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Small Craft Advisory 10, NWS Cleveland, OH

March 14, 2026

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this small craft advisory at Mar 14, 2026, 1:57 PM EDT. It took effect at Mar 15, 2026, 9:50 AM EDT. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 14, 2026, 1:57 PM EDT (17:57 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 15, 2026, 9:50 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Mar 14, 1:43 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 1:43 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 14, 7:05 AM EDT, 6 hours 52 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
705 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-151115-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Wyandot-
Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Knox-
705 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Windy conditions will return Sunday afternoon through Monday
afternoon. Winds gusts to 55 mph are possible, especially on Sunday,
and a Wind Advisory may be needed. There is also a low end chance of
a severe thunderstorm late Sunday night. Damaging wind gusts would
be the primary hazard.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-151115-
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Medina-Summit-Portage-
Trumbull-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Holmes-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford-
705 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Windy conditions will return Sunday afternoon through Monday
afternoon. Winds gusts to 50 mph are possible, especially on Sunday,
and a Wind Advisory may be needed. There is also a low end chance of
a severe thunderstorm late Sunday night. Damaging wind gusts would
be the primary hazard.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ142>145-162>165-151115-
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
The Islands to Vermilion OH-Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
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-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
705 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Winds may approach gale force on Monday behind a strong cold front.
Low water conditions may also develop on Monday on the western basin
of Lake Erie.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LEZ061-146>149-166>169-151115-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Avon Point to Willowick OH-Willowick to Geneva-on-
the Lake OH-Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm 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-
705 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie.

.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.

   Gale Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Winds may approach gale force on Monday behind a strong cold front.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 2:03 AM EDTWind AdvisoryCLEAshtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake5 hr
Mar 14, 3:55 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE10 hr
Mar 14, 1:06 PM EDTWind AdvisoryCLEAshland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more67 hr
Mar 14, 1:57 PM EDTGale WatchCLE25 hr
Mar 14, 1:06 PM EDTHigh Wind WatchCLEErie13 hr

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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.