URGENT – MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
338 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015
* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS MONDAY MORNING AND APPROACH 35 KNOT GALES FROM THE EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES/SEAS...WAVES WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 11 FEET MONDAY. * FLOODING...HIGH WATER AND A CHANCE OF LAKESHORE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY FROM THE NORTHEAST GALES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS IN UPCOMING DAYS. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST AND PREPARE TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS OR CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.