588  
WHUS73 KGRR 170841  
MWWGRR  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
LMZ844>849-171645-  
/O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260119T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KGRR.GL.A.0002.260119T0600Z-260120T0000Z/  
ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI-  
HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI-  
WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI-  
341 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS  
AND WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. FOR THE GALE WATCH, NORTHWEST WINDS 25  
TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS AND WAVES 9 TO 14 FEET  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...ST JOSEPH TO MANISTEE.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY.  
FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING.  
 
* 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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