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Special Marine Warning for Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY; Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border +1 more

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SMWBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Ontario from near Youngstown to near Greece, NY. * Until 400 PM EDT. * At 253 PM EDT, showers and thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 15 nm north of Sunset Beach to 13...

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Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.

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SMWBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Ontario from near Youngstown to near Greece, NY. * Until 400 PM EDT. * At 253 PM EDT, showers and thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 15 nm north of Sunset Beach to 13 nm north of Niagara River to 10 nm north of Fort Niagara, moving east at 30 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Wilson, Sunset Beach, Thirty Mile Point, Olcott, and Hamlin Beach.

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    Special Marine Warning issued August 23 at 2:54PM EDT until August 23 at 4:00PM 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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