


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
610 WHUS51 KBUF 250318 SMWBUF LEZ040-041-061-250445- /O.NEW.KBUF.MA.W.0060.250725T0318Z-250725T0445Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1118 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2025 The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Erie from Ripley to Sturgeon Point... * Until 1245 AM EDT. * At 1118 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 12 nm north of Ripley, or 18 nm west of Dunkirk, moving east at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. 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, Barcelona, Sturgeon Point, Dunkirk, Ripley, and Sunset Bay. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 4228 7973 4234 7982 4248 7985 4253 7974 4271 7925 4272 7888 4268 7895 4266 7901 4263 7902 4259 7907 4253 7912 4246 7932 4238 7943 4228 7963 TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 279DEG 29KT 4249 7976 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...40KTS $$ Hitchcock