Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
251 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Lake Erie from Ripley to the Buffalo Harbor...
  Lake Ontario from the Niagara River to Olcott...
  The Upper and Lower Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor...

* Until 345 AM EDT.

* At 248 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 13 nm west of Niagara River to 18 nm northwest of
  Lake Erie Beach to 9 nm north of Erie, moving east at 25 knots.

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

  SOURCE...Radar.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Van Buren Point, Small Boat Harbor, Lake Erie Beach, Grand Island,
  Barcelona, Olcott, Woodlawn Beach, Erie Basin Marina, Wilson, Fort
  Niagara, Sturgeon Point, Ripley, Youngstown, Wanakah, Lewiston,
  Dunkirk, Athol Springs, Bayview, and Sunset Bay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

&&

LAT...LON 4228 7973 4234 7982 4248 7985 4283 7893
      4292 7890 4306 7900 4308 7907 4325 7906
      4345 7920 4363 7870 4331 7868 4324 7900
      4311 7901 4304 7883 4298 7888 4285 7880
      4275 7882 4266 7901 4252 7912 4228 7963
TIME...MOT...LOC 0648Z 266DEG 26KT 4332 7937 4280 7945 4228 8005

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

$$

Mitchell