Small Craft Advisory 27, NWS Buffalo, NY

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MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
145 AM EDT THU APR 2 2015

LOZ042>045-021345-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0027.150402T2200Z-150403T0900Z/
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-
145 AM EDT THU APR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES...2 TO 4 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.

&&

$$

654 
WHUS71 KBUF 020828
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
428 AM EDT THU APR 2 2015

LOZ042>045-021630-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0027.150402T2200Z-150403T0900Z/
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-
428 AM EDT THU APR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS.

* WAVES...1 TO 3 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.

&&

$$

421 
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MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1054 AM EDT THU APR 2 2015

LOZ042>045-022300-
/O.EXT.KBUF.SC.Y.0027.150402T1454Z-150403T0900Z/
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-
1054 AM EDT THU APR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES...2 TO 4 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.

&&

$$

SMITH

762 
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MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
435 PM EDT THU APR 2 2015

LOZ042>045-030445-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-150403T0900Z/
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-
435 PM EDT THU APR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS.

* WAVES...1 TO 3 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.

&&

$$

248 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1038 PM EDT THU APR 2 2015

LOZ042>045-030345-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SC.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-150403T0900Z/
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-
1038 PM EDT THU APR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS AT THIS
TIME.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
908 PM EDT WED APR 1 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST OF THE REGION THIS EVENING.
TONIGHT A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH WITH MOST AREAS REMAINING DRY
ALTHOUGH THERE IS A CHANCE OF A WINTRY MIX EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.
INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW ON THURSDAY WILL PUSH TEMPERATURES WELL
ABOVE NORMAL. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THURSDAY EVENING BRINGING
RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS. THE
POTENTIAL FOR UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH RAIN AND SNOW AT TIMES REMAINS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SKIES REMAIN CLEAR THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED
OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...INCLUDING NEW YORK. HIGH CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY LOWER INTO A MID-DECK
OVERNIGHT HOWEVER AS THE HIGH SLIDES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST AND A WARM
FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. WHILE THE STRONGEST ISENTROPIC UPLIFT AND
DEEPER MOISTURE IS PROGGED TO REMAIN TO OUR NORTHWEST ACROSS EASTERN
ONTARIO...THERE REMAINS A POSSIBILITY...SUPPORTED BY THE BULK OF
MODEL GUIDANCE...THAT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THIS ZONE OF GREATER
MOISTURE AND LIFT WILL CLIP THE NORTH COUNTRY LATE TONIGHT AS THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH. AS SUCH HAVE LEFT THE CHANCE POPS IN PLACE
ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY...BUT HAVE ELIMINATED THEM ALONG THE
THRUWAY CORRIDOR EAST OF ROCHESTER AS THIS LIMITED MOISTURE WILL
LIKELY BE UNABLE TO OVERCOME THE VERY DRY LOW-LEVEL AIR CURRENTLY IN
PLACE. EVEN IN THE NORTH COUNTRY...ANY PRECIP THAT MAKES IT TO THE
GROUND WILL BE VERY LIGHT.

REGARDING PRECIP TYPE...TEMPERATURES SHOULD ONLY FALL A FEW MORE
DEGREES AT MOST THIS EVENING BEFORE WARM AIR ADVECTION KICKS IN
OVERNIGHT AS THE AFOREMENTIONED WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH. WHILE
THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT THE ISOLATED PRECIP ACROSS THE NORTH
COUNTRY MAY INITIALLY BEGIN AS A WINTRY MIX...IT WILL LIKELY BE VERY
LIGHT AND SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO RAIN WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO AS
TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. WITH THAT IN MIND...LOOK FOR LATE
EVENING LOWS RANGING FROM THE MID 30S IN WESTERN NEW YORK TO THE MID
TO UPPER 20S IN THE NORTH COUNTRY BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE
30S IN THE NORTH COUNTRY WITH LOWER 40S ACROSS FAR WESTERN NEW YORK
BY DAYBREAK.

CONTINUED WARM ADVECTION THURSDAY WILL HELP BOOST SURFACE
TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S FOR MOST OF WESTERN NEW YORK
WITH U50S FOR THE NORTH COUNTY. THESE NUMBERS WILL BE THE WARMEST WE
HAVE SEEN SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DOWNSLOPE FROM
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHERN TIER AND ADD AN ADDITIONAL BOOST
TO TEMPERATURES IN THE GENESEE VALLEY AND ALONG THE LAKE ONTARIO
LAKE SHORES. THIS MAY ALSO OCCUR ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LAKE ERIE
SHORELINE AS LONG AS THE WINDS STAY AROUND 180/190. IF WINDS VEER
TO SOUTHWEST THEN THE ICY TEMPERATURES OVER LAKE ERIE WILL PREVENT
TEMPERATURES IN METRO BUFFALO FROM REACHING 60. A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS INTO THE AFTERNOON
WITH GUSTS 20-30 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WESTERN NEW YORK IN
THE AFTERNOON WITH MESOSCALE MODELS HINTING AT SOME PRE-FRONTAL
SHOWERS SHIFTING INTO THE SOUTHERN TIER THEN NORTH ACROSS WESTERN
NEW YORK TOWARD THE EVENING HOURS. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME
THUNDERSTORMS IF ANY ELEVATED CONVECTION GETS GOING AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT. OTHERWISE...SURFACE BASED CAPE AND LIFTED INDEX VALUES
ARE TOO WEAK FOR ANY SURFACE BASED STORMS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO BE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THAT A LINE OF
SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY EVENING.
HOWEVER...GUIDANCE HAS TRENDED WEAKER WITH THE SURFACE FRONT AND
INSTEAD KEEPS THE COLDER AIR BEHIND A SECONDARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY
WHICH WILL REMAIN UPSTREAM. THERE IS STILL AMPLE LIFT ALONG THE AXIS
OF A 60 TO 70 KT LLJ WHICH IS AHEAD OF A SHORTWAVE. NAM/GFS/SREF/RGEM
CONSENSUS QPF IS BETWEEN A QUARTER AND HALF INCH...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. MODEL CONSENSUS AND THE SYNOPTIC NATURE OF THE
FEATURE PROVIDES GOOD FORECAST CONFIDENCE.

THE LLJ WILL WARM MID-LEVELS AND RESULT IN MODEST ELEVATED CAPE
WHICH MAY SPARK A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE...SURFACE
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE WARM SIDE THURSDAY EVENING AND ONLY
DROP MODESTLY WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. WITH DEW POINTS WELL INTO
THE 40S THERE MAY BE SOME STRATUS OR FOG NEAR THE LAKES ONCE WINDS
DIMINISH BEHIND THE DISTURBANCE.

CONSENSUS 12Z GUIDANCE PUSHES THE FRONT A BIT FURTHER SOUTH WITH IT
NOW LIKELY TO DROP INTO PA FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS STILL A SMALL
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER...BUT THIS SHOULD ALLOW
FOR SOME SUN ELSEWHERE WHICH WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM QUITE
NICELY ON FRIDAY. THE WEAK FLOW WILL LEAVE US VULNERABLE TO LAKE
BREEZE DEVELOPMENT...WITH HIGHS LIKELY TO BE COOLER NEAR THE
IMMEDIATE LAKESHORES. INLAND...HIGHS SHOULD AGAIN CLIMB WELL INTO
THE 50S...WITH A FEW SPOTS REACHING 60 WITH AMPLE SUN.

A PROGRESSIVE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE STALLED BOUNDARY
FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH A WEAK BUT MOIST WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE FORECAST
TO TRACK ALONG THE BOUNDARY. IN ADDITION TO THE SURFACE WAVE...THE
REGION WILL BE IN THE FAVORABLE LEFT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE JET
STREAM WHICH ALSO SHOULD ENHANCE LIFT. THE BIG QUESTION FOR THIS
SYSTEM IS IF TEMPERATURES WILL COOL QUICKLY FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATION. BASED ON 12Z GUIDANCE IT NOW APPEARS LESS LIKELY THAT
THIS WILL HAPPEN...WITH THE MAJORITY OF QPF LIKELY TO COME BEFORE
BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURES COOL ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW. THE
OVERNIGHT TIMING SHOULD RENDER THE APRIL SUN ANGLE MOOT. THIS DOES
NOT MEAN WE ARE OUT OF THE WOODS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES LIKELY TO FOCUS ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. IT IS STILL A COULD
DAYS OFF...SO THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT LATER RUNS WILL BRING MORE
COLD AIR WITH THE INITIAL FRONT OR TREND STRONGER WITH THE
SYSTEM...BOTH OF WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY INCREASE THESE AMOUNTS.

THE WAVE WILL EXIT INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES ON SATURDAY WITH
SYNOPTIC PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF RATHER QUICKLY. COLDER
AIR WILL ADVECT INTO THE REGION...WHICH MAY PROMOTE A VERY LIMITED
LAKE RESPONSE. MEANWHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL WITH
HIGHS ONLY IN THE 30S ON SATURDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO DROP SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION
SATURDAY NIGHT WHICH MAY BRING A FEW SNOW SHOWERS. AFTER THIS...THIS
FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO STALL AND STRENGTHEN. THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE WILL INITIALLY BE MODEST...BUT BY TUESDAY OF
NEXT WEEK TEMPERATURES ON THE WARM SIDE WILL BE IN THE 60S AND THE
COOL SIDE ONLY IN THE 30S. FORECAST WILL USE A WEIGHTED CONSENSUS OF
RECENT RUNS OF THE ECMWF/GFS/GGEM FOR THE POSITION OF THE FRONT. IN
GENERAL...THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE FRONT TO BE OUR SOUTH (PUTTING US
ON THE COOL SIDE) IS ON SUNDAY. AFTER THIS THE FRONT IS LIKELY TO
MEANDER NORTHWARD WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE OF WARMING TEMPERATURES
ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP
ON THE FRONT IN THE TUESDAY TIMEFRAME WHICH WOULD BRING AN
INCREASING CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION LATE TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY COOLER
TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...THERE WILL BE A PERSISTENT LOW
CHANCE FOR RAIN (OR POSSIBLY SNOW SHOWERS NORTH) DEPENDING WHERE
THIS BOUNDARY SETTLES.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN THIS GENERAL PATTERN IS QUITE HIGH...WITH
NEARLY ALL LONG-TERM GUIDANCE FORECASTING SOMETHING SIMILAR. HOWEVER
WHEN IT COMES TO SPECIFICS FOR OUR FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS
LOW...ESPECIALLY FOR TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES MAY BE SUBSTANTIALLY
WARMER (OR COOLER) THAN THE CURRENT FORECAST DEPENDING ON THE
POSITION OF THE FRONT. STAY TUNED...AND BE READY FOR CHANGES IN THE
TEMPERATURE FORECAST AS MODEL GUIDANCE FINE TUNES THE POSITION OF
THE MEANDERING BOUNDARY.

&&

.AVIATION /01Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE AND WIDESPREAD VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
REST OF THE EVENING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. AS THE HIGH SLIDES OFF
TO THE EAST LATER TONIGHT...A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT ACROSS THE AREA
BRINGING INCREASING MID/HIGH CLOUD COVER. CIGS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER
TO AROUND 5KFT LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY AND A FEW LIGHT
AREAS OF MIXED PRECIP CHANGING OVER TO RAN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THAT AREA AS WELL. OTHERWISE...LOOK FOR DRY WEATHER AND VFR
CONDITIONS TO PERSIST ACROSS THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT.

CLOUD COVER SHOULD CLEAR OUT THURSDAY MORNING AND VFR CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE. STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH
THE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 30KT POSSIBLE THU AFTERNOON AS A LOW LEVEL
JET BEGINS TO MOVE OVERHEAD. THE CORE OF THIS JET WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA THU EVENING IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT
WILL CROSS THE REGION. THIS FRONT...EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO FAR WNY
AROUND 00Z...MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PERIOD OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH A
FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER POSSIBLE...IN ADDITION TO WINDS THAT MAY GUST
TO 40 KTS.

OUTLOOK...
THURSDAY NIGHT...VFR/MVFR WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
FRIDAY...VFR WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
FRIDAY NIGHT...VFR/MVFR WITH RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...MVFR/IFR WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MONDAY...VFR WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.

&&

.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE AND LIGHT WINDS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST OF THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON
THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT BRINGING CHOPPY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS WITH THE HIGHEST ONTARIO WAVES
ALONG THE NORTH SHORE. WIND GUSTS OVER 20 KNOTS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO
SHIFTING ICE ON LAKE ERIE AND THE EASTERN END OF LAKE ONTARIO. AS
THE COLD FRONT SAGS SOUTH OVER NEW YORK FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WINDS
WILL VEER TO NORTHERLY WITH WAVES INCREASING ALONG THE SOUTHERN
ONTARIO LAKE SHORE.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SIGNIFICANTLY ON THURSDAY...AND ARE LIKELY TO
REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE
SNOW HAS MELTED SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO...THERE ARE STILL SIGNIFICANT
PATCHES...ESPECIALLY IN SHELTERED AREAS AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.
THERE IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK IN PLACE EAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT ON THURSDAY
EVENING...GENERALLY A QUARTER TO HALF INCH. SOME ADDITIONAL
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT THIS MAY ACTUALLY END AS
SNOW AS COOLER AIR BUILDS IN. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW MELT FROM WARM
TEMPERATURES AND MODEST RAINFALL COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE SOME
FLOODING.

BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST AND ENSEMBLES THERE IS A LOW CHANCE
FOR FLOODING IN SOME OF THE CREEKS AND RIVERS. MMEFS ENSEMBLES
SUGGEST THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR MINOR FLOODING IN SOME AREA
CREEKS AND RIVERS. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR ICE JAMS IN THE
BLACK RIVER BASIN WHERE SOME SMALLER WATERWAYS STILL HAVE ICE IN
PLACE. THIS RISK FOR FLOODING IS MENTIONED IN THE HWO
PRODUCT...AND IT IS POSSIBLE A FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ISSUED IF THE
EXPECTED RAINFALL OR SNOW MELT INCREASES.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SMITH
NEAR TERM...SMITH/WOOD
SHORT TERM...APFFEL
LONG TERM...APFFEL
AVIATION...WOOD
MARINE...SMITH
HYDROLOGY...APFFEL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
548 AM EDT WED APR 1 2015

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-021000-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
548 AM EDT WED APR 1 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW
YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A WAVY...SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PUSH ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. THE
COMBINATION OF THE VERY MILD AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND THE
QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF RAIN PRODUCED BY ITS PASSAGE...WILL
ELEVATE THE RISK FOR HYDROLOGIC CONCERNS. THIS WILL MAINLY BE THE
CASE FOR THE BLACK RIVER BASIN EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...AND ALSO FOR
THE BUFFALO AREA CREEKS.

A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN TRACK FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO
NEW ENGLAND LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THIS STORM TRACK WILL
RESULT IN FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS OUR REGION FRIDAY EVENING
THAT WILL LIKELY TRANSITION TO A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING WET SNOW
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WHILE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE...A DEVIATION OF THE STORM TRACK BY AS LITTLE AS 50
MILES WILL BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MORE SIGNIFICANT...
IMPACTFUL SNOWFALL OR JUST A COLD RAIN.

.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-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-021000-
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-
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-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
548 AM EDT WED APR 1 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE
ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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