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urgent - marine weather message
national weather service buffalo ny
1046 pm edt thu aug 17 2017

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lake erie nearshore waters from ripley to dunkirk-
lake erie nearshore waters from dunkirk to buffalo-
1046 pm edt thu aug 17 2017

...small craft advisory in effect from 2 pm friday to 1 am edt
saturday...

the national weather service in buffalo has issued a small craft
advisory...which is in effect from 2 pm friday to 1 am edt
saturday.

* winds...west 20 to 25 knots.

* waves...3 to 6 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.

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outer saginaw bay sw of alabaster to port austin mi to inner
saginaw bay-inner saginaw bay sw of point au gres to bay port mi-
352 pm edt thu aug 17 2017

...small craft advisory remains in effect from 10 am to 8 pm edt
friday...

* wind and waves: during the small craft advisory...expect 
  sustained winds up to 21 knots from the west with gusts up to 
  28 knots. the largest expected significant waves will be 5 
  feet with a potential maximum wave height of 7 feet. 

* timing: the maximum winds are expected around 1 pm edt friday 
  with the largest waves expected around 1 pm edt friday. 

refer to the latest marine forecasts for greater detail.

precautionary/preparedness actions...

a small craft advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots
are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft.
inexperienced mariners...especially those operating smaller
vessels should avoid navigating in these conditions.

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