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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
435 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2025
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NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
435 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2025
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING
WEST. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 3
TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
AND WAVES 5 TO 10 FEET EXPECTED.
* 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 1 PM
EST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE NEAR ST. JOSEPH,
MI.
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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