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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Buffalo, NY

September 24, 2018Chautauqua County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Sep 24, 2018, 7:19 PM EDT for Chautauqua County, New York. It took effect at Sep 24, 2018, 9:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 24, 2018, 7:19 PM EDT (23:19 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 24, 2018, 9:00 PM EDT
Expired
Sep 25, 2018, 8:58 AM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

County Chautauqua County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 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 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 91 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 12:00Z on 2018-09-24Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2018-09-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 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
913 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

645 
WWUS71 KBUF 242319
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
719 PM EDT Mon Sep 24 2018

NYZ019-250730-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.180925T0100Z-180925T1300Z/
Chautauqua-
Including the city of Jamestown
719 PM EDT Mon Sep 24 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 9 AM EDT Tuesday.

* LOCATIONS...Chautauqua county. Strongest winds near the Lake 
  Erie shore.

* TIMING...From this evening through Tuesday morning.

* WINDS...Southeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts may result in a few tree limbs 
  coming down and isolated power outages. Travel will be 
  difficult in high profile vehicles, including the New York 
  State Thruway.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Strong wind gusts of up to 57 mph will make driving difficult and
could result in minor property damage. Home owners should secure
personal property.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
867 
WWUS71 KBUF 242323
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
723 PM EDT Mon Sep 24 2018

NYZ019-250730-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.180925T0100Z-180925T1300Z/
Chautauqua-
Including the city of Jamestown
723 PM EDT Mon Sep 24 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...Chautauqua county. Strongest winds near the Lake 
  Erie shore.

* TIMING...From this evening through late Tuesday morning.

* WINDS...Southeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts may result in a few tree limbs 
  coming down and isolated power outages. Travel will be 
  difficult in high profile vehicles, including the New York 
  State Thruway.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Strong wind gusts of up to 57 mph will make driving difficult and
could result in minor property damage. Home owners should secure
personal property.

&&

$$
533 
WWUS71 KBUF 250704
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
304 AM EDT Tue Sep 25 2018

NYZ019-251300-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-180925T1300Z/
Chautauqua-
Including the city of Jamestown
304 AM EDT Tue Sep 25 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...Chautauqua county. Strongest winds near the Lake 
  Erie shore.

* TIMING...Through late this morning.

* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts may result in a few tree limbs 
  coming down and isolated power outages. Travel will be 
  difficult in high profile vehicles, including the New York 
  State Thruway.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Strong wind gusts of up to 57 mph will make driving difficult and
could result in minor property damage. Home owners should secure
personal property.

&&

$$
691 
WWUS71 KBUF 251258
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
858 AM EDT Tue Sep 25 2018

NYZ019-251400-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-180925T1300Z/
Chautauqua-
Including the city of Jamestown
858 AM EDT Tue Sep 25 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has cancelled the Wind
Advisory.

Strong gusts have subsided however breeze conditions will 
continue today with south winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 
mph.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 23, 10:40 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUFMonroe, Niagara, Orleans17 hr
Sep 24, 4:37 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF36 hr

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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.