Bedford Heights, OH Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Nearshore and Open waters from Vermilion OH TO Willowick OH...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 736 PM EDT, a shower producing waterspouts was located over Avon
Point, moving east at 25 knots.

HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Public. At 730 PM was reported near Lorain and Bay
Village.

IMPACT...Waterspouts can create locally hazardous seas. Small
craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
Avon Point and Cleveland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous
seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.

&&


WATERSPOUT...OBSERVED;
HAIL...0.00IN;
WIND...>34KTS

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through Tuesday afternoon.

* 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.

&&

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots and waves 3 to 5 feet.

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

* WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT Tuesday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&