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Small Craft Advisory 15, NWS Buffalo, NY

February 18, 2021

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this small craft advisory at Feb 18, 2021, 6:11 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 18, 2021, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Feb 18, 2021, 6:11 AM EST (11:11 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 18, 2021, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 18, 2021, 9:23 PM EST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

The text

As transmitted.

325 
WHUS71 KBUF 181111
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
611 AM EST Thu Feb 18 2021

LOZ042-181915-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SC.Y.0015.210218T2100Z-210219T0600Z/
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin
Beach-
611 AM EST Thu Feb 18 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 20 knots and waves 3 to 6 feet 
  expected.

* WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Ontario from the Niagara 
  River to Hamlin Beach.

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Winds and/or waves will cause hazardous conditions 
  that could capsize or damage small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
144 
WHUS71 KBUF 181706
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1206 PM EST Thu Feb 18 2021

LOZ042-190115-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0015.210218T2100Z-210219T0600Z/
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin
Beach-
1206 PM EST Thu Feb 18 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 20 knots and waves 3 to 6 feet.

* WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Ontario from the Niagara 
  River to Hamlin Beach.

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Winds and/or waves will cause hazardous conditions 
  that could capsize or damage small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$
144 
WHUS71 KBUF 182052
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
352 PM EST Thu Feb 18 2021

LOZ042-190500-
/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0015.210218T2100Z-210219T0600Z/
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin
Beach-
352 PM EST Thu Feb 18 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 20 knots and waves 3 to 5 feet.

* WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Ontario from the Niagara 
  River to Hamlin Beach.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Winds and/or waves will cause hazardous conditions 
  that could capsize or damage small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$
345 
WHUS71 KBUF 190223
MWWBUF

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
923 PM EST Thu Feb 18 2021

LOZ042-190330-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-210219T0600Z/
Lake Ontario nearshore waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin
Beach-
923 PM EST Thu Feb 18 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have shifted to the east-southeast with diminishing waves.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 3:24 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchBUFCayuga, Monroe, Wayne23 hr

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Sources

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