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Location: Amherst, OH
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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 7:57 PM Jul. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 10 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 knots and waves 3 to 5 feet
expected.

* WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from the Islands OH
to Ripley NY.

* WHEN...From 8 AM Tuesday to 10 PM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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Beach Hazard Statement
Issued: 7:53 PM Jul. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected.

* WHERE...In Ohio, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula
Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the
lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can
carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along
structures extending out into the lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

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