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Special Marine Warning 39, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 8, 2021

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special marine warning at Jul 8, 2021, 3:48 PM EDT. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2021, 3:48 PM EDT (19:48 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.0 in
Wind
34.0 mph

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 33 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 99 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 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
99 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-128 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
725 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

850 
WHUS51 KBUF 081948
SMWBUF
LEZ020-041-061-082045-
/O.NEW.KBUF.MA.W.0039.210708T1948Z-210708T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
348 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Lake Erie from Silver Creek to Buffalo Harbor... 
  The Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 347 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located 7 nm west of Erie 
  Basin Marina, or 23 nm south of Niagara River, moving east at 25 
  knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and 
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Small Boat Harbor, Lake Erie Beach, Wanakah, Woodlawn Beach, Erie
  Basin Marina, Sturgeon Point, Athol Springs, Bayview and Sunset
  Bay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

&&

LAT...LON 4267 7936 4283 7894 4290 7891 4293 7891
      4293 7886 4289 7885 4285 7880 4279 7880
      4272 7887 4268 7894 4266 7901 4263 7902
      4259 7907 4253 7912 4251 7916
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 270DEG 25KT 4286 7907 

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

HSK
2 follow-up statements
966 
FZUS71 KBUF 082034
MWSBUF

Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
434 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

LEZ020-041-061-082045-
/O.CON.KBUF.MA.W.0039.000000T0000Z-210708T2045Z/
434 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

For the following areas...  

Lake Erie from Silver Creek to Buffalo Harbor... 
The Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor...

At 433 PM EDT, showers were located near Wanakah, or 22 nm northeast 
of Dunkirk, moving east at 30 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and 
         suddenly higher waves.

Locations impacted include...
Small Boat Harbor, Lake Erie Beach, Wanakah, Woodlawn Beach, Erie
Basin Marina, Sturgeon Point, Athol Springs, Bayview and Sunset Bay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

&&

LAT...LON 4267 7936 4283 7894 4290 7891 4293 7891
      4293 7886 4289 7885 4285 7880 4279 7880
      4272 7887 4268 7894 4266 7901 4263 7902
      4259 7907 4253 7912 4251 7916
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 250DEG 32KT 4275 7900 

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

HSK
470 
FZUS71 KBUF 082047
MWSBUF

Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
447 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

LEZ020-041-061-082057-
/O.EXP.KBUF.MA.W.0039.000000T0000Z-210708T2045Z/
447 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EXPIRED AT 445 PM EDT...

The affected areas were...   

Lake Erie from Silver Creek to Buffalo Harbor...  
The Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor...

The shower has weakened and no longer poses a significant threat to
boaters.

LAT...LON 4267 7936 4283 7894 4290 7891 4293 7891
      4293 7886 4289 7885 4285 7880 4279 7880
      4272 7887 4268 7894 4266 7901 4263 7902
      4259 7907 4253 7912 4251 7916
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 270DEG 25KT 4275 7889 

$$

HSK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua56 min
Jul 7, 8:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFAllegany3 hr
Jul 8, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara27 min
Jul 8, 1:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara35 min
Jul 8, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOrleans42 min
Jul 8, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara67 min
Jul 8, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF37 min
Jul 8, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie41 min
Jul 8, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara48 min
Jul 8, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans32 min
Jul 8, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego44 min
Jul 8, 4:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego49 min
Jul 8, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe61 min
Jul 8, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF53 min
Jul 8, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee, Monroe30 min
Jul 8, 4:53 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFMonroe, Wayne3 hr
Jul 8, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis51 min
Jul 8, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego63 min
Jul 8, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis60 min
Jul 8, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis38 min

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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.