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
NYZ001-002-010-011.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
NYZ021.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NYZ019-020.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY FOR LEZ020.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR LEZ040-041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY
FOR LOZ030.
GALE WARNING FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
LOZ042>045-062>065.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
LOZ044-045.
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SYNOPSIS...JJR
NEAR TERM...JJR
SHORT TERM...APFFEL
LONG TERM...APFFEL
AVIATION...JJR
MARINE...JJRHazardous weather outlook, Dec 30, 5:17 AM EST, 10 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 517 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 NYZ007-008-311030- JEFFERSON-LEWIS- 517 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME BITTERLY COLD...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. .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 NYZ006-311030- OSWEGO- 517 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME BITTERLY COLD...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. .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 NYZ004-005-311030- WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- 517 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME VERY COLD...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. .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 NYZ001>003-013-014-021-311030- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- 517 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME VERY COLD...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. .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 NYZ019-020-311030- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- 517 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME VERY COLD...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. .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 NYZ012-085-311030- WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- 517 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME VERY COLD...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. .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 NYZ010-011-311030- NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- 517 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL OCCASIONALLY BECOME BITTERLY COLD...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. .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-SLZ022-024-311030- 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- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 517 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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 LOZ042>045-062>065-311030- 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- 517 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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 HITCHCOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 3:53 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego, Wayne | 35 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:53 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson and 4 more | 52 hr |
| Dec 30, 4:02 AM EST | Gale Watch | BUF | 12 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:53 PM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 33 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:02 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Lewis, Oswego | 48 hr |
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Sources
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