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Small Craft Advisory 74, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this small craft advisory at Nov 16, 2008, 4:37 AM EST. It was in force for 70 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2008, 4:37 AM EST (09:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2008, 3:00 AM EST
- In force
- 70 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WHUS71 KCLE 160937 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 437 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 LEZ142>144-161745- /O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081116T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.081116T0937Z-081117T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.LO.Y.0009.081116T0937Z-081116T2300Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH- 437 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY WHICH FOR THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. WATERS LEVELS WERE NEAR THE CRITICAL MARK FOR NAVIGATION EARLY THIS MORNING AND MAY DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR NAVIGATION BY 6 INCHES OR SO TODAY. THIS WOULD PUT THE LAKE LEVEL AT TOLEDO 20 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM. WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY RISE BY THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL AT LEAST 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING FOR THE WESTERN BASIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 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. && $$ LEZ162>164-161745- /O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081116T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.LO.Y.0009.081116T0937Z-081116T2300Z/ LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- 437 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE. WATERS LEVELS WERE NEAR THE CRITICAL MARK FOR NAVIGATION EARLY THIS MORNING AND MAY DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR NAVIGATION BY 6 INCHES OR SO TODAY. THIS WOULD PUT THE LAKE LEVEL AT TOLEDO 20 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM. WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY RISE BY THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. VESSELS MAY BOTTOM OUT OR BECOME GROUNDED. CONTACT THE COAST GUARD FOR THE LATEST WATER LEVEL. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL WATER LEVELS RISE. && $$ LEZ061-145>149-165>169-161745- /O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081116T2100Z/ LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- 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- 437 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WEST WINDS TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF LAKE ERIE INTO THE AFTERNOON. WAVES WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 11 FEET. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW GALE FORCE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
12 follow-up statements
000 WHUS71 KCLE 161419 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 919 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 LEZ061-145>149-165>169-162100- /O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081116T2100Z/ LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH- WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE- LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 919 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WEST WINDS TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF LAKE ERIE INTO THE AFTERNOON. WAVES WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 11 FEET. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW GALE FORCE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPER EQUIPMENT. MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ142>144-162230- /O.CON.KCLE.LO.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-081116T2300Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081117T0300Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH- 919 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL AT LEAST 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING FOR THE WESTERN BASIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 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. && $$ LEZ162>164-162230- /O.CON.KCLE.LO.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-081116T2300Z/ LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- 919 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. VESSELS MAY BOTTOM OUT OR BECOME GROUNDED. CONTACT THE COAST GUARD FOR THE LATEST WATER LEVEL. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL WATER LEVELS RISE. && $$
000 WHUS71 KCLE 162025 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 325 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 LEZ145>149-170430- /O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081116T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081117T2100Z/ 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- 325 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAKE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WAVES AS HIGH AS 10 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...DROPPING TO 4 TO 8 FEET ON MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING FOR THE WESTERN BASIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 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. && $$ LEZ061-165>169-162130- /O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081116T2100Z/ LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 325 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. WHILE A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING...SUSTAINED WINDS AT OR ABOVE 35 KNOTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ LEZ142>144-170430- /O.EXT.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081117T0900Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.LO.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-081116T2300Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH- 325 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING FOR THE WESTERN BASIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CAUSE 5 TO 7 FOOT WAVES ACROSS THE WESTERN BASIN THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS ALLOWING WAVES TO SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE. STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE LAKE CAUSED LEVELS TO DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION IN THE WESTERN BASIN EARLIER TODAY. LEVELS HAD TURNED UP THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...HOWEVER BY MID AFTERNOON LEVELS WERE ONCE AGAIN TRENDING LOWER. THIS SEICHE WILL CAUSE LEVELS TO ONCE AGAIN BRIEFLY DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. LAKE LEVELS WILL RECOVER EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ LEZ162>164-162300- /O.CON.KCLE.LO.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-081116T2300Z/ LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- 325 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE. STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE LAKE CAUSED LEVELS TO DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION IN THE WESTERN BASIN EARLIER TODAY. LEVELS HAD TURNED UP THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...HOWEVER BY MID AFTERNOON LEVELS WERE ONCE AGAIN TRENDING LOWER. THIS SEICHE WILL CAUSE LEVELS TO ONCE AGAIN BRIEFLY DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. LAKE LEVELS WILL RECOVER EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. VESSELS MAY BOTTOM OUT OR BECOME GROUNDED. CONTACT THE COAST GUARD FOR THE LATEST WATER LEVEL. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION OR CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL WATER LEVELS RISE. && $$
000 WHUS71 KCLE 162301 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 601 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 LEZ142>144-170715- /O.CAN.KCLE.LO.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-081116T2300Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081117T0900Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH- 601 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...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 4 AM EST MONDAY. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CAUSE 5 TO 7 FOOT WAVES ACROSS THE WESTERN BASIN THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS ALLOWING WAVES TO SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE. THE WATER LEVEL ON THE WESTERN END OF LAKE ERIE WAS 4 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM OR ABOUT HALF FOOT ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATIONS. WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING THE WATER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND REMAIN ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. 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. && $$ LEZ162>164-170015- /O.CAN.KCLE.LO.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-081116T2300Z/ LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- 601 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE LOW WATER ADVISORY. THE WATER LEVEL ON THE WESTERN END OF LAKE ERIE WAS 4 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM OR ABOUT HALF FOOT ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATIONS. WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING THE WATER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND REMAIN ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. $$ LEZ145>149-170715- /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081117T2100Z/ 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- 601 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY. WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAKE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WAVES AS HIGH AS 10 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...DROPPING TO 4 TO 8 FEET ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
000 WHUS71 KCLE 170712 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 212 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 LEZ142>149-171515- /O.EXT.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081119T1500Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH- GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 212 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE LAKE THIS MORNING. WINDS ON THE WESTERN END OF THE LAKE WILL LIKELY DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BUT WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY LATE AFTERNOON AS A TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE LAKE. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE WEAKENING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET ON THE WEST END TODAY AND BETWEEN 6 AND 9 FEET ON THE EAST END. WAVES ACROSS THE ENTIRE LAKE WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT OR RETURN TO PORT PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
000 WHUS71 KCLE 171540 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1040 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 LEZ142>149-172345- /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081119T1500Z/ 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- 1040 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE WEAKENING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET ON THE WEST END TODAY AND BETWEEN 6 AND 9 FEET ON THE EAST END. WAVES ACROSS THE ENTIRE LAKE WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY 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. && $$
000 WHUS71 KCLE 172048 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 348 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 LEZ142>149-180500- /O.EXT.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081119T0800Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH- GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 348 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. WAVES WILL REMAIN ABOVE SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA DURING THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT OR RETURN TO PORT PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
000 WHUS71 KCLE 180340 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1040 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 LEZ142>149-181145- /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081119T0800Z/ 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- 1040 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. WAVES WILL REMAIN ABOVE SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA DURING THIS PERIOD. 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. && $$
000 WHUS71 KCLE 180835 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 335 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 LEZ142>149-181645- /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081119T0800Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH- GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 335 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY THIS MORNING AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY. AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD ACROSS THE LAKE LATE TONIGHT...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AND WAVES SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT OR RETURN TO PORT PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEINS
000 WHUS71 KCLE 181519 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1019 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 LEZ142>149-182330- /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081119T0800Z/ 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- 1019 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY. WAVES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 FEET FOR THE REST OF TODAY. AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD ACROSS THE LAKE LATE TONIGHT... WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AND WAVES SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET. 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. && $$ KIELTYKA
000 WHUS71 KCLE 182328 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 628 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 LEZ142>149-190800- /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081119T0800Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH- GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 628 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET THIS EVENING SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT...DROPPING JUST BELOW THE SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT OR RETURN TO PORT PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
000 WHUS71 KCLE 190235 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 935 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 LEZ142>144-190345- /O.CAN.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081119T0800Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH- 935 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ LEZ145>149-190800- /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081119T0800Z/ VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH- WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE- LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 935 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT...DROPPING JUST BELOW THE SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT OR RETURN TO PORT PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ OUDEMAN
000 WHUS71 KCLE 190753 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 253 AM EST WED NOV 19 2008 LEZ145>149-190900- /O.EXP.KCLE.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-081119T0800Z/ 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- 253 AM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... WINDS AND WAVES ON LAKE ERIE HAVE DIMINISHED THIS MORNING AND THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER NEEDED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Nov 16, 4:12 AM EST, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 4:12 AM EST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
412 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION
TODAY...ALLOWING LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO
AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE UPCOMING WEEK
BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
MAIN TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION NOW EXITING THE FORECAST
AREA...PRECIP ALL BUT DONE IN THE EASTERN COUNTIES HOWEVER THE NEXT
WAVE IS ALREADY BEGINNING TO SNEAK INTO MICHIGAN AND INDIANA. PVA
AND LIFT AHEAD OF THIS WAVE HAS ALLOWED SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO
DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN SITES...I THINK IT WILL BE UNTIL
AT LEAST MID MORNING BEFORE THE WAVE HAS ANY MAJOR EFFECT ON THE
WEATHER ELSEWHERE BUT I WILL MENTION SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AT
ALMOST ALL LOCATIONS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. AFTER THIS MORNING
AND AS THE WINDS BEGIN TO TAKE ON A MORE SOUTHWESTERLY COMPONENT...I
THINK ALL SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO THE LAKESHORE AND SNOWBELT
COUNTIES ALTHOUGH A FEW SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CANT BE RULED OUT
FROM TOLEDO TO MANSFIELD.
THE MODELS ARE SHOWING THINGS REALLY GETTING THEIR ACT TOGETHER LATE
THIS AFTERNOON DOWNWIND OF THE LAKE WITH STRONG LIFT AND GOOD
925-850MB FLOW COMING OFF THE LAKE. THIS SHOULD BE THE BEGINNING OF
A FAIRLY PROLONGED LES EVENT AND I WILL ISSUE A LES WARNING WITH THE
MORNING PACKAGE. DEBATING ABOUT WIND DIRECTION...CURRENT OPERATIONAL
MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS CUYAHOGA/TRUMBULL COUNTIES IN OK SHAPE AND NOT
IN NEED OF A WARNING AT THIS TIME. LOCALLY RUN MODELS INDICATE A
MORE WESTERLY COMPONENT TO THE WIND AND SUGGEST BOTH THESE COUNTIES
SHOULD BE INCLUDED. FOR NOW I WILL ISSUE A WARNING FOR CUYAHOGA LAKE
GEAUGA ASHTABULA ERIE AND CRAWFORD AND LEAVE TRUMBULL OUT. THE
OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE SHOWS THAT TRUMBULL PROBABLY WONT HAVE ISSUES
UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON OR MONDAY EVENING SO THERE IS STILL SOME TIME
TO DECIDE ON THEM.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
LES SHOULD BE WELL UNDERWAY BY TONIGHT WITH ONE DOMINANT BAND COMING
OFF OF LAKE ERIE. WARNING TYPE AMOUNTS FORECAST ACROSS THE ENTIRE
SNOWBELT WITH LOCALLY 12 POSSIBLE ACROSS INLAND NW PA AND THE USUAL
LOCATIONS IN GEAUGA COUNTY. BY MONDAY THE WINDS WILL BACK A BIT IN
ADVANCE OF A STRONG TROUGH OVER CENTRAL ONTARIO. THIS WILL PROBABLY
KEEP ACCUMS DOWN JUST A BIT AS THE BANDS SHIFT AROUND BUT STILL
THINK AN ADDITIONAL 3-5 OR 4-6 INCHES IS LIKELY DURING THE DAY ON
MONDAY. BY MONDAY NIGHT THE NEXT TROUGH WILL BE ON OUR DOORSTEP
WITH WINDS TURNING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY MORNING. LES
LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING WITH A LAKE HURON
CONNECTION DEVELOPING ALTHOUGH WITH NW FLOW ITS A HARD CALL WITH
MULTI BANDS INSTEAD OF ONE LARGE BAND. FIRST GUESS WAS AN
ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT AND YET ANOTHER 2-4 INCHES
DURING THE DAY TUESDAY DOWNWIND OF THE LAKE BUT THIS WILL NEED TO
BE LOOKED AT AGAIN. IN THE TEXT IT ENDS UP BEING WORDED AS
ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS. FINALLY BY TUESDAY
NIGHT HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST
WHICH SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISH LES ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. I
ENDED THE WARNING AT 4PM TUESDAY AS BY THAT TIME THERE SHOULD BE
SOME SORT OF END TO THE SNOW IN SITE.
BY WEDNESDAY HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BE IN CONTROL OVER MOST OF THE
AREA. THIS SHOULD BE RELATIVELY SHORT LIVE HOWEVER AS ANOTHER WAVE
IS EXPECTED TO DIVE ACROSS LAKE HURON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO
THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING. I KEPT THE FORECAST DRY DURING
THE FIRST PART OF WEDNESDAY...THEN RE-INTRODUCED POPS PER THE GFS
SOLUTION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE IN THE MODEL GUIDANCE THIS MORNING AS ALL
OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE SHOWING THE NEXT WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE UPON
US BY THURSDAY. THIS WAVE SHOULD BE RELATIVELY FAST MOVING WITH
THE MAJORITY OF THE SYNOPTIC SNOW OCCURRING DURING THE DAY ON
THURSDAY...WITH THE FAST SPEED IT DOESNT LOOK LIKE A BLOCKBUSTER
IN TERMS OF ACCUMS. HOWEVER...LES LOOKS LIKELY BEHIND THE WAVE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND I CONTINUED WITH THE IDEA OF LIKELY POPS
DOWNWIND OF THE LAKE THURSDAY NIGHT. BY FRIDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL
START TO CREEP IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST...THIS SHOULD PROVIDE ENOUGH
DIRECTIONAL SHEAR TO BREAK UP THE LES AND I SLOWLY TAPERED BACK
POPS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SATURDAY ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE THE DRIEST
DAY OF ALL OVER WITH HIGH PRESSURE JUST TO THE EAST OF THE AREA.
DRY FORECAST LOOKS REASONABLE AT THIS POINT AND SEE NO REASON TO
GO WITH ANY SORT OF PRECIP.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THINGS HAVE QUIETED DOWN QUITE A BIT AS SURFACE LOW HAS MOVED OFF
TO THE NE. NOW JUST A WAITING GAME TILL THE LAKE EFFECT MACHINE
GETS SET UP. LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT UPPER DISTURBANCE
THAT WAS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER AREA LATER TONIGHT IS BEHIND
SCHEDULE. THIS FEATURE IS NOW NOT EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TILL AFTER
DAYBREAK. THUS EXPECT PRECIP TO CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT. THE TAF SITES WEST OF I-71 WILL LIKELY BE VFR MOST OF
THE NIGHT WITH KTOL AND KFDY EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY VFR THE ENTIRE
TAF PERIOD. COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE SUN MORNING AND SHSN ACTIVITY
SHOULD GET GOING BY 15Z. THERE COULD BE SOME IFR VSBYS FROM TIME
TO TIME AT KCLE AND KYNG LATE SUNDAY BUT FOR THE MOST PART EXPECT
THOSE SITES TO BE MAINLY MVFR. KERI ON THE OTHER HAND SHOULD BE
IFR BY LATE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THAT WAY THRU 06Z MON. THE
REMAINDER OF THE TAF SITES WILL SEE AN OCCASIONAL SHSN WITH MVFR
VSBYS. NW FLOW WILL GRADUALLY BECOME W OR WSW DURING TAF PERIOD.
SOME GUSTINESS EXPECTED MOST OF THE TAF PERIOD.
OUTLOOK...SNOW SHOWERS REDEVELOP SUNDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. IFR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER SNOW
SHOWERS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SNOWBELT. COULD BE A BREAK IN THE
WEATHER WEDNESDAY ALTHOUGH MVFR CEILINGS MAY LINGER. MORE MVFR/IFR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AS MORE SNOW SHOWERS
DEVELOP.
&&
.MARINE...
LOW PULLING OUT RAPIDLY. CENTRAL PRESSURE DOWN TO 987 MB (08Z) OVER
QUEBEC. NW FLOW TO BECOME MORE WESTERLY TODAY. GRADIENT WILL RELAX A
BIT ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST END OF LAKE ERIE AND CAN TAKE THE GALE
WARNING DOWN FOR THE WEST THIRD. GALE WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM FOR THE REMAINDER. WIND MAY END UP SLIGHTLY BELOW GALE
FORCE ON THE EAST TWO THIRDS THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL CONTINUE THE
GALE WARNING AS IS FOR NOW. WATER LEVELS NEAR THE CRITICAL MARK FOR
NAVIGATION THIS MORNING AND BACKING WIND THIS AFTERNOON WILL CREATE
A MORE FAVORABLE SET UP FOR LOW WATER AND WILL ISSUE A LOW WATER
ADVISORY THROUGH 6 PM.
BACKING WIND WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT TROUGH AND SOME
FUNNELING WIND WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE EAST HALF OF THE LAKE. WIND
MAY STILL BE NEAR GALE FORCE EARLY TONIGHT BUT SHOULD CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY DECREASE. WIND WILL SHIFT NW BY MONDAY MORNING AS NEXT TROUGH
CROSSES THE LAKE AND PERHAPS MORE NORTHERLY BY MONDAY NIGHT. SURFACE
HIGH WILL BUILD ACROSS THE LAKE BY WEDNESDAY AND WIND WILL BACK
AGAIN TO THE SW AHEAD OF THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF STRONG WAVES TO
CROSS THE LAKE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WIND AND WAVES
TO SLIP BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA ON WEDNESDAY BUT WIND
AND WAVES WILL PICK BACK UP FROM THE NW THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
&&
.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST
TUESDAY FOR OHZ011>014-089.
PA...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST
TUESDAY FOR PAZ001>003.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LEZ061-145>149-
165>169.
LOW WATER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LEZ142>144-
162>164.
&&
SYNOPSIS...LEINS
NEAR TERM...LEINS
SHORT TERM...LEINS
LONG TERM...KOSARIK/LEINS
AVIATION...KUBINA
MARINE...KOSARIKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 3:46 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | 48 hr |
| Nov 16, 4:37 AM EST | Low Water Advisory | CLE | 13 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.