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Special Marine Warning for Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor; Dunkirk to Buffalo NY; Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border

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For the following areas... Lake Erie from Dunkirk to the Buffalo Harbor... The Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor... At 832 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Small Boat Harbor to near Lake Erie Beach, moving east at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater....

What the bulletin says to do

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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For the following areas... Lake Erie from Dunkirk to the Buffalo Harbor... The Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor... At 832 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Small Boat Harbor to near Lake Erie Beach, moving east at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Small Boat Harbor, Lake Erie Beach, Wanakah, Woodlawn Beach, Erie Basin Marina, Sturgeon Point, Athol Springs, Bayview, and Sunset Bay.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued August 2 at 8:35PM EDT until August 2 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

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  2. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued August 2 at 7:43PM EDT until August 2 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Buffalo NY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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