Draft:Marine Weather Statement

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Definition

A Marine Weather Statement (SAME MWS) is an advisory-level alert/text product issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) that alerts of hazardous marine conditions that could cause damage to life or property. ^[1]

Example

FZUS71 KBUF 191022
MWSBUF

MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
621 AM EDT TUE OCT 19 2010

LOZ042-062-191115-
621 AM EDT TUE OCT 19 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER LAKE ONTARIO...

AT 619 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS UP TO 30
KNOTS...LOCATED 5 NM NORTHWEST OF WILSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
KNOTS.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
THIRTY-MILE POINT AT 630 AM EDT.

MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES...AND LIGHTNING STRIKES.  BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.

LAT...LON 4364 7853 4363 7838 4337 7847 4327 7908
      4351 7907 4352 7906 4354 7896 4365 7869
      4365 7854
TIME...MOT...LOC 1021Z 212DEG 44KT 4342 7886

$$

References

↑ "Marine Definitions – Marine Weather Statement". National Weather Service. Retrieved 11 February 2026. A product issued to provide mariners with details on significant or potentially hazardous conditions not otherwise covered in existing marine warnings and forecasts.

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[1] "Marine Definitions – Marine Weather Statement". National Weather Service. Retrieved 11 February 2026. A product issued to provide mariners with details on significant or potentially hazardous conditions not otherwise covered in existing marine warnings and forecasts.

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