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Special Marine Warning
ActiveRipley to Dunkirk NY; Dunkirk to Buffalo NY; Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
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 Lake Erie Beach to Ripley...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 703 PM EDT, a gust front was located near Dunkirk, moving southeast at 45 knots. Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected within the next two hours.
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... Van Buren Point, Lake Erie Beach, Dunkirk, Barcelona, Ripley, and Sunset Bay.
Data from the National Weather Service
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