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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1024 PM EST TUE NOV 19 2024
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NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
1024 PM EST TUE NOV 19 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
11 AM EST THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25
KNOTS BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. FOR THE GALE
WATCH, WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT
BECOMING NORTHWEST. GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOT GALES. WAVES 6 TO 10
FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET.
* WHERE...MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
11 AM EST THURSDAY. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* 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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