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Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 7:01AM EDT until October 16 at 8:30AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Special Marine Warning · Conneaut OH to Ripley NY; Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 11:01 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 11:02 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 · Conneaut OH to Ripley NY; Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 12:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 11:01 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 12:30 UTC

Archived official description

SMWCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY... Open waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY... * Until 830 AM EDT. * At 701 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 26 nm northwest of Erie to 15 nm north of Ashtabula to 8 nm west of Geneva-On-The-Lake, 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... Erie and Conneaut.

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 11:02 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 11:02 UTC

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First saved record

Our first saved version of Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 7:01AM EDT until October 16 at 8:30AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 11:01 UTC

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  "onsetAt": "2026-10-16T11:01:00.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2026-10-16T12:30:00.000Z",
  "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-16T12:30:00.000Z",
  "severity": "Severe",
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  "summary": "Special Marine Warning · Conneaut OH to Ripley NY; Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.",
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