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Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
768 WHUS51 KBUF 200651 SMWBUF LEZ020-040-041-061-LOZ030-042-062-200745- /O.NEW.KBUF.MA.W.0028.240620T0651Z-240620T0745Z/ 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