221 WHUS71 KCLE 282027 MWWCLE URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 327 PM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 LEZ144>149-290900- /O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-101230T0000Z/ 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- 327 PM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ENOUGH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING TO ALLOW THE WAVES TO SUBSIDE BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES WILL AVERAGE 4 FEET OR MORE AND WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 22 KNOTS WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD STAY IN PORT OR RETURN TO PORT PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ OUDEMAN