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Special Marine Warning
ExpiredRipley to Dunkirk NY; Dunkirk to Buffalo NY; Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
Status
Ended
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
SMWBUF
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Lake Erie from Ripley to Sturgeon Point...
* Until 1145 AM EDT.
* At 1039 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Ripley, or 13 nm northeast of Erie, moving northeast at 45 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots 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, Dunkirk, Barcelona, Ripley, and Sunset Bay.
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