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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Oct 25, 2013, 9:14 AM EDT for 12 counties in New York. It took effect at Oct 26, 2013, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2013, 9:14 AM EDT (13:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2013, 5:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2013, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:17 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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 773 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
008 WWUS71 KBUF 251314 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 914 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-252115- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.131026T0900Z-131026T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 914 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND MONROE COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. TIE DOWN OR TAKE IN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT GET BLOWN AROUND...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS. 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. && $$ NYZ004-013-014-021-252115- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.131026T1400Z-131026T2200Z/ WAYNE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... WELLSVILLE 914 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER TERRAIN OF WAYNE...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...ALLEGANY. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. TIE DOWN OR TAKE IN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT GET BLOWN AROUND...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ REYNOLDS
5 follow-up statements
333 WWUS71 KBUF 260336 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1136 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-261145- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.131026T0900Z-131026T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 1136 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND MONROE COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. TIE DOWN OR TAKE IN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT GET BLOWN AROUND...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS. 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. && $$ NYZ004-013-014-021-261145- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.131026T1400Z-131026T2200Z/ WAYNE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... WELLSVILLE 1136 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER TERRAIN OF WAYNE...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO... ALLEGANY. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. TIE DOWN OR TAKE IN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT GET BLOWN AROUND...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
190 WWUS71 KBUF 260844 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 444 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-261645- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.131026T0900Z-131026T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 444 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND MONROE COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. TIE DOWN OR TAKE IN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT GET BLOWN AROUND...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS. 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. && $$ NYZ004-013-014-021-261645- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.131026T1400Z-131026T2200Z/ WAYNE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... WELLSVILLE 444 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER TERRAIN OF WAYNE...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO... ALLEGANY. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. TIE DOWN OR TAKE IN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT GET BLOWN AROUND...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ TMA
699 WWUS71 KBUF 261440 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1040 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-262200- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131026T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 1040 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND MONROE COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND CAUSE SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. TIE DOWN OR TAKE IN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT GET BLOWN AROUND...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS. 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. && $$ NYZ004-013-014-021-262200- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131026T2200Z/ WAYNE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... WELLSVILLE 1040 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WAYNE...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND CAUSE SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. TIE DOWN OR TAKE IN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT GET BLOWN AROUND...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ HITCHCOCK
442 WWUS71 KBUF 261734 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 134 PM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 NYZ004-013-014-020-021-261845- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131026T2200Z/ WAYNE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 134 PM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE. $$ NYZ001>003-010>012-019-085-262200- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131026T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 134 PM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...LAKE ERIE SHORE AND NIAGARA FRONTIER EAST TO THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND CAUSE SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. TIE DOWN OR TAKE IN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT GET BLOWN AROUND... SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ HITCHCOCK
179 WWUS71 KBUF 261930 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 330 PM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-085-262030- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131026T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 330 PM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING FURTHER OVERNIGHT. $$ HITCHCOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 4:41 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BUF | 41 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:41 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 27 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in New York, 2013Every wind advisory in 2013
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.