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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
914 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
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NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
914 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS AND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. FOR THE GALE
WARNING, SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT
GALES AND WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET EXPECTED.
* WHERE...MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY.
FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY.
* 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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