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WWUS71 KBUF 271753
NPWBUF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1253 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
NYZ001>003-010>012-019-085-280730-
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.A.0003.251229T0900Z-251230T0600Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIAGARA FALLS, MEDINA, ROCHESTER,
BUFFALO, BATAVIA, WARSAW, JAMESTOWN, ORCHARD PARK, AND
SPRINGVILLE
1253 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2025
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ERIE, NIAGARA, ORLEANS, MONROE, GENESEE, WYOMING, AND
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
SHALLOW ROOTED TREES IN A SATURATED GROUND WILL BE MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FALLING. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS, INCLUDING OUTDOOR
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST 45 TO 55 MPH
IN FAVORABLE DOWNSLOPE AREAS, INCLUDING THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE TO
THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE FIRST, LATE SUNDAY NIGHT, WITH WINDS
QUICKLY VEERING TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING IN SPEED MONDAY BEHIND
A COLD FRONT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES. SECURE OR
SHELTER OBJECTS IN A SAFE LOCATION PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THE STRONG
WINDS.
DRT
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