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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
954 PM EST Tue Dec 30 2025

LHZ442-443-311515-
/O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0103.251231T2100Z-260101T1500Z/
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
954 PM EST Tue Dec 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM
EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Expect sustained winds up to 23 knots from the
  northwest with gusts up to 31 knots. The largest significant
  waves will be 5 feet with a potential maximum wave height of 7
  feet.

* WHERE...Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI and Port Sanilac to
  Port Huron MI.

* WHEN...The maximum winds are expected around 7 PM EST
  Wednesday with the largest waves expected around 8 PM EST
  Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
954 PM EST Tue Dec 30 2025

LHZ421-441-311515-
/O.EXT.KDTX.SC.Y.0102.000000T0000Z-260102T0300Z/
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
954 PM EST Tue Dec 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Expect sustained winds up to 26 knots from the west
  with gusts up to 31 knots. The largest significant waves will
  be 7 feet with a potential maximum wave height of 10 feet.

* WHERE...Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to
  Inner Saginaw Bay and Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI.

* WHEN...The maximum winds are expected around 7 PM EST
  Wednesday with the largest waves expected around 9 PM EST
  Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
400 AM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

LEZ145>147-311700-
/O.EXT.KCLE.SC.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-260103T0900Z/
Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-
400 AM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots and
  waves 6 to 9 feet.

* WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Vermilion to
  Geneva-on-the-Lake OH.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

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