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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Buffalo, NY

September 9, 2018Chautauqua County, Erie County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Sep 9, 2018, 4:09 AM EDT for Chautauqua County, Erie County, New York. It took effect at Sep 10, 2018, 1:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 9, 2018, 4:09 AM EDT (08:09 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 10, 2018, 1:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 10, 2018, 3:33 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 55 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 2018-09-09Temperature 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 2018-09-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1350 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

808 
WWUS71 KBUF 090809
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
409 AM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018

NYZ019-085-091615-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.180910T0500Z-180910T1500Z/
Chautauqua-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville
409 AM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY...

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 1 AM to 11 AM EDT Monday.

* LOCATIONS...Chautauqua and Southern Erie counties. Strongest
  winds near the Lake Erie shore.

* TIMING...From overnight tonight through late Monday morning.

* WINDS...Southeast 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph at times.

* 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.

&&

$$

Hitchcock
4 follow-up statements
975 
WWUS71 KBUF 091252
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
852 AM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018

NYZ019-085-092100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.180910T0500Z-180910T1500Z/
Chautauqua-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville
852 AM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EDT
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...Chautauqua and Southern Erie counties. Strongest 
  winds near the Lake Erie shore.

* TIMING...From late tonight through late Monday 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.

&&

$$

Apffel
265 
WWUS71 KBUF 091819
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
219 PM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018

NYZ019-085-100315-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.180910T0500Z-180910T1500Z/
Chautauqua-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville
219 PM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EDT
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...Chautauqua and Southern Erie counties. Strongest 
  winds near the Lake Erie shore.

* TIMING...From overnight tonight through late Monday 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.

&&

$$
613 
WWUS71 KBUF 100157
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
957 PM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018

NYZ019-085-101000-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.180910T0500Z-180910T1500Z/
Chautauqua-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville
957 PM EDT Sun Sep 9 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EDT
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...Chautauqua and Southern Erie counties. Strongest 
  winds near the Lake Erie shore.

* TIMING...From overnight tonight through late Monday 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.

&&

$$
999 
WWUS71 KBUF 100733
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
333 AM EDT Mon Sep 10 2018

NYZ019-085-100845-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-180910T1500Z/
Chautauqua-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville
333 AM EDT Mon Sep 10 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

Wind gusts of 30 to 35 mph are possible today along the Lake Erie
shore, but stronger wind gusts are no longer expected.

$$

Hitchcock

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 10:43 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUFMonroe, Niagara, Orleans21 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.