Alert archive / New York / Heavy Freezing Spray Warnings in 2014

Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 3, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 24, 2014

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this heavy freezing spray warning at Jan 24, 2014, 3:56 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 24, 2014, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 24, 2014, 3:56 AM EST (08:56 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 24, 2014, 3:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 25, 2014, 9:27 PM EST
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

The text

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

773 
WHUS71 KBUF 240856
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
356 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

LOZ042-241700-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140124T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140124T1800Z-140125T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140124T2000Z-140125T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.UP.W.0003.140124T2000Z-140125T1600Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
356 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...7 TO 10 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ062-241700-
/O.UPG.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140124T1800Z-140125T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140124T2000Z-140125T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.UP.W.0003.140124T2000Z-140125T1600Z/
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
356 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 40 KNOTS.

* WAVES...10 TO 13 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ063-241700-
/O.UPG.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140124T2100Z-140125T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140124T2200Z-140125T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.UP.W.0003.140124T2200Z-140125T1600Z/
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
356 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...8 TO 11 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ064-065-241700-
/O.NEW.KBUF.UP.W.0003.140124T2200Z-140125T1600Z/
/O.UPG.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140125T0000Z-140125T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140124T2200Z-140125T1600Z/
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
356 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...9 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LEZ020-040-041-241700-
/O.UPG.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140124T1800Z-140125T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140124T2000Z-140125T1200Z/
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
356 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ043-241700-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140124T2100Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140124T2100Z-140125T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
356 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES...5 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ044-241700-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140125T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140125T0000Z-140125T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
356 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES...6 TO 9 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ045-241700-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0010.140124T1800Z-140125T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140125T0000Z-140125T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE RIVER-
356 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO 30 KNOTS.

* WAVES...9 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ030-241700-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140124T1800Z-140125T1700Z/
LOWER NIAGARA RIVER-
356 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
278 
WHUS71 KBUF 241453
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
953 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

LOZ043-242300-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140124T2100Z/
/O.UPG.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140124T2100Z-140125T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140124T2100Z-140125T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
953 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...5 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ044-242300-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140125T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140125T0000Z-140125T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140125T0000Z-140125T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
953 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...6 TO 9 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ045-242300-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0010.140124T1800Z-140125T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140125T0000Z-140125T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140125T0000Z-140125T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE RIVER-
953 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...9 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ030-242300-
/O.UPG.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140124T1800Z-140125T1700Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140124T1800Z-140125T1700Z/
LOWER NIAGARA RIVER-
953 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST
SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ042-062-242300-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140124T2000Z-140125T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.140124T2000Z-140125T1600Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
953 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 40 KNOTS.

* WAVES...10 TO 13 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ063>065-242300-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140124T2200Z-140125T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.140124T2200Z-140125T1600Z/
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
953 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...9 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LEZ020-040-041-242300-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140124T2000Z-140125T1200Z/
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
953 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
126 
WHUS71 KBUF 242055
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
355 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

LOZ043-250500-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140124T2100Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140124T2100Z-140125T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KBUF.UP.W.0003.140124T2200Z-140125T1600Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
355 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES. 

* WAVES...6 TO 9 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

&&

$$

LOZ045-250500-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140125T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KBUF.UP.W.0003.140124T2200Z-140125T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140125T0000Z-140125T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE RIVER-
355 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KNOT GALES. 

* WAVES...11 TO 15 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIP ED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

&&

$$

LOZ044-250500-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140125T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KBUF.UP.W.0003.140124T2200Z-140125T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140125T0000Z-140125T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
355 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES. 

* WAVES...8 TO 11 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIP ED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

&&

$$

LOZ042-062-250500-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
355 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 40 KNOTS.

* WAVES...11 TO 15 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ063>065-250500-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.140124T2200Z-140125T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.140124T2200Z-140125T1600Z/
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
355 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO 40 KNOTS.

* WAVES...11 TO 15 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LEZ020-040-041-250500-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T1200Z/
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
355 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 40 KNOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ030-250500-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T1700Z/
LOWER NIAGARA RIVER-
355 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
456 
WHUS71 KBUF 250237
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
937 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

LOZ042-062-251045-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
937 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 40 KNOTS.

* WAVES...AS HIGH AS 10 TO 14 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ063>065-251045-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
937 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST TO 40 KNOTS.

* WAVES...AS HIGH AS 10 TO 14 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ043-251045-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T2100Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
937 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...AS HIGH AS 6 TO 9 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

&&

$$

LOZ044-045-251045-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T2100Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140125T1600Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE RIVER-
937 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...AS HIGH AS 10 TO 14 FEET IN ICE FREE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIP ED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

&&

$$

LEZ020-040-041-251045-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T1200Z/
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
937 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 40 KNOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ030-251045-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T1700Z/
LOWER NIAGARA RIVER-
937 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

JJR
254 
WHUS71 KBUF 250847
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
347 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

LOZ042-062-251700-
/O.EXT.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140125T1800Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
347 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 40 KNOTS.

* WAVES...10 TO 13 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ063>065-251700-
/O.EXT.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
347 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...9 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ043-251700-
/O.EXT.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
347 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...7 TO 10 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

&&

$$

LOZ044-045-251700-
/O.EXT.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE RIVER-
347 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...9 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS
NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY
EQUIP ED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA.

&&

$$

LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-251500-
/O.EXT.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T1500Z/
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
LOWER NIAGARA RIVER-
347 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
503 
WHUS71 KBUF 251138
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
638 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

LOZ042-062-251945-
/O.EXT.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0000Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
638 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...7 TO 13 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ063>065-251945-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
638 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...6 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ043-251945-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
638 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...5 TO 9 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

&&

$$

LOZ044-045-251945-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE RIVER-
638 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...8 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIP ED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

&&

$$

LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-251500-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T1500Z/
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
LOWER NIAGARA RIVER-
638 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
975 
WHUS71 KBUF 251437
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
937 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-251545-
/O.CAN.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140125T1500Z/
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
LOWER NIAGARA RIVER-
937 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. 



$$

LOZ042-062-252245-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0000Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
937 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...9 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ063>065-252245-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
937 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...9 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ043-252245-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
937 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...7 TO 10 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

&&

$$

LOZ044-045-252245-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE RIVER-
937 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...9 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIP ED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

&&

$$
354 
WHUS71 KBUF 252035
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
335 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

LOZ042-062-260000-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0000Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
335 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...8 TO 11 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ063>065-260300-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
335 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...9 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ043-260300-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
335 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...9 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

&&

$$

LOZ044-045-260300-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE RIVER-
335 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...9 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIP ED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

&&

$$
328 
WHUS71 KBUF 252353
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
653 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

LOZ042-260800-
/O.CAN.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.SC.Y.0011.140125T2353Z-140126T2100Z/
/O.CAN.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0000Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
653 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY. THE HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...WEST TO 30 KNOTS.

* WAVES...AS HIGH AS 6 TO 10 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ062-260100-
/O.CAN.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0000Z/
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
653 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

LOZ063>065-260300-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
653 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...AS HIGH AS 9 TO 13 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOZ043-260300-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
653 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...AS HIGH AS 9 TO 13 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

&&

$$

LOZ044-045-260300-
/O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE RIVER-
653 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOTS.

* WAVES...AS HIGH AS 9 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIP ED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

&&

$$

JJR
842 
WHUS71 KBUF 260227
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
927 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

LOZ043-261030-
/O.CAN.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CAN.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KBUF.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140126T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.GL.A.0005.140127T0900Z-140127T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
927 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 


* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY...INCREASING
  TO 35 KNOT GALES LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* WAVES...7 TO 10 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

LOZ044-045-261030-
/O.CAN.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CAN.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KBUF.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140127T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.GL.A.0005.140127T0900Z-140127T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE RIVER-
927 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SUNDAY. A GALE
WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO 
  MONDAY.

* WAVES...8 TO 11 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

LOZ063>065-261030-
/O.CAN.KBUF.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.CAN.KBUF.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140126T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.GL.A.0005.140127T0900Z-140127T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
927 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY...INCREASING TO
  35 KNOT GALES LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* WAVES...8 TO 11 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

LOZ042-261030-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140126T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.GL.A.0005.140127T0900Z-140127T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
927 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WEST TO 30 KNOTS OVERNIGHT...15 TO 25 KNOTS SUNDAY...
  INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* WAVES...6 TO 9 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

LOZ062-261030-
/O.NEW.KBUF.GL.A.0005.140127T0900Z-140127T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
927 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
  MONDAY.

* WAVES...8 TO 11 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

RSH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heavy freezing spray warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heavy freezing spray warning went out at Jan 24, 3:41 AM EST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 3:41 AM EST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
341 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
IT WILL BECOME WINDY ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...AS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST WHILE AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. AS THIS FRONT DRAWS CLOSER
TONIGHT...SOME SNOW WILL BREAK OUT WITH STRONG WINDS CAUSING REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. THE FRONT WILL THEN CROSS OUR REGION ON
SATURDAY...AND WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
IMPRESSIVE... WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND
UNFAVORABLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
THERE WILL BE TWO MAIN ISSUES TO DEAL WITH DURING THIS PERIOD. THE
FIRST WILL BE THE ON GOING LAKE SNOWS SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.

A WEAK RIDGE CROSSING OUR REGION THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY BRING
AN END TO THE ACCUMULATING LAKE SNOWS SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO AS
WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE DAY. AT DAYBREAK...MULTIPLE BANDS OF SNOW
WILL BE FOUND EAST OF ROCHESTER TO NEAR SYRACUSE. AS WE PUSH THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS...THE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BACK IN THE WAKE OF THE
EXITING RIDGE AND THIS WILL LIFT THE WEAKENING LAKE SNOWS TO THE
NORTH ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY. BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THE REMNANTS
OF THE LAKE SNOW WILL BE NORTH OF THE TUG HILL. ADDITIONAL DAYTIME
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM A HALF INCH OVER THE
EASTERN SECTIONS OF MONROE COUNTY TO 2-3 INCHES OVER EASTERN
WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND WESTERN OSWEGO COUNTIES. WILL LEAVE THE
CURRENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN PLACE.

ELSEWHERE TODAY...THE MOST NOTICEABLE WEATHER FEATURE WILL BE THE
STRENGTHENING WINDS. AS THE NOSE OF THE SFC HIGH MOVES AWAY DURING
THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH DOWN
ACROSS THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES TO LAKE SUPERIOR. THIS WILL TIGHTEN THE
SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS ALL OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION...WITH
WINDS ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN COUNTIES INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES...THE MERCURY WILL
CLIMB INTO THE TEENS ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON
WITH READINGS A FEW DEGREES COLDER ACROSS THE SRN TIER AND EAST OF
LK ONTARIO. WHILE THESE READINGS WILL BE A BIT HIGHER THAN
YESTERDAY...THE STRONGER WINDS WILL KEEP WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW
ZERO.

IT WILL THEN BE QUITE WINDY TONIGHT AS THE AFOREMENTIONED ARCTIC
FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND END UP ON OUR
DOORSTEP BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. THE CONTINUED TIGHTENING OF THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH A 60KT LOW LEVEL JET TO PRODUCE
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WHILE THIS WILL BE WITHIN A
WARM ADVECTIVE REGIME...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS ARE FORECAST TO
BE FOUND UNDER THE NORMALLY PROTECTIVE LOW LEVEL INVERSION. THE
DAYSHIFT WILL HAVE TO REANALYZE THIS SCENARIO AS WARNING CRITERIA
WINDS WILL NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION ACROSS THE ELEVATED TERRAIN
WEST OF THE FINGER LAKES.

ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BREAK OUT
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER
MIDNIGHT...BUT ONCE IT GETS STARTED...IT WILL COMBINE WITH ANY LOOSE
SNOW COVER AND THE STRONG WINDS TO GREATLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO BE AN
INCH OR SO...BUT THE WINDS WILL MAGNIFY THAT AND THIS WILL RESULT IN
A GREATER IMPACT...THUS THE CONTINUED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
THERE WILL BE NO DOUBT THAT IT IS WINTER IN WESTERN NEW YORK THIS
WEEKEND...WITH COLD TEMPERATURES...GUSTY WINDS...AND A PERSISTENT
THREAT FOR SNOW.

ON SATURDAY...A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG AN ARCTIC
FRONT WHICH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
00Z GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO TREND TOWARD THE FRONT BEING THE MORE
PREDOMINANT FEATURE THAN THE SURFACE LOW. THIS DIMINISHES THE
POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS...BUT IT STILL WILL BE WINDY SATURDAY
MORNING WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THERE WILL BE
SOME LIFT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROF AND WITH THE FRONT...BUT LIMITED
MOISTURE DUE TO THE DRY SOURCE REGION AND SIGNIFICANT ICE COVER ON
LAKE ERIE WILL LIMIT QPF. MUCH OF THE QPF APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED
WITH UPSLOPING...WITH STRONG LIFT IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER SHOWN BY THE
00Z NAM BUFKIT IN SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE REGIONS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
GUIDANCE IS OVERDONE IN THESE LOCATIONS IF THERE IS NOT ADEQUATE
MOISTURE IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER. OUTSIDE OF THE UPSLOPING...EXPECT
ABOUT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON SATURDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WIND
WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON SATURDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN TYPICALLY WINDY
LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER AND TUG HILL.

THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL USHER IN YET ANOTHER ROUND OF BITTERLY COLD AIR
INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP WELL BELOW
ZERO...POTENTIALLY REQUIRING ANOTHER ROUND WIND CHILL ADVISORY
HEADLINES. IN ADDITION...850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO AROUND
-23C AND THIS COMBINED WITH MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL
TROF ALOFT WILL SET UP FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP SE OF LAKE ONTARIO SATURDAY
EVENING...WITH THE 00Z NAM EVEN HINTING AT A TIE IN TO LAKE HURON
WHICH COULD BRING MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. THIS SOLUTION
APPEARS QUESTIONABLE...HOWEVER THERE IS INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN
ADVISORY TYPE ACCUMULATIONS OFF OF LAKE ONTARIO SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY. THIS BAND WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD INTO OSWEGO COUNTY SUNDAY MORNING
AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT LIFTS TOWARD WATERTOWN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THERE
IS A POTENTIAL FOR WARNING CRITERIA SNOWS (7 INCHES PLUS IN 12
HOURS)...BUT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN THERE WOULD NEED TO BE A LAKE HURON
CONNECTION...OR AN INTENSE CONVERGENCE BAND. WHILE THIS IS
POSSIBLE...THERE IS A VERY LIMITED WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY...WITH THE
MAJORITY OF MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTING LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS IN THE
ADVISORY RANGE.

ON SUNDAY...A FAIRLY VIGOROUS CLIPPER LOW WILL APPROACH FROM THE
UPPER LAKES. THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG SHORTWAVE EMBEDDED IN
THE 500 MB FLOW...WITH STRONG MODEL CONSENSUS THAT IT WILL DEVELOP
AND MOVE ACROSS OUR REGION AMONG NAM/GFS/ECMWF/GGEM. THE 00Z NAM IS
NOTABLY STRONGER WITH THE LOW THAN MOST OTHER MODELS...AND IF THE
NAM WERE TO VERIFY THERE COULD BE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT.
GIVEN ITS OUTLIER STATUS WILL SCALE BACK FROM NAM AND BLEND IN OTHER
GUIDANCE BUT STILL EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT.
THIS ALSO WILL BRING A GENERAL LIGHT SNOW TO THE REGION...PROBABLY A
COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LEFT OVER IN THE WAKE OF SUNDAY'S CLIPPER AND
TRANSITION INTO MORE OF A LAKE EFFECT SNOW REGIME AS ARCTIC AIR
RETURNS TO THE REGION. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL BE IF
NOTHING ELSE PERSISTENT...LIKELY TO LAST INTO MID-WEEK. LAKE SNOWS
WILL BE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...BUT SHOULD LIFT
INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. DEPENDING ON MOISTURE
AND BAND INTENSITY...SIGNIFICANT SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME
LOCATIONS.

OTHERWISE...A PERSISTENT UPPER LOW NEAR HUDSON BAY WILL CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE A FRESH SUPPLY OF ARCTIC AIR. DAYTIME HIGHS ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY WILL AGAIN STRUGGLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE SINGLE DIGITS. LOWS
WILL DEPEND ON RADIATIONAL COOLING...WITH AREAS OF CLEAR SKIES AND
LIGHT WINDS LIKELY TO DROP INTO THE MINUS TEENS. TUESDAY NIGHT LOOKS
TO BE PARTICULARLY COLD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER AS HIGH PRESSURE
WILL LIKELY RIDGE IN FROM THE SOUTH. MEANWHILE...WIND CHILLS WILL
AGAIN BE WELL BELOW ZERO FOR MOST OF THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /09Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A NORTHWEST FLOW OF COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO EARLY THIS MORNING WITH LOCAL IFR.
MOST OF THIS WILL REMAIN JUST NORTH AND EAST OF KROC. ELSEWHERE
ACROSS WESTERN NY...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO FLURRIES
AND END BY ABOUT DAYBREAK. THE NORTH COUNTRY WILL BE MAINLY CLEAR
WITH VFR PREVAILING...INCLUDING KART.

AFTER DAYBREAK...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL WEAKEN SOUTHEAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO. WHAT REMAINS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND MIDDAY WILL LIFT
NORTH AND MAY BRIEFLY CROSS KART DURING THE AFTERNOON.

OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
FORECAST AREA. IT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY THROUGH DURING THE MIDDAY
AND AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS NORTHEAST OF LAKE ERIE AND
20-30 KNOTS ELSEWHERE.

FOR THE UPCOMING NIGHT...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE
AREA AFTER ABOUT 04Z...WITH VSBY DETERIORATING TO IFR DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG...
WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS IN MANY AREAS.

OUTLOOK...
SATURDAY...CONDITIONS DETERIORATING TO IFR IN WIDESPREAD
SNOW/BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MVFR/IFR IN LINGERING LAKE EFFECT
SNOW. OTHERWISE...VFR.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MVFR TO IFR IN GENERAL SNOW ASSOCIATED
WITH A PASSING LOW.
TUESDAY...MAINLY VFR...WITH MVFR IN LINGERING LAKE EFFECT SNOW.

&&

.MARINE...
HAVE HOISTED A GALE WARNING FOR THE NEW YORK NEARSHORE WATERS OF
LAKE ERIE...AND FOR MUCH OF LAKE ONTARIO FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY AS A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE WINDS OF 30
TO 40 KNOTS. HAVE ALSO ISSUED A FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...MAINLY FOR
THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE ONTARIO FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD.

SYNOPTICALLY SPEAKING...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL NOSE UP ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES THIS
MORNING. THIS RIDGE WILL PUSH EAST OF THE LAKES DURING THE MIDDAY
AND AFTERNOON...AND THIS WILL ENCOURAGE WINDS TO FRESHEN TO GALE
FORCE.

THE SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL FURTHER TIGHTEN TONIGHT AS AN ARCTIC
COLD FRONT WILL BEAR PUSH SOUTHEAST FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. THIS
FRONT WILL CROSS THE LOWER LAKES ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DROP BELOW
GALE FORCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL THEN
BE NEEDED FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS INTO SUNDAY.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NYZ001>005-
     010>014-019>021-085.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR NYZ003>008-013-014-021.
     WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NYZ006>008.
     LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
     NYZ003>005.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
         LEZ020-040-041.
         GALE WATCH FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
         SATURDAY MORNING FOR LOZ030.
         GALE WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
         FOR LOZ043.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
         LOZ043.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
         11 AM EST SATURDAY FOR LOZ042-062.
         GALE WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST
         SATURDAY FOR LOZ042-062.
         GALE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
         FOR LOZ044-045.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
         THIS EVENING FOR LOZ045.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
         LOZ044.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
         11 AM EST SATURDAY FOR LOZ063>065.
         GALE WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST
         SATURDAY FOR LOZ063>065.

&&

SYNOPSIS...RSH
NEAR TERM...RSH
SHORT TERM...APFFEL
LONG TERM...APFFEL/WOOD
AVIATION...HITCHCOCK/RSH
MARINE...RSH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 23, 8:17 PM EST, 7 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
817 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

NYZ006>008-250130-
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
817 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 10 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL WARNING.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ003>005-250130-
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
817 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 10 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-250130-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
817 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ013-014-021-250130-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
817 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 10 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-042-062-250130-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
LOWER NIAGARA RIVER-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
817 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE
ONTARIO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

SLZ022-024-250130-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
817 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF THE
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

LOZ043-063-250130-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
817 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

LOZ044-045-064-065-250130-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER-
817 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

HITCHCOCK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 24, 3:56 AM ESTGale WarningBUF42 hr
Jan 24, 3:24 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more42 hr
Jan 24, 3:24 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more18 hr

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Sources

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