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Beach Hazards Statement 12, NWS Buffalo, NY

September 20, 20185 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 20, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT for 5 counties in New York. It took effect at Sep 21, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 20, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT (02:00 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 21, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 21, 2018, 7:36 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 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, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 43 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 2018-09-21Temperature 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 2018-09-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 221 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
1061 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
221 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
398 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

168 
WHUS41 KBUF 210200
CFWBUF

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1000 PM EDT Thu Sep 20 2018

NYZ001-007-010-085-211000-
/O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0012.180921T1200Z-180922T0000Z/
Niagara-Jefferson-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
1000 PM EDT Thu Sep 20 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 8 AM EDT Friday
through Friday evening.

* LOCATIONS...Beaches of Niagara, Jefferson, Northern Erie, and 
  Southern Erie counties.

* TIMING...From early Friday morning through early Friday 
  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.

&&

$$

RSH
4 follow-up statements
498 
WHUS41 KBUF 210854
CFWBUF

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
454 AM EDT Fri Sep 21 2018

NYZ001-007-010-085-211700-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0012.180921T1200Z-180922T0000Z/
Niagara-Jefferson-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
454 AM EDT Fri Sep 21 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...Beaches of Niagara, Jefferson, Northern Erie, and 
  Southern Erie counties.

* TIMING...From early this morning through early 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.

&&

$$
331 
WHUS41 KBUF 211441
CFWBUF

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1041 AM EDT Fri Sep 21 2018

NYZ001-007-010-085-212245-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-180922T0000Z/
Niagara-Jefferson-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
1041 AM EDT Fri Sep 21 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...Beaches of Niagara, Jefferson, Northern Erie, and 
  Southern Erie counties.

* TIMING...Through early 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.

&&

$$
738 
WHUS41 KBUF 212117
CFWBUF

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
517 PM EDT Fri Sep 21 2018

NYZ002-019-220000-
/O.EXA.KBUF.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-180922T0000Z/
Orleans-Chautauqua-
517 PM EDT Fri Sep 21 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this
evening.

* LOCATIONS...Beaches of Orleans and Chautauqua counties.

* TIMING...Through early this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions.

$$

NYZ001-007-010-085-220000-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-180922T0000Z/
Niagara-Jefferson-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
517 PM EDT Fri Sep 21 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...Beaches of Niagara, Jefferson, Northern Erie, and 
  Southern Erie counties.

* TIMING...Through early 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.

&&

$$
729 
WHUS41 KBUF 212336
CFWBUF

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
736 PM EDT Fri Sep 21 2018

NYZ001-002-007-010-019-085-220045-
/O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-180922T0000Z/
Niagara-Orleans-Jefferson-Northern Erie-Chautauqua-Southern Erie-
736 PM EDT Fri Sep 21 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has cancelled the Beach
Hazards Statement.

Gusty northwest winds will likely produce dangerous swimming
conditions Saturday with significant wave action and strong 
currents for portions of the Lake Erie and Lake Ontario 
shorelines.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 21, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF60 min
Sep 21, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie45 min
Sep 21, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua38 min
Sep 21, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans48 min
Sep 21, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming66 min
Sep 21, 6:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming59 min
Sep 21, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF70 min
Sep 21, 6:48 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus42 min
Sep 21, 6:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany54 min
Sep 21, 7:07 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFOntario23 min
Sep 21, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF46 min

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.