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Small Craft Advisory 17, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 26, 2021

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this small craft advisory at Mar 26, 2021, 4:07 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 26, 2021, 4:07 PM EDT (20:07 UTC)
Expired
Mar 26, 2021, 9:40 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

The text

As transmitted.

400 
WHUS71 KCLE 262007
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
407 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

LEZ147>149-270200-
/O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210326T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.SC.Y.0017.210326T2007Z-210327T0200Z/
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-Geneva-on-the-
Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
407 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to 10
  knots and waves 5 to 8 feet decreasing to 1 to 3 feet.

* WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Willowick OH to 
  Ripley NY.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

LEZ061-167>169-262115-
/O.CAN.KCLE.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210326T2200Z/
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the-
Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on-
the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
407 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Gales have ended on Lake Erie with southwest winds to 30 knots
diminishing to 5 to 15 knots overnight.

$$

LEZ145-146-165-166-262115-
/O.EXP.KCLE.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210326T2000Z/
Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
407 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

Gales have ended on Lake Erie with southwest winds of 10 to 15 
knots becoming west 10 knots or less. 

$$

LEZ142>144-262115-
/O.EXP.KCLE.LO.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210326T2000Z/
/O.EXP.KCLE.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-210326T2000Z/
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
The Islands to Vermilion OH-
407 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...LOW WATER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

The Small Craft Advisory has been allowed to expire. In addition,
water levels on Lake Erie have risen above the critical mark for
safe navigation and are expected to continue rising. At 4 PM the
water level at Toledo was 30 inches. 

$$

LEZ162>164-262115-
/O.EXP.KCLE.LO.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210326T2000Z/
Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM
offshoreline to US-Canadian border-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
407 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...LOW WATER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Water levels on Lake Erie have risen above the critical mark for 
safe navigation and are expected to continue rising. At 4 PM the 
water level at Toledo was 30 inches. 

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://www.weather.gov/cle
1 follow-up statement
441 
WHUS71 KCLE 270140
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
940 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

LEZ147>149-270245-
/O.CAN.KCLE.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-210327T0200Z/
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-Geneva-on-the-
Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
940 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds and waves have decreased enough to allow the small craft 
advisory to be cancelled.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://www.weather.gov/cle

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 3:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLECuyahoga, Medina50 min
Mar 26, 4:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCLESummit, Wayne45 min
Mar 26, 10:09 AM EDTLow Water AdvisoryCLE6 hr
Mar 26, 10:09 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE6 hr

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Sources

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