878  
WHUS73 KMKX 201503  
MWWMKX  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
903 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
LMZ080-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-878-202315-  
/O.CON.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-  
903 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS 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 HALF OF THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN, ALONG  
AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-202315-  
/O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0001.000000T0000Z-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-  
903 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 HALF OF THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN,  
ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO MANISTEE MI.  
 
* 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>646-202315-  
/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-  
903 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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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