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WHUS73 KMKX 200926  
MWWMKX  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
326 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
LMZ080-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-878-202100-  
/O.EXT.KMKX.UP.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250122T0000Z/  
LAKE MICHIGAN MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO  
MID-LINE OF LAKE.-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID  
LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5NM OFFSHORE  
TO MID LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5NM  
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5NM  
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5NM  
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5NM  
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5NM  
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID  
LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID  
LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO  
MID LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID  
LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID  
LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO  
MID LAKE-  
326 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST  
TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR  
GREATER MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHERN OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN, LAKE MICHIGAN  
FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE, AND  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO  
MID LAKE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-202100-  
/O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0001.250120T1200Z-250121T1200Z/  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5NM  
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE  
MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH  
FOX ISLAND 5NM OFFSHORE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO  
MID LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO  
MID LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI 5NM  
OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5NM OFFSHORE TO  
MID LAKE-  
326 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST  
TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR  
GREATER EXPECTED, AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN THIRD OF THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN,  
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO  
MID LAKE, AND LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI  
5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
LMZ643>646-202100-  
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0006.250120T1600Z-250121T0900Z/  
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-  
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-  
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-  
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-  
326 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING  
TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SHEBOYGAN TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY.  
 
* 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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