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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
953 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
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MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
953 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY
..GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...ABNORMALLY LOW WATER LEVELS.
* WHERE...MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO
NORTH CAPE MI.
* WHEN...THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM EST FRIDAY
WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM EST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...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 NAVIGATE SHALLOW WATERS WITH EXTREME CAUTION DUE
TO BELOW NORMAL WATER LEVELS.
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