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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
104 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

LEZ040-081800-
/O.EXB.KBUF.SC.Y.0078.251007T2300Z-251008T1800Z/
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Ripley to Dunkirk-
104 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 20 knots expected and waves 2 to 4
  feet expected.

* WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Ripley to
  Dunkirk.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 2 PM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Winds and/or waves will cause hazardous conditions
  that could capsize or damage small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
104 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

LOZ043-044-081800-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0078.251007T2300Z-251009T1200Z/
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay-
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay-
104 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 20 knots and waves 3 to 6 feet
  expected.

* WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Ontario from Hamlin Beach
  to Mexico Bay.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 8 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Winds and/or waves will cause hazardous conditions
  that could capsize or damage small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
104 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

LOZ042-081800-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0078.251007T2300Z-251009T0900Z/
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin
Beach-
104 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 20 knots and waves 3 to 5 feet
  expected.

* WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Ontario from the Niagara
  River to Hamlin Beach.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 5 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Winds and/or waves will cause hazardous conditions
  that could capsize or damage small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
914 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

LEZ148-149-080915-
/O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-251008T1800Z/
Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
914 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 20 knots and waves 3 to 5 feet.

* WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Geneva-on-the-
  Lake OH to Ripley NY.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

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