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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
439 AM EDT FRI OCT 3 2008
.A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY SINK SOUTHWARD ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. COLD AIR WILL MOVE SOUTH
ACROSS THE WARM WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO
20 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING AND HIGH WAVES TO 5 FEET WILL DIMINISH
LATER THIS MORNING AS THE WIND VEERS THROUGH THE DAY AND DECREASES
IN INTENSITY.
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NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
439 AM EDT FRI OCT 3 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING.
STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING
WILL DECREASE AND VEER TO THE EAST AROUND DAYBREAK. WAVE HEIGHTS
OF UP TO 5 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE TO 1 TO 2 FEET BY
NOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN
4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
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