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Gale Warning 9, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 19, 2013

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this gale warning at Apr 19, 2013, 9:34 AM EDT. It was in force for 23 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 19, 2013, 9:34 AM EDT (13:34 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2013, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

The text

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

472 
WHUS71 KCLE 191334
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
934 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

LEZ142>146-192200-
/O.UPG.KCLE.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130421T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.GL.W.0009.130419T1334Z-130420T0800Z/
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-
934 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED
  TODAY. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY THIS EVENING. SATURDAY
  MORNING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS...WITH
  A DIMINISHING TREND GOING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. WAVES WILL
  SUBSIDE AS WELL.

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.

&&

$$

LEZ147>149-192200-
/O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130421T0000Z/
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE-
LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
934 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS AND WAVES: A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE LAKE THIS MORNING.
  THIS WILL SHIFT THE WINDS QUICKLY FROM THE SOUTH TO THE WEST-
  SOUTHWEST AT 30 KNOTS. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING. WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL BE COMMON GOING INTO
  SATURDAY. WIND AND WAVES WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER
  SATURDAY.

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
5 follow-up statements
710 
WHUS71 KCLE 191345
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
945 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

LEZ162>166-192145-
/O.EXA.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
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-
945 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED
  TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY
  THIS EVENING. SATURDAY MORNING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN
  20 AND 30 KNOTS...WITH A DIMINISHING TREND GOING INTO SATURDAY
  NIGHT. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE AS WELL.


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>146-192145-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
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-
945 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED 
  TODAY. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY THIS EVENING. 
  SATURDAY MORNING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 
  KNOTS...WITH A DIMINISHING TREND GOING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. 
  WAVES WILL SUBSIDE AS WELL. 

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.

&&

$$

LEZ147>149-192145-
/O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130421T0000Z/
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE-
LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
945 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS AND WAVES: A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE LAKE THIS 
  MORNING. THIS WILL SHIFT THE WINDS QUICKLY FROM THE SOUTH TO 
  THE WEST- SOUTHWEST AT 30 KNOTS. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 
  FEET BY THIS EVENING. WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL BE COMMON 
  GOING INTO SATURDAY. WIND AND WAVES WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO 
  DIMINISH LATER SATURDAY. 

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
127 
WHUS71 KCLE 191550
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1150 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

LEZ142>144-162>164-200000-
/O.NEW.KCLE.LO.Y.0010.130419T1550Z-130420T0200Z/
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-
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-
1150 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A
GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED
  TODAY. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY THIS EVENING. SATURDAY
  MORNING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS...WITH
  A DIMINISHING TREND GOING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. WAVES WILL
  SUBSIDE AS WELL.


* LOW WATER: THE WATER LEVEL AS OF 1130 AM WAS 2 INCHES ABOVE LOW
  WATER DATUM...WHICH IS 3 INCHES ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE
  NAVIGATION. SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND
  ALLOW THE WATER LEVEL TO DROP TO NEAR 10 INCHES BELOW THE
  CRITICAL MARK. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER LATER THIS
  EVENING...BUT MAY CONTINUE TO BE CLOSE TO THE CRITICAL MARK
  THROUGHOUT THE 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 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.

&&

$$

LEZ145-146-165-166-200000-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
1150 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED 
  TODAY. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY THIS EVENING. 
  SATURDAY MORNING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 
  KNOTS...WITH A DIMINISHING TREND GOING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. 
  WAVES WILL SUBSIDE AS WELL. 

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.

&&

$$

LEZ147>149-200000-
/O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130421T0000Z/
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE-
LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
1150 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS AND WAVES: A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE LAKE THIS 
  MORNING. THIS WILL SHIFT THE WINDS QUICKLY FROM THE SOUTH TO 
  THE WEST- SOUTHWEST AT 30 KNOTS. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 
  FEET BY THIS EVENING. WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL BE COMMON 
  GOING INTO SATURDAY. WIND AND WAVES WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO 
  DIMINISH LATER SATURDAY. 

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
059 
WHUS71 KCLE 191950
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
350 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

LEZ147>149-200400-
/O.UPG.KCLE.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130421T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T1000Z/
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE-
LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
350 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WEST-SOUTHWEST 35 KNOT GALES ARE EXPECTED
  TONIGHT. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 11 FEET. WIND AND WAVES WILL
  SLOWLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL
  FOLLOW FOR SATURDAY.


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.

&&

$$

LEZ061-167>169-200400-
/O.EXB.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T1000Z/
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-
350 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WEST-SOUTHWEST 35 KNOTS GALES CAN BE EXPECTED
  TONIGHT. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 11 FEET. SATURDAY MORNING
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS...WITH A
  DIMINISHING TREND CONTINUING. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE AS WELL.


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>144-162>164-200400-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
/O.CON.KCLE.LO.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130420T0200Z/
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-
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-
350 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY. A LOW
WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WEST-SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS CAN BE
  EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH WAVES OF 5 TO 9 FEET. SATURDAY MORNING
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS...WITH A
  DIMINISHING TREND GOING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE
  AS WELL.

* LOW WATER: THE WATER LEVEL AS OF 330 PM WAS 15 INCHES BELOW LOW
  WATER DATUM...WHICH IS 14 INCHES BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR
  SAFE NAVIGATION. WEST-SOUTHWEST GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  TONIGHT AND ALLOW THE WATER LEVEL TO DROP TO NEAR 20 INCHES
  BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER
  LATER THIS EVENING...BUT MAY CONTINUE TO BE CLOSE TO THE
  CRITICAL MARK THROUGHOUT THE 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 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.

&&

$$

LEZ145-146-165-166-200400-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
350 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED
  TONIGHT WITH WAVES OF 5 TO 9 FEET. SATURDAY MORNING WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS...WITH A DIMINISHING
  TREND GOING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE AS WELL.

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.

&&

$$

OUDEMAN
603 
WHUS71 KCLE 200139
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
939 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

LEZ142>144-162>164-200800-
/O.EXT.KCLE.LO.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-
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-
939 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...LOW WATER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE LOW WATER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY.
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO 30
  KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OF 6 TO 9 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO
  8 FEET BY MORNING. THE WINDS AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
  DECREASE ON SATURDAY.

* LOW WATER: THE WATER LEVEL AS OF 930 PM WAS 9 INCHES BELOW LOW
  WATER DATUM...WHICH IS 8 INCHES BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE
  NAVIGATION. WEST GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING. AS THE WINDS DECREASE THE
  WATER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE THROUGH THE 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 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.

&&

$$

LEZ061-147>149-167>169-200945-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T1000Z/
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE-
LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY 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-
939 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHWEST TO WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WILL
  CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 11 FEET. THE WINDS
  AND WAVES WILL SLOWLY DECREASE ON SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

LEZ145-146-165-166-200800-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
939 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WILL BECOME WEST AT
  30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES WILL BE 8 TO 11 FEET. THE WINDS
  AND WAVES WILL SLOWLY DECREASE ON SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
765 
WHUS71 KCLE 200733
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
333 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2013

LEZ142>144-201545-
/O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.SC.Y.0030.130420T0733Z-130420T2000Z/
/O.CAN.KCLE.LO.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-
333 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE LOW WATER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 30 KNOTS AND WILL
  DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE IN THE DAY. WAVES OF 7 TO 10
  FEET WILL ALSO SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE IN THE DAY.

* LOW WATER: THE WATER LEVEL AS OF 930 PM WAS 14 INCHES ABOVE
  CHART DATUM AND SLOWLY RISING. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
  REMAIN ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK.


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.

&&

$$

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/O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
/O.CAN.KCLE.LO.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
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-
333 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. THE LOW WATER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 30 KNOTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
DECREASE TODAY.  

$$

LEZ145-146-201545-
/O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.SC.Y.0030.130420T0733Z-130420T2000Z/
VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-
333 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 30 KNOTS AND
  WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE IN THE DAY. WAVES OF 7
  TO 10 FEET WILL ALSO SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE IN THE DAY.


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.

&&

$$

LEZ165-166-200845-
/O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T0800Z/
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
333 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. 

WEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 30 KNOTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
DECREASE TODAY. 

$$

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/O.EXT.KCLE.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130420T1300Z/
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE-
LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY 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-
333 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE EARLY
  TODAY. THE WINDS AND WAVES WILL SLOWLY DECREASE LATER 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 10:38 AM EDTWind AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Mahoning, Trumbull3 hr
Apr 19, 11:33 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCLELucas, Wood22 hr
Apr 19, 11:50 AM EDTLow Water AdvisoryCLE16 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Ohio, 2013Every gale warning in 2013

Sources

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