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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
404 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
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NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
404 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS AND WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. FOR THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP
TO 30 KNOTS AND WAVES 4 TO 7 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 10
PM EST THIS EVENING.
* 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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