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Special Marine Warning issued October 13 at 1:09PM EDT until October 13 at 1:15PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Special Marine Warning · Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY; Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River; Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.
- Bulletin issued
- 13 October 2026 at 17:09 UTC
- First saved by us
- 13 October 2026 at 16:28 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 13 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source update
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Buffalo NY · Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY; Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River; Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Immediate
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 13 October 2026 at 17:19 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 13 October 2026 at 17:09 UTC / 13 October 2026 at 17:15 UTC
Archived official description
The affected areas were... Lake Ontario from Sackets Harbor to Oswego... The thunderstorms have moved out of the area and no longer pose a significant threat to boaters.
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- Title
- Before
Special Marine Warning issued October 13 at 12:23PM EDT until October 13 at 1:15PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
AfterSpecial Marine Warning issued October 13 at 1:09PM EDT until October 13 at 1:15PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
- Source updated
- Before
13 October 2026 at 16:23 UTC
After13 October 2026 at 17:09 UTC
- Effective from
- Before
13 October 2026 at 16:23 UTC
After13 October 2026 at 17:09 UTC
- Forecast onset
- Before
13 October 2026 at 16:23 UTC
After13 October 2026 at 17:09 UTC
- Message expiry
- Before
13 October 2026 at 17:15 UTC
After13 October 2026 at 17:19 UTC
- Message type
- Before
Alert
AfterUpdate
- Source status
- Before
Source alert
AfterSource update
- Official description
- Before
SMWBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Ontario from Sackets Harbor to Oswego... * Until 115 PM EDT. * At 1222 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Pillar Point to 20 nm northwest of Oswego, moving east at 45 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Oswego, Mexico Bay, Southwick Beach, Sackets Harbor, North Pond, Henderson Harbor, Westcott Beach, Selkirk Beach, Stony Point, and Sandy Island Beach.AfterThe affected areas were... Lake Ontario from Sackets Harbor to Oswego... The thunderstorms have moved out of the area and no longer pose a significant threat to boaters.
- Official instructions
- Before
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.AfterNot supplied
- External source link
- Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.afe2e6e5303f69d6d88da52d202f6db40b6336d3.001.1
Afterhttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d5827d13bddab828d80b2dc09f7722c88ac42603.001.1
Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 17:09 UTC
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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.
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First saved record · 13 October 2026 at 16:28 UTC
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First saved record
Our first saved version of Special Marine Warning issued October 13 at 12:23PM EDT until October 13 at 1:15PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 16:23 UTC
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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.
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