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Frost Advisory 6, NWS Buffalo, NY

May 27, 2021Jefferson County, Lewis County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this frost advisory at May 27, 2021, 3:31 AM EDT for Jefferson County, Lewis County, New York. It took effect at May 28, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 27, 2021, 3:31 AM EDT (07:31 UTC)
In effect from
May 28, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 28, 2021, 3:37 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:32 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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 205 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, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-154 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1149 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

528 
WWUS71 KBUF 270731
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
331 AM EDT Thu May 27 2021

NYZ007-008-271545-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FR.Y.0006.210528T0400Z-210528T1200Z/
Jefferson-Lewis-
Including the cities of Watertown and Lowville
331 AM EDT Thu May 27 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the lower 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Jefferson and Lewis counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
JLA
5 follow-up statements
608 
WWUS71 KBUF 271428
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1028 AM EDT Thu May 27 2021

NYZ007-008-272230-
/O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0006.210528T0400Z-210528T1200Z/
Jefferson-Lewis-
Including the cities of Watertown and Lowville
1028 AM EDT Thu May 27 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the lower to mid 30s will result in 
  frost formation.

* WHERE...Jefferson and Lewis counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Hitchcock
793 
WWUS71 KBUF 271910
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
310 PM EDT Thu May 27 2021

NYZ007-008-280315-
/O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0006.210528T0400Z-210528T1200Z/
Jefferson-Lewis-
Including the cities of Watertown and Lowville
310 PM EDT Thu May 27 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the lower to mid 30s will result in 
  frost formation.

* WHERE...Jefferson and Lewis counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
210 
WWUS71 KBUF 272351
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
751 PM EDT Thu May 27 2021

NYZ007-008-280800-
/O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0006.210528T0400Z-210528T1200Z/
Jefferson-Lewis-
Including the cities of Watertown and Lowville
751 PM EDT Thu May 27 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Jefferson and Lewis counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
012 
WWUS71 KBUF 280226
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1026 PM EDT Thu May 27 2021

NYZ007-008-281030-
/O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0006.210528T0400Z-210528T1200Z/
Jefferson-Lewis-
Including the cities of Watertown and Lowville
1026 PM EDT Thu May 27 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Jefferson and Lewis counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
871 
WWUS71 KBUF 280737
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
337 AM EDT Fri May 28 2021

NYZ007-008-280845-
/O.CAN.KBUF.FR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210528T1200Z/
Jefferson-Lewis-
Including the cities of Watertown and Lowville
337 AM EDT Fri May 28 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Clouds have arrived in the area and further temperatures decreases
and the attendant frost is no longer expected.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 8:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara29 min
May 26, 8:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee24 min
May 27, 4:13 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF52 hr

Nearby

Frost Advisories in New York, 2021Every frost advisory in 2021

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.