NWS Buffalo NYMA.W 0051June 30, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY, Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River, Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border and 1 more
The National Weather Service office in Buffalo issued a special marine warning for Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY, Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River, Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border and 1 more, which was in force until 3:00 p.m. local time on June 30. It was the 51st special marine warning the NWS office in Buffalo issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1 hour; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Buffalo NY
- Area
- Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY, Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River, Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:00 p.m. EDT, June 30, 2026
- Expires
- 3:00 p.m. EDT, June 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBUF MA.W 0051
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
NWS notices, June 2026The latest from the National Weather Service
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The notice as issued
SMWBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Ontario from Oswego to Stony Point... * Until 300 PM EDT. * At 159 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Stony Point, or 22 nm north of Mexico Bay, moving southeast at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Oswego, Mexico Bay, Southwick Beach, North Pond, Henderson Harbor, Selkirk Beach, Stony Point, and Sandy Island Beach.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.