915  
WHUS73 KIWX 151218  
MWWIWX  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
718 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026  
 
LMZ043-046-152030-  
/O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0007.260115T1218Z-260116T0000Z/  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
718 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS AND  
WAVES 5 TO 10 FEET. DECREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.  
 
* WHERE...MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT  
GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN  
4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE  
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE  
CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
JMC  
 
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