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Marine Weather Message
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1008 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY...
...AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
NORTHEAST GALES GUSTING TO 35 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. WINDS AND WAVES WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
AND INTO WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR WATERS TONIGHT...AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

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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-
1008 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO
11 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE
  GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL
  REMAIN AROUND 20 KT...WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS...
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WINDS
  WEDNESDAY.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING.
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.

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.

&&

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BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
1008 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

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

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
  PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...WAVES THROUGH TUESDAY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 3
  TO 5 FOOT RANGE. EXPECT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WAVES LATE
  TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
