Heavy Freezing Spray Warning from FRI 12:00 AM EST until FRI 4:00 PM EST
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour or greater expected, and may rapidly accumulate on vessels.
* WHERE...The open waters of Lake Erie from Vermilion to Geneva- on-the-Lake OH.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 4 PM EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of stability.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Ice coverage on Lake Erie will expand across the central basin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Mariners should prepare for dangerous accumulation of ice on their vessel. If possible, remain in port, avoid the warning area or conduct mitigation.
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Issued by Cleveland - OH, US, National Weather Service