Small Craft Advisory
NWS Buffalo NY ยท US
Updated
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 4 AM EDT Monday
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots and waves 3 to 6 feet expected.
Where
The nearshore waters of Lake Ontario from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach.
When
Until 4 AM EDT Monday.
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
- Issue to receipt
- ~56s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3GZ0HS8J921R4NHTM1H75Y2
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d554133eed3907474f7b6013e0271a493ca8ca21.002.1
- 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.4186
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWBUF |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KBUF 270816 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0069.260927T0900Z-260928T0800Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-28T04:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 097042 |
| UGC | LOZ042 |