Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
353 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

LMZ844>849-240300-
/O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130524T0300Z/
ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI-
HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI-
WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI-
353 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
  HOURS BEFORE DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.

* WAVES...6 TO 10 FOOT WAVES CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF GRAND HAVEN
  THIS EVENING WITH 5 TO 8 FOOTERS NORTH OF GRAND HAVEN. AS WINDS
  SUBSIDE TONIGHT WAVES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 LATE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

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