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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1103 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2026
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NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
1103 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...
..GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20
KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS AND WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. FOR THE
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE
OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
* WHERE...MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.
CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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