Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1047 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Lake Erie from Ripley to teh Buffalo Harbor...
  The Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor...

* Until 1215 PM EDT.

* At 1045 AM EDT, showers producing waterspouts were located along a
  line extending from near Wanakah to near Van Buren Point, moving
  northeast at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts.

  SOURCE...Public.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can create locally hazardous seas.

* Locations impacted include...
  Van Buren Point, Small Boat Harbor, Lake Erie Beach, Barcelona,
  Wanakah, Woodlawn Beach, Erie Basin Marina, Sturgeon Point,
  Dunkirk, Athol Springs, Bayview, and Sunset Bay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous
seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 4228 7971 4236 7973 4273 7919 4283 7894
      4293 7891 4293 7886 4289 7885 4285 7880
      4278 7880 4275 7882 4270 7891 4266 7901
      4263 7902 4259 7907 4253 7911 4246 7932
      4238 7943 4228 7963
TIME...MOT...LOC 1445Z 240DEG 27KT 4278 7894 4250 7952

WATERSPOUT...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...<34KTS

$$

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