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Special Marine Warning for Avon Point to Willowick OH; Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH; Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border +1 more

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What is happening

For the following areas... Nearshore and Open waters from Avon Point OH to Geneva-on-the-lake OH... At 158 AM EDT, a gust front was located along a line extending from 22 nm north of Avon Point to near Willowick, moving northeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated....

What the bulletin says to do

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.

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Bulletin details

For the following areas... Nearshore and Open waters from Avon Point OH to Geneva-on-the-lake OH... At 158 AM EDT, a gust front was located along a line extending from 22 nm north of Avon Point to near Willowick, moving northeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Fairport Harbor, Willowick, and Cleveland.

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  1. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued August 11 at 1:59AM EDT until August 11 at 2:45AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

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  2. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued August 11 at 1:22AM EDT until August 11 at 2:45AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Cleveland OH. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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