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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 17, 2020, 4:19 AM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Sep 17, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2020, 4:19 AM EDT (08:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 17, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2020, 1:19 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1597 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
273 WHUS41 KBUF 170819 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 419 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 NYZ003-004-171630- /O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0021.200917T1200Z-200919T0000Z/ Monroe-Wayne- 419 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Monroe and Wayne counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
7 follow-up statements
687 WHUS41 KBUF 171430 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1030 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 NYZ003-004-172230- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200919T0000Z/ Monroe-Wayne- 1030 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Monroe and Wayne counties. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ JLA
888 WHUS41 KBUF 171804 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 204 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 NYZ001-002-180315- /O.EXB.KBUF.BH.S.0021.200918T0600Z-200918T1800Z/ Niagara-Orleans- 204 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Niagara and Orleans counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM EDT Friday through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ003-004-180315- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200919T0000Z/ Monroe-Wayne- 204 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Monroe and Wayne counties. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ JLA
583 WHUS41 KBUF 172001 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 401 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 NYZ003-004-180415- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200919T0000Z/ Monroe-Wayne- 401 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Monroe and Wayne counties. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ001-002-180415- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0021.200918T0600Z-200918T1800Z/ Niagara-Orleans- 401 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Niagara and Orleans counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM EDT Friday through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
202 WHUS41 KBUF 180223 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1023 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 NYZ003-004-181030- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200919T0000Z/ Monroe-Wayne- 1023 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Monroe and Wayne counties. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ001-002-181030- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0021.200918T0600Z-200918T1800Z/ Niagara-Orleans- 1023 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Niagara and Orleans counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM EDT Friday through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
480 WHUS41 KBUF 180828 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 428 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 NYZ003-004-181630- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200919T0000Z/ Monroe-Wayne- 428 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Monroe and Wayne counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ001-002-181630- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200918T1800Z/ Niagara-Orleans- 428 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Niagara and Orleans counties. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
970 WHUS41 KBUF 181509 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1109 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 NYZ003-004-182315- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200919T0000Z/ Monroe-Wayne- 1109 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Monroe and Wayne counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ001-002-181800- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200918T1800Z/ Niagara-Orleans- 1109 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Niagara and Orleans counties. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ JLA
650 WHUS41 KBUF 181719 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 119 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 NYZ003-004-181830- /O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200919T0000Z/ Monroe-Wayne- 119 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... $$ NYZ001-002-181830- /O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-200918T1800Z/ Niagara-Orleans- 119 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... $$ JLA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 3:59 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | Lewis | 16 hr |
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.