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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
941 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
..INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY
.A LARGE AND VERY SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE
LAKE SUPERIOR REGION FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS TODAY...WITH
WINDS REACHING INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. BY
TONIGHT THERE MAY EVEN BE SOME GALE FORCE GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY LAST THE FULL SPAN OF THE NEARSHORE
MARINE FORECAST AND LIKELY BEYOND THAT TIME AS WELL. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL BRING BUILDING WAVES AND SMALL CRAFT WILL LIKELY
FIND HAZARDOUS WINDS AND WAVES.
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BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
941 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
TODAY...AND 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. SOME GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 35
KNOTS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY BY TONIGHT.
* WAVES/SEAS...WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET TODAY... AND
AS HIGH AS 8 TO 10 FEET BY MONDAY. HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE ALONG
THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
MELDE
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