Small Craft Advisory

NWS Buffalo NY · US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 2 AM EDT Thursday

Event: Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2026-09-23 23:53:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-23 23:53:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-24 06:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-24 06:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

East winds 10 to 20 knots and waves 3 to 5 feet.

Where

The nearshore waters of Lake Ontario from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach.

When

Until 2 AM EDT Thursday.

Impacts

Winds and/or waves will cause hazardous conditions that could capsize or damage small craft.

Instructions

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Affected areas

Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Buffalo NY
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-23 23:53:50 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~51s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M38B17M4H85GSD97S0ZK1P3A
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.972df85baf206de501f66521a86ff4d04a48bbfb.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Buffalo NY
AWIPS ID: CAPBUF
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.9341
WMO heading: XOUS51
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 51

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	SCY

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWBUF
WMOidentifier	WHUS71 KBUF 232353
NWSheadline	SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0068.000000T0000Z-260924T0600Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-24T02:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY

Name	Value
SAME	097042
UGC	LOZ042