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Gale Watch 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

February 28, 2018

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this gale watch at Feb 28, 2018, 3:30 PM EST. It took effect at Mar 1, 2018, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 28, 2018, 3:30 PM EST (20:30 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 1, 2018, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 1, 2018, 3:19 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale watch went out at Feb 28, 3:15 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 3:15 PM EST, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 3:11 PM EST, 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
311 PM EST Wed Feb 28 2018

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001-012015-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-
Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-
Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-
Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-
311 PM EST Wed Feb 28 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast
Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

More moderate to locally heavy rain may occur Thursday. Some areas
could see an inch of rain which could lead to minor flooding
problems.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-012015-
Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
Lake Erie open waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
Lake Erie open waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
311 PM EST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Watch.

North to northeast Gales are possible Thursday into Thursday night
as an intense low tracks across the Lower Great Lakes.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ002-003-012015-
Southern Erie-Crawford-
311 PM EST Wed Feb 28 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

More moderate to locally heavy rain may occur Thursday. Some areas
could see an inch of rain which could lead to minor flooding
problems.

The rain will change over to snow Thursday night and there is the
possibility that up to 5 inches of snow could accumulate in southern
Erie County and Crawford County before ending Friday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.