325 WHUS71 KBUF 041348 MWWBUF URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 948 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY... LEZ040-041-042200- /O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090404T2200Z/ LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 948 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. WEST GALES UP TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... BEFORE DIMINISHING BELOW GALE FORCE BY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ LOZ042-043-062-063-042200- /O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090405T0800Z/ LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- 948 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... BEFORE DIMINISHING BELOW GALE FORCE OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LOZ044-045-064-065-042200- /O.CON.KBUF.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090405T0800Z/ 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 SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 948 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... BEFORE DIMINISHING BELOW GALE FORCE OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ LEZ020-042200- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-090405T0200Z/ UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- 948 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ SLZ022-024-042200- /O.CON.KBUF.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-090405T0200Z/ SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 948 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY... BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS... SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ SAGE