{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.0b25698b32a2e38213bf2ec32e250abd645b59c9.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Marine Warning issued May 19 at 6:30PM EDT until May 19 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-19","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.0b25698b32a2e38213bf2ec32e250abd645b59c9.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Cleveland OH"},"word_count":191,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Marine Warning: Special Marine Warning issued May 19 at 6:30PM EDT until May 19 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** The Islands to Vermilion OH; Vermilion to Avon Point OH; Avon Point to Willowick OH; The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border\n**Issued by:** NWS Cleveland OH\n**Sent:** 2026-05-19T18:30:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-19T18:30:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-19T20:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nSMWCLE\n\nThe National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a\n\n* Special Marine Warning for...\nNearshore waters from The Islands OH to Willowick OH...\nOpen waters from The Islands OH to Willowick OH...\n\n* Until 830 PM EDT.\n\n* At 630 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line\nextending from 7 nm north of Kelleys Island to near Put-In-Bay to\nSandusky Bay, moving east at 35 knots.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.\n\nSOURCE...Radar.\n\nIMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and\nsuddenly higher waves.\n\n* Locations impacted include...\nWestern Vermilion, Avon Point, Huron, Willowick, Lorain Harbor,\nVermilion, and Cleveland."}