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Flood Watch 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 6, 200924 counties in Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this flood watch at Mar 6, 2009, 3:39 PM EST for 24 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Mar 8, 2009, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2009, 3:39 PM EST (20:39 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 8, 2009, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 8, 2009, 10:39 PM EDT
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH
Flood severity
None
All 24 counties

Ashland County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Erie County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Mahoning County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Portage County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Stark County, OH, Summit County, OH, Trumbull County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 205 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2009-03-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2009-03-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 247 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
652 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
249 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS61 KCLE 062039
FFACLE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
339 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...

.A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO THIS
WEEKEND...PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR SEVERAL ROUNDS OF RAINFALL
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A STRONG AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND TRACK
ALONG THE FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED THUNDER LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
PORTAGE AND LOWER MAUMEE RIVERS.

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-070445-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FA.A.0002.090307T1900Z-090309T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN
339 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE 
 FOLLOWING AREAS...HANCOCK...LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA 
 AND WOOD.

* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT

* RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS A WEAK FRONT STALLS ACROSS
  THE AREA. RAINFALL SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON MAY
  BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO LOCALLY TWO
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* THIS RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE
  FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND POORLY DRAINED URBAN
  AREAS. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG LARGER RIVERS IN
  NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE BLANCHARD RIVER...LOWER MAUMEE
  RIVER AND PORTAGE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$


ASTIFAN
9 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS61 KCLE 070344
FFACLE

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1044 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...

.A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO THIS
WEEKEND...PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR SEVERAL ROUNDS OF RAINFALL
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A STRONG AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND TRACK
ALONG THE FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED THUNDER LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
PORTAGE AND LOWER MAUMEE RIVERS.

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-071200-
/O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.090307T1900Z-090309T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN
1044 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
  HANCOCK...LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA AND WOOD.

* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT

* RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS A WEAK FRONT STALLS ACROSS 
  THE AREA. RAINFALL SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON MAY 
  BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO LOCALLY 
  TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* THIS RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE 
  FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND POORLY DRAINED 
  URBAN AREAS. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG LARGER RIVERS IN 
  NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE BLANCHARD RIVER...LOWER MAUMEE 
  RIVER AND PORTAGE RIVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OUDEMAN
000 
WGUS61 KCLE 070920
FFACLE

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
420 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...

.A FRONT WILL OSCILLATE BACK AND FORTH ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO THIS
WEEKEND. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS IS FORECAST TO TRACK
ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO TONIGHT...AND AGAIN SUNDAY
NIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL AND ISOLATED THUNDER LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON AREA RIVERS AND
STREAMS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PORTAGE AND LOWER MAUMEE RIVERS.

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-071730-
/O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.090307T1900Z-090309T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN
420 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
 HANCOCK...LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA AND WOOD.

* FROM 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT

* RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AND
  CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. AS A WEAK FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE
  AREA. RAINFALL SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING MAY BE
  HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO LOCALLY TWO
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* THIS RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE 
 FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND POORLY DRAINED 
 URBAN AREAS. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG LARGER RIVERS IN 
 NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE BLANCHARD RIVER...LOWER MAUMEE 
 RIVER AND PORTAGE RIVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
000 
WGUS61 KCLE 071638
FFACLE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1138 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...

.A FRONT WILL OSCILLATE BACK AND FORTH ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO THIS
WEEKEND. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS IS FORECAST TO TRACK
ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO TONIGHT...AND AGAIN SUNDAY
NIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL AND ISOLATED THUNDER LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON AREA RIVERS AND
STREAMS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PORTAGE AND LOWER MAUMEE RIVERS.

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-080045-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FA.A.0002.090307T2300Z-090309T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN
1138 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
 HANCOCK...LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA AND WOOD.

* FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT

* THE RAIN WILL NOT SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL THIS
  EVENING...THUS THE FLOOD WATCH WAS DELAYED UNTIL THIS EVENING.
  AS A WEAK FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE AREA RAINFALL TONIGHT THROUGH
  SUNDAY EVENING MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
  ONE TO LOCALLY TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* THIS RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE 
 FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND POORLY DRAINED 
 URBAN AREAS. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG LARGER RIVERS IN 
 NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE BLANCHARD RIVER...LOWER MAUMEE 
 RIVER AND PORTAGE RIVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

KIELTYKA
000 
WGUS61 KCLE 072010
FFACLE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
310 PM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

OHZ009-010-019-027>030-080415-
/O.EXB.KCLE.FA.A.0002.090308T0500Z-090309T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ERIE OH-LORAIN-HURON-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND
310 PM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND 
 NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH 
 CENTRAL OHIO...ASHLAND...CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...LORAIN 
 AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...WYANDOT.

* FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT

* THE RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND BE MOST INTENSE FROM LATE
  TONIGHT IN SUNDAY. THE RAIN WILL BE DEVELOPING ALONG A COLD
  FRONT THAT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. THE FRONT
  WILL THEN BEGIN MOVING BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT SUNDAY.

* THIS RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE
  FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND POORLY DRAINED URBAN
  AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON COULD BE UP TO
  TWO INCHES. WITH THE GROUND SOMEWHAT WET THIS RAINFALL WONT BE
  ABLE TO SOAK IN AND WILL RUNOFF...CAUSING SOME FLOODING.
  FLOODING ALONG MAJOR RIVERS SUCH AS THE HURON RIVER AND THE BLACK
  RIVER IN LORAIN COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-080415-
/O.EXT.KCLE.FA.A.0002.090308T0500Z-090309T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...FINDLAY...TIFFIN
310 PM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
 HANCOCK...LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA AND WOOD.

* FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT

* SIGNIFICANT RAIN WILL NOT SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST OHIO UNTIL LATE
  THIS EVENING...THUS THE FLOOD WATCH WAS DELAYED UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
  AS A WEAK FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE AREA...RAINFALL TONIGHT
  THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE FRONT WILL
  BEGIN MOVING NORTH AS A WARM FRONT SUNDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL
  AMOUNTS OF OF UP TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY LATE SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON IN THE WATCH AREA. WITH THE GROUND SOMEWHAT SATURATED
  THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PLENTY OF RUNOFF.

* THIS RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE 
 FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND POORLY DRAINED 
 URBAN AREAS. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG LARGER RIVERS IN 
 NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE BLANCHARD RIVER...LOWER MAUMEE 
 RIVER AND PORTAGE RIVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

KIELTYKA
000 
WGUS61 KCLE 080404
FFACLE

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1104 PM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

OHZ003-006>010-017>019-027>030-081200-
/O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.090308T0500Z-090309T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-
WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND
1104 PM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING 
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...ASHLAND...
  CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...LORAIN AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHWEST 
  OHIO...HANCOCK...LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND 
  WYANDOT.

* THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT

* AS A WEAK FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE AREA...RAINFALL OVERNIGHT
  THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE FRONT WILL
  BEGIN MOVING NORTH AS A WARM FRONT SUNDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL
  AMOUNTS OF OF UP TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY LATE SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON IN THE WATCH AREA. WITH THE GROUND SOMEWHAT SATURATED
  THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PLENTY OF RUNOFF.

* THIS RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE 
  FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND POORLY DRAINED 
  URBAN AREAS. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG LARGER RIVERS IN 
  NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE BLANCHARD RIVER...LOWER MAUMEE 
  RIVER AND PORTAGE RIVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OUDEMAN
000 
WGUS61 KCLE 080727
FFACLE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
327 AM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

OHZ020>023-031>033-036>038-047-081530-
/O.EXA.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090309T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-
HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
327 AM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND
  NORTHEAST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH
  CENTRAL OHIO...KNOX...MARION AND MORROW. IN NORTHEAST OHIO...
  HOLMES...MAHONING...MEDINA...PORTAGE...STARK...SUMMIT...
  TRUMBULL AND WAYNE.

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

*A FRONT STRETCHING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OHIO WILL BE THE FOCUS
 FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE RAINFALL COULD BE
 HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH TOTAL RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF
 IS POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING IN THE WATCH AREA. WITH THE GROUND
 ALREADY SATURATED THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BECOME MOSTLY
 RUNOFF.

* THIS RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE
  FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND POORLY DRAINED URBAN
  AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>010-017>019-027>030-081530-
/O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090309T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-
WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND
327 AM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING 
 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...ASHLAND...
 CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...LORAIN AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHWEST 
 OHIO...HANCOCK...LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND 
 WYANDOT.

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
  TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS A FRONT LIFTS SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS THE
  AREA. TOTAL RAINFALL OF UP TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY THIS
  EVENING IN THE WATCH AREA. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED
  THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BECOME MOSTLY RUNOFF.

* THIS RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE 
 FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND POORLY DRAINED 
 URBAN AREAS. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG LARGER RIVERS IN 
 NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE BLANCHARD RIVER...LOWER MAUMEE 
 RIVER AND PORTAGE RIVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
000 
WGUS61 KCLE 081632
FFACLE

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1232 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

OHZ003-006>010-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-090045-
/O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090309T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-
MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-
WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...
BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...
MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON
1232 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST 
 OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
 ASHLAND...CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...KNOX...LORAIN...
 MARION...MORROW AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHEAST OHIO...HOLMES...
 MAHONING...MEDINA...PORTAGE...STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND 
 WAYNE. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...HANCOCK...LUCAS...OTTAWA...
 SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND WYANDOT.

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO 
 TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS A FRONT LIFTS SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS THE 
 AREA. TOTAL RAINFALL OF UP TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY THIS 
 EVENING IN THE WATCH AREA. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED 
 THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BECOME MOSTLY RUNOFF. 

* THIS RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE 
 FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND POORLY DRAINED 
 URBAN AREAS. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG LARGER RIVERS IN 
 NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE BLANCHARD RIVER...LOWER MAUMEE 
 RIVER AND PORTAGE RIVER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
000 
WGUS61 KCLE 081906
FFACLE

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
306 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

OHZ021>023-031>033-036>038-047-082015-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090309T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-
KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER...
CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...
MOUNT VERNON
306 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST
OHIO HAS BEEN CANCELED. ALTHOUGH MORE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...THE THREAT FOR
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED. SOME NUISANCE FLOODING
REMAINS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS BUT WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN NO
LONGER EXPECTED.  

$$

OHZ003-006>010-017>020-027>030-090315-
/O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090309T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-
MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
MEDINA...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND
306 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST 
 OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
 ASHLAND...CRAWFORD...ERIE OH...HURON...LORAIN AND RICHLAND. IN 
 NORTHEAST OHIO...MEDINA. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...HANCOCK...LUCAS...
 OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND WYANDOT.

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING
  HOURS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1
  TO 3 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TODAY AND THE GROUND IS ALREADY
  SATURATED. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUNOFF CAUSING
  ADDITIONAL FLOODING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS LATER THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BE AS MUCH AS AN INCH IN SOME AREAS.

* THIS RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE
  FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND POORLY DRAINED URBAN
  AREAS. FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG LARGER RIVERS IN NORTHWEST
  OHIO...INCLUDING THE BLANCHARD RIVER...LOWER MAUMEE RIVER AND
  PORTAGE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
000 
WGUS61 KCLE 090239
FFACLE

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1039 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009


OHZ003-006>010-017>020-027>030-090345-
/O.CAN.KCLE.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090309T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-
MEDINA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...
MEDINA...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND
1039 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS BUT ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED.
THEREFORE THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NORTHERN OHIO FOR TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY AND MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING.




$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Mar 6, 1:02 PM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 1:02 PM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
102 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TODAY AND
REACH QUEBEC BY THIS EVENING. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA AHEAD OF THE LOW...FOLLOWED THIS EVENING BY A COLD FRONT.
THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST TO OUR SOUTH TONIGHT AND THEN RETURN ON
SATURDAY AS A WARM FRONT...DRIFT SOUTH AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT...AND
THEN MOVE NORTH OF THE REGION SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW
MOVING THROUGH THE LAKES MONDAY WILL FORCE ANOTHER COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
FRONT SEEMS TO BE MOVING SLOWER AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA MID
TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE MODELS ARE SLOWER IN INCREASING THE
MOISTURE AND THE QPF. FOR THE EASTERN AREAS DELAYED THE SHOWERS
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. BASED ON THE SATELLITE PICTURES AND THE TIME
OF THE YEAR, WE WILL GET SOME THIN SPOTS...SO PARTLY SUNNY SEEMS
THE BEST CLOUD FORECAST FOR THE CWA. DID SOME MINOR TEMPERATURE
ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE HIGHS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
SHORT TERM LOOKING INCREASINGLY WET AS THE COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING WAFFLES ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE HEADING BACK NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT.
FOR TONIGHT THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH OF THE AREA INTO
CENTRAL OHIO BY 12Z SATURDAY. DURING THE DAY SATURDAY HOWEVER THE
FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH...POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE AREA BRIEFLY AS A
WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION ALONG THE FRONT.
BEHIND THE LOW HOWEVER THE FRONT WILL DRIFT BACK SOUTH THROUGH THE
REGION SATURDAY NIGHT...STALLING IN CENTRAL OR SOUTHERN OHIO. DEEP
LOW PRESSER WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS SUNDAY FINALLY
FORCING THE FRONT NORTH OF THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. WITH THE FRONT IN THE AREA WILL KEEP CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WITH A PERIOD OF
CATEGORICAL POPS AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT
WAFFLES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA. WILL CONTINUE WITH LIKELY POPS
SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. GENERALLY MILD TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE
PERIOD HOWEVER CONCERNED ABOUT TEMPS NEAR THE LAKESHORE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS WINDS TURN NORTHERLY BEHIND THE
WAFFLING FRONT. DID KEEP A NOTABLE TEMP GRADIENT OFF THE LAKE
BOTH NIGHTS. SUNDAY TEMPS COULD START OUT COOL NEAR THE LAKE
HOWEVER DO EXPECT WINDS TO TURN SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY AND
ALLOW WARMER AIR BACK INTO THE REGION.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NOT MUCH CHANGE TO THE CURRENT LONG TERM FORECAST. HIGH PRESSURE
ON TAP FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT BUT CONTINUED WITH CHC TO
LIKELY POPS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. NO CHANGE FOR WEDNESDAY WITH CHANCE
POPS ACROSS THE AREA AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES
HOWEVER IF LATER GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO TAKE THE LOW NORTH OF THE
AREA AND KEEP THE DRY SLOT OVER THE AREA WILL NEED TO LOWER POPS.
DRY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND A SMALL CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OFF THE
LAKE THURSDAY IN THE NORTHEAST.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
A BRIEF PERIOD OF MVFR CEILINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 19-20Z
THEN EXPECT TO SEE VFR CONDITIONS FOR ALL LOCATIONS. A WEAK WIND
SHIFT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS AND WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT WINDS TO THE WEST AND MAYBE EVEN NW. TAF SITES
CLOSER TO THE LAKE MAY SEE SOME FOG IF FLOW CAN PERSIST OFF OF THE
COLDER ICE/WATER. DRIZZLE MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FOG.

BETTER RAIN CHANCES LOOK TO OCCUR ON SATURDAY WITH MVFR CONDITIONS
A GOOD BET.

OUTLOOK...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WILL HAVE AREAS OF MVFR
WITH SHOWERS. TUESDAY VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
STRONG SOUTH FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN A WEAK
COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE LAKE. MODELS STALL FRONT THEN BRING A
SERIES OF LOWS ALONG THE FRONT. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER
OR JUST SOUTH OF LAKE ERIE ON SATURDAY. MODELS DIFFER
SIGNIFICANTLY ON THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING OF THE LOW DUE LATE
SUNDAY. EXPECT A WEST FLOW BEHIND THE LOW WHICH AT THIS POINT
LOOKS TO BE ABOUT 20 TO 30 KNOTS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE
LAKE BY LATE MONDAY SHOULD DIMINISH THE FLOW THEN AN EAST TO SE
FLOW SHOULD SET UP BY TUE WITH SPEEDS ABOUT 10 TO 20 KNOTS.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TK
NEAR TERM...KIELTYKA
SHORT TERM...TK
LONG TERM...TK
AVIATION...MULLEN
MARINE...DJB
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 6, 3:37 PM EST, 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
337 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

OHZ009>014-019>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-072045-
ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-HURON-MEDINA-
SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-
STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
337 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A STATIONARY BOUNDARY WILL MEANDER ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND
NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA OVER THE WEEKEND. LOCATIONS NEAR AND
NORTH OF THIS BOUNDARY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SEE HEAVY
RAINFALL SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS MAY LEAD TO
FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ003-006>008-017-018-072045-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-HANCOCK-SENECA-
337 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-072045-
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-
337 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.