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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
651 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
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LAKE ST CLAIR-
651 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED
WIND GUSTS HAVE SUBSIDED TO 30 KNOTS OR LESS, THEREFORE THE GALE
WARNING IS CANCELLED.
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MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
651 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...DURING THE LOW WATER ADVISORY, ABNORMALLY LOW WATER
LEVELS. DURING THE GALE WARNING, EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO
23 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS.
* WHERE...MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO
NORTH CAPE MI.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EST FRIDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. BELOW NORMAL
WATER LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS NAVIGATING CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AS OF 5:48 PM, WATER LEVELS AS TOLEDO ARE
11.9 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM. THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE
NAVIGATION IS 7 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM. WATER LEVELS MAY
CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS BEFORE RISING
BACK ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK BY 1 AM TONIGHT.
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.
MARINERS SHOULD NAVIGATE SHALLOW WATERS WITH EXTREME CAUTION DUE
TO BELOW NORMAL WATER LEVELS.
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