Small Craft Advisory 92, NWS Cleveland, OH

139 
WHUS71 KCLE 272144
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
444 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

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MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-
444 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
EST SUNDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 PM EST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE SUNDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND QUICKLY
INCREASE TO GALES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES DURING THE
MORNING HOURS AND THEN INCREASE TO 45 KNOT GALES BRIEFLY. THE
STRONGER 45 KNOT WINDS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 3 TO 4
HOURS AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO
MINIMAL GALES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

PRIOR TO THESE STRONGER WINDS...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 KNOTS ON THE LAKE AND THEREFORE A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED.

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.

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.

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.

&&

$$

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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-
444 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
EST SUNDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 PM EST SUNDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE SUNDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND QUICKLY
INCREASE TO GALES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES DURING THE
MORNING HOURS AND THEN INCREASE TO 45 KNOT GALES BRIEFLY. THE
STRONGER 45 KNOT WINDS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 3 TO 4
HOURS AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO
MINIMAL GALES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

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.

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.

&&

$$

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VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-
444 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
EST SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
EST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE SUNDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND QUICKLY
INCREASE TO GALES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES DURING THE
MORNING HOURS AND THEN INCREASE TO 45 KNOT GALES BRIEFLY. THE
STRONGER 45 KNOT WINDS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 3 TO 4
HOURS AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO
MINIMAL GALES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

PRIOR TO THESE STRONGER WINDS...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 KNOTS ON THE LAKE AND THEREFORE A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED.

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.

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.

&&

$$

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WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE-
LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
444 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE SUNDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND QUICKLY
INCREASE TO GALES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES DURING THE
MORNING HOURS AND THEN INCREASE TO 45 KNOT GALES BRIEFLY. THE
STRONGER 45 KNOT WINDS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 3 TO 4
HOURS AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO
MINIMAL GALES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

PRIOR TO THESE STRONGER WINDS...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 KNOTS ON THE LAKE AND THEREFORE A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED.

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.

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.

&&

$$

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LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
444 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
EST SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
EST SUNDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE SUNDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND QUICKLY
INCREASE TO GALES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES DURING THE
MORNING HOURS AND THEN INCREASE TO 45 KNOT GALES BRIEFLY. THE
STRONGER 45 KNOT WINDS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 3 TO 4
HOURS AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO
MINIMAL GALES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

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LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
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-
444 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE SUNDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND QUICKLY
INCREASE TO GALES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES DURING THE
MORNING HOURS AND THEN INCREASE TO 45 KNOT GALES BRIEFLY. THE
STRONGER 45 KNOT WINDS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 3 TO 4
HOURS AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO
MINIMAL GALES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

864 
WHUS71 KCLE 280249
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
949 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

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MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-
949 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM
EST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
SUNDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY
TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE SUNDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND QUICKLY
INCREASE TO GALES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES DURING THE EARLY 
MORNING HOURS AND THEN INCREASE TO 40 KNOT GALES BRIEFLY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS AFTER THE
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO MINIMAL GALES BY
EARLY SUNDAY 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.

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.

&&

$$

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VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-
949 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
SUNDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE SUNDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND QUICKLY
INCREASE TO GALES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES DURING THE EARLY 
MORNING HOURS AND THEN INCREASE TO 40 KNOT GALES BRIEFLY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS
AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO MINIMAL
GALES BY LATE SUNDAY 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.

&&

$$

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WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE-
LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
949 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE SUNDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND QUICKLY
INCREASE TO GALES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES AROUND DAYBREAK
SUNDAY AND THEN INCREASE TO 40 KNOT GALES. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS AFTER THE COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO MINIMAL GALES BY SUNDAY
EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

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LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
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-
949 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE SUNDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND QUICKLY
INCREASE TO GALES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES DURING THE
MORNING HOURS AND THEN INCREASE TO 40 KNOT GALES BRIEFLY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS
AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO MINIMAL
GALES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

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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-
949 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM
EST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. A LOW
WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE SUNDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND QUICKLY
INCREASE TO GALES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES DURING THE EARLY 
MORNING HOURS AND THEN INCREASE TO 40 KNOT GALES BRIEFLY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS AFTER THE
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO MINIMAL GALES BY
EARLY SUNDAY 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.

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.

&&

$$

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LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
949 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE SUNDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND QUICKLY
INCREASE TO GALES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES DURING THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS AND THEN INCREASE TO 40 KNOT GALES BRIEFLY.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS AFTER
THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO MINIMAL GALES BY
SUNDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
648 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL BRING UNSEASONABLY
WARM TEMPERATURES TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH
NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES RETURNING SUNDAY EVENING.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WELL ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AS
OF 07Z...WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH NORTH WITH NEARLY THE ENTIRE
AREA IN THE WARM SECTOR OF THE APPROACHING LOW.
CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND I WILL DROP THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY EARLY. ANY FOG SHOULD BE PATCHY AT THIS POINT AND
SHOULD IMPROVE QUICKLY AS WE GET CLOSER TO SUNRISE.

RADAR MOSAIC SHOWING AN ARC OF SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST OHIO
TO WESTERN NEW YORK...THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE
POSITIONED OVER THE LAKE. LITTLE TO NO PRECIP BEING REPORTED ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA AND I THINK THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE
TODAY. ALL MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE WEST THIS MORNING WITH DRY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE FURTHER EAST ALL GUIDANCE KEEPING THINGS DRY ALL DAY
TODAY. WILL GO WITH A DRY FORECAST TODAY IN THE EAST AND MENTION
CHANCE POPS IN THE WEST AS WELL AS NEAR THE LAKESHORE THIS MORNING.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED IN THE WARM SECTOR
ACROSS ILLINOIS BUT I DONT THINK IT WILL BE UNTIL TONIGHT BEFORE
THESE SHOWERS MAKE IT INTO THE FORECAST AREA.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE BIG STORY TODAY AS ALL SITES WILL LIKELY
START OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S WITH NOWHERE TO GO BUT UP. I WILL
FORECAST RECORD TEMPS AT ALL SITES...GENERALLY MID TO UPPER 60S
ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. IT WILL ALSO BE A NOTICEABLY BREEZY
DAY IN THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO MOVE
EASTWARD. MAIN WIND CONCERNS WILL BE WITH THE FRONT BUT I WILL START
A WIND ADVISORY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AT 4PM. GUSTY NATURE OF THE WINDS COULD START
APPROACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON AND I DONT
SEE ANY REASON TO HOLD OFF ON AN ADVISORY IN THE WEST AT THIS POINT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT AND I TRIED TO
TIME THESE ACROSS THE AREA AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. I EXPECT THAT THE
COLD FRONT WILL BE SOMEWHERE ACROSS EASTERN OHIO BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY
WITH PRECIP OCCURRING AT NEARLY ALL SITES. IT MIGHT NOT BE UNTIL
AFTER DAYBREAK SUNDAY THAT ERI/YNG/CAK SEE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL BUT
IT WILL CERTAINLY BE CLOSE.

AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY WINDS WILL PICK UP CONSIDERABLY WITH THE
FRONT. WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN COUNTIES FROM
9PM TONIGHT TO 9PM SUNDAY. AT THIS POINT IT APPEARS AN ADVISORY
SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT BUT IM A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT HIGHER WINDS
ALONG THE LAKESHORE EAST OF CLEVELAND. WILL PASS CONCERNS ON TO THE
NEXT SHIFT BUT A HIGH WIND WARNING MAY BE NEEDED IN THESE AREAS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IF NOTHING ELSE...THE LAKESHORE WILL LIKELY SEE
HIGH-END ADVISORY CONDITIONS.

CONDITIONS DRY OUT RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT...MAY EVEN SEE SOME
CLEARING DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND PER THE PREVIOUS FORECAST I
DRIED THINGS OUT BY NOON SUNDAY IN THE WEST AND BY SUNDAY EVENING IN
THE EAST. EVEN THIS MAY BE TOO PESSIMISTIC AS STRONG SUBSIDENCE
MOVES INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. MONDAY ALSO LOOKS DRY AT THIS
POINT...ALL MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A TROUGH MOVING NORTH OF THE
LAKE BUT KEEP PRECIP CONFINED TO ONTARIO/WESTERN NEW YORK STATE.
WILL KEEP THE FORECAST DRY AT THIS POINT.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES MADE TO THE FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK AS
THE EURO AND GFS MODELS CONTINUE TO SHARE GOOD AGREEMENT AS THEY DID
PREVIOUSLY. DRY WEATHER SHOULD PERSIST TUESDAY BEFORE A FAST MOVING
WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. THE EURO IS A BIT
STRONGER WITH THIS WAVE THAN THE GFS AND I AM INCLINED TO FOLLOW ITS
MORE CONSISTENT SOLUTION. LOOKS COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW WITH THIS WAVE
BUT QPF DOESNT LOOK IMPRESSIVE. SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD PERSIST
WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE. SOME IMPROVEMENT ON
THURSDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN BUT ANOTHER WAVE AND CHANCE OF
SNOW ON FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
WARM FRONT STUCK ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ERIE EARLY TODAY
BUT EXPECT IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS
PRIMARILY MVFR EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE IFR...ASSOCIATED WITH
THE BEST LOW LEVEL LIFT AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT...NOW NORTH OF
THE AREA. SHOWERS ARE MAINLY NE OF KCLE MOVING NE. WITH THE AREA
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE WARM SECTOR TODAY EXPECT CONDITIONS TO LIFT
FROM MVFR TO VFR ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WILL STILL NEED TEMPO
GROUPS FOR MVFR CIGS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. FIRST SEVERAL HOURS
OF THE FORECAST WILL NEED LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IN FORECAST FOR 2
KFT WINDS AT 22055KT. LOTS OF LIGHTNING TO OUR WEST BUT ACCORDING
TO NAM GUIDANCE WILL LIKELY REMAIN WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE DAY. OVERNIGHT COLD FRONT MOVES TO WESTERN OHIO
BORDER. EXPECT AS THE FRONT NEARS...MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL
INCREASE. AFTER 00Z WILL BEGIN TO BRING CIGS BACK INTO THE MVFR
CAT WITH SHOWERS IN FCST LATE. WILL ALSO GO WITH A CHANCE OF A
TSTM IN KTOL AND KFDY AFTER 08Z. FRONT WILL RACE EAST ACROSS THE
AREA SUNDAY MORNING. EXPECT WINDS TO TURN WSWLY AND INCREASE TO
SUSTAINED 20 TO 25KTS.

OUTLOOK...SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM AND WILL LIKELY TURN CONDITIONS VFR ACROSS
THE AREA. MONDAY NIGHT COULD SEE MVFR CONDITIONS WITH LAKE EFFECT
SNOWS EAST OF KCLE. ANOTHER SURFACE LOW DUE IN ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
MVFR/IFR LIKELY IN CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WED.

&&

.MARINE...
WARM FRONT EXTENDS SOUTHEAST FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR TO THE WESTERN END OF LAKE ERIE. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FROM THE LOW TO TEXAS.  THE WARM FRONT WILL LIFT
NORTH OF THE LAKE EARLY TODAY AND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON.  FOR
THIS...THE LATE MORNING UPDATE WILL LIKELY NEED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY.  WILL SEE RAIN SHOWERS AND COULD ALSO SEE THUNDERSTORMS ON
THE LAKE TODAY. ANOTHER SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST ALONG A COLD FRONT
REACHING THE CENTRAL LAKES BY LATE TONIGHT.  THE LOW WILL DEEPEN AND
AS A RESULT SOUTHWEST WINDS WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS ACROSS
THE LAKE. WILL KEEP GALE WATCH AS IS.  EXPECT GALES TO DEVELOP EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING AND INCREASE TO 45 KNOTS IN VICINITY OF THE COLD
FRONT AS IT CROSSES THE LAKE ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE LOW WATER
CONDITIONS ON THE WEST END STARTING SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
FINALLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY FROM THE SW. A CLIPPER WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE LAKES MONDAY NIGHT HOWEVER EXPECT WINDS WILL REMAIN
BELOW GALES.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
     OHZ011>014-020>023-031>033-038-089.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
     OHZ003-006>010-017>019-027>030-036-037-047.
PA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
     PAZ001>003.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     LEZ061-142>149-162>169.

&&

SYNOPSIS...LEINS
NEAR TERM...LEINS
SHORT TERM...LEINS
LONG TERM...LEINS
AVIATION...TK
MARINE...TK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
346 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

OHZ011>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-280900-
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
346 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM EST
SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ003-006>010-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-280900-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-
WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX-
346 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST
SUNDAY...

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.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-280900-
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-
346 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   GALE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.