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Frost Advisory 6, NWS Buffalo, NY

September 25, 2016Jefferson County, Lewis County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this frost advisory at Sep 25, 2016, 10:29 AM EDT for Jefferson County, Lewis County, New York. It took effect at Sep 26, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 25, 2016, 10:29 AM EDT (14:29 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 26, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 26, 2016, 7:55 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:29 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, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 261 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 2016-09-25Temperature 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 2016-09-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -43 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1248 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

561 
WWUS71 KBUF 251429
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1029 AM EDT SUN SEP 25 2016

NYZ007-008-252230-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FR.Y.0006.160926T0600Z-160926T1300Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1029 AM EDT SUN SEP 25 2016

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS AND LATE
  SEASON CROPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU
SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO, POTTED
PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE
AWAY FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
154 
WWUS71 KBUF 251753
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
153 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2016

NYZ007-008-260200-
/O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0006.160926T0600Z-160926T1300Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
153 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS AND LATE 
  SEASON CROPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU
SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED
PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE
AWAY FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$
131 
WWUS71 KBUF 252315
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
715 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2016

NYZ007-008-260715-
/O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0006.160926T0600Z-160926T1300Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
715 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES

* TIMING...FROM OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE LAKE
  ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER SHORELINES.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS AND LATE 
  SEASON CROPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU
SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED
PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE
AWAY FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

SMITH
168 
WWUS71 KBUF 260227
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1027 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2016

NYZ007-008-261030-
/O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0006.160926T0600Z-160926T1300Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1027 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES

* TIMING...FROM OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE 
  LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER SHORELINES.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS AND LATE 
  SEASON CROPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU
SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED
PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE
AWAY FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

SMITH
942 
WWUS71 KBUF 260601
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
201 AM EDT MON SEP 26 2016

NYZ007-008-261300-
/O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160926T1300Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
201 AM EDT MON SEP 26 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...LEWIS AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES

* TIMING...INTO MID MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS AND LATE 
  SEASON CROPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU
SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED
PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE
AWAY FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

RSH
152 
WWUS71 KBUF 261155
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
755 AM EDT MON SEP 26 2016

NYZ007-008-261300-
/O.CAN.KBUF.FR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160926T1300Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
755 AM EDT MON SEP 26 2016

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE FROST
ADVISORY FOR JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES.

TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE THE THREAT OF FROST THIS MORNING,
THUS THE FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 25, 4:37 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF6 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.