* WHAT. Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots and waves 5 to 8 feet. * WHERE. The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Ripley to Buffalo. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS. Winds and/or waves will cause hazardous conditions that could capsize or damage small craft.

SMWBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Special Marine Warning for. Lake Erie from Ripley to Silver Creek. * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 211 PM EDT, a cluster of strong thunderstorms was located near Ripley, or 18 nm northeast of Erie, moving northeast at 20 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include. Van Buren Point, Dunkirk, Barcelona, and Ripley.

For the following areas. Lake Erie from Ripley to Silver Creek. At 242 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Van Buren Point, or 9 nm southwest of Dunkirk, moving northeast at 20 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include. Van Buren Point, Dunkirk, Barcelona, and Ripley.

* WHAT. Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots and waves 5 to 8 feet. * WHERE. The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Ripley to Buffalo. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS. Winds and/or waves will cause hazardous conditions that could capsize or damage small craft.

SMWCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Special Marine Warning for. Nearshore waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY. Open waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY. * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 138 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 11 nm northeast of Conneaut, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and small hail. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include. Erie.

* WHAT. West winds 15 to 25 knots and waves 4 to 7 feet expected. * WHERE. The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Avon Point OH to Ripley NY. * WHEN. From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

* WHAT. High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE. In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN. From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS. Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake.