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Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
529 AM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026

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/O.CON.KBUF.MA.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260415T1015Z/
529 AM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EDT...

For the following areas...
    Lake Erie from Barcelona to Buffalo...
    The Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor...

At 528 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Erie Basin Marina to near Van Buren Point, moving
northeast at 55 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
         suddenly higher waves.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 4264 7943 4283 7893 4292 7890 4296 7893
      4299 7902 4306 7900 4311 7906 4313 7900
      4311 7900 4308 7890 4278 7881 4266 7901
      4252 7914 4246 7932 4234 7953
TIME...MOT...LOC 0928Z 244DEG 53KT 4293 7893 4240 7940

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

Hitchcock