Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
219 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Lake Erie from Ripley to Athol Springs...
* Until 315 PM EST.
* At 218 PM EST, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 nm west of Lake Erie Beach to 10 nm northwest of
Van Buren Point to near Ripley, moving east at 45 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater 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, Lake Erie Beach, Wanakah, Barcelona, Sturgeon
Point, Dunkirk, Athol Springs, Ripley, and Sunset Bay.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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LAT...LON 4228 7973 4234 7982 4237 7982 4252 7974
4277 7910 4277 7881 4268 7894 4266 7901
4263 7902 4252 7912 4246 7932 4238 7943
4228 7963
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 268DEG 47KT 4267 7926 4254 7962 4228 7967
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
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JJR