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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.

The saved record

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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

    After

    Special 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

    After

    13 October 2026 at 17:09 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 16:23 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 17:09 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 16:23 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 17:09 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 17:15 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 17:19 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source 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.

    After

    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.

    Official instructions
    Before

    Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.

    After

    Not supplied

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.afe2e6e5303f69d6d88da52d202f6db40b6336d3.001.1

    After

    https://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

    View saved version 1

    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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      "severity": "Severe",
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      "certainty": "Likely",
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      "description": "SMWBUF\n\nThe National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a\n\n* Special Marine Warning for...\nLake Ontario from Sackets Harbor to Oswego...\n\n* Until 115 PM EDT.\n\n* At 1222 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line\nextending from Pillar Point to 20 nm northwest of Oswego, moving\neast at 45 knots.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.\n\nSOURCE...Radar.\n\nIMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and\nsuddenly higher waves.\n\n* Locations impacted include...\nOswego, Mexico Bay, Southwick Beach, Sackets Harbor, North Pond,\nHenderson Harbor, Westcott Beach, Selkirk Beach, Stony Point, and\nSandy Island Beach.",
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      "source": "nws",
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