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Special Marine Warning issued September 2 at 6:24AM EDT until September 2

Affecting Ripley to Dunkirk NY; Dunkirk to Buffalo NY; Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border

In effect until: Sep 2, 2026, 11:30 AM

Ripley to Dunkirk NY; Dunkirk to Buffalo NY; Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border

Likely impact; effects through 11:30 AM.

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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SMWBUF

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Lake Erie from Ripley to Sunset Bay...

* Until 730 AM EDT.

* At 623 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 12 nm north of
Ripley, or 21 nm west of Dunkirk, moving east at 30 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
Van Buren Point, Dunkirk, Barcelona, and Ripley.

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Special Marine Warning issued September 2 at 6:24AM EDT until September 2

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