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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 9, 2016Chautauqua County, Erie County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 9, 2016, 4:46 AM EDT for Chautauqua County, Erie County, New York. It took effect at Jul 9, 2016, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 9, 2016, 4:46 AM EDT (08:46 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 9, 2016, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 9, 2016, 11:39 PM EDT
In force
13 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 08:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 8.8 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 2016-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 88 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 00:00Z on 2016-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -19 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
88 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-133 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1357 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

753 
WHUS41 KBUF 090846
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
446 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

NYZ010-019-085-091700-
/O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0007.160709T1500Z-160710T0600Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
446 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF NORTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA...AND 
  SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$

WOOD
5 follow-up statements
738 
WHUS41 KBUF 091041
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
641 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

NYZ010-019-085-091845-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0007.160709T1500Z-160710T0600Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
641 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF NORTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA...AND 
  SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$
991 
WHUS41 KBUF 091439
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1039 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

NYZ010-019-085-092245-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0007.160709T1500Z-160710T0600Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
1039 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF NORTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA...AND 
  SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$
409 
WHUS41 KBUF 091850
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
250 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

NYZ010-019-085-100300-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160710T0600Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
250 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF NORTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA...AND 
  SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$
499 
WHUS41 KBUF 092331
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
731 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

NYZ010-019-085-100600-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160710T0600Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
731 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF NORTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA...AND 
  SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$
532 
WHUS41 KBUF 100339
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1139 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

NYZ010-019-085-100445-
/O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160710T0600Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
1139 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT.

$$

SMITH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 9:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Wyoming64 min
Jul 8, 10:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua35 min
Jul 8, 11:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus59 min
Jul 8, 11:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua52 min
Jul 9, 4:47 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF21 hr
Jul 9, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee53 min
Jul 9, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF67 min
Jul 9, 7:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF41 min

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in New York, 2016Every beach hazards statement in 2016

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.