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WHUS73 KAPX 310735
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
235 AM EST WED DEC 31 2025
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STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5 NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER MI-
235 AM EST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY
..GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...HIGHEST GUSTS UP TO 35 KTS FROM THE NORTHWEST AND HIGHEST
WAVES AROUND 8 FEET. BRIEF PERIODS OF GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
* WHERE...STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5 NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE
INCLUDING MACKINAC ISLAND, ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL,
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND, PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI
INCLUDING THUNDER BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND STURGEON
PT TO ALABASTER MI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LMZ323-342-344-311545-
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GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
235 AM EST WED DEC 31 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...HIGHEST GUSTS UP TO 35 KTS FROM THE NORTHWEST AND
HIGHEST WAVES AROUND 8 FEET EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE
LIGHT TO NORWOOD MI, NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE
INCLUDING LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY AND SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND
TRAVERSE LIGHT MI.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS HIGHEST WAVES WHICH
COULD CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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/O.CON.KAPX.GL.W.0041.251231T1500Z-260101T1500Z/
WHITEFISH BAY (U.S. PORTION)/WHITEFISH POINT TO POINT IROQUOIS MI-
ST. MARYS RIVER POINT IROQUOIS TO E. POTAGANNISSING BAY-
235 AM EST WED DEC 31 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 AM EST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, HIGHEST GUSTS UP TO 25
KTS FROM THE NORTHWEST AND HIGHEST WAVES AROUND 6 FEET. FOR
THE GALE WARNING, HIGHEST GUSTS UP TO 35 KTS FROM THE
NORTHWEST AND HIGHEST WAVES AROUND 12 FEET EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WHITEFISH BAY (U. S. PORTION)/WHITEFISH POINT TO POINT
IROQUOIS MI AND ST. MARYS RIVER POINT IROQUOIS TO E.
POTAGANNISSING BAY.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10
AM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS HIGHEST WAVES
WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LMZ341-345-346-311545-
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SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
235 AM EST WED DEC 31 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...HIGHEST GUSTS UP TO 30 KTS FROM THE NORTHWEST AND HIGHEST
WAVES AROUND 9 FEET EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS OF GALE FORCE GUSTS
POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
* WHERE...SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE, POINT
BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI AND MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE
MI.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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