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NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1012 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 2 PM
EDT TUESDAY...
* LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN TIER.
* TIMING...MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 55
TO 65 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
LAKE SHORE AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH A SATURATED GROUND WILL
RESULT IN DOWNED TREES WHICH CAN BLOCK ROADWAYS AND TAKE OUT
POWER LINES. IT IS UNUSUAL TO GET WINDS THIS STRONG FROM A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION. TREES IN THIS AREA ARE ANCHORED AGAINST THE
PREVAILING WEST WIND...SO STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH WILL
PRODUCE MORE WIND DAMAGE THAN NORMAL FOR THESE WIND SPEEDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES
CHAUTAUQUA-
1007 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
* LOCATIONS...ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE FROM NEAR SUNSET BAY
SOUTHWESTWARD.
* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
PRODUCE VERY HIGH WAVES AND RISING WATER ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE
OF THE LAKE.
* TIMING...MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY IN BAYS AND INLETS ALONG THE
SOUTHERN SHORELINE OF LAKE ERIE. RISING WATER LEVELS IN HARBORS
MAY BREAK BOATS FROM THEIR MOORINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
LAKESHORE FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR
THE SHORE SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY...AND LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
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-
1004 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...
* WINDS...NORTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS...WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50
KNOTS.
* WAVES...6 TO 12 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.