* WHAT. Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots and waves 3 to 6 feet. * WHERE. The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Ripley to Buffalo. * WHEN. Until 11 PM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS. Winds and/or waves will cause hazardous conditions that could capsize or damage small craft.

* WHAT. Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE. Beaches of Chautauqua county. * WHEN. Through Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS. Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions.

SMWCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Special Marine Warning for. Nearshore waters from Avon POint OH to Conneaut OH. Open waters from Avon Point OH to Conneaut OH. * Until 545 AM EDT. * At 408 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 36 nm southeast of Algonac to near Fairport Harbor, moving northeast at 45 knots. Burke Lakefront Airport gusted to 33 knots with these storms. HAZARD. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include. Geneva-On-The-Lake, Ashtabula, and Cleveland.

For the following areas. Nearshore and Open waters from Willowick OH to Conneaut OH. At 443 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 37 nm north of Fairport Harbor to Geneva-On-The-Lake, moving east at 35 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. Geneva-On-The-Lake.

* WHAT. Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots and waves 3 to 6 feet. * WHERE. The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Ripley to Buffalo. * WHEN. Until 11 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Winds and/or waves will cause hazardous conditions that could capsize or damage small craft.

* WHAT. Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. * WHERE. Beaches of Chautauqua county. * WHEN. Through this evening. * IMPACTS. Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions.

* WHAT. Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots and waves 3 to 5 feet expected. * WHERE. The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Vermilion OH to Ripley NY. * WHEN. Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon. * 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. Through this afternoon. * 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.