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Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 6:37AM EDT until October 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Special Marine Warning · Vermilion to Avon Point OH; Avon Point to Willowick OH; Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 10:37 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 10:02 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 16 October 2026
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Issuer / area: NWS Cleveland OH · Vermilion to Avon Point OH; Avon Point to Willowick OH; Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 11:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 10:37 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 11:00 UTC

Archived official description

For the following areas... Nearshore waters from Vermilion OH to Willowick OH... Open waters from Avon Point OH to Willowick OH... At 636 AM EDT, showers were located along a line extending from 12 nm west of Fairport Harbor to 9 nm northwest of Willowick to near Avon Point, moving east at 50 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Avon Point, Lorain Harbor, Vermilion, Willowick, and Cleveland.

Instructions in this archived message

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

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16 October 2026 at 10:47 UTC
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Title
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Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 5:52AM EDT until October 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
After
Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 6:37AM EDT until October 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Source updated
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16 October 2026 at 09:52 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 10:37 UTC
Effective from
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16 October 2026 at 09:52 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 10:37 UTC
Forecast onset
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16 October 2026 at 09:52 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 10:37 UTC
Message type
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Alert
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Update
Source status
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Source alert
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Source update
Reported area
Before
The Islands to Vermilion OH; Vermilion to Avon Point OH; Avon Point to Willowick OH; 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; Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border
After
Vermilion to Avon Point OH; Avon Point to Willowick OH; Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border
Source summary
Before
Special Marine Warning · The Islands to Vermilion OH; Vermilion to Avon Point OH; Avon Point to Willowick OH; 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; Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.
After
Special Marine Warning · Vermilion to Avon Point OH; Avon Point to Willowick OH; Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.
Official description
Before
SMWCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore waters from The Islands OH to Willowick OH... Open waters from The Islands OH to Willowick OH... * Until 700 AM EDT. * At 552 AM EDT, showers were located along a line extending from 19 nm northwest of Avon Point to 11 nm northwest of Lorain Harbor to near Huron, moving east at 45 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... Western Vermilion, Avon Point, Huron, Lorain Harbor, Vermilion, Willowick, and Cleveland.
After
For the following areas... Nearshore waters from Vermilion OH to Willowick OH... Open waters from Avon Point OH to Willowick OH... At 636 AM EDT, showers were located along a line extending from 12 nm west of Fairport Harbor to 9 nm northwest of Willowick to near Avon Point, moving east at 50 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Avon Point, Lorain Harbor, Vermilion, Willowick, and Cleveland.
External source link
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d5fa50b9bb7f5aaf2fe2bec3f6d855aba30a737.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ca402bd83e0f91d6f3e90bb6920291fd0c33254e.002.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 10:37 UTC
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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 10:02 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 10:02 UTC

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Our first saved version of Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 5:52AM EDT until October 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 09:52 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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