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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
349 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
LCZ460-LHZ363-421-422-441>443-462>464-192200-
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LAKE ST CLAIR-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
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-
349 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
FOG HAS SLOWLY STARTED TO LIFT ACROSS LAKE HURON AND LAKE ST
CLAIR, WITH LATEST OBSERVATIONS ABOVE 1 NM. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LEZ444-200300-
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MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
349 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1/4 NM OR LESS.
* WHERE...MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO
NORTH CAPE MI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE NAVIGATION DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST NAVIGATE, PROCEED WITH CAUTION. USE PROPER FOG
SIGNALS. MAKE SURE ALL RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON. REMEMBER TO USE
YOUR RADAR AND COMPASS.
LHZ361-362-200930-
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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-
349 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE EAST
WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL
BE 12 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 17 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 9 AM EST FRIDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 11 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.
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