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Beach Hazards Statement 23, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 21, 2017Chautauqua County, Erie County, Jefferson County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 21, 2017, 10:39 PM EDT for Chautauqua County, Erie County, Jefferson County, New York. It took effect at Aug 22, 2017, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 21, 2017, 10:39 PM EDT (02:39 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 22, 2017, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired
Aug 22, 2017, 10:05 PM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Jefferson County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:40 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, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 51 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 2017-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 109 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 2017-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 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
109 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-114 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1448 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

186 
WHUS41 KBUF 220239
CFWBUF

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1039 PM EDT MON AUG 21 2017

NYZ007-221045-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.A.0016.170822T2100Z-170824T0300Z/
JEFFERSON-
1039 PM EDT MON AUG 21 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME WEST TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...HIGHER WAVE
  ACTION...AND HIGH LAKE LEVELS MAY BRING INCREASED SHORELINE 
  EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING.

* TIMING...FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY 
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING 
  IS POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LOW 
  LYING BAYS AND INLETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
LAKESHORE FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR
THE SHORE SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY...AND LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NYZ004>006-221045-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.A.0016.170823T0300Z-170824T0300Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
1039 PM EDT MON AUG 21 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...WAYNE, NORTHERN CAYUGA, AND OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF 
  STRONG WINDS...HIGHER WAVE ACTION...AND HIGH LAKE LEVELS MAY 
  BRING INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING.

* TIMING...FROM LATE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY 
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING 
  IS POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LOW 
  LYING BAYS AND INLETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
LAKESHORE FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR
THE SHORE SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY...AND LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NYZ010-019-085-221045-
/O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0023.170822T1700Z-170823T1100Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
1039 PM EDT MON AUG 21 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

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

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

* 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
692 
WHUS41 KBUF 220809
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
409 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

NYZ007-221615-
/O.UPG.KBUF.LS.A.0016.170822T2100Z-170824T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.LS.W.0014.170822T2100Z-170824T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.BH.S.0023.170822T2100Z-170823T0300Z/
JEFFERSON-
409 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKESHORE
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS UPGRADES THE LAKESHORE FLOOD
WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND ALSO THE
  THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER
  THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME WEST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE
  COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...HIGHER WAVE ACTION...AND HIGH LAKE
  LEVELS WILL BRING INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE 
  FLOODING.

* TIMING...THE LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE 
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE BEACH 
  HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING IS
  EXPECTED. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LOW LYING
  BAYS AND INLETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ004>006-221615-
/O.UPG.KBUF.LS.A.0016.170823T0300Z-170824T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.LS.W.0014.170823T0200Z-170824T0300Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
409 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKESHORE
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH WHICH
WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF WAYNE, NORTHERN CAYUGA, AND 
  OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF
  STRONG WINDS...HIGHER WAVE ACTION...AND HIGH LAKE LEVELS WILL 
  BRING INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING.

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING IS
  EXPECTED. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LOW LYING
  BAYS AND INLETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

&&

$$

NYZ010-019-085-221615-
/O.EXT.KBUF.BH.S.0023.170822T1700Z-170823T0300Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
409 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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

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

* 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.

&&

$$

HITCHCOCK
919 
WHUS41 KBUF 221447
CFWBUF

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1047 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

NYZ007-222300-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0014.170822T2100Z-170824T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0023.170822T2100Z-170823T0300Z/
JEFFERSON-
1047 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND ALSO 
  THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP 
  LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME WEST TONIGHT THROUGH 
  WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...HIGHER WAVE 
  ACTION...AND HIGH LAKE LEVELS WILL BRING INCREASED SHORELINE 
  EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING.

* TIMING...THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE 
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE LAKESHORE FLOOD 
  WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE 
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING 
  IS EXPECTED. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LOW 
  LYING BAYS AND INLETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ004>006-222300-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0014.170823T0200Z-170824T0300Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
1047 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF WAYNE, NORTHERN CAYUGA, AND 
  OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF 
  STRONG WINDS...HIGHER WAVE ACTION...AND HIGH LAKE LEVELS WILL 
  BRING INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING.

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING 
  IS EXPECTED. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LOW 
  LYING BAYS AND INLETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

&&

$$

NYZ010-019-085-222300-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0023.170822T1700Z-170823T0300Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
1047 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

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

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

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

* 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.

&&

$$

SMITH
037 
WHUS41 KBUF 222054
CFWBUF

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
454 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

NYZ007-230500-
/O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0023.170822T2100Z-170823T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0014.170822T2100Z-170824T0300Z/
JEFFERSON-
454 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

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

* LOCATIONS...LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND ALSO 
  THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME WEST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE 
  COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...HIGHER WAVE ACTION...AND HIGH LAKE
  LEVELS WILL BRING INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE 
  FLOODING.

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY 
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING 
  IS EXPECTED. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LOW 
  LYING BAYS AND INLETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

&&

$$

NYZ004>006-230500-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0014.170823T0200Z-170824T0300Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
454 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF WAYNE, NORTHERN CAYUGA, AND 
  OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF 
  STRONG WINDS...HIGHER WAVE ACTION...AND HIGH LAKE LEVELS WILL 
  BRING INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING.

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING 
  IS EXPECTED. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LOW 
  LYING BAYS AND INLETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

&&

$$

NYZ010-019-085-230300-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-170823T0300Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
454 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

SMITH
779 
WHUS41 KBUF 222358
CFWBUF

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
758 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

NYZ007-230800-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170824T0300Z/
JEFFERSON-
758 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND ALSO 
  THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME WEST 
  TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG 
  WINDS...HIGHER WAVE ACTION...AND HIGH LAKE LEVELS WILL BRING 
  INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING 
  IS EXPECTED. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LOW 
  LYING BAYS AND INLETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

&&

$$

NYZ004>006-230800-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0014.170823T0200Z-170824T0300Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
758 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF WAYNE, NORTHERN CAYUGA, AND 
  OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF 
  STRONG WINDS...HIGHER WAVE ACTION...AND HIGH LAKE LEVELS WILL 
  BRING INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING.

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING 
  IS EXPECTED. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LOW 
  LYING BAYS AND INLETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

&&

$$

NYZ010-019-085-230300-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-170823T0300Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
758 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$
527 
WHUS41 KBUF 230205
CFWBUF

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1005 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

NYZ010-019-085-230315-
/O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-170823T0300Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
1005 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS AND WAVES HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AT THIS TIME.

$$

NYZ007-231015-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170824T0300Z/
JEFFERSON-
1005 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND ALSO 
  THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME WEST 
  TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... 
  HIGHER WAVE ACTION...AND HIGH LAKE LEVELS WILL BRING INCREASED 
  SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING 
  IS EXPECTED. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LOW 
  LYING BAYS AND INLETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

&&

$$

NYZ004>006-231015-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170824T0300Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
1005 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF WAYNE, NORTHERN CAYUGA, AND 
  OSWEGO COUNTIES.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF 
  STRONG WINDS...HIGHER WAVE ACTION...AND HIGH LAKE LEVELS WILL 
  BRING INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING 
  IS EXPECTED. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN LOW 
  LYING BAYS AND INLETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

&&

$$

NYZ002-231015-
/O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0024.170823T1000Z-170823T2100Z/
ORLEANS-
1005 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...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 ORLEANS COUNTY.

* 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.

&&

$$

NYZ003-231015-
/O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0024.170823T1000Z-170824T0200Z/
MONROE-
1005 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

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

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

* LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF MONROE COUNTY.

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

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 4:04 AM EDTWind AdvisoryBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans13 hr
Aug 22, 4:09 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUFCayuga, Jefferson, Oswego, Wayne40 hr
Aug 22, 7:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis59 min
Aug 22, 9:51 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF54 min
Aug 22, 12:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie55 min
Aug 22, 12:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne and 1 more56 min
Aug 22, 12:34 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua26 min
Aug 22, 12:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF48 min
Aug 22, 12:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF61 min
Aug 22, 12:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming65 min
Aug 22, 1:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF62 min
Aug 22, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Monroe, Ontario, Oswego, Wayne67 min
Aug 22, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF63 min
Aug 22, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF63 min
Aug 22, 1:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego67 min
Aug 22, 1:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Livingston, Ontario, Wyoming49 min
Aug 22, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Lewis, Oswego55 min
Aug 22, 2:12 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFAllegany, Livingston33 min
Aug 22, 2:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego58 min
Aug 22, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston and 1 more57 min
Aug 22, 3:11 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFLewis34 min
Aug 22, 3:15 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFLewis30 min
Aug 22, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston, Wyoming55 min
Aug 22, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLivingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wyoming45 min
Aug 22, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF92 min
Aug 22, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOntario19 min
Aug 22, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Oswego, Wayne35 min
Aug 22, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson67 min
Aug 22, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOswego35 min
Aug 22, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF47 min
Aug 22, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis61 min
Aug 22, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF32 min
Aug 22, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara47 min
Aug 22, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF30 min
Aug 22, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming22 min

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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.