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Small Craft Advisory 69, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 17, 2018

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this small craft advisory at Aug 17, 2018, 1:44 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 17, 2018, 1:44 PM EDT (17:44 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2018, 7:19 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

The text

As transmitted.

958 
WHUS71 KBUF 171744
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
144 PM EDT Fri Aug 17 2018

LEZ040-041-180145-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SC.Y.0069.180817T1744Z-180818T0300Z/
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Ripley to Dunkirk-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Dunkirk to Buffalo-
144 PM EDT Fri Aug 17 2018

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

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Small Craft
Advisory, which is in effect until 11 PM EDT this evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
813 
WHUS71 KBUF 172319
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
719 PM EDT Fri Aug 17 2018

LEZ040-041-180030-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SC.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-180818T0300Z/
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Ripley to Dunkirk-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Dunkirk to Buffalo-
719 PM EDT Fri Aug 17 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has cancelled the Small
Craft Advisory.


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego45 min
Aug 17, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF55 min
Aug 17, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF53 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.