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Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 5:43AM EDT until October 16 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

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

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 09:43 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 09:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 16 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area: NWS Cleveland OH · The Islands to Vermilion OH; The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 10:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 09:43 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 10:00 UTC

Archived official description

For the following areas... Nearshore and Open waters from The Islands OH to Vermilion OH... At 543 AM EDT, showers were located along a line extending from 10 nm east of Kelleys Island to 6 nm east of Sandusky Bay, moving east at 45 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... Huron.

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 09:47 UTC
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Title
Before
Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 5:09AM EDT until October 16 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
After
Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 5:43AM EDT until October 16 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Source updated
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16 October 2026 at 09:09 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 09:43 UTC
Effective from
Before
16 October 2026 at 09:09 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 09:43 UTC
Forecast onset
Before
16 October 2026 at 09:09 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 09:43 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
Reno Beach to The Islands OH; The Islands to Vermilion OH; Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border
After
The Islands to Vermilion OH; The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border
Source summary
Before
Special Marine Warning · ~~Reno Beach to The Islands OH; The Islands to Vermilion OH; Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border;~~ The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.
After
Special Marine Warning · The Islands to Vermilion OH; The Islands to Vermilion 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 and Open waters from Reno Beach OH to Vermilion OH... * Until 600 AM EDT. * At 509 AM EDT, downpours producing strong wind gusts were located along a line extending from near Put-In-Bay to 8 nm northwest of Sandusky Bay, moving east at 45 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Put-In-Bay, Huron, Kelleys Island, Sandusky Bay, and Western Vermilion.
After
For the following areas... Nearshore and Open waters from The Islands OH to Vermilion OH... At 543 AM EDT, showers were located along a line extending from 10 nm east of Kelleys Island to 6 nm east of Sandusky Bay, moving east at 45 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... Huron.
Official instructions
Before
~~Not supplied~~
After
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
External source link
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d0cee74ecb919331d134c610b601915b128fa216.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d93b32b29e4c745438e91018e0537e97d0d17326.002.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 09:43 UTC
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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 09:17 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 09:17 UTC

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Our first saved version of Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 5:09AM EDT until October 16 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 09:09 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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