Gale Warning
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
313 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011
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LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE RIVER-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
313 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATER THIS
MORNING AND BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GALE
FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.
* WAVES...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET BY MIDDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
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SFM
