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Beach Hazards Statement 11, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 11, 2019, 10:26 PM EDT for 7 counties in New York. It took effect at Sep 12, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2019, 10:26 PM EDT (02:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 12, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2019, 7:36 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:26 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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 359 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1088 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
696 WHUS41 KBUF 120226 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1026 PM EDT Wed Sep 11 2019 NYZ001>004-019-121030- /O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0011.190912T1200Z-190913T0000Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Chautauqua- 1026 PM EDT Wed Sep 11 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 8 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday evening. * LOCATIONS...Beaches of Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, and Chautauqua counties. * TIMING...From 8 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
941 WHUS41 KBUF 120833 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 433 AM EDT Thu Sep 12 2019 NYZ005-006-121700- /O.EXA.KBUF.BH.S.0011.190912T1200Z-190913T0000Z/ Northern Cayuga-Oswego- 433 AM EDT Thu Sep 12 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * LOCATIONS...Beaches of Northern Cayuga and Oswego counties. * TIMING...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when there is a high swim risk. This means life threatening waves and currents are expected. Stay out of the water and stay away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. && $$ NYZ001>004-019-121700- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0011.190912T1200Z-190913T0000Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Chautauqua- 433 AM EDT Thu Sep 12 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Beaches of Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, and Chautauqua counties. * TIMING...From 8 AM EDT this morning through 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. && $$
979 WHUS41 KBUF 121651 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1251 PM EDT Thu Sep 12 2019 NYZ001>006-019-130000- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-190913T0000Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Chautauqua- 1251 PM EDT Thu Sep 12 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Beaches of Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego, and Chautauqua counties. * TIMING...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when there is a high swim risk. This means life threatening waves and currents are expected. Stay out of the water and stay away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. && $$
760 WHUS41 KBUF 122336 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 736 PM EDT Thu Sep 12 2019 NYZ001>006-019-130045- /O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-190913T0000Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Chautauqua- 736 PM EDT Thu Sep 12 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Buffalo has cancelled the Beach Hazards Statement. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 63 min | |
| Sep 11, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Genesee | 59 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.