Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH
955 WHUS71 KCLE 190920 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cleveland OH 420 AM EST Sun Jan 19 2025 LEZ061-166>169-191730- /O.UPG.KCLE.UP.A.0001.250120T0600Z-250122T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.UP.W.0001.250120T0600Z-250122T0600Z/ Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 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- 420 AM EST Sun Jan 19 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour or greater expected, and may rapidly accumulate on vessels. * WHERE...The open waters of Lake Erie from Avon Point OH to Buffalo NY. * WHEN...From 1 AM Monday to 1 AM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of stability. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners should prepare for dangerous accumulation of ice on their vessel. If possible, remain in port, avoid the warning area or conduct mitigation. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://www.weather.gov/cle