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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Buffalo, NY

November 18, 201311 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Nov 18, 2013, 9:41 AM EST for 11 counties in New York. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 18, 2013, 9:41 AM EST (14:41 UTC)
Expired
Nov 18, 2013, 4:00 PM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Cayuga County, NY, 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, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:43 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, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 2013-11-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 18 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2013-11-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 236 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
18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
866 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
86 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
236 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
233 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.

758 
WWUS71 KBUF 181441
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
941 AM EST MON NOV 18 2013

NYZ001>003-010-011-019-085-181800-
/O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131118T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0023.131118T1441Z-131118T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-CHAUTAUQUA-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
BUFFALO...BATAVIA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
941 AM EST MON NOV 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING WHICH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...ERIE...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...GENESEE AND
  MONROE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH 1 PM TODAY.

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

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BREAK SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTER
  LOOSE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS. TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL
  BE DIFFICULT.

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>008-182100-
/O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131118T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0023.131118T1441Z-131118T2100Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...
WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
941 AM EST MON NOV 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING WHICH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...ONTARIO...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND
  LEWIS COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BREAK SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTER
  LOOSE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS. TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL
  BE DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ON INTERSTATE 81.

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>014-020-021-181545-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-131118T1800Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
941 AM EST MON NOV 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

BREEZY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.

$$

SMITH
3 follow-up statements
915 
WWUS71 KBUF 181501 CCA
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1000 AM EST MON NOV 18 2013

NYZ001>003-010-011-019-085-181800-
/O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131118T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0023.131118T1500Z-131118T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-CHAUTAUQUA-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
BUFFALO...BATAVIA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1000 AM EST MON NOV 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING WHICH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...ERIE...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...GENESEE AND
  MONROE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH 1 PM TODAY.

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

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BREAK SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTER
  LOOSE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS. TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL
  BE DIFFICULT.

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>008-182100-
/O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131118T2100Z/
/O.COR.KBUF.WI.Y.0023.131118T1500Z-131118T2100Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...
WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1000 AM EST MON NOV 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING WHICH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS
  COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BREAK SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTER
  LOOSE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS. TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL
  BE DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ON INTERSTATE 81.

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>014-020-021-181600-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-131118T1800Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
1000 AM EST MON NOV 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

BREEZY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.

$$

SMITH
322 
WWUS71 KBUF 181759
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1259 PM EST MON NOV 18 2013

NYZ001>003-010-011-019-085-181900-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-131118T1800Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-CHAUTAUQUA-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
BUFFALO...BATAVIA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1259 PM EST MON NOV 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

NYZ004>008-182100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-131118T2100Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...
WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1259 PM EST MON NOV 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND 
  LEWIS COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BREAK SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND 
  SCATTER LOOSE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS. TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ON INTERSTATE 81. 

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.

&&

$$
SMITH
720 
WWUS71 KBUF 182111
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
411 PM EST MON NOV 18 2013

NYZ004>008-182215-
/O.EXP.KBUF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-131118T2100Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...
WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
411 PM EST MON NOV 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

SMITH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 17, 8:15 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningBUF2 hr
Nov 17, 8:46 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFChautauqua74 min
Nov 17, 9:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara75 min
Nov 17, 9:27 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningBUF63 min
Nov 17, 9:27 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie78 min
Nov 17, 9:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming76 min
Nov 17, 10:43 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningBUF62 min
Nov 17, 11:07 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLivingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne68 min
Nov 17, 11:54 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOntario, Oswego, Wayne51 min
Nov 18, 1:15 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego60 min
Nov 18, 4:00 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF30 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.