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Special Marine Warning

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Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY; Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY; Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

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The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Lake Ontario from Hamlin Beach to Fair Haven and Oswego...
* Until 930 AM EDT.
* At 758 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 21 nm north of Hamlin Beach to 9 nm southeast of Sunset Beach, moving east at 40 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and large hail.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage.
* Locations impacted include... Oswego, Ontario Beach, Ontario On The Lake, Hamlin Beach, Sunset Beach, Sodus Bay, Irondequoit Bay, and Fair Haven.
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