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WHUS73 KIWX 201938  
MWWIWX  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
338 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2025  
 
LMZ043-046-210345-  
/O.EXT.KIWX.SC.Y.0062.251020T2100Z-251021T1700Z/  
/O.NEW.KIWX.GL.W.0015.251021T1700Z-251022T1400Z/  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
338 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT TUESDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25  
KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS AND WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET EXPECTED.  
FOR THE GALE WARNING, WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
40 KNOTS AND WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 1 PM EDT TUESDAY.  
FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* 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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