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Special Marine Warning

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Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH; Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH; Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
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 Willowick OH to Conneaut OH...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 330 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 21 nm north of Fairport Harbor to 7 nm west of Geneva-On-The-Lake, moving northeast at 20 knots.
HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
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.
* Locations impacted include... Geneva-On-The-Lake, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula, and Conneaut.
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