Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
711 AM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Lake Erie from Brocton to Woodlawn Beach...

* Until 815 AM EDT.

* At 709 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Van Buren
  Point, or 7 nm northwest of Dunkirk, moving northeast at 35 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...
  Van Buren Point, Lake Erie Beach, Wanakah, Woodlawn Beach, Sturgeon
  Point, Dunkirk, Athol Springs, Bayview, and Sunset Bay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 4257 7962 4282 7894 4277 7881 4275 7883
      4268 7894 4266 7901 4263 7902 4259 7907
      4252 7912 4249 7925 4241 7941
TIME...MOT...LOC 1109Z 246DEG 36KT 4256 7945

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

Welch