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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
253 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026
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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-
253 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25
KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS AND WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. FOR THE
GALE WATCH, NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
KNOTS AND WAVES 8 TO 13 FEET POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ST JOSEPH TO MANISTEE.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... A BRIEF LULL IN WINDS AND WAVES IS LIKELY
LATE TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY NORTH OF PENTWATER, BEFORE WINDS AND
WAVES INCREASE TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS TUESDAY MORNING.
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.
THOMAS
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