Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Buffalo NY ยท US

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Details

Small Craft Advisory In Effect Until 7 AM EST Monday

Event
Small Craft Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

West winds 15 to 20 knots tonight becoming northwest Saturday...then west to 30 knots Saturday night and Sunday. Greatest wave heights 6 to 10 feet Sunday.

Where

The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Ripley to Buffalo.

When

Until 7 AM EST 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

  • Ripley to Dunkirk NY
  • Dunkirk to Buffalo NY

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Buffalo NY

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~45s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M6S6HWXF971T3XBSS306XPH5
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.90fdd592a1d29fb955f1177cee68858a21243523.001.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Buffalo NY
AWIPS ID
CAPBUF
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.2987
WMO heading
XOUS51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
51

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWBUF
WMOidentifierWHUS71 KBUF 061949
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.NEW.KBUF.SC.Y.0081.261106T1949Z-261109T1200Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-09T07:00:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Ripley to Dunkirk NY
  • Dunkirk to Buffalo NY
NameValue
SAME096040
SAME096041
UGCLEZ040
UGCLEZ041