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WHUS73 KDTX 172042
MWWDTX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
342 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
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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-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
342 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 32 KNOTS FROM THE
SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT
WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF
17 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, LAKE HURON
FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE AND
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 11 AM EST FRIDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EST FRIDAY.
* 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.
LHZ463-464-180930-
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LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
342 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE
SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT
WAVES WILL BE 9 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF
13 FEET.
* WHERE...LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND
5NM OFF SHORE AND LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON
BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EST FRIDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EST FRIDAY.
* 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.
LHZ422-180930-
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/O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0097.251218T1200Z-251219T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.GL.A.0023.251219T0500Z-251220T0000Z/
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
342 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST THURSDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...DURING THE LOW WATER ADVISORY, ABNORMALLY LOW WATER
LEVELS EXPECTED. DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO
34 KNOTS EXPECTED. DURING THE GALE WATCH, EXPECT SUSTAINED
WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI.
* WHEN...DURING THE LOW WATER ADVISORY, THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES
EXPECTED AROUND. DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, THE MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST
WAVES EXPECTED AROUND. DURING THE GALE WATCH, THE MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST
WAVES EXPECTED AROUND.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. BELOW NORMAL
WATER LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PERSISTENT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALES
THURSDAY WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO DROP NEAR OR BELOW LOW WATER
DATUM. THE CURRENT FORECAST IS FOR WATER LEVELS AT ESSEXVILLE TO
DROP TO 14 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM. THE CRITICAL MARK FOR
SAFE NAVIGATION IS 10 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM.
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.
MARINERS SHOULD NAVIGATE SHALLOW WATERS WITH EXTREME CAUTION DUE
TO BELOW NORMAL WATER LEVELS.
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/O.NEW.KDTX.GL.A.0023.251219T0500Z-251220T0000Z/
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
342 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS
UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. THE
LARGEST SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. DURING THE GALE WATCH, EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO
37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A
POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET.
* WHERE...OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO
INNER SAGINAW BAY, PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI, HARBOR
BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI AND PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI.
* WHEN...DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES
EXPECTED AROUND 11 AM EST THURSDAY. DURING THE GALE WATCH, THE
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE
LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EST FRIDAY.
* 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.
LCZ460-LEZ444-180930-
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LAKE ST CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
342 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE
SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT
WAVES WILL BE 2 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 3
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 5 AM EST FRIDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY.
* 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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