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MWWLOT
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
400 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2025
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WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-
400 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2025
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY, DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO 1/2 NM OR LESS. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY,
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. FOR THE GALE WATCH,
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 KT.
* WHERE...WINTHROP HARBOR TO CALUMET HARBOR IL, AND CALUMET
HARBOR IL TO GARY IN.
* WHEN...FOR THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY, UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. FOR
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. LOW VISIBILITY
WILL MAKE NAVIGATION DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST NAVIGATE, PROCEED WITH CAUTION. USE PROPER FOG
SIGNALS. MAKE SURE ALL RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON. REMEMBER TO USE
YOUR RADAR AND COMPASS.
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WINDS.
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GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-
400 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GARY TO MICHIGAN CITY IN.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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