Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Buffalo NY ยท US

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Details

Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 10 AM To 7 PM EST Thursday

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

Description

What

North winds 10 to 20 knots expected.

Where

The Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor.

When

From 10 AM to 7 PM EST 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

  • Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor
  • Lower Niagara River

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Buffalo NY

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~23s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M75H0H1R9X43T5S3W2SCZ4AY
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f2aac9dded324c7db933f5bfb1a7e13e76585dc.003.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Buffalo NY
AWIPS ID
CAPBUF
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.3890
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 111443
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.NEW.KBUF.SC.Y.0083.261112T1500Z-261113T0000Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-12T19:00:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor
  • Lower Niagara River
NameValue
SAME096020
SAME097030
UGCLEZ020
UGCLOZ030