Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
759 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Nearshore waters from the Islands OH to Conneaut OH...
  Open waters from The Islands OH to Conneaut OH...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 758 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Ashtabula
  to 20 nm northeast of Kelleys Island, moving southeast at 25 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...
  Western Vermilion, Geneva-On-The-Lake, Avon Point, Willowick,
  Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula, Lorain Harbor, Vermilion, and
  Cleveland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 4138 8245 4154 8259 4168 8260 4168 8240
      4197 8176 4200 8081 4191 8066 4172 8129
      4151 8161 4146 8176 4148 8203 4138 8241
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 313DEG 24KT 4194 8083 4186 8241

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

Saunders