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Gale Warning 32, NWS Cleveland, OH
NWS Cleveland, OH issued this gale warning at Dec 28, 2015, 3:52 AM EST. It took effect at Dec 28, 2015, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 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
- Dec 28, 2015, 3:52 AM EST (08:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2015, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2015, 9:56 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cleveland, OH
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
216 WHUS71 KCLE 280852 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 352 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 LEZ142>146-281700- /O.CAN.KCLE.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-151228T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KCLE.GL.A.0008.151228T1500Z-151229T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.GL.W.0032.151228T1800Z-151229T0300Z/ 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- 352 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING AND TO 35 KNOT GALES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET MONDAY...AND 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS TODAY. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. * FLOODING...HIGH WATER AND A CHANCE OF LAKESHORE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY FROM THE NORTHEAST GALES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE LAKESHORE SHOULD MONITOR THE RISK OF FLOODING. 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. && $$ LEZ162>166-281700- /O.UPG.KCLE.GL.A.0008.151228T1500Z-151229T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.GL.W.0032.151228T1800Z-151229T0300Z/ LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK- 352 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING AND TO 35 KNOT GALES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET TODAY AND THEN DIMINISH TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. * FLOODING...HIGH WATER AND A CHANCE OF LAKESHORE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY FROM THE NORTHEAST GALES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE LAKESHORE SHOULD MONITOR THE RISK OF FLOODING. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPER EQUIPMENT. MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ147>149-281700- /O.EXT.KCLE.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-151230T0300Z/ WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE- LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 352 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE EAST TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY AND THEN SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
815 WHUS71 KCLE 281454 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 954 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 LEZ142>146-162>166-282300- /O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0032.151228T1800Z-151229T0300Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK- 954 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 KNOTS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME EAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * WAVES...WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET TODAY WITH 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS TODAY. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. * LAKESHORE FLOODING...LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE LAKESHORE COULD SEE MINOR FLOODING TODAY BUT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS UNLIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPER EQUIPMENT. MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ147>149-282300- /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-151230T0300Z/ WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE- LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 954 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY AND THEN SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT. 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. && $$
339 WHUS71 KCLE 281908 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 208 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 LEZ142>146-162>166-290300- /O.CON.KCLE.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-151229T0300Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK- 208 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...EAST GALES OF 35 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING. * WAVES...8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. * OUTLOOK...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED WHEN THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPER EQUIPMENT. MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ147>149-290330- /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-151230T0300Z/ WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE- LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 208 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY TONIGHT. * WAVES...WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET THROUGH EVENING SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT. 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. && $$
195 WHUS71 KCLE 290256 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 956 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 LEZ142>146-291100- /O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-151229T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KCLE.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-151229T2100Z/ MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH- 956 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS BEFORE DIMINISHING AGAIN LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES...WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT OR RETURN TO PORT PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ162>166-290400- /O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-151229T0300Z/ 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- 956 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW GALE FORCE ON LAKE ERIE. $$ LEZ147>149-291100- /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-151230T0300Z/ WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE- LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 956 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTH OVERNIGHT. TUESDAY WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * WAVES...WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 8:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Marion | 69 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:20 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Hancock | 7 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:23 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Holmes, Wayne | 4 days |
| Dec 28, 3:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CLE | Lucas, Wood | 12 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Marion | 5 days |
| Dec 28, 5:54 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Trumbull | 14 hr |
| Dec 28, 10:21 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CLE | Lake | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 1:06 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | CLE | Erie, Lucas, Ottawa | 15 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:21 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CLE | Erie | 27 hr |
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Sources
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