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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
157 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2009
LHZ348-362-032000-
157 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2009
...SHOWERS OVER THE MICHIGAN WATERS OF NORTHERN LAKE HURON MAY
PRODUCE WATERSPOUTS...
POCKETS OF HEAVIER RAIN SHOWERS ARE MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
MICHIGAN NEARSHORE AND OPEN WATERS OF NORTHERN LAKE HURON THIS
AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH NO WATERSPOUTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED...ANY OF THESE
SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE A WATERSPOUT OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH
LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
WATERSPOUTS POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO WATERCRAFT AND CAN EASILY
CAPSIZE A SMALL VESSEL. IF SPOTTED...BOATERS SHOULD MOVE QUICKLY
AWAY FROM A WATERSPOUT AT A 90-DEGREE ANGLE FROM ITS APPARENT
MOVEMENT. IF POSSIBLE...BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR.
LAT...LON 4471 8295 4472 8330 4485 8333 4491 8343
4508 8345 4508 8335 4513 8334 4522 8344
4537 8348 4562 8316 4550 8287
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