Alert archive / Ohio / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 13, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this gale warning at Nov 24, 2012, 4:44 AM EST. It was in force for 2 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
- Nov 24, 2012, 4:44 AM EST (09:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2012, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
842 WHUS71 KCLE 240944 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 444 AM EST SAT NOV 24 2012 LEZ061-145>149-165>169-241200- /O.NEW.KCLE.GL.W.0013.121124T0944Z-121124T1200Z/ 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- 444 AM EST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WINDS AND WAVES: WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 30 KNOTS BY DAYBREAK. WAVES OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL NOT SUBSIDE VERY MUCH TODAY. 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. && $$ LEZ142>144-241745- /O.EXT.KCLE.SC.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-121124T2100Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH- 444 AM EST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND WAVES: WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 4 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT OR RETURN TO PORT PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
016 WHUS71 KCLE 240951 CCA MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 447 AM EST SAT NOV 24 2012 LEZ061-145>149-165>169-241200- /O.NEW.KCLE.GL.W.0013.121124T0947Z-121124T1200Z/ 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- 447 AM EST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WINDS AND WAVES: WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 30 KNOTS BY DAYBREAK. WAVES OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL NOT SUBSIDE VERY MUCH TODAY. 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. && $$ LEZ142>144-241815- /O.COR.KCLE.SC.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-121124T2100Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH- 447 AM EST SAT NOV 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND WAVES: WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 4 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * THE THREAT THAT THE WATER LEVEL ON THE WEST END OF LAKE ERIE WILL DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK HAS ENDED...SINCE THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED. HOWEVER...THROUGH MID MORNING THE WATER LEVEL COULD DROP TO JUST ABOVE THE CRITICAL LEVEL. MARINERS SHOULD STILL MONITOR THE WATER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT OR RETURN TO PORT PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 10:17 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CLE | 65 hr |
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Sources
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