WHUS73 KMKX 062036 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 236 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY... .A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE GREAT LAKES ON WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN WEST WINDS INCREASING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DIMINISH UNTIL LATER THURSDAY. LMZ643>646-070445- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0002.090107T1800Z-090108T1200Z/ 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- 236 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... AND MAY REACH 30 KNOTS AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THE WINDS AND WAVES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE UNTIL THURSDAY. 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. && $$ __________________________________________________________________ WHUS73 KLOT 060928 MWWLOT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 328 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .A DISORGANIZED LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE EVOLVING INTO ONE CENTER OVER OHIO BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR TORONTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS INTENSIFICATION...ALONG WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA...WILL CAUSE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE TO AROUND 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LMZ740>743-061730- /O.NEW.KLOT.SC.Y.0004.090107T1800Z-090108T1200Z/ WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- 328 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...REACHING 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WAVES UP TO 5 FEET IN THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE WATERS. WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES 4 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ744-745-061730- /O.NEW.KLOT.SC.Y.0004.090107T1800Z-090108T1800Z/ GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 328 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...REACHING 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THOUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WAVES UP TO 7 FEET IN THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS. WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES 4 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ MERZLOCK __________________________________________________________________ WHUS73 KIWX 062040 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 340 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 LMZ043-046-070445- /O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0004.090107T1800Z-090109T0000Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 340 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL SUPPORT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 10 FEET...CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. WINDS AND WAVES WILL SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ __________________________________________________________________ WHUS73 KGRR 061628 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1128 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...ANOTHER PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE PULLING EAST. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND COLD AIR WILL MOVE IN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LMZ844>849-070030- /O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0003.090107T1800Z-090108T1200Z/ 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- 1128 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST WEDNESDAY TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. WAVES WILL THEN BUILD ABOVE 4 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN UP THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CREATING A HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT. 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. && $$