Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
348 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING SOUTH OF THE GREAT LAKES WILL PRODUCE STRONG
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

LMZ541>543-100600-
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LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
348 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
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.

&&

$$

NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
929 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

LMZ541>543-092315-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-
929 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WIND TO 30 KTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N GALES TO 35 KTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT. LIGHT SNOW IN THE
EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...N GALES TO 35 KTS...DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KTS BACKING NW AT 10 TO 15 KTS
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.

$$

SEE LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
PLH

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
500 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

LMZ248-250-100600-
/O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100211T0600Z/
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-
500 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.

* EXPECT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 22
  TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVE HEIGHTS IN EXCESS OF 4 FEET UNTIL 1
  AM EST THURSDAY.

* DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST
  SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHEAST TO OCCUR
  AROUND 7 PM EST TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 35 KNOTS ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 8 FEET TO OCCUR
  AROUND 12 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 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.

&&

$$

NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
459 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE

LMZ248-250-100600-
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-
459 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
UP TO 32 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS.
FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET...
THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
28 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET.

$$

TITUS

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
342 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...INCREASING WINDS AND WAVES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL RESULT IN
STEADILY INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO GALE FORCE EARLY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY. WINDS
AND WAVES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

LMZ643>646-100545-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100210T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.100210T0000Z-100210T2200Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
342 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING.

NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL BACK NORTH AND INCREASE TO GALES
TO 35 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME NORTHWEST ON
WEDNESDAY. WAVES WILL STEADILY BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT AND
PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH WAVES
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

MRC

NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
336 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

LMZ643>646-100530-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
336 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NORTH WIND TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO WINDS TO 30
KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY.
WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET.

$$
SEE LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN WATERS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

MRC

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
403 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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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-
403 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON TOWARD LAKE ERIE TONIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...THE LOW WILL
MOVE EAST OFF THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. AS THE LOW
MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS OUT ON LAKE MICHIGAN.

NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WHICH WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY REMAINING NEAR 30
KNOTS. WAVES ON WEDNESDAY WILL BUILD TO THE 5 TO 8 FOOT RANGE UP
NEAR BIG AND LITTLE SABLE POINTS AND TOWARD 10 FEET DOWN TOWARD
ST. JOSEPH.

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.

&&

$$

DUKE

NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
338 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

LMZ849-100415-
PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI-
338 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY UNTIL MIDDAY...
THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE
OF FLURRIES. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.

WAVES ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.

$$

NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1017 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKES HURON...
MICHIGAN AND SUPERIOR

LMZ344>346-092330-
SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
1017 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN PERIODS OF SNOW
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.

SEE THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.

$$

JH/DL