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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

May 19, 20178 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this beach hazards statement at May 19, 2017, 4:08 PM EDT for 8 counties in Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 19, 2017, 4:08 PM EDT (20:08 UTC)
Expired
May 21, 2017, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 168 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2017-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2017-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -19 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
553 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

748 
WHUS41 KCLE 192008
CFWCLE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
408 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017

OHZ003-007>010-200415-
/O.NEW.KCLE.BH.S.0001.170519T2008Z-170521T0400Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE-LORAIN-
408 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 
SATURDAY EVENING. 

* HAZARDS...WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY
  NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE CURRENTS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE LAKE SHORE
  AT THE BEACHES AND ALONG PIERS AND OBJECTS JUTTING OUT INTO THE
  LAKE.

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...FROM LUCAS COUNTY EAST TO LORAIN COUNTY.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...BEACH GOERS RISKING GOING INTO THE WATER
  COULD BE SWEPT OUT INTO THE OPEN WATERS BY STRONG CURRENTS. EVEN
  STRONG SWIMMERS CAN BE OVERCOME BY THE STRONG CURRENT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN SWIMMING RISKS EXIST
FROM A COMBINATION OF WIND AND LARGE WAVES INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS
AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. THESE SWIMMING RISKS CAN CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS EVEN FOR GOOD SWIMMERS. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$

LOMBARDY
8 follow-up statements
092 
WHUS41 KCLE 200221
CFWCLE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1021 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017

OHZ008-200330-
/O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170521T0400Z/
SANDUSKY-
1021 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT. 

$$

OHZ003-007-009-010-201030-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170521T0400Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-ERIE-LORAIN-
1021 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY 
  NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE CURRENTS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE LAKE 
  SHORE AT THE BEACHES AND ALONG PIERS AND OBJECTS JUTTING OUT 
  INTO THE LAKE. 

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...FROM LUCAS COUNTY EAST TO LORAIN COUNTY.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...BEACH GOERS RISKING GOING INTO THE WATER 
  COULD BE SWEPT OUT INTO THE OPEN WATERS BY STRONG CURRENTS. 
  EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS CAN BE OVERCOME BY THE STRONG CURRENT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN SWIMMING RISKS EXIST
FROM A COMBINATION OF WIND AND LARGE WAVES INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS
AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. THESE SWIMMING RISKS CAN CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS EVEN FOR GOOD SWIMMERS. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$
488 
WHUS41 KCLE 200735
CFWCLE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
335 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-201545-
/O.EXA.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170521T0400Z/
CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
335 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 
THIS EVENING. 

* HAZARDS...WAVES OF 3 TO 7 FEET WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THIS
  WILL CAUSE RIP CURRENTS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE LAKE SHORE AT THE 
  BEACHES AND ALONG PIERS AND OBJECTS JUTTING OUT INTO THE LAKE. 

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...FROM TOLEDO EAST THROUGH ERIE PENNSYLVANIA.
  
* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...BEACH GOERS RISKING GOING INTO THE WATER 
  COULD BE SWEPT OUT INTO THE OPEN WATERS BY STRONG CURRENTS. 
  EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS CAN BE OVERCOME BY THE STRONG CURRENT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN SWIMMING RISKS EXIST
FROM A COMBINATION OF WIND AND LARGE WAVES INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS
AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. THESE SWIMMING RISKS CAN CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS EVEN FOR GOOD SWIMMERS. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$

OHZ003-007-009-010-201545-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170521T0400Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-ERIE-LORAIN-
335 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...WAVES OF 3 TO 7 FEET WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THIS
  WILL CAUSE RIP CURRENTS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE LAKE SHORE AT THE 
  BEACHES AND ALONG PIERS AND OBJECTS JUTTING OUT INTO THE LAKE. 

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...FROM TOLEDO EAST THROUGH ERIE PENNSYLVANIA.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...BEACH GOERS RISKING GOING INTO THE WATER 
  COULD BE SWEPT OUT INTO THE OPEN WATERS BY STRONG CURRENTS. 
  EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS CAN BE OVERCOME BY THE STRONG CURRENT.

* SHORELINE WATER LEVELS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25
  KNOTS WILL KEEP WATER LEVELS IN THE WESTERN BASIN HIGH TODAY.
  THIS COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF SOME LAKESHORE AREAS FROM
  PORT CLINTON TO TOLEDO.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN SWIMMING RISKS EXIST
FROM A COMBINATION OF WIND AND LARGE WAVES INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS
AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. THESE SWIMMING RISKS CAN CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS EVEN FOR GOOD SWIMMERS. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$
946 
WHUS41 KCLE 201409
CFWCLE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1009 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

OHZ003-007-009>012-089-PAZ001-202215-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170521T0400Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-ERIE-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-
1009 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...A SWIMMING RISK CONTINUES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  WAVES...WINDS AND POTENTIAL RIP CURRENTS.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATION...BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ERIE FROM 
  TOLEDO EAST THROUGH ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SWIMMERS RISK BEING OVERCOME BY LARGE WAVES
  AND RIP CURRENTS. EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS ARE AT RISK OF DROWNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN SWIMMING RISKS EXIST
FROM A COMBINATION OF WIND AND LARGE WAVES INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS
AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. THESE SWIMMING RISKS CAN CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS EVEN FOR GOOD SWIMMERS. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$
784 
WHUS41 KCLE 201650
CFWCLE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1250 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

OHZ003-007-009-210100-
/O.NEW.KCLE.LS.W.0001.170520T1650Z-170520T2300Z/
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170521T0400Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-ERIE-
1250 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKESHORE
FLOOD WARNING FOR LUCAS, OTTAWA, AND ERIE COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST 
OHIO. THE LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY 
  NEAR LAKE ERIE DUE TO HIGH LAKE WATER LEVELS IN WESTERN LAKE 
  ERIE. PERSISTENT EAST WINDS AND HIGH LAKE WATER LEVELS WILL 
  RESULT IN WATER LEVELS MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND FLOODING.

* FLOODING IMPACTS...FLOODING MAY INUNDATE LOW LYING ROADS AND
  PROPERTY NEAR LAKE ERIE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ENTER FLOODED AREAS.

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* HAZARDS...A SWIMMING RISK CONTINUES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  WAVES...WINDS AND POTENTIAL RIP CURRENTS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ERIE FROM 
  TOLEDO EAST THROUGH ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SWIMMERS RISK BEING OVERCOME BY LARGE WAVES
  AND RIP CURRENTS. EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS ARE AT RISK OF DROWNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT ALONG THE LAKE. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR THE SHORE IN THE
WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN SWIMMING RISKS EXIST
FROM A COMBINATION OF WIND AND LARGE WAVES INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS
AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. THESE SWIMMING RISKS CAN CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS EVEN FOR GOOD SWIMMERS. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$

OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-210100-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170521T0400Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
1250 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* HAZARDS...A SWIMMING RISK CONTINUES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  WAVES...WINDS AND POTENTIAL RIP CURRENTS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATION...BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ERIE FROM 
  TOLEDO EAST THROUGH ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SWIMMERS RISK BEING OVERCOME BY LARGE 
  WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS ARE AT RISK OF 
  DROWNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN SWIMMING RISKS EXIST
FROM A COMBINATION OF WIND AND LARGE WAVES INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS
AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. THESE SWIMMING RISKS CAN CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS EVEN FOR GOOD SWIMMERS. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$
536 
WHUS41 KCLE 202012
CFWCLE

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
412 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

OHZ003-007-009-210400-
/O.CON.KCLE.LS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170520T2300Z/
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170521T0400Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-ERIE-
412 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY 
  NEAR LAKE ERIE DUE TO HIGH LAKE WATER LEVELS IN WESTERN LAKE 
  ERIE. PERSISTENT EAST WINDS AND HIGH LAKE WATER LEVELS WILL 
  RESULT IN WATER LEVELS MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND FLOODING. 

* FLOODING IMPACTS...FLOODING MAY INUNDATE LOW LYING ROADS AND 
  PROPERTY NEAR LAKE ERIE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ENTER FLOODED 
  AREAS. 

* WATER LEVELS WILL RECEDE THIS EVENING AND FLOODING SHOULD END.

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* HAZARDS...A SWIMMING RISK CONTINUES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  WAVES...WINDS AND POTENTIAL RIP CURRENTS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE EVENING.

* LOCATION...BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ERIE FROM 
  TOLEDO EAST THROUGH ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SWIMMERS RISK BEING OVERCOME BY LARGE 
  WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS ARE AT RISK OF 
  DROWNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT ALONG THE LAKE. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR THE SHORE IN THE
WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN SWIMMING RISKS EXIST
FROM A COMBINATION OF WIND AND LARGE WAVES INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS
AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. THESE SWIMMING RISKS CAN CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS EVEN FOR GOOD SWIMMERS. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$

OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-210400-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170521T0400Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
412 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* HAZARDS...A SWIMMING RISK CONTINUES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  WAVES...WINDS AND POTENTIAL RIP CURRENTS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ERIE FROM 
  TOLEDO EAST THROUGH ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SWIMMERS RISK BEING OVERCOME BY LARGE 
  WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS ARE AT RISK OF 
  DROWNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN SWIMMING RISKS EXIST
FROM A COMBINATION OF WIND AND LARGE WAVES INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS
AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. THESE SWIMMING RISKS CAN CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS EVEN FOR GOOD SWIMMERS. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$
268 
WHUS41 KCLE 202223
CFWCLE

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
623 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

OHZ003-007-009-210400-
/O.CAN.KCLE.LS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170520T2300Z/
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170521T0400Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-ERIE-
623 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE
LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING.

* HAZARDS...A SWIMMING RISK CONTINUES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  WAVES...WINDS AND POTENTIAL RIP CURRENTS.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ERIE FROM 
  TOLEDO EAST THROUGH ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SWIMMERS RISK BEING OVERCOME BY LARGE 
  WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS ARE AT RISK OF 
  DROWNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN SWIMMING RISKS EXIST
FROM A COMBINATION OF WIND AND LARGE WAVES INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS
AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. THESE SWIMMING RISKS CAN CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS EVEN FOR GOOD SWIMMERS. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$

OHZ010>012-089-PAZ001-210400-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170521T0400Z/
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
623 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* HAZARDS...A SWIMMING RISK CONTINUES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  WAVES...WINDS AND POTENTIAL RIP CURRENTS.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATION...BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ERIE FROM 
  TOLEDO EAST THROUGH ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SWIMMERS RISK BEING OVERCOME BY LARGE 
  WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS ARE AT RISK OF 
  DROWNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN SWIMMING RISKS EXIST
FROM A COMBINATION OF WIND AND LARGE WAVES INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS
AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. THESE SWIMMING RISKS CAN CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS EVEN FOR GOOD SWIMMERS. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$
134 
WHUS41 KCLE 210215
CFWCLE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1015 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017


PAZ001-210315-
/O.CAN.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170521T0400Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-
1015 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT.

THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS DECREASED ALLOWING THE BEACH HAZARDS
STATEMENT TO BE CANCELLED. 

$$

OHZ003-007-009>012-089-210400-
/O.CON.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170521T0400Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-ERIE-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
1015 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* HAZARDS...A SWIMMING RISK CONTINUES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  WAVES...WINDS AND POTENTIAL RIP CURRENTS.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ERIE IN OHIO
  FROM TOLEDO EAST THROUGH CONNEAUT.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...SWIMMERS RISK BEING OVERCOME BY LARGE 
  WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS ARE AT RISK OF 
  DROWNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN SWIMMING RISKS EXIST
FROM A COMBINATION OF WIND AND LARGE WAVES INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS
AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. THESE SWIMMING RISKS CAN CREATE LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITIONS EVEN FOR GOOD SWIMMERS. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$
074 
WHUS41 KCLE 210405
CFWCLE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1205 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2017


OHZ003-007-009>012-089-PAZ001-210515-
/O.EXP.KCLE.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170521T0400Z/
LUCAS-OTTAWA-ERIE-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-
1205 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL DECREASE INTO SUNDAY AS WINDS SHIFT
AROUND TO THE SOUTH. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 8:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEAshtabula42 min
May 18, 8:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLERichland27 min
May 18, 8:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLEMedina, Wayne53 min
May 18, 9:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCLECrawford, Richland43 min
May 19, 2:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLEWayne40 min
May 19, 3:58 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE32 hr
May 18, 9:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECrawford43 min

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in Ohio, 2017Beach Hazards Statements in Pennsylvania, 2017Every beach hazards statement in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.