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Beach Hazards Statement 23, NWS Buffalo, NY

September 13, 20164 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 13, 2016, 7:44 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Sep 14, 2016, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 13, 2016, 7:44 PM EDT (23:44 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 14, 2016, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 14, 2016, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 153 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 2016-09-13Temperature 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 2016-09-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 78 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1477 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

650 
WHUS41 KBUF 132344
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
744 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2016

NYZ003>006-140745-
/O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0023.160914T1000Z-160914T2100Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
744 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND 
  OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A HIGH SWIM
RISK. THIS MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
102 
WHUS41 KBUF 140237
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1037 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2016

NYZ003>006-141045-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0023.160914T1000Z-160914T2100Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
1037 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND 
  OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A HIGH SWIM
RISK. THIS MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$
784 
WHUS41 KBUF 140531
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
131 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

NYZ003>006-141345-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0023.160914T1000Z-160914T2100Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
131 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND 
  OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A HIGH SWIM
RISK. THIS MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$
801 
WHUS41 KBUF 140846
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
446 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

NYZ003>006-141700-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0023.160914T1000Z-160914T2100Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
446 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND 
  OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A HIGH SWIM
RISK. THIS MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$
353 
WHUS41 KBUF 141430
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1030 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

NYZ003>006-142100-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-160914T2100Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
1030 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND 
  OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A HIGH SWIM
RISK. THIS MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$
321 
WHUS41 KBUF 142103
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
503 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

NYZ003>006-142215-
/O.EXP.KBUF.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-160914T2100Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
503 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 13, 2:24 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF27 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.