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WHUS73 KDTX 190257
MWWDTX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
957 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
LHZ361-362-191515-
/O.CON.KDTX.GL.A.0005.260220T0900Z-260220T2100Z/
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND
5NM OFF SHORE-
957 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE EAST
WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL
BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET.
* WHERE...LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE
ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE AND LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE
LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST FRIDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST FRIDAY.
* 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.
KGK
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