Marine Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
341 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

LHZ421-422-112045-
341 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...STRONG SHIFTING WINDS EXPECTED...

THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  INNER AND OUTER SAGINAW BAY...

AT 315 PM EDT...SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED A FRONT...CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING STRONG WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS FROM EAST TAWAS STATE DOCK TO
62 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE SAGINAW RIVER...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 45 KNOTS. AT 334 PM EDT...RADAR IMAGERY PUT THE FRONT 5 MILES
WEST OF INNER SAGINAW BAY.

WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SUDDENLY TO THE NORTHWEST AND
INCREASE TO 35 KT GALES.

THE FRONT WILL BE NEAR...
OUTER SAGINAW BAY AROUND 350 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES... AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING SAFE
HARBOR UNTIL THIS FRONT PASSES.

BOATERS ON THE LAKE AND BAY SHOULD PLAN FOR THE EXPECTED FRONTAL
PASSAGE AS WINDS WILL SHIFT ABRUPTLY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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LAT...LON 4418 8300 4405 8299 4400 8307 4398 8326
      4392 8330 4391 8335 4390 8333 4370 8348
      4370 8354 4359 8366 4367 8391 4375 8396
      4383 8393 4399 8378 4401 8375 4399 8369
      4405 8367 4406 8359 4419 8356

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