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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Feb 29, 2016, 3:34 AM EST for 7 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 29, 2016, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 29, 2016, 3:34 AM EST (08:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 29, 2016, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2016, 8:43 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:35 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 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 21 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2337 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 400 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 531 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
488 WWUS71 KBUF 290834 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 334 AM EST MON FEB 29 2016 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-085-291645- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.160229T1800Z-160301T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 334 AM EST MON FEB 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND PORTIONS OF THE GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...INCLUDING NIAGARA... ORLEANS...MONROE...ERIE...GENESEE...CHAUTAUQUA...AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. REMEMBER TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AROUND YOUR PROPERTY. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ RSH
4 follow-up statements
513 WWUS71 KBUF 291148 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 648 AM EST MON FEB 29 2016 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-085-292000- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.160229T1800Z-160301T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 648 AM EST MON FEB 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND PORTIONS OF THE GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...INCLUDING NIAGARA... ORLEANS...MONROE...ERIE...GENESEE...CHAUTAUQUA...AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. REMEMBER TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AROUND YOUR PROPERTY. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
876 WWUS71 KBUF 291455 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 955 AM EST MON FEB 29 2016 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-085-292300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.160229T1800Z-160301T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 955 AM EST MON FEB 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND PORTIONS OF THE GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...INCLUDING NIAGARA... ORLEANS...MONROE...ERIE...GENESEE...CHAUTAUQUA...AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. REMEMBER TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AROUND YOUR PROPERTY. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
781 WWUS71 KBUF 292001 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 301 PM EST MON FEB 29 2016 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-085-010300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160301T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 301 PM EST MON FEB 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND PORTIONS OF THE GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...INCLUDING NIAGARA... ORLEANS...MONROE...ERIE...GENESEE...CHAUTAUQUA...AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. REMEMBER TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AROUND YOUR PROPERTY. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
493 WWUS71 KBUF 010143 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 843 PM EST MON FEB 29 2016 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-085-010245- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160301T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 843 PM EST MON FEB 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ APFFEL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 3:45 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Monroe, Niagara and 3 more | 12 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.