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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
415 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

LEZ444-272000-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0057.240527T1600Z-240528T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.LO.Y.0008.240527T1800Z-240528T0300Z/
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
415 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM
EDT TUESDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...During the Small Craft Advisory, expect sustained winds
  up to 17 knots from the west with gusts up to 26 knots. The
  largest significant waves will be 3 feet with a potential
  maximum wave height of 4 feet. During the Low Water Advisory,
  abnormally low water levels expected.

* WHERE...Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to
  North Cape MI.

* WHEN...The maximum winds are expected around 5 PM EDT Monday
  with the largest waves expected around 5 PM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Below
  normal water levels will result in hazardous navigating
  conditions.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...West to southwest winds to 25 to 30 knots
  over the open waters of Lake Erie this afternoon and early
  evening will cause water levels in the western basin of Lake
  Erie to drop rapidly. The water level at Toledo will likely drop
  below the critical mark for safe navigation, which is 19 inches
  above low water datum, this afternoon into this evening. As of
  4 AM EDT, the water level at Toledo was 35.7 inches above low
  water datum.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Mariners should navigate shallow waters with extreme caution due
to below normal water levels.

&&

$$

LHZ442-443-272000-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0057.240527T1600Z-240528T0800Z/
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
415 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM
EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Expect sustained winds up to 16 knots from the west
  with gusts up to 25 knots. The largest significant waves will
  be 2 feet with a potential maximum wave height of 3 feet.

* WHERE...Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI and Port Sanilac to
  Port Huron MI.

* WHEN...The maximum winds are expected around 4 PM EDT Monday
  with the largest waves expected around 5 PM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

LCZ460-272000-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0057.240527T1600Z-240528T0800Z/
Lake St Clair-
415 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM
EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Expect sustained winds up to 17 knots from the west
  with gusts up to 26 knots. The largest significant waves will
  be 2 feet with a potential maximum wave height of 3 feet.

* WHERE...Lake St Clair.

* WHEN...The maximum winds are expected around 7 PM EDT Monday
  with the largest waves expected around 8 PM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

LHZ421-441-272000-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-240528T2000Z/
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
415 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Expect sustained winds up to 16 knots from the west
  with gusts up to 28 knots. The largest significant waves will
  be 3 feet with a potential maximum wave height of 4 feet.

* WHERE...Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to
  Inner Saginaw Bay and Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI.

* WHEN...The maximum winds are expected around 4 PM EDT Monday
  with the largest waves expected around 5 PM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

LHZ422-272000-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0057.240527T1600Z-240528T2000Z/
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
415 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM
EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Expect sustained winds up to 18 knots from the west
  with gusts up to 29 knots. The largest significant waves will
  be 3 feet with a potential maximum wave height of 4 feet.

* WHERE...Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI.

* WHEN...The maximum winds are expected around 6 PM EDT Monday
  with the largest waves expected around 8 PM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$