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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
928 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025
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NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
928 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON, WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET,
HIGHEST NEAR ST. JOSEPH, MI. FOR THE GALE WATCH THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING, WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE
GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET,
HIGHEST NEAR ST. JOSEPH, MI.
* WHERE...MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND WAVES.
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