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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 21, 2018, 10:32 PM EDT for 8 counties in New York. It took effect at Sep 22, 2018, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2018, 10:32 PM EDT (02:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 22, 2018, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 22, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1459 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
268 WHUS41 KBUF 220232 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1032 PM EDT Fri Sep 21 2018 NYZ019-221045- /O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0013.180922T1000Z-180923T0000Z/ Chautauqua- 1032 PM EDT Fri Sep 21 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * LOCATIONS...Beaches of Chautauqua county. * TIMING...From early Saturday morning through early Saturday 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. && $$ NYZ001>007-221045- /O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0013.180922T1000Z-180923T0000Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson- 1032 PM EDT Fri Sep 21 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. * LOCATIONS...Beaches of Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego, and Jefferson counties. * TIMING...From early Saturday morning through early Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when there is a high swim risk. This means life threatening waves and currents are expected. Stay out of the water and stay away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. && $$
2 follow-up statements
278 WHUS41 KBUF 220846 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 446 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018 NYZ019-221000- /O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0013.180922T1000Z-180923T0000Z/ Chautauqua- 446 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Buffalo has cancelled the Beach Hazards Statement. $$ NYZ001>006-221700- /O.EXT.KBUF.BH.S.0013.180922T1000Z-180922T1800Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego- 446 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...Beaches of Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, and Oswego counties. * TIMING...From early this morning through early this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when there is a high swim risk. This means life threatening waves and currents are expected. Stay out of the water and stay away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. && $$ NYZ007-221500- /O.EXT.KBUF.BH.S.0013.180922T1000Z-180922T1500Z/ Jefferson- 446 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...Beaches of Jefferson county. * TIMING...From early this morning through late this 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. && $$
559 WHUS41 KBUF 221441 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1041 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018 NYZ007-221800- /O.EXT.KBUF.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-180922T1800Z/ Jefferson- 1041 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...Beaches of Jefferson county. * TIMING...Through early this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when there is a high swim risk. This means life threatening waves and currents are expected. Stay out of the water and stay away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. && $$ NYZ001>006-221800- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-180922T1800Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego- 1041 AM EDT Sat Sep 22 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...Beaches of Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, and Oswego counties. * TIMING...Through early 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. && $$
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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.