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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1036 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
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NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
1036 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING TODAY, WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH
GALE FORCE GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS AND WAVES 6 TO 12 FEET. FOR
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 10 FEET TODAY, THEN SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SATURDAY-SATURDAY
EVENING BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10
PM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. A GALE WATCH MAY BE
NEEDED.
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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