{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.d77ae1996758791bdb95d6b401de14e4445aeb85.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Dense Smoke Advisory issued July 16 at 3:41PM EDT until July 17 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.d77ae1996758791bdb95d6b401de14e4445aeb85.001.1","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":272,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Dense Smoke Advisory: Dense Smoke Advisory issued July 16 at 3:41PM EDT until July 17 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; 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; Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border; Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; 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; Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border\n**Issued by:** NWS Cleveland OH\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T15:41:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T15:41:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-16T23:45:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Dense smoke will reduce visibility to less than one\nnautical mile.\n\n* WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Maumee Bay OH\nto Ripley NY, and the open waters of Lake Erie from Maumee Bay\nOH to Buffalo NY.\n\n* WHEN...Until 4 AM EDT Friday.\n\n* IMPACTS...Low visibility will make navigation difficult.\n\n## Instructions\nIf you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog\nsignals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use\nyour radar and compass."}