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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS Buffalo, NY

June 10, 2017Erie County, Jefferson County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 10, 2017, 10:28 PM EDT for Erie County, Jefferson County, New York. It took effect at Jun 11, 2017, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 10, 2017, 10:28 PM EDT (02:28 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 11, 2017, 7:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 11, 2017, 4:40 PM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Erie County, NY, Jefferson County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 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, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 2017-06-11Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2017-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1990 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

831 
WHUS41 KBUF 110228
CFWBUF

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1028 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 2017

NYZ007-111030-
/O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0006.170611T1100Z-170611T2100Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0009.170611T0900Z-170611T2100Z/
JEFFERSON-
1028 PM EDT SAT JUN 10 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM
EDT SUNDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT SUNDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY... 
  INCLUDING THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...THE COMBINATION OF VERY HIGH LAKE LEVELS 
  AND MODERATELY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LOCALLY INCREASE 
  LAKE LEVELS ALONG THE SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO AND ALSO ALONG THE 
  SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. WAVE ACTION WILL FURTHER INCREASE 
  SHORELINE FLOODING AND EROSION.

* TIMING...THE LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE 
  TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE BEACH HAZARDS 
  STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...FLOODING WILL WORSEN IN LOW LYING COASTAL LOCATIONS 
  ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MANY BAYS 
  AND INLETS ALONG THE SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO AS WELL AS ALONG 
  THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. WAVE ACTION WILL RESULT IN 
  ADDITIONAL SHORELINE AND BEACH EROSION.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
891 
WHUS41 KBUF 110747
CFWBUF

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
347 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

NYZ007-111600-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0009.170611T0900Z-170611T2100Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0006.170611T1100Z-170611T2100Z/
JEFFERSON-
347 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY... 
  INCLUDING THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...THE COMBINATION OF VERY HIGH LAKE LEVELS 
  AND MODERATELY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LOCALLY INCREASE 
  LAKE LEVELS ALONG THE SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO AND ALSO ALONG THE 
  SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. WAVE ACTION WILL FURTHER INCREASE 
  SHORELINE FLOODING AND EROSION.

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

* IMPACTS...FLOODING WILL WORSEN IN LOW LYING COASTAL LOCATIONS 
  ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MANY BAYS 
  AND INLETS ALONG THE SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO AS WELL AS ALONG 
  THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. WAVE ACTION WILL RESULT IN 
  ADDITIONAL SHORELINE AND BEACH EROSION.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ010-085-111600-
/O.EXA.KBUF.BH.S.0006.170611T1100Z-170611T2100Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
347 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF ERIE COUNTY.

* TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS 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.

&&

$$

CHURCH/HITCHCOCK
593 
WHUS41 KBUF 111422
CFWBUF

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1022 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

NYZ007-112100-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170611T2100Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170611T2100Z/
JEFFERSON-
1022 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY... 
  INCLUDING THE THOUSAND ISLANDS REGION.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...THE COMBINATION OF VERY HIGH LAKE LEVELS 
  AND MODERATELY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LOCALLY INCREASE 
  LAKE LEVELS ALONG THE SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO AND ALSO ALONG THE 
  SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. WAVE ACTION WILL FURTHER INCREASE 
  SHORELINE FLOODING AND EROSION.

* TIMING...THE LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING AND BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT
  ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...FLOODING WILL WORSEN IN LOW LYING COASTAL LOCATIONS 
  ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MANY BAYS 
  AND INLETS ALONG THE SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO AS WELL AS ALONG 
  THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. WAVE ACTION WILL RESULT IN 
  ADDITIONAL SHORELINE AND BEACH EROSION.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ010-085-112100-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170611T2100Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
1022 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...BEACHES OF ERIE COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS 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.

&&

$$
318 
WHUS41 KBUF 112040
CFWBUF

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
440 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

NYZ007-112145-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170611T2100Z/
/O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170611T2100Z/
JEFFERSON-
440 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE
LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING. THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.


$$

NYZ010-085-112145-
/O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170611T2100Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
440 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in New York, 2017Every beach hazards statement in 2017

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.