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Small Craft Advisory 73, NWS Buffalo, NY

October 18, 2008

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this small craft advisory at Oct 18, 2008, 3:11 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 18, 2008, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 18, 2008, 3:11 AM EDT (07:11 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 18, 2008, 7:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 18, 2008, 3:11 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000
WHUS71 KBUF 180711
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
311 AM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008


LOZ042-043-181500-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SC.Y.0073.081018T1100Z-081018T1500Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
311 AM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. 

WAVES WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 4 FEET THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE
TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WAVES 4 FEET OR
HIGHER. THIS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
000
WHUS71 KBUF 181415
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1015 AM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008

LOZ042-043-182000-
/O.EXT.KBUF.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-081018T2000Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
1015 AM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHEAST WINS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL RESULT IN WAVES OF 3 TO 5
FEET THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS
EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WAVES 4 FEET OR
HIGHER. THIS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

SFM
000
WHUS71 KBUF 181416
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1016 AM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008

LOZ042-043-182000-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-081018T2000Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
1016 AM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL RESULT IN WAVES OF 3 TO
5 FEET THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE TO 1 TO 3 FEET
THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WAVES 4 FEET OR
HIGHER. THIS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
000
WHUS71 KBUF 181911
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
311 PM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008

...WINDS AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND WAVES SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

LOZ042-043-182015-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-081018T2000Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
311 PM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND WAVES SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

$$

SFM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 17, 8:23 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryBUFCayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe and 4 more12 hr
Oct 18, 3:18 AM EDTFreeze WarningBUFCayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe and 4 more29 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.