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

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE...

.THE SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAS BROUGHT STRONG
WINDS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL GRADUALLY DEPART TO THE EAST
TONIGHT...RESULTING IN DECREASING WINDS WEDNESDAY. UNTIL
THEN...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 KNOTS...WILL
CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON.

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL BE COMMON
  TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT
  DIMINISHING WINDS TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES/SEAS...WAVES THROUGH TUESDAY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 6 TO
  8 FOOT RANGE. EXPECT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WAVES LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE PRODUCING 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-
921 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 GUSTING AROUND 30 KNOTS WILL BE COMMON
  TODAY...WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT DIMINISHING WINDS TO 10 TO 15
  KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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