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WHUS73 KIWX 292059
MWWIWX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
359 PM EST MON DEC 29 2025
LMZ043-046-300500-
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NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
359 PM EST MON DEC 29 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
..STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS AND WAVES 14 TO 18 FEET EXPECTED. FOR THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS AND WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET EXPECTED.
* WHERE...MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY. FOR THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL
LIKELY EXTEND BEYOND WEDNESDAY EVENING.
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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