


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
464 WHUS51 KBUF 171111 SMWBUF LEZ040-041-061-171215- /O.NEW.KBUF.MA.W.0066.250817T1111Z-250817T1215Z/ 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