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WHUS73 KDTX 100232
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
932 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
LHZ421-441-101445-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0002.260111T0500Z-260112T0300Z/
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
932 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY
NIGHT TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE WEST
WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL
BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET.
* WHERE...OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO
INNER SAGINAW BAY AND PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST SUNDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 2 PM EST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LHZ442-443-101445-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0002.260111T0500Z-260112T0300Z/
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
932 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY
NIGHT TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE WEST
WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL
BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET.
* WHERE...HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI AND PORT SANILAC TO
PORT HURON MI.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EST SUNDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
LHZ363-101445-
/O.EXA.KDTX.GL.A.0001.260111T0500Z-260111T2100Z/
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
932 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT
WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF
16 FEET.
* WHERE...LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND
5NM OFF SHORE.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EST SUNDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EST SUNDAY.
* 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.
LHZ462>464-101445-
/O.CON.KDTX.GL.A.0001.260111T0500Z-260111T2100Z/
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
932 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE WEST
WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL
BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 16 FEET.
* WHERE...LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM
OFF SHORE, LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND
5NM OFF SHORE AND LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON
BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EST SUNDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EST SUNDAY.
* 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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