Special Marine Warning for Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
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For the following areas... Lake Ontario Open Waters from Olcott to Hamlin Beach... At 711 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 13 nm northwest of Sunset Beach to 13 nm northwest of Hamlin Beach, moving north at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail....
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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For the following areas... Lake Ontario Open Waters from Olcott to Hamlin Beach... At 711 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 13 nm northwest of Sunset Beach to 13 nm northwest of Hamlin Beach, moving north at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Strong thunderstorms will remain over mainly open waters.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 22 at 7:11PM EDT until August 22 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
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Special Marine Warning issued August 22 at 7:07PM EDT until August 22 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
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Special Marine Warning issued August 22 at 6:36PM EDT until August 22 at 7:30PM 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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