Gale Warning
URGENT – MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1011 AM EDT THU OCT 31 2013
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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- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT
GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY… A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUST TO 40 KNOTS THIS EVENING THEN TURN SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES OF 1 TO 3 FEET WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 11 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING THEN SUBSIDE LATER FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT TO 1 TO 3 FEET. * LOW WATER WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON THE WEST END OF THE LAKE LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MARINERS WILL NEED TO MONITOR THIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPER EQUIPMENT. MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.