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WHUS73 KIWX 210929
MWWIWX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
429 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
LMZ043-046-211730-
/O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0005.260121T2100Z-260122T1200Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
429 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM EST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST AT
15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING BECOMING
WEST AND INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATER TODAY. WAVES 3
TO 6 FEET THIS EVENING BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET OVERNIGHT.
* WHERE...MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.
CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT.
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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