Special Marine Warning Issued for Lake Ontario NY
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NOAA issued it on May 24, 2026, 3 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Buffalo has issued a Special Marine Warning for Lake Ontario from Oswego to Cape Vincent until 5:15 PM EDT due to wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Lake Ontario, New York
- Issued
- May 24, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Buffalo NY
Marine notices apply to named waters or shoreline zones. They may not describe conditions on land, even when the nearest place name is the same.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Lake Ontario, New York.
Alert Details
A Special Marine Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Buffalo NY. The alert is effective from May 16, 2026 at 4:08 PM EDT until May 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Lake Ontario from Oswego to Cape Vincent, including the zones Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY, Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River, and adjacent offshore areas to the US-Canadian border. Impacted locations include Pillar Point, Oswego, Mexico Bay, Southwick Beach, Henderson Harbor, Westcott Beach, Chaumont Bay, Selkirk Beach, Stony Point, Sandy Island Beach, Black River Bay, Tibbets Point, Sackets Harbor, North Pond, and Cape Vincent.
What You Should Do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Expected Conditions
At 4:08 PM EDT, showers were located along a line extending from 11 nm west of Stony Point to near Fair Haven, moving east at 40 knots. Hazard includes wind gusts 34 knots or greater. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
Timeline
The alert is in effect from 4:08 PM EDT to 5:15 PM EDT on May 16, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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