475
WHUS73 KDTX 271902
MWWDTX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
302 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
LHZ361>363-280715-
/O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0014.260428T0500Z-260428T1200Z/
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND
5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
302 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE
SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT
WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF
16 FEET.
* WHERE...LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE
ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE, LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE
LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE AND LAKE HURON
FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM EDT TUESDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS 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.
LHZ421-422-280715-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-260429T0200Z/
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
302 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL
BE 4 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 5 FEET.
* WHERE...OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO
INNER SAGINAW BAY AND INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO
BAY PORT MI.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 AM EDT TUESDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LHZ441>443-280715-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-260428T2000Z/
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
302 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL
BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET.
* WHERE...PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI, HARBOR BEACH TO PORT
SANILAC MI AND PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM EDT TUESDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LCZ460-LEZ444-280715-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0026.260428T0000Z-260428T2000Z/
LAKE ST CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
302 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM EDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 21 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL
BE 3 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 4 FEET.
* WHERE...IN LAKE ST CLAIR, LAKE ST CLAIR. IN LAKE ERIE,
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE
MI.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM EDT TUESDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
KGK
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