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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.

$$

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