Special Marine Warning 73, NWS Buffalo, NY

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
448 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

.SYNOPSIS...
Weak high pressure will drift slowly across the eastern Great Lakes
through tonight, with mainly dry weather outside of perhaps an
isolated shower or thunderstorm. There will be a better chance of
showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday when a cold front will cross
the region. Mainly dry weather will return Wednesday before another
cold front brings a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday
followed by cooler and less humid weather on Friday.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
Visible satellite imagery shows mostly sunny skies across
western and north central NY early this evening. A weak shortwave
and surface trough will move across the Saint Lawrence Valley
late this afternoon and evening, producing a few scattered
showers and thunderstorms. Most activity should stay north of
Jefferson and Lewis counties. A few showers possible across the
Niagara Frontier early this evening.

Tonight weak high pressure will continue to drift east into New
England. Any spotty showers and storms across the Saint Lawrence
Valley in the evening will end, leaving dry weather overnight. A
convectively augmented shortwave will move out of the central Great
Lakes and into southern Ontario late tonight, with increasing clouds
across our region late. Any rain associated with this feature will
remain to our north and west through early Tuesday morning. Lows
will range from the mid 60s on the lake plains to the upper 50s in
the cooler Southern Tier valleys and Lewis County. There may be some
patchy fog across the Southern Tier valleys.

A cold front will drop across the region on Tuesday, with most model
guidance showing at least some precipitation with this frontal
passage. Timing is a bit early to take advantage of diurnally driven
instability, which will be limited since cloud cover will move in
ahead of the front. However most of the morning will be rainfree
which will allow some instability to develop. Additionally, there
will be a fair amount of mid-level wind shear with 700 mb winds
increasing to 45 kts. This could support some stronger storms with
both gusty winds and hail possible. SPC introduced a marginal risk
for severe thunderstorms for most of our area. The time for the
greatest risk would roughly be between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Tuesday.

Frontal boundary will gradually push south and east of the area
Tuesday night with showers and thunderstorms tapering off to showers
late in the night. The front will also usher in cooler weather with
lows ranging from the mid 50s to lower 60s. Some fog is also
possible across the Southern Tier.

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.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
Surface high pressure will reside across western and north central
NY Wednesday. A warm front will approach southwest NY through the
day and a few showers and storms are possible in this area.
Elsewhere, a majority of the region will be dry Wednesday. High
temperatures will rise into the mid to upper 70s.

A warm front will track across the region Wednesday night. PWATs
will rise however the highest moisture content will stay across
the Ohio Valley into Thursday. Showers are possible mainly
across western NY Wednesday night. Instability will increase
Thursday while a shortwave trough approaches the region. The
wind field will increase and showers and storms are possible
through Thursday evening. Multiple areas of low pressure may
develop on a cold front that will move through the region
Thursday night. The added convergence and increase in moisture
will keep the likelihood of showers and storms Thursday night.
Cool northwest flow will filter into the region with 850mb
temperatures falling to +6C by Friday morning. Daytime heating
and steepening low- level lapse rates will allow for some
showers to form. Lake enhancement might also increase shower
chances through Friday afternoon.

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.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
High pressure building across the region at the start of the period
will maintain dry and cool conditions through most of Saturday. Low
developing over western Ontario is forecast to approach the region
bringing an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms late
Saturday into Sunday. The low's associated cold front will usher in
a reinforcing shot of cooler air to start out the next work week.

Look for cool highs in the low to mid 70s on Saturday and Sunday
before highs on Monday remain within a few degrees of 70s. Low
temperatures Friday night will dip into the 40s across the interior
sections of the southern tier and north country.

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.AVIATION /21Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Mainly dry weather and VFR will prevail today as a weak area of high
pressure and mid level dry air remains in place. Isolated showers
and thunderstorms near KIAG/KBUF/KART. Small chance of a brief
vsby restriction at these sites.

VFR will continue to prevail in most areas tonight. Some patchy
river valley fog will form across the Southern Tier late. Expect
this will be less widespread than last night, with marginal
confidence that it will build across KJHW.

Showers will spread across the region on Tuesday, but cloud bases
should remain VFR through 18Z. Increasing chances of showers and
possibly a thunderstorm Tuesday afternoon and evening with localized
MVFR/IFR possible.

Outlook...

Tuesday night...VFR prevailing, with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms and associated brief/local CIG/VSBY restrictions.
Wednesday...VFR.
Thursday...VFR prevailing, with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms and associated brief/local CIG/VSBY restrictions.
Friday and Saturday...VFR.

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.MARINE...
Weak high pressure will ridge from Ohio to Southern New England
tonight, then a weak cold front will drop across the waters on
Tuesday. Another high pressure system will build on on Wednesday.
Winds will remain under 15 knots through Wednesday. A few
thunderstorms are possible Tuesday with locally higher winds and
waves.

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.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...None.
MARINE...None.

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SYNOPSIS...Apffel
NEAR TERM...Apffel/HSK
SHORT TERM...HSK
LONG TERM...Levan
AVIATION...Apffel/HSK
MARINE...Apffel

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
249 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-271900-
Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson-Lewis-
Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Chautauqua-
Cattaraugus-Allegany-Southern Erie-
249 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western and north central New
York.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

There's a marginal risk that thunderstorms will produce gusty winds
and large hail on Tuesday afternoon through early Tuesday evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and
statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo
can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf

LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-271900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Ripley to Dunkirk-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Dunkirk to Buffalo-
Lower Niagara River-
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay-
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay-
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence
River-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay-
Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay-
Lake Ontario open waters from Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River-
Saint Lawrence River from Cape Vincent to Ogdensburg-
Saint Lawrence River from Ogdensburg to Saint Regis-
249 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the New York waters of Lake
Erie, Lake Ontario, and the Saint Lawrence River.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

There's a marginal risk that thunderstorms will produce gusty winds
and large hail on Tuesday afternoon through early Tuesday evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and
statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo
can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf

Apffel

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
515 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

NYZ007-008-262215-
Jefferson-Lewis-
515 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTH
CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTIES...

At 515 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Redwood, or 16
miles west of Gouverneur, moving southeast at 25 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Fort Drum, Carthage, Redwood, Kring Point State Park, Philadelphia,
Alexandria Bay, Theresa, Antwerp, Harrisville, Diana Center, Plessis,
Oxbow, Muskellunge Lake, Lake Bonaparte and Natural Bridge.

This includes Interstate 81 near exit 50.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

LAT...LON 4441 7584 4439 7583 4437 7578 4413 7525
      4393 7549 4429 7599
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 312DEG 20KT 4433 7579

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