Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Buffalo NY ยท US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect Until 3 PM EST Friday

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 25 knots.

Where

The Lower Niagara River.

When

Until 3 PM EST Friday.

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

  • Lower Niagara River

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Buffalo NY

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m6s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M77D68ANM1GD7P8KRVJ49RWN
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c89896aad52aecce1f670aa1270689f95343a426.003.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Buffalo NY
AWIPS ID
CAPBUF
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.3845
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 120814
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST FRIDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.EXT.KBUF.SC.Y.0083.261112T0814Z-261113T2000Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-13T15:00:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferences[email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f2aac9dded324c7db933f5bfb1a7e13e76585dc.003.1,2026-11-11T09:43:00-05:00
Locations

Location data

  • Lower Niagara River
NameValue
SAME097030
UGCLOZ030