Alert archive / Ohio / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 6, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this gale warning at Apr 16, 2011, 9:18 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2011, 9:18 AM EDT (13:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
435 WHUS71 KCLE 161318 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 918 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 LEZ148-149-162130- /O.UPG.KCLE.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110417T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.GL.W.0006.110416T1318Z-110416T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.SC.Y.0007.110416T1800Z-110417T2000Z/ GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 918 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON..THE THE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES WILL AVERAGE WELL ABOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA RANGING AS HIGH AS 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW WAVE HEIGHT WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS STRONGER WINDS DEVELOP AGAIN LATER TONIGHT CAUSING WAVES TO BUILD BACK TO 5 TO 8 FEET. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE RESPECTIVELY SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ LEZ142>147-162130- /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110417T2000Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH- 918 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND THEN SOUTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES WILL AVERAGE WELL ABOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA RANGING AS HIGH AS 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW WAVE HEIGHT WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS STRONGER WINDS DEVELOP AGAIN LATER TONIGHT CAUSING WAVES TO BUILD BACK TO 5 TO 8 FEET. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE RESPECTIVELY SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT. && $$
2 follow-up statements
335 WHUS71 KCLE 161454 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1054 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 LEZ148-149-162300- /O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110416T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KCLE.SC.Y.0007.110416T1800Z-110417T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.GL.A.0002.110417T0200Z-110418T0200Z/ GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 1054 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN THE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS TO 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND THEY MAY LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. WAVES WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET OR HIGHER AT TIMES. THESE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE THIS 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 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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS IN UPCOMING DAYS. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST AND PREPARE TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS OR CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ LEZ142>147-162300- /O.EXT.KCLE.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110417T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.GL.A.0002.110417T0200Z-110418T0200Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH- 1054 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GALE FORCE WINDS TO 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND THEY MAY LINGER INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THESE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE THIS EVENING. WAVES WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET OR HIGHER AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS IN UPCOMING DAYS. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST AND PREPARE TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS OR CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ LEZ061-162>169-162300- /O.NEW.KCLE.GL.A.0002.110417T0200Z-110418T0200Z/ LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO 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- 1054 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. *WINDS AND WAVES: WEST WINDS TO 35 KNOT GALES MAY OCCUR TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY OCCUR BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS LAKE ERIE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS IN UPCOMING DAYS. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST AND PREPARE TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS OR CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
014 WHUS71 KCLE 161805 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 205 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 LEZ148-149-170215- /O.EXP.KCLE.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110416T1800Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110417T0200Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.GL.A.0002.110417T0200Z-110418T0200Z/ GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 205 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS TO 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND THEY MAY LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. WAVES WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET OR HIGHER AT TIMES. THESE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT OR RETURN TO PORT PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS IN UPCOMING DAYS. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST AND PREPARE TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS OR CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ LEZ142>147-170215- /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110417T0200Z/ /O.CON.KCLE.GL.A.0002.110417T0200Z-110418T0200Z/ 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- 205 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. GALE FORCE WINDS TO 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND THEY MAY LINGER INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THESE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE THIS EVENING. WAVES WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET OR HIGHER AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS IN UPCOMING DAYS. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST AND PREPARE TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS OR CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ LEZ061-162>169-170215- /O.CON.KCLE.GL.A.0002.110417T0200Z-110418T0200Z/ LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 205 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. *WINDS AND WAVES: WEST WINDS TO 35 KNOT GALES MAY OCCUR TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY OCCUR BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS LAKE ERIE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS IN UPCOMING DAYS. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST AND PREPARE TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS OR CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 9:18 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 12 hr | |
| Apr 16, 10:54 AM EDT | Gale Watch | CLE | 5 hr | |
| Apr 16, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 92 min | |
| Apr 16, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 87 min | |
| Apr 16, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CLE | Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina | 63 min |
| Apr 16, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | CLE | 2 hr | |
| Apr 16, 3:49 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:02 PM EDT | Gale Warning | CLE | 29 hr |
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