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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Buffalo, NY

September 22, 2019Chautauqua County, Erie County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 22, 2019, 10:29 PM EDT for Chautauqua County, Erie County, New York. It took effect at Sep 23, 2019, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 22, 2019, 10:29 PM EDT (02:29 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 23, 2019, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 23, 2019, 7:14 PM EDT
In force
13 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 02:33 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, 2.5 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 2019-09-23Temperature 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 2019-09-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 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
1669 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

219 
WHUS41 KBUF 230229
CFWBUF

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1029 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2019

NYZ010-019-085-231030-
/O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0013.190923T1000Z-190924T0000Z/
Northern Erie-Chautauqua-Southern Erie-
1029 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Monday
through Monday evening.

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

* TIMING...From 6 AM EDT Monday through Monday 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
207 
WHUS41 KBUF 230846
CFWBUF

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
446 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2019

NYZ010-019-085-231700-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0013.190923T1000Z-190924T0000Z/
Northern Erie-Chautauqua-Southern Erie-
446 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

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

* TIMING...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.

&&

$$
713 
WHUS41 KBUF 231639
CFWBUF

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1239 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2019

NYZ010-019-085-240000-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190924T0000Z/
Northern Erie-Chautauqua-Southern Erie-
1239 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2019

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

* LOCATIONS...Beaches of Erie 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.

&&

$$
611 
WHUS41 KBUF 232015
CFWBUF

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
415 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2019

NYZ010-019-085-240000-
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190924T0000Z/
Northern Erie-Chautauqua-Southern Erie-
415 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2019

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

* LOCATIONS...Beaches of Erie 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.

&&

$$
184 
WHUS41 KBUF 232314
CFWBUF

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
714 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2019

NYZ010-019-085-240015-
/O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190924T0000Z/
Northern Erie-Chautauqua-Southern Erie-
714 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

NYZ001-002-240900-
/O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0014.190924T1000Z-190924T1500Z/
Niagara-Orleans-
714 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Tuesday
through Tuesday morning.

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

* TIMING...From 6 AM EDT Tuesday through late Tuesday 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.

&&

$$

NYZ003>006-240900-
/O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0014.190924T1000Z-190924T1800Z/
Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-
714 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Tuesday
through Tuesday afternoon.

* LOCATIONS...Beaches of Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, and 
  Oswego counties.

* TIMING...From 6 AM EDT Tuesday through Tuesday 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 23, 1:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee, Orleans41 min
Sep 23, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego45 min
Sep 23, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie, Niagara42 min
Sep 23, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee44 min
Sep 23, 7:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Monroe, Orleans39 min
Sep 23, 7:14 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUFCayuga, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne18 hr
Sep 23, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus51 min
Sep 23, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe36 min

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in New York, 2019Every beach hazards statement in 2019

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.