Gale Warning 27, NWS Cleveland, OH

756 
WHUS71 KCLE 241459
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
959 AM EST WED DEC 24 2008

LEZ142>149-162>169-242300-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0027.081225T0000Z-081225T0900Z/
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
959 AM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST THURSDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS LAKE ERIE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE. THE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEAST TOWARDS
SOUTHERN QUEBEC AND CONTINUE INTENSIFYING THURSDAY MORNING. AT THE
SAME TIME...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EASTWARD FROM THE PLAINS
THURSDAY NIGHT. 

AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST TOWARD THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING...
THE WIND WILL QUICKLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF LAKE
ERIE. THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY
FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE LAKE.

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 PROPER EQUIPMENT. MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER
EXPERIENCE SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LEZ061-242300-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0027.081225T0000Z-081225T1200Z/
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
959 AM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS LAKE ERIE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP SOON AFTER THE COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEAST
TOWARD SOUTHERN QUEBEC AND CONTINUE INTENSIFYING THURSDAY
MORNING. 

AT THE SAME TIME...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST FROM THE PLAINS
THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST TOWARD THE AREA
THURSDAY MORNING...THE WIND WILL QUICKLY BEGIN DIMINISHING ACROSS
WESTERN PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE. THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH
THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE LAKE.

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 PROPER EQUIPMENT. MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER
EXPERIENCE SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOMBARDY

934 
WHUS71 KCLE 242018
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
318 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

LEZ142>149-162>169-250430-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0027.081225T0000Z-081225T0900Z/
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
318 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST THURSDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE LAKE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT AS
THE COLDER AIR MIXES DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS
CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE LAKE TONIGHT AND THEN DIMINISH BELOW GALES
BY 4 AM IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

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 PROPER EQUIPMENT. MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER
EXPERIENCE SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LEZ061-250430-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0027.081225T0000Z-081225T1200Z/
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
318 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE LAKE
THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT AS
THE COLDER AIR MIXES DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS
CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE LAKE TONIGHT AND THEN DIMINISH BELOW GALES
BY 7 AM IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE.

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 PROPER EQUIPMENT. MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER
EXPERIENCE SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LOMBARDY

876 
WHUS71 KCLE 250314
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1014 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

LEZ142>149-162>169-250900-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T0900Z/
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
1014 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY FOR THE
WESTERN THREE QUARTERS OF LAKE ERIE.

GALES OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE DURING THE
PRE DAWN HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING.

&&

$$

LEZ061-251115-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
1014 PM EST WED DEC 24 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR THE
EAST END OF LAKE ERIE.

GALE FORCE WINDS TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS
DECREASING BELOW GALE FORCE BY AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING.

&&

$$

894 
WHUS71 KCLE 250634
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
134 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

LEZ142>144-162>164-251300-
/O.NEW.KCLE.LO.Y.0012.081225T0634Z-081225T1300Z/
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T0900Z/
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION-
134 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING. A GALE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

THE WATER LEVEL ON THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE HAS DROPPED TO
THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION...WHICH IS 12 INCHES BELOW
CHART DATUM. WATER LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN AT OR JUST SLIGHTLY BELOW
THE CRITICAL MARK THROUGH DAYBREAK...THEN RISE ABOVE THE CRITICAL
MARK BEFORE 8 AM. 

GALES OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE DURING THE
PRE DAWN HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING.

A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 
BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. VESSELS MAY BOTTOM
OUT OR BECOME GROUNDED. CONTACT THE COAST GUARD FOR THE LATEST
WATER LEVEL. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CONSIDER
WAITING UNTIL WATER LEVELS RISE.

&&

$$

LEZ061-251200-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
134 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

GALE FORCE WINDS TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS
DECREASING BELOW GALE FORCE BY AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING.

&&

$$

LEZ145>149-165>169-250900-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T0900Z/
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE-
LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
134 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

GALES OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE DURING THE
PRE DAWN HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING.

&&

$$

054 
WHUS71 KCLE 250805
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
305 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

LEZ142>144-251500-
/O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.SC.Y.0091.081225T0805Z-081225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCLE.LO.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1300Z/
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-
305 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

AT 3 AM EST...THE WATER LEVEL ON THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE
HAD DROPPED BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. THE WATER
LEVEL WAS 19 INCHES BELOW CHART DATUM...OR ABOUT 7 INCHES BELOW
THE CRITICAL MARK. WATER LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN AT OR JUST SLIGHTLY
BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK THROUGH DAYBREAK...THEN RISE ABOVE THE
CRITICAL MARK BEFORE 8 AM.

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES WILL RANGE
FROM 3 TO 5 FEET THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 
BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. VESSELS MAY BOTTOM
OUT OR BECOME GROUNDED. CONTACT THE COAST GUARD FOR THE LATEST
WATER LEVEL. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CONSIDER
WAITING UNTIL WATER LEVELS RISE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET 
OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT OR RETURN TO
PORT PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LEZ162>164-251300-
/O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T0900Z/
/O.CON.KCLE.LO.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1300Z/
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION-
305 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
THIS MORNING. 

AT 3 AM EST...THE WATER LEVEL ON THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE
HAD DROPPED BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. THE WATER
LEVEL WAS 19 INCHES BELOW CHART DATUM...OR ABOUT 7 INCHES BELOW
THE CRITICAL MARK. WATER LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN AT OR JUST SLIGHTLY
BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK THROUGH DAYBREAK...THEN RISE ABOVE THE
CRITICAL MARK BEFORE 8 AM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 
BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. VESSELS MAY BOTTOM
OUT OR BECOME GROUNDED. CONTACT THE COAST GUARD FOR THE LATEST
WATER LEVEL. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CONSIDER
WAITING UNTIL WATER LEVELS RISE.

&&

$$

LEZ145>149-251615-
/O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.SC.Y.0091.081225T0805Z-081225T2100Z/
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE-
LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
305 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY
MID AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE LAKE. WAVES WILL
RANGE FROM 9 TO 12 FEET THIS MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET 
OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT OR RETURN TO
PORT PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LEZ165>169-250915-
/O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T0900Z/
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
305 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. 

WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES OVER THE LAKE. THEREFORE THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

$$

LEZ061-251200-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
305 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

GALE FORCE WINDS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ON THE EXTREME EASTERN
END OF LAKE ERIE THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE AFTER SUNRISE AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING.

&&

$$

519 
WHUS71 KCLE 251156
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
656 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

LEZ061-251300-
/O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
656 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. 

GALES HAVE SUBSIDED ON LAKE ERIE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH
TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE LAKE. 

$$

LEZ142>144-251500-
/O.CAN.KCLE.LO.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1300Z/
/O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-081225T1500Z/
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-
656 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LOW
WATER ADVISORY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

AT 6 AM EST...THE WATER LEVEL ON THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE
WAS 7 INCHES BELOW CHART DATUM...OR ABOUT 5 INCHES ABOVE THE
CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. THE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK. 

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES WILL RANGE
FROM 3 TO 5 FEET THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET 
OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT OR RETURN TO
PORT PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LEZ162>164-251300-
/O.CAN.KCLE.LO.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1300Z/
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION-
656 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LOW
WATER ADVISORY. 

AT 6 AM EST...THE WATER LEVEL ON THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE
WAS 7 INCHES BELOW CHART DATUM...OR ABOUT 5 INCHES ABOVE THE
CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. THE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK.

$$

LEZ145>149-252000-
/O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0091.000000T0000Z-081225T2100Z/
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE-
LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
656 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY
MID AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE LAKE. WAVES WILL
RANGE FROM 9 TO 12 FEET THIS MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET OR
MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT
OR RETURN TO PORT PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1155 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA TONIGHT. AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF LAKE ERIE
WEDNESDAY AND DRAG A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE LOCAL AREA AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
TEMPS CONTINUE TO INCH UPWARD WITH MID 20S NOW SHOWING UP AT KFDY. AS
EXPECTED PRECIP HAS BEEN SLOW TO GET GOING. HAVE FINALLY STARTED
TO SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW ACROSS NW OH WITH FREEZING PRECIP AS CLOSE
AS CENTRAL IN. EXPECT TEMPS TO CONTINUE TO CLIMB OVERNIGHT WITH
LOWS OCCURRING AT 00Z. READINGS SHOULD CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING
WESTERN AREAS BY MIDNIGHT AND ALL AREAS BY 12Z WED. DEWPOINTS
REMAIN VERY LOW SO WILL HAVE TO MONITOR TEMPS AT THE ONSET OF
THE HEAVIER PRECIP TO MAKE SURE SOME EVAPORATIVE COOLING DOESNT
PULL TEMPS DOWN A FEW DEGREES. WILL LEAVE TIMING OF HEADLINES
ALONE BUT EXPECT THAT THE MID SHIFT WILL BE ABLE TO GET RID OF
THEM. WILL NEED TO LEAVE A MIXED BAG OF PRECIP IN NEW PACKAGE.
PRECIP WILL LIKELY START AS SNOW OR SNOW AND SLEET AND THEN
TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING. RAIN EXPECTED ALL AREAS
BY MORNING. QPFS SHOULD NOT BE ALL THAT BAD WITH NO MORE THAN A
TENTH BEFORE THE FREEZING RAIN SWITCHES TO RAIN. SIMILAR TO THE
MORNING UPDATE WILL JUST WORD FOR A GLAZE OF ICE POSSIBLE MOST
LOCATIONS. EXPECT TEMPS TO BE AROUND 40 SOUTH BY MORNING AND MID
30S AT LEAST ACROSS INLAND NW PA. ANY SNOW ACCUM THAT OCCURS WILL
BE LESS THAN AN INCH WITH EXCEPTION OF THE KTOL AREA WHERE A
COUPLE OF INCHES COULD POSSIBLY FALL.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
RAIN IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. MODELS IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH
TIMING AND MOVEMENT OF SURFACE LOW. GFS SEEMS A LITTLE STRONG SO WILL
TREND TOWARD THE WEAKER NAM/ECMWF SOLUTION TODAY. THE COLD FRONT
SHOULD BE INTO NW OH BY LATE WEDNESDAY AND EAST OF THE AREA BY
EARLY THURSDAY. BRUNT OF PRECIP WILL BE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM SO
EXPECT THINGS TO WIND DOWN QUICKLY FROM WEST TO EAST TOMORROW
EVENING. QPFS FOR WEDNESDAY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE HALF INCH
RANGE. GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE GROUND IS FROZEN WILL HAVE TO WATCH
FOR RUNOFF ISSUES. GFS SUGGESTS THAT WINDS COULD AGAIN BE A
PROBLEM WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GIVEN FACT THAT LOW APPEARS TO BE
OVERDONE A LITTLE FEEL THAT THESE STRONG WINDS ARE UNREALISTIC AND
NO HEADLINES WILL BE NEEDED.

DRIER AIR TRIES TO WORK IN FROM THE SW ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME
DECENT NVA EXPECTED AS WELL BEHIND THE UPPER LOW. STILL...850 MB TEMPS
GET JUST COLD ENOUGH FOR SOME LAKE EFFECT TO THE E OF KCLE. WILL
NEED HIGH POPS BUT ACCUMS SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN A FEW INCHES.
THIS THINKING AGREES NICELY WITH THE FOLKS FROM NCEP. THE LAKE
EFFECT THREAT WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY. A STRONG SURFACE HIGH
WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATER THURSDAY WHICH WILL
FINALLY BRING QUIETER WEATHER.

NEXT SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE LOCAL AREA ON FRIDAY. MODELS
IN SURPRISINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT. LOW LEVEL TEMPS SHOULD BE WARM
ENOUGH FOR MOSTLY RAIN. WILL HOWEVER...LEAVE A MENTION OF SNOW IN
FRIDAY MORNING...BUT MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL OCCUR LATER IN THE
DAY WHEN IT WILL BE WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN.

TEMPS A LITTLE TRICKY TODAY WITH NON DIURNAL TEMPS EXPECTED THE
NEXT DAY. HAVE USED A BLEND OF TEMPS REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
STRONG COLD FRONT TO PUSH THRU THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH RAIN LIKELY AND TEMPS IN 50S ON SATURDAY.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY TEMPS MORE CLOSER TO NEAR NORMAL.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MY THOUGHT
WAS TO BLEND WHAT THE MODELS WERE GIVING ME. SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS AND FLURRIES PROBABLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. ON LATE MONDAY
AND TUESDAY WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE MAY BRING A SLGT CHC OF PCPN TO
THE AREA. LOOKING DRY WEDNESDAY BUT A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO
THE AREA ON NEW YEARS DAY.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
FREEZING RAIN GRADUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO
SO AS THE TEMPERATURE RISES ABOUT ONE DEGREE AN HOUR AS A DEEP
SOUTHERLY FLOW AND STRONG LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY JET CONTINUE. THE
GROUND IS COLD FROM THE RECENT ARCTIC OUTBREAK AND UNTREATED
SURFACES COULD REMAIN SLUSHY THROUGH THE PREDAWN HOURS. CEILINGS
WILL LOWER TO IFR DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND IFR CEILINGS
POSSIBLE FOR A GOOD CHUNK OF WEDNESDAY. COLD FRONT SHOULD CROSS NW
OHIO MID AFTERNOON AND NE OH/NW PA LATE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF
30 KNOTS OR MORE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.

OUTLOOK...FRONT WILL CLEAR THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
GUSTY WIND WILL SLOWLY DECREASE. WIND WILL DRY OUT SURFACES
BEFORE ANY THREAT OF FREEZING. DRY THURSDAY EXCEPT FOR A FEW LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS EXTREME NE OH/NW PA CHRISTMAS MORNING.

PRECIPITATION WILL RETURN FRIDAY ALONG WITH MVFR CEILINGS/VSBY. IF
PRECIPITATION WERE TO ARRIVE EARLY ENOUGH THERE COULD BE A BRIEF
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN/SLEET BUT IT WILL LIKELY WARM UP ENOUGH
FOR RAIN SHOWERS. MORE RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING SATURDAY AHEAD OF
THE NEXT COLD FRONT ALONG WITH A WARM AND GUSTY SOUTH WIND. DRYING
OUT AND VFR SUNDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
FLOW ACROSS THE LAKE WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS
SOUTHERLY FLOW PERSISTS.  WINDS DO PICK UP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH
UP TO 30 KNOTS ABOVE THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...WARM AIR FROM SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL LIKELY RIDE UP AND OVER THE COLD DOME OVER THE LAKE AND
KEEP GALES FROM MIXING TO THE SURFACE. I AM GOING TO HOLD OFF THE
GALE WATCH A LITTLE LATER TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING. I WAS
ANTICIPATING THAT STRONGER WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AFTER
THE COLD FRONT PASSES. BUFKIT MODEL SOUNDINGS FOR LAKE ERIE INDICATE
MOMENTUM TRANSFER DOES NOT REACH THE SURFACE UNTIL AFTER THE FRONT
AND HIGHEST WINDS REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

THIS SHOULD BE A SHORT LIVED GALE EVENT AND I EXPECT WINDS TO DIE
DOWN BY 7 AM EST IN THE MORNING AND BE BELOW GALES AT THAT TIME.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT.

SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS BY FRIDAY MORNING AND GRADUALLY
INCREASES TO JUST BELOW GALES BY SATURDAY. ONCE AGAIN...WARM AIR
ADVECTION PATTERN SHOULD KEEP WINDS BELOW GALES ON SATURDAY.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR OHZ003-
     006>009-017>019-027>030-036-037-047.
PA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     PAZ001>003.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
     LEZ061.
     GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
     FOR LEZ142>149-162>169.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KUBINA
NEAR TERM...KUBINA
SHORT TERM...KUBINA
LONG TERM...BC
AVIATION...KOSARIK
MARINE...LOMBARDY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
442 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-241200-
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-
TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
442 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-241200-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX-
442 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND
NORTHWEST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-241200-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-
ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
442 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ON LAKE ERIE FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OUDEMAN