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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 Thirty Mile Point to Fair Haven...
* Until 230 AM EDT.
* At 1258 AM EDT, a gust front from a line of showers was located along a line extending from 30 nm northeast of Fort Niagara to 13 nm northwest of Sunset Beach to 19 nm southwest of Hamlin Beach, moving northeast at 40 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include... Ontario Beach, Ontario On The Lake, Hamlin Beach, Sunset Beach, Sodus Bay, Irondequoit Bay, and Fair Haven.
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