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Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 6:19AM EDT until October 16 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Special Marine Warning · Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH; Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH; 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. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 10:19 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 10:32 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 16 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Cleveland OH · Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH; Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH; 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
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 11:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 10:19 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 11:45 UTC

Archived official description

SMWCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore and Open waters from Willowick OH to Conneaut OH... * Until 745 AM EDT. * At 619 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 27 nm northwest of Geneva-On-The-Lake to 20 nm northwest of Fairport Harbor to 17 nm northwest of Willowick, moving east at 55 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Geneva-On-The-Lake, Conneaut, Willowick, Fairport Harbor, and Ashtabula.

Instructions in this archived message

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

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 10:32 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 10:32 UTC

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Our first saved version of Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 6:19AM EDT until October 16 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 10:19 UTC

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  "title": "Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 6:19AM EDT until October 16 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH",
  "eventType": "Special Marine Warning",
  "occurredAt": "2026-10-16T10:19:00.000Z",
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  "onsetAt": "2026-10-16T10:19:00.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2026-10-16T11:45:00.000Z",
  "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-16T11:45:00.000Z",
  "severity": "Severe",
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  "certainty": "Likely",
  "messageType": "Alert",
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  "place": "Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH; Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH; 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",
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  "issuer": "NWS Cleveland OH",
  "summary": "Special Marine Warning · Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH; Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH; 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. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.",
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  "instruction": "Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are\nexpected.",
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