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Special Marine Warning

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Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH; Reno Beach to The Islands OH; The Islands to Vermilion OH; Vermilion to Avon Point OH; Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border

Status In Progress Started 28 minutes ago
Ends
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

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The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore and Open waters from Maumee Bay OH to Avon Point OH...
* Until 130 AM EDT.
* At 1205 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 9 nm southeast of Monroe Harbor to near Put-In-Bay, moving east at 15 knots.
HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to 40 knots, and large hail.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage.
* Locations impacted include... Reno Beach, Put-In-Bay, Western Vermilion, Kelleys Island, Sandusky Bay, Huron, Lorain Harbor, and Vermilion.
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