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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
347 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
LMZ043-046-160400-
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NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
347 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 2 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15
KNOTS BECOMING WEST, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND WAVES 2
FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. FOR THE GALE WARNING,
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS AND WAVES
11 TO 16 FEET EXPECTED.
* WHERE...MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST JOSEPH MI.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM EDT FRIDAY. FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 11 AM FRIDAY
TO 2 AM EDT 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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