Lake Erie Coastal Hazard Message - Jul 23, 2014

national weather service cleveland oh
1010 am edt wed jul 23 2014

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1010 am edt wed jul 23 2014

...rip current risk in effect until 10 pm edt this evening...

the national weather service in cleveland has issued a rip
current risk...which is in effect until 10 pm edt this evening.

• location...lake erie shoreline from maumee bay to ripley new york.

• a rip current risk...moderate risk.

• surf height...waves building to 3 to 5 feet by tonight.

precautionary/preparedness actions...a moderate risk of rip
currents means that rip currents are possible and any one
entering the water could risk being swept out into open water in
strong currents. heed the advice of life guards and local
officials where present. consider staying out of the water when
waves are present to avoid being caught in a rip current.

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please visit the following website to share your thoughts on the
new rip current hazard...

http://www.weather.gov/survey/nws-survey.php?code=rcvtecchm

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
915 am edt wed jul 23 2014
for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake erie
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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-
avon point to willowick oh-willowick to geneva-on-the lake oh-geneva-
on-the-lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
915 am edt wed jul 23 2014

..rip current risk in effect through this evening...

..small craft advisory in effect from 4 pm edt this afternoon
through thursday morning...

rest of today...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north and
increasing to 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. there is a
moderate risk of rip currents today.

tonight...north winds 10 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy in the
evening...then becoming partly cloudy. waves 3 to 5 feet.

thursday...north winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots.
mostly sunny. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

thursday night...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. mostly clear. waves 2 feet or less.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
see lake erie open lakes forecast for friday through sunday.
the water temperature off toledo is 73 degrees...off cleveland 69
degrees and off erie 73 degrees.

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