Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Mexico Bay Ny to the St Lawrence River
- When
- May 9, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Mexico Bay Ny to the St Lawrence River marine zone, Mexico Bay
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Reported by
- BUOY
- Coordinates
- 43.550, -76.283
1 marine thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 9, 9:25 AM EST, 6 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1025 AM EDT THU MAY 9 2002 VSBL SATELLITE SHOWS BRKS IN THE CLDS IN THE WARM SECTOR TO OUR SW OVR EASTERN OHIO AND WESTERN PA WHICH SHLD MAKE IT INTO PTNS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER LKS DURG THE AFTN AND ADD TO THE INSTABILITY DUE TO THE INCREASED SOLAR HEATING. COULD ALSO HAVE SOME BRIEF BRKS IN THE CLDS PTNS OF THE IAG FRONTIER BUT THEY WILL PRBLY BE MORE LIMITED. COLD FRNT MOVING RATHER QUICKLY EAST AND CURRENTLY ALNG IND/OHIO BORDER SHLD APPROACH WNY IN MID-LT AFTN HRS AND FINGER LKS TWD EVE. MESOETA INDICATES QUICK INCREASE IN 850/700 VV FIELDS BY 21Z OVR NW PA NR ERIE ANDS BY 00Z IT EXTENDS NE ACROSS FINGER LKS INTO EASTERN LK ONT. THIS GOES ALNG WITH SPC DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL SQUALL LINE DEVELPG AHEAD OF COLD FRNT LTR THIS AFTN. MESOETA PROFILE DATA ALSO DOUBLED THE CAPES FRM ERLIER ETA RUN WITH HIGHEST VALUES NOW OVR 1000 ALNG SOUTHERN TIER AND IN THE 700 TO 850 RANGE OVR THE IAG FRONTIER AND FINGER LKS REGION. SPC STILL HAS MOST OF OUR FCST AREA IN SLGT RISK OF SVR THIS AFTN EXCEPT FOR AREAS NORTH OF OSWEGO. TEMPS ALREADY IN MID 60S TO NR 70 IN THE FAR WEST AND WITH TEMPS ALREADY IN LOW TO MID 70S IN THE BRKS TO OUR SW I WILL BUMP UP TEMPS A BIT MOST AREAS ESPCLY IN THE AREAS THAT SHLD SEE THE MOST SUNNY BRKS. ALSO INCREASED WNDS AS MOMENTUM TRANSFER ON PROFILE DATA INDICATES GUST POTENTIAL IN THE 35-45 RANGE WEST AND JUST A BIT LOWER IN THE FINGER LKS REGION. ALSO FUNNELING WNDS ALNG BLACK RIVER VALLEY EAST OF LK ONTARIO CREATING STRNG WNDS AT GTB WILL GO WITH 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40 BUT LOCALLY HIGHER ALNG THE VALLEY TILL WNDS BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY BY ERLY AFTN. ONLY CHANGE TO SECOND PERIOD IS TO ADD SCT EVE SHWR/TSTM ESTERN PTN OF THE SOUTHERN TIER. WILL RUN ZNS SHORTLY. .BUF...NONE. JJP
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1 marine thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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