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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 18, 201316 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Jan 18, 2013, 11:18 AM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 18, 2013, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 18, 2013, 11:18 AM EST (16:18 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 18, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 19, 2013, 12:38 PM EST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:20 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, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 87 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 2013-01-18Temperature 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 2013-01-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 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
804 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
102 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

091 
WWUS71 KBUF 181618
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1118 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2013

NYZ012-019>021-085-190030-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.130119T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1118 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SUNDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER INCLUDING WYOMING AND
  SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR
  THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
  BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH COULD LEAD TO
  LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO MAKE
  IT 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.

&&

$$

NYZ001-002-010-011-190030-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.130119T0400Z-130120T2100Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
1118 AM EST FRI JAN 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SUNDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
  BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH COULD LEAD TO
  LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO MAKE
  IT 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
5 follow-up statements
483 
WWUS71 KBUF 182045
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
345 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013

NYZ012-019>021-085-190445-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.130119T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
345 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER INCLUDING WYOMING AND 
  SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND 
  NEAR THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO 
  BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH COULD LEAD TO 
  LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO MAKE 
  IT 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.

&&

$$

NYZ001-002-010-011-190445-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.130119T0400Z-130120T2100Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
345 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO 
  BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH COULD LEAD TO 
  LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO MAKE 
  IT 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
715 
WWUS71 KBUF 190254
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
954 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013

NYZ012-019>021-085-191100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
954 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER INCLUDING WYOMING AND 
  SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO 
  BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH COULD LEAD TO 
  LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO MAKE 
  IT 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.

&&

$$

NYZ001-002-010-011-191100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.130119T0400Z-130120T2100Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
954 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO 
  BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH COULD LEAD TO 
  LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO MAKE 
  IT 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.

&&

$$
422 
WWUS71 KBUF 190906
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
406 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

NYZ003>008-013-014-191715-
/O.EXB.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.130120T0400Z-130120T2100Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-LIVINGSTON-
ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
406 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SUNDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...
  JEFFERSON...LEWIS...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING
  DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWERLINES WHICH COULD RESULT IN
  LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE
  IT DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE OUTDOOR
  ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AS THEY MAY BE BLOWN OVER AS WELL. 

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.

&&

$$

NYZ012-019>021-085-191715-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
406 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER INCLUDING WYOMING AND 
  SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO 
  BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH COULD LEAD TO 
  LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO MAKE 
  IT 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.

&&

$$

NYZ001-002-010-011-191715-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
406 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO 
  BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH COULD LEAD TO 
  LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO MAKE 
  IT 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.

&&

$$

TMA
446 
WWUS71 KBUF 191450
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
950 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

NYZ012-019>021-085-192300-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
950 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER INCLUDING WYOMING AND 
  SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS WILL
  OCCUR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY AND
  THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
  BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH COULD LEAD TO
  LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO MAKE
  IT 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.

&&

$$

NYZ001-002-010-011-192300-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
950 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS WILL
  OCCUR LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY AND
  THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO 
  BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH COULD LEAD TO 
  LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO MAKE 
  IT 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.

&&

$$

NYZ003>008-013-014-192300-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.130120T0400Z-130120T2100Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-LIVINGSTON-
ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
950 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO... 
  JEFFERSON...LEWIS...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING 
  DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWERLINES WHICH COULD RESULT IN 
  LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE 
  IT DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE OUTDOOR 
  ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AS THEY MAY BE BLOWN OVER AS WELL. 

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
340 
WWUS71 KBUF 191738
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1238 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-200145-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0001.130120T0400Z-130120T2100Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1238 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SUNDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND TREE LIMBS
  AND RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
  ALSO POSSIBLE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
  IN 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.

&&

$$

NYZ021-200145-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130120T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0001.130120T0600Z-130120T2100Z/
ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE
1238 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. THIS
UPGRADES THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY COUNTY.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND TREE LIMBS
  AND RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
  ALSO POSSIBLE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
  IN 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.

&&

$$

NYZ006>008-200145-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.130120T0400Z-130120T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0001.130120T0800Z-130120T2100Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1238 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. THIS
UPGRADES THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND TREE LIMBS
  AND RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
  ALSO POSSIBLE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
  IN 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.

&&

$$

NYZ003>005-013-014-200145-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.130120T0400Z-130120T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0001.130120T0600Z-130120T2100Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
1238 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. THIS
UPGRADES THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY...WESTERN FINGER LAKES AND COUNTIES
  ALONG THE SOUTHEAST SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND TREE LIMBS
  AND RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
  ALSO POSSIBLE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
  IN 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.

&&

$$

HITCHCOCK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 17, 9:50 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF47 hr
Jan 18, 2:50 AM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryBUFMonroe, Niagara, Orleans4 hr
Jan 18, 9:59 AM ESTGale WatchBUF18 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.