Gale Watch 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

290 
WHUS71 KCLE 140238
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
938 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-141045-
/O.CON.KCLE.GL.A.0002.150214T1800Z-150215T0900Z/
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-
938 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ON LAKE ERIE FROM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL VEER NORTHWEST AND
  INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE
  PASSAGE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT. GALES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
  SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON SUNDAY.

* WAVES: THE LAKE IS MOSTLY ICE COVERED. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
  SHIFT ICE FLOES AND LIKELY CLOSE ANY TRACKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE
WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST AND
PREPARE TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS OR CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR
PLANS.

&&

$$

726 
WHUS71 KCLE 140809
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
309 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-141615-
/O.UPG.KCLE.GL.A.0002.150214T1800Z-150215T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.GL.W.0022.150214T1800Z-150215T0900Z/
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-
309 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST
SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL VEER NORTHWEST AND
  INCREASE TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARD
  DAYBREAK SUNDAY.

* WAVES: THE LAKE IS MOSTLY ICE COVERED. GALE FORCE WINDS MAY
  SHIFT ICE FLOES...POSSIBLY CLOSING OPEN TRACKS.

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1251 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER ILLINOIS WILL MOVE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST
TONIGHT. ANOTHER ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
REGION EARLY SATURDAY THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE AREA SUNDAY
NIGHT. YET ANOTHER ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
TUESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
NO MAJOR CHANGES TO FORECAST...JUST TWEAKED CLOUD COVER.

ORIGINAL DISCUSSION...
LAKE EFFECT SHSN AFFECTING NW PA SEEM TO HAVE ENDED OR BE IN THE
PROCESS OF ENDING SO THINK ONLY A FEW MORE FLURRIES AT MOST SO WILL
ADJUST RELATED GRIDS FIELDS AS NECESSARY.

HIGH PRESSURE EVENTUALLY BUILDS IN TODAY TO TURN WINDS TO THE SW IN
THE AFTERNOON.

HIGHER CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON BUT LOW LEVELS
SHOULD STAY DRY ENOUGH TO KEEP THE NEXT BATCH OF SNOW WEST OF THE
INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR UNTIL AFTER SUNSET.

WIND CHILLS WILL BE AT OR A LITTLE BELOW MINUS 10 IN THE EAST THIS
MORNING BUT AS TEMPS START TO RECOVER BY MIDDAY THE WIND CHILL
READINGS SHOULD RISE CLOSER TO ZERO. THE SITUATION IS MARGINAL TO
BEGIN WITH SINCE THE WINDS ARE FAIRLY LIGHT. WILL GO AHEAD AND DROP
THE COUNTIES FROM CLE TO CAK DUE TO A LACK OF SIGNIFICANT WINDS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO COLLECT AHEAD OF THE NEXT ARCTIC
FRONT THAT CROSSES THE AREA EARLY SAT. LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE CWA TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHER THREAT IN THE
NORTH WHERE THE MOISTURE IS BETTER AND THE DYNAMICS STRONGER. BEST
GUESS IS ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOW TONIGHT IN THE SNOWBELT WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE THEN ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES ON SAT WITH THE HIGHER
AMOUNTS AGAIN IN THE SNOWBELT. WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL
ALSO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW.

THE SITUATION WILL TRANSITION TO JUST LAKE EFFECT SNOW SAT NIGHT
WITH MAYBE ANOTHER INCH OR TWO IN THE SNOWBELT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN ON SUN AND SHOULD END MOST OF THE LAKE EFFECT BY SUN EVE WITH
ANOTHER INCH OR SO OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION ON SUN.

ANOTHER REINFORCING ARCTIC FRONT APPEARS HEADED INTO THE AREA FOR
TUE SO SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS FRONT LATER MON OR
MON NIGHT.

TEMPS WILL LIKELY RISE SLOWLY TONIGHT IN THE SSW FLOW AHEAD OF THE
FRONT THEN SPEND SAT AFTERNOON FALLING AS THE NEXT BATCH OF ARCTIC
AIR STARTS TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA.

TEMPS LOOK TO BE HEADED BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD SAT NIGHT
THRU SUN NIGHT. ADDED WINDS SHOULD DRIVE WIND CHILL READINGS DOWN
INTO A MINUS 15 TO MINUS 30 RANGE SO WIND CHILL HEADLINES WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THIS TIME PERIOD UNTIL THE WINDS BECOME CALM.
WILL LET LATER SHIFT DECIDE ON HEADLINE FOR THIS AFTER THIS
MORNING'S WIND CHILL HEADLINES END...THUS TO AVOID CONFUSION.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE LONG TERM BEGINS ON TUESDAY WITH MODELS IN AGREEMENT TAKING THE
STORM SYSTEM FURTHER EAST UP THE COAST INSTEAD OF UP THE OHIO
VALLEY. GIVEN THE MOISTURE IN PLACE CAN SEE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
BUT FOR THE MOST PART SHOULDNT BE ANY SIGNIFICANT ACCUMS.  THE
ARCTIC AIR HOWEVER WILL STILL DROP ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE SYSTEM
FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MODELS ALSO INDICATE GENERAL MOISTURE
DROPPING ACROSS THE AREA WITH SHORT WAVES ROTATING THROUGH THE UPPER
TROUGH ACROSS THE REGION SO WOULD EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS WELL.  WILL KEEP POPS IN THE CHANCE
CATEGORY OR LESS AND TEMPS BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AFTERNOON CUMULUS WILL DEVELOP AROUND 2500 FEET BUT BELIEVE IT
WILL REMAIN SCATTERED AT MOST LOCATIONS. HOWEVER AREAS OF BROKEN
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE REGION. THE
MVFR CEILINGS WILL DEVELOP AROUND 00Z THIS EVENING. THESE CEILINGS
WILL SLOWLY LOWER OVERNIGHT AND SHOULD REACH IFR LEVELS AS THE
SNOWFALL BEGINS. IT APPEARS THAT THE SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOUT 03Z
ACROSS NW OHIO AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. 1 TO 3
INCHES OF SNOW WEST AND 2 TO 4 INCHES EAST WITH LOCALLY HIGHER IN
THE SNOWBELT.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY OVERNIGHT AND MAY REACH 20 TO 25
KNOTS BEFORE SUNRISE. THIS SHOULD BEGIN TO BLOW AROUND ANY SNOW
THAT FALLS. VERY STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVES OVER NW OHIO BETWEEN
16Z-18Z AND RACES EASTWARD SATURDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT AROUND 35 KNOTS.

.OUTLOOK...NON VFR CONTINUES SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE
OVERNIGHT. NON VFR CONTINUES AT TIMES ON SUNDAY ACROSS NORTHEAST
OH AND NORTHWEST PA. NON VFR DEVELOPING AGAIN ON TUESDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE LAKE TODAY BUT WILL EXIT QUICKLY
ALLOWING ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM TO DROP ACROSS THE LAKES TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT TRAILING THE LOW WILL CROSS THE
LAKE EARLY SATURDAY.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL DROP ACROSS THE LAKES MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     OHZ012>014-022-023-033-089.
PA...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     PAZ001>003.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...ADAMS
NEAR TERM...ADAMS/DJB
SHORT TERM...ADAMS
LONG TERM...TK
AVIATION...MULLEN
MARINE...TK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
929 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

OHZ012>014-022-023-033-089-PAZ001>003-141430-
LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-MAHONING-
ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
929 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

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

IT WILL BE BRUTALLY COLD AGAIN THIS WEEKEND AS A SECOND STRONGER
ARCTIC FRONT BLASTS THROUGH SATURDAY. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED PLUMMET TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ003-006>011-017>021-027>032-036>038-047-141430-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-HANCOCK-SENECA-
HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-
929 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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

IT WILL BE BRUTALLY COLD AGAIN THIS WEEKEND AS A SECOND STRONGER
ARCTIC FRONT BLASTS THROUGH SATURDAY. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED PLUMMET TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-141430-
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-
929 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

IT WILL BE BRUTALLY COLD AGAIN THIS WEEKEND AS A SECOND STRONGER
ARCTIC FRONT BLASTS THROUGH SATURDAY. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED PLUMMET TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1048 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     SNOW             CORRY                   41.90N  79.65W
02/13/2015  M2.0 INCH        ERIE               PA   SNOW SPOTTER

            12 HOUR SNOWFALL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CLE1501136

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