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Beach Hazards Statement 15, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 9, 2026, 9:51 AM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Sep 9, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2026, 9:51 AM EDT (13:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 9, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2026, 9:52 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cayuga County, NY, Erie County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Oswego County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:55 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, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
824 WHUS41 KBUF 091351 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 951 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026 NYZ085-092200- /O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0015.260909T2100Z-260910T1200Z/ Southern Erie- 951 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Southern Erie county. * WHEN...From 5 PM EDT this afternoon through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ007-092200- /O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0015.260909T2100Z-260911T0000Z/ Jefferson- 951 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Jefferson county. * WHEN...From 5 PM EDT this afternoon through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
6 follow-up statements
386 WHUS41 KBUF 091940 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 340 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026 NYZ085-101200- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0015.260909T2100Z-260910T1200Z/ Southern Erie- 340 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Southern Erie county. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ007-101200- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0015.260909T2100Z-260911T0000Z/ Jefferson- 340 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Jefferson county. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
724 WHUS41 KBUF 100154 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 954 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026 NYZ005-006-101000- /O.EXB.KBUF.BH.S.0015.260910T0600Z-260911T0900Z/ Northern Cayuga-Oswego- 954 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Northern Cayuga and Oswego Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM EDT Thursday through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ085-101000- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260910T1200Z/ Southern Erie- 954 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Southern Erie County. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ007-101000- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260911T0000Z/ Jefferson- 954 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Jefferson County. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
438 WHUS41 KBUF 100741 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 341 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026 NYZ085-100845- /O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260910T1200Z/ Southern Erie- 341 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... $$ NYZ007-102000- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260911T0000Z/ Jefferson- 341 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Jefferson county. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ005-006-102000- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260911T0900Z/ Northern Cayuga-Oswego- 341 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Northern Cayuga and Oswego counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
173 WHUS41 KBUF 101958 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 358 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026 NYZ007-110400- /O.EXT.KBUF.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260911T0600Z/ Jefferson- 358 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Jefferson County. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ005-006-110400- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260911T0900Z/ Northern Cayuga-Oswego- 358 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Northern Cayuga and Oswego Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
565 WHUS41 KBUF 102000 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 400 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026 NYZ007-110600- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260911T0600Z/ Jefferson- 400 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Jefferson County. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ005-006-110900- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260911T0900Z/ Northern Cayuga-Oswego- 400 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE...Beaches of Northern Cayuga and Oswego Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
093 WHUS41 KBUF 110152 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 952 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026 NYZ005-006-110300- /O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260911T0900Z/ Northern Cayuga-Oswego- 952 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... The high risk of rip currents has ended. $$ NYZ007-110300- /O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260911T0600Z/ Jefferson- 952 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... The high risk of rip currents has ended. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 9:49 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 43 hr |
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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.