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Special Marine Warning 9, NWS Buffalo, NY

June 13, 2021

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special marine warning at Jun 13, 2021, 7:24 PM EDT. It was in force for 66 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
Jun 13, 2021, 7:24 PM EDT (23:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2021, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
49.0 mph

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 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 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 24 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 2021-06-13Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2252 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

631 
WHUS51 KBUF 132324
SMWBUF
LEZ020-LOZ030-140030-
/O.NEW.KBUF.MA.W.0009.210613T2324Z-210614T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
724 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  The Upper and Lower Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 724 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grand 
  Island, moving east at 15 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and large hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and 
           suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in 
           structural damage.

* Locations impacted include...
  Grand Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 4310 7906 4312 7907 4315 7904 4315 7899
      4311 7900 4310 7892 4308 7886 4304 7883
      4301 7884 4298 7888 4290 7885 4291 7891
      4293 7891 4296 7893 4296 7896 4299 7902
      4302 7902 4306 7900 4308 7907
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 281DEG 16KT 4307 7911 

HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...49KTS

$$

EAJ
2 follow-up statements
832 
FZUS71 KBUF 132351
MWSBUF

Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
751 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

LEZ020-LOZ030-140030-
/O.CON.KBUF.MA.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210614T0030Z/
751 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT...

For the following areas...
  The Upper and Lower Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor...

At 750 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Grand Island, 
moving east at 15 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Grand Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 4310 7906 4312 7907 4315 7904 4315 7899
      4311 7900 4310 7892 4308 7886 4304 7883
      4301 7884 4298 7888 4290 7885 4291 7891
      4293 7891 4296 7893 4296 7896 4299 7902
      4302 7902 4306 7900 4308 7907
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 281DEG 16KT 4305 7895 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

EAJ
792 
FZUS71 KBUF 140022
MWSBUF

Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
822 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

LEZ020-LOZ030-140031-
/O.EXP.KBUF.MA.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210614T0030Z/
822 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM EDT...

The affected areas were... 
  The Upper and Lower Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor...

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

LAT...LON 4310 7906 4312 7907 4315 7904 4315 7899
      4311 7900 4310 7892 4308 7886 4304 7883
      4301 7884 4298 7888 4290 7885 4291 7891
      4293 7891 4296 7893 4296 7896 4299 7902
      4302 7902 4306 7900 4308 7907
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 281DEG 16KT 4302 7876 

$$

EAJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus36 min
Jun 13, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara46 min
Jun 13, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF59 min
Jun 13, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFNiagara63 min
Jun 13, 7:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara35 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.