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Small Craft Advisory 73, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 12, 2017

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this small craft advisory at Aug 12, 2017, 4:39 AM EDT. It took effect at Aug 12, 2017, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 12, 2017, 4:39 AM EDT (08:39 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 12, 2017, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 12, 2017, 10:09 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

The text

As transmitted.

884 
WHUS71 KBUF 120839
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
439 AM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

LEZ040-041-121645-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SC.Y.0073.170812T1400Z-170813T0300Z/
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
439 AM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
EDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS.

* WAVES...3 TO 5 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.

&&

$$

LEZ020-121645-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SC.Y.0073.170812T1400Z-170813T0000Z/
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
439 AM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS.

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
385 
WHUS71 KBUF 121554
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1154 AM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

LEZ040-041-130000-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-170813T0300Z/
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
1154 AM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES...3 TO 5 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.

&&

$$

LEZ020-130000-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-170813T0000Z/
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
1154 AM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

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.

&&

$$

HITCHCOCK
723 
WHUS71 KBUF 121849
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
249 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

LEZ040-041-130300-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-170813T0300Z/
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
249 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES...3 TO 5 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.

&&

$$

LEZ020-130000-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-170813T0000Z/
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
249 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

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.

&&

$$

HITCHCOCK
259 
WHUS71 KBUF 122336
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
736 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

LEZ020-130045-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-170813T0000Z/
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
736 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

LEZ040-041-130300-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-170813T0300Z/
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
736 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS.

* WAVES...3 TO 5 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.

&&

$$

JJR
356 
WHUS71 KBUF 130209
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1009 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

LEZ040-041-130315-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-170813T0300Z/
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
1009 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS AND WAVES ARE NOW SUBSIDING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO
OVERNIGHT...THEREFORE THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

JJR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 11:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF96 min
Aug 12, 12:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson55 min
Aug 12, 4:38 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUFChautauqua, Erie18 hr
Aug 12, 1:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF56 min
Aug 12, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOntario24 min
Aug 12, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego48 min
Aug 12, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Oswego, Wayne60 min
Aug 12, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis, Oswego65 min
Aug 12, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis24 min
Aug 12, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara37 min
Aug 12, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara, Orleans50 min
Aug 12, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF31 min
Aug 12, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF63 min
Aug 12, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie28 min
Aug 12, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWyoming28 min

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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.