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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
646 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

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

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 645 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 27 nm northwest of Van Buren Point to 8 nm northwest
  of Ripley, moving east at 40 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and large hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in
           structural damage.

* Locations impacted include...
  Small Boat Harbor, Van Buren Point, Lake Erie Beach, Barcelona,
  Woodlawn Beach, Erie Basin Marina, Sturgeon Point, Ripley, Wanakah,
  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 4228 7973 4234 7982 4248 7985 4283 7894
      4290 7891 4294 7892 4296 7888 4278 7882
      4266 7901 4253 7912 4246 7932 4238 7943
      4228 7963
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 265DEG 41KT 4282 7979 4256 7978 4240 7983

HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

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