Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
247 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be found across the North
Country this afternoon as a weak disturbance crosses the area.
Otherwise, high pressure will bring fair weather to the rest of the
forecast area through the rest of the weekend. A stronger upper level
trough will cross the region as we move into next week, bringing
scattered showers and thunderstorms Sunday night into Monday. A cold
front will then cross the region Tuesday, resulting in slightly
cooler temperatures for the midweek.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A few showers and an isolated thunderstorm are popping up across
Eastern Lake Ontario on the leading edge of an upper level
shortwave, prominent on WV imagery, that can be seen moving into the
St. Lawrence valley. This system should trigger more showers and
thunderstorms across the North Country as it crosses the area this
afternoon. A few of these thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and
small hail as they will be developing in an well isolated
environment featuring 1000-1500 j/kg of MLCAPE and 35-40kts of bulk
shear, courtesy of our above-mentioned shortwave. Convection will
continue to track off to the east-southeast with the parent wave and
should be clear of the North Country by around sunset.

Otherwise, fair weather will persist across the rest of the forecast
area as upper level ridging upstream and surface high pressure
moving overhead will continue to exert their influence. The presence
of noticeably drier air in place will mean that temperatures should
run around 5 degrees cooler across the board. With light winds and
clear skies tonight, we should also see patchy valley fog developing
in the Southern Tier.

The fair weather will continue through Sunday as high pressure
crosses the area. We will likely see an increase in high clouds from
the west during the afternoon ahead of an approaching upper level
trough, but any associated convection should hold off until later in
the night Sunday night. Regarding temperatures, it will be another
hot summer's day as 850mb temps climb back towards +20C. Most areas
should see readings in the upper 80s, with lower 90s in the Genesee
valley and valleys of the Southern Tier, while the North Country
will run cooler in the wake of today's shortwave passage. Highs
there should run in the lower 80s.

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.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
Sunday night into Monday, an upper level trough will track from
Ontario to Quebec just south of the Hudson Bay while dragging a
weakly forced frontal boundary across the lower Great Lakes region
during the day Monday. Humidity will markedly increase Sunday night
ahead of the front, with dew points surging to the upper 60s and low
70s. The combination warm advection/moisture advection and
persistent southwesterly flow will make for an uncomfortable
sleeping night with lows only in the low to mid 70s. The axis of
deepest moisture and weak frontal forcing will cross the region in
the early morning hours Monday, ill timed for convection. Thus
expect any upstream convection coming out of the midwest and Ontario
should be dissipating by the time approaches our area. Thus expect
only some widely scattered to isolated shower and thunderstorm
coverage across the region. The best moisture and forcing axis will
shift toward our southwest by the time diurnal destabilization is
able to aid in kicking off more numerous showers and thunderstorms.
Afternoon lake breeze boundaries across the inland Southern Tier and
North Country regions may help to initiate these afternoon storms,
which will quickly exit our area into central NY. This does not bode
well for the drought parched regions across western NY, including
the Niagara Frontier, which will likely receive little if any
precipitation. Otherwise, it will mainly be a dry hot and humid day
on Monday with some sun poking through by the afternoon and early
evening before sunset. Winds will also increase across western NY
and the Niagara Frontier with a synoptically supported strong SWerly
lake breeze. An isolated shower or thunderstorm cannot be ruled out
along the southern Lake Ontario shoreline across Niagara County to
Monroe and Wayne counties with the enhanced lake breeze surface
convergence.

High pressure will build across the region Tuesday into Wednesday,
with slightly cooler and less humid conditions on Tuesday before the
heat starts building back into the region on Wednesday. Highs
will be in the low to mid 80s Tuesday and the mid 80s to near 90 on
Wednesday. Large scale high pressure and subsidence will keep the
weather dry through mid-week.

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.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Thursday and Thursday night a trough will move east across Ontario
and Quebec. The stronger forcing will remain well north of the
Canadian border, with a trailing weak surface cold front moving east
across the Great Lakes. The frontal passage will provide at least
some chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms, with spotty
coverage.

The latest 00Z ECMWF and GFS guidance clears the front east of the
area later Thursday night, with weak high pressure allowing dry
weather on a light northerly flow to return by next Friday.
Temperatures will be knocked back a notch to a little closer to
average behind the front by Friday.

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.AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are popping up across the North
Country this afternoon as an upper level disturbance crosses the
area. The convection will pose a threat to the area in the vicinity
of KART through 22Z, after which skies should clear with the passage
of the shortwave. Elsewhere, high pressure will keep VFR conditions
in place through the next 24 hours. The one exception will be in the
Southern Tier tonight, where clear skies and light winds will
promote the development of valley fog that may result in a period of
IFR conditions at KJHW/KOLE/KELZ between 06-12Z.

Outlook...
Sunday night... Mainly VFR with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and
associated brief MVFR/IFR.
Monday...Mainly VFR with scattered thunderstorms and associated brief
periods of MVFR/IFR.
Monday night...Mainly VFR with a chance of showers and thunderstorms east
of Lake Ontario in the evening.
Tuesday and Wednesday...VFR.
Thursday...Mainly VFR with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.

&&

.MARINE...
While lake breezes should once again bring a light to moderate chop
to nearshore waters this afternoon, high pressure moving overhead
should keep associated winds lighter, negating the need for any SCAs
or beach hazard statements.

Some scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible across the
Saint Lawrence Valley this afternoon. Some storms may be strong,
with gusty winds and small hail. Otherwise, Generally quiet
conditions should persist across Lakes Erie and Ontario through
Sunday. A weak cold front crossing the region will bring a chance of
showers and thunderstorms Sunday night into Monday. Freshening
southwesterlies behind the front will likely bring a brief period of
small craft advisory conditions to the eastern and of Lake Erie
Monday afternoon into Monday evening before winds and waves diminish
later Monday night. After that, we should see tranquil conditions
return to the lakes for much of the remaining weak as a weak
pressure gradient will remain across the region.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...WOOD
NEAR TERM...WOOD
SHORT TERM...CHURCH
LONG TERM...HITCHCOCK/THOMAS
AVIATION...WOOD
MARINE...WOOD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
434 AM EDT SAT JUL 23 2016

NYZ001>006-010>014-019>021-085-240845-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
434 AM EDT SAT JUL 23 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG
TO SEVERE...WITH STRAIGHT LINE WIND AND HAIL THE MAIN IMPACTS.

.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>065-240845-
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-
434 AM EDT SAT JUL 23 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE
ONTARIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG
TO SEVERE...WITH STRAIGHT LINE WIND AND HAIL THE MAIN IMPACTS.

.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

NYZ007-008-240845-
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
434 AM EDT SAT JUL 23 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE MORNING AND
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BRING
GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG
TO SEVERE...WITH STRAIGHT LINE WIND AND HAIL THE MAIN IMPACTS.

.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

SLZ022-024-240845-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
434 AM EDT SAT JUL 23 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF THE
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE MORNING AND
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BRING
GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG
TO SEVERE...WITH STRAIGHT LINE WIND AND HAIL THE MAIN IMPACTS.

.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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
356 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2016

NYZ007-008-232030-
LEWIS-JEFFERSON-
356 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL LEWIS AND EAST
CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES...

AT 355 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF FOWLER...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT DRUM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANTWERP...DIANA CENTER...LAKE BONAPARTE AND NATURAL BRIDGE.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 4418 7564 4423 7554 4409 7527 4400 7545
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 322DEG 22KT 4418 7557

WELCH