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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Buffalo, NY

March 27, 2014Chautauqua County, Erie County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Mar 27, 2014, 4:40 AM EDT for Chautauqua County, Erie County, New York. It took effect at Mar 27, 2014, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 27, 2014, 4:40 AM EDT (08:40 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 27, 2014, 11:00 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 28, 2014, 10:34 AM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 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 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 55 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 00:00Z on 2014-03-27Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2014-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 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
1119 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
97 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.

480 
WWUS71 KBUF 270840
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
440 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014

NYZ019-085-271700-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.140328T0300Z-140328T1500Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
440 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
EDT FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES
  ALONG AND A LITTLE INLAND FROM THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BRING DOWN SOME TREE
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
  TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BECOME SOMEWHAT 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.

&&

$$

JJR
5 follow-up statements
764 
WWUS71 KBUF 271447
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1047 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014

NYZ019-085-272300-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.140328T0300Z-140328T1500Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1047 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES 
  ALONG AND A LITTLE INLAND FROM THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BRING DOWN SOME TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 
  TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BECOME SOMEWHAT 
  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.

&&

$$

THOMAS
510 
WWUS71 KBUF 271950
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
350 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2014

NYZ019-085-280400-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.140328T0300Z-140328T1500Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
350 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES 
  ALONG AND A LITTLE INLAND FROM THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BRING DOWN SOME TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 
  TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BECOME SOMEWHAT 
  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.

&&

$$

THOMAS
032 
WWUS71 KBUF 280158
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
958 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2014

NYZ019-085-281000-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.140328T0300Z-140328T1500Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
958 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES 
  ALONG AND A LITTLE INLAND FROM THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. 

* TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BRING DOWN SOME TREE
  LIMBS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL IN HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BECOME SOMEWHAT 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.

&&

$$

APFFEL
756 
WWUS71 KBUF 280849
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
449 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014

NYZ019-085-281500-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140328T1500Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
449 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES 
  ALONG AND A LITTLE INLAND FROM THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BRING DOWN SOME TREE 
  LIMBS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL IN HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BECOME SOMEWHAT 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.

&&

$$

JJR
195 
WWUS71 KBUF 281434
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1034 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014

NYZ019-085-281545-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140328T1500Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1034 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE STRONGER DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE OVERNIGHT
HAVE DIMINISHED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL STILL OCCASIONALLY GUST
UP TO 40 MPH TODAY...BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

HITCHCOCK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 3:49 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryBUFLewis16 hr
Mar 27, 4:17 PM EDTFlood WatchBUFErie, Monroe23 hr
Mar 27, 4:32 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF33 hr

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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.