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WHUS73 KDTX 201411
MWWDTX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
911 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
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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-
911 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED
WHILE SOME SPORADIC GALES ARE POSSIBLE LATE MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON, POTENTIAL FOR LONGER DURATION GALES HAS SIGNIFICANTLY
DECREASED.
LCZ460-LEZ444-210300-
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LAKE ST CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
911 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE
SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN LAKE ST CLAIR, LAKE ST CLAIR. IN LAKE ERIE,
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE
MI.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 2 PM EST FRIDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
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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OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
911 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 18 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. THE LARGEST SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL
BE 3 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 4 FEET.
* WHERE...OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO
INNER SAGINAW BAY, PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI AND PORT
SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EST FRIDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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