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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
437 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING...

.THE SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAS BROUGHT STRONG WINDS
TO THE NORTHLAND OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL GRADUALLY LOSE ITS
INFLUENCE ON LAKE SUPERIOR WEATHER LATER TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY.
UNTIL THEN...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. DENSE FOG WILL
GRADUALLY IMPROVE AS THE MORNING WEARS ON.

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BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
437 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE
  NEARSHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY...WITH WINDS
  DECREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS TONIGHT. OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE
  GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.
  EXPECT GRADUALLY DECREASING WINDS WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...WAVES THROUGH TUESDAY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 8
  TO 10 FOOT RANGE. EXPECT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WAVES LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER
  MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.


&&

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GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
437 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE
  NEARSHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY...WITH WINDS
  DECREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS TONIGHT. OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE
  GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.
  EXPECT GRADUALLY DECREASING WINDS WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...WAVES THROUGH TUESDAY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 8
  TO 10 FOOT RANGE. EXPECT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WAVES LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER
  MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

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