Storm Warning 5, NWS Detroit, MI

100 
WHUS73 KDTX 300418
MWWDTX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1118 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

...ANOTHER SHORT BREAK BETWEEN WIND EVENTS...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES
OVERNIGHT AND BE FOLLOWED BY A NEW SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO
VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

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MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
1118 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY.
THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AROUND 25 KNOTS THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.

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.

&&

$$

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LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND
5NM OFF SHORE-
1118 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM TUESDAY. A GALE
WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 KNOT STORMS WILL DIMINISH TO 40
KNOTS TOWARD SUNRISE AND THEN DIMINISH FURTHER TO 30 KNOTS BY LATE
TUESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE SHORT PERIOD OF WEAKER WINDS
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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LAKE ST. CLAIR-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
1118 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY...
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
BRISK WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KNOT GALES WILL DIMINISH TO 25 KNOTS
TOWARD SUNRISE AND THEN DIMINISH FURTHER TO LESS THAN 20 KNOTS BY
LATE TUESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE SHORT PERIOD OF WEAKER WINDS
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
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 BRISK WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS WILL REACH SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CRITERIA IN AREAS THAT ARE PRIMARILY ICE COVERED. MOVING
ICE FLOES COULD DAMAGE SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

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LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
1118 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
EST TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 KNOT GALES WILL DIMINISH TO 25
KNOTS BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE SHORT PERIOD OF
WEAKER WINDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
1118 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A GALE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KNOT GALES WILL DIMINISH TO 25
KNOTS TOWARD SUNRISE AND THEN DIMINISH FURTHER TO LESS THAN 20
KNOTS BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE SHORT PERIOD OF
WEAKER WINDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
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 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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
1118 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KNOT GALES WILL DIMINISH TO 25
KNOTS TOWARD SUNRISE AND THEN DIMINISH FURTHER TO LESS THAN 20
KNOTS BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE SHORT PERIOD OF
WEAKER WINDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
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 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.

&&

$$

LHZ464-301000-
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LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
1118 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KNOT GALES WILL DIMINISH TO 25
KNOTS TOWARD SUNRISE AND THEN DIMINISH FURTHER TO LESS THAN 20
KNOTS BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE SHORT PERIOD OF
WEAKER WINDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
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.

&&

$$

BT

822 
WHUS73 KDTX 300855
MWWDTX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
355 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...ANOTHER SHORT BREAK BETWEEN WIND EVENTS...

.WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW GALE FORCE BETWEEN 12Z AND 15Z THIS MORNING 
AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. THE LOWER 
WIND SPEEDS WILL BE SHORT LIVED HOWEVER AS LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN 
SOUTH DAKOTA IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN AS IT RAPIDLY MOVES ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO TURN MORE 
EAST-NORTHEASTERLY TONIGHT AND INCREASE TOWARD WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
LOW LEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTION AND A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY ALLOW 
WIND GUSTS TO AGAIN REACH GALE FORCE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW HEADS 
TOWARD THE MID ATLANTIC. WINDS WILL THEN QUICKLY DECREASE WEDNESDAY 
NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE OVERSPREAD THE REGION. 

LHZ361-362-302100-
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LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND
5NM OFF SHORE-
355 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE
STORM WARNING. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
THIS MORNING. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS
MORNING...THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 30 KNOT LATE
TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
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.

&&


$$

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LAKE ST. CLAIR-
355 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BRISK
WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL BACK SOUTH AND DECREASE TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS TODAY. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES ARE EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BRISK WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS WILL REACH SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CRITERIA IN AREAS THAT ARE PRIMARILY ICE COVERED. MOVING
ICE FLOES COULD DAMAGE SMALL CRAFT.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
355 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE
GALE WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

WEST WINDS TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON AND BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHEAST
TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS LATE. NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 35
KNOT GALES ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. 


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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
355 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

WEST WINDS TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON AND BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHEAST
TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS LATE. NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 35
KNOT GALES ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. 

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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/O.EXT.KDTX.BW.Y.0033.081230T0855Z-090101T0000Z/
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
355 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE
GALE WARNING. THE BRISK WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY. 

WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AND
TURN SOUTH TODAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND GUST UP
TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BRISK WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS WILL REACH SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CRITERIA IN AREAS THAT ARE PRIMARILY ICE COVERED. MOVING
ICE FLOES COULD DAMAGE SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$

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LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
355 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS
MORNING...THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 30 KNOT LATE
TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

LHZ363-462-463-302100-
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/O.CON.KDTX.GL.A.0026.081231T1200Z-090101T0000Z/
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
355 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS
MORNING...THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 30 KNOT LATE
TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

LEZ444-302100-
/O.EXT.KDTX.SC.Y.0304.000000T0000Z-081231T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KDTX.GL.A.0026.081231T1200Z-090101T0000Z/
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
355 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

WEST WINDS TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON AND BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHEAST
TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS LATE. NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 35
KNOT GALES ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
409 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

.SHORT TERM...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE CENTER OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE HAS NOW PUSHED EAST OF LAKE
SUPERIOR THIS AFTERNOON (19Z)...A LITTLE STRONGER THAN
PROGNOSTICATED AT 998 MB. MODEL GUIDANCE SLIDES THE SURFACE LOW
EASTWARD...CLIPPING THE FAR NORTHERN SHORES OF GEORGIAN BAY. TWO
SURFACE TROUGHS HAVE EMERGED THIS AFTERNOON...THE FIRST A REFLECTION
OF THE MIDLEVEL TROUGH DIRECTLY OVER THE FORECAST AREA...WHILE THE
SECOND IS THE TRUE LOW/MIDLEVEL COLD FRONT WHICH IS ABOUT TO REACH
THE WISCONSIN SHORELINE OF LAKE MICHIGAN. A WELL MIXED BOUNDARY
LAYER WAS ABLE TO GROW THIS AFTERNOON WITH STRONG SUBSIDENCE UNDER
THE DRY SLOT...PUSHING HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE MID 40S CLEAR
UP TO THE SOUTHERN SAGINAW BAY/THUMB REGION.

THE PARENT PV ANOMALY ALOFT REMAINS VERY WELL SHAPED THIS EVENING
WHICH SUPPORTS A FURTHER DEEPENING OF THE CYCLONE. IN
ADDITION...ENHANCED FRONTAL SCALE SUBSIDENCE WILL ALLOW FOR A BUMP
IN MIXING HEIGHTS. THE NORTHERN CWA IS ALREADY WITNESSING WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
WHILE GUSTS OF 45 MPH AND GREATER WILL BE MORE OCCASIONAL THAN THE
EVENT YESTERDAY...WILL CONTINUE THE WIND ADVISORY DUE TO THE
HEIGHTENED SENSITIVITY. THE FRONTAL SYSTEM IS VERY MOISTURE
STARVED...MAINTAINED THE INHERITED POPS/WX WITH A STRAY SNOWFLAKE
POSSIBLE UNDER THE BURGEONING STRATUS. LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP INTO
THE LOW TO MIDDLE 20S AS SKIES SHOULD SCATTER/CLEAR AGAIN OVERNIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM...

ACTIVE QUASI-ZONAL FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO SEND STRONG/COMPACT
SHORTWAVES EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK. LATEST WATER VAPOR SHOWING THE NEXT WAVE NOW PUSHING
INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY TRANSLATE
EASTWARD TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...BEFORE DEEPENING AS IT SLIDES
THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS DEEPER SOLUTION
RESULTING IN A SLIGHTLY MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK OF THE ASSOCIATED SFC
LOW....WITH THE 12Z MODEL GUIDANCE IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS IDEA.
THIS TAKES THE LOW ALONG OR JUST SOUTH OF A CHICAGO TO CLEVELAND
TRACK BETWEEN 00-06Z. AN AXIS OF STRONG MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS/
LIFT WILL WORK WITH MODEST MOISTURE FIELDS /SPECIFIC HUMIDITIES
REACH 2 G/KG BRIEFLY/ TO GENERATE A STRIP OF SNOW ALONG AND NORTH
OF THE SFC/850MB LOW TRACK TUESDAY EVENING/OVERNIGHT...WITH THE
BULK OF THIS COMING WITHIN THE 00-08Z WINDOW. GOOD SNOW TO LIQUID
RATIOS OF 15 TO 20:1 WILL MAKE THE MOST OF THIS SETUP. THIS WILL
YIELD A SOLID 2-4 INCH SWATH OF SNOW FROM ROUGHLY ANN ARBOR-
DETROIT NORTHWARD...WITH THE HIGHER END AMOUNTS WITH THE M-59/I-69
CORRIDOR. LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE OHIO BORDER...
ALTHOUGH DID BUMP SNOW ACCUMS UP SLIGHTLY GIVEN THE OVERALL
SOUTHWARD ADJUSTMENT. IN ADDITION...A STRENGHTENING WIND FIELD AIDED
BY GOOD ISALLOBARIC FORCING AND DEVELOPING POST- FRONTAL COLD AIR
ADVECTION WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER PERIOD WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TUESDAY
NIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY.

MUCH COLDER AIRMASS WILL SETTLE IN FOR WEDNESDAY...AS 850MB
TEMPERATURES DROP WELL INTO THE NEGATIVE TEENS.  THIS TRANSLATES
INTO NEARLY STEADY TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW/MID 20S THROUGH THE DAY.
ASSUMING SKIES CAN AT LEAST PARTIALLY CLEAR WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A
WEAKENING WIND FIELD AND FRESH SNOW PACK WILL RESULT IN STRONG
RADIATIONAL COOLING OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME PLACES SEEING SINGLE
DIGITS LOWS THURSDAY MORNING.  AIRMASS WILL MODERATE SLIGHTLY FOR
NEW YEARS DAY...ALTHOUGH THE COLD MORNING START AND LIMITED WARM AIR
ADVECTION WILL KEEP READINGS BELOW NORMAL IN THE 25-30F RANGE.

NEXT STRONG SHORTWAVE WILL EJECT TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES DURING THE
THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY TIMEFRAME.  MODELS CONTINUE TO BACK AWAY FROM
THE IDEA OF A SECONDARY SFC LOW DEVELOPING AND IMPACTING THE AREA
FROM THE SOUTH....WHILE MAINTAINING A PRIMARY LOW POSITION WELL TO
THE NORTH.  LARGE SCALE ACCENT AND OVERALL MOISTURE DEPTH DOES
REMAIN ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW AS THE ATTENDANT
COLD FRONT AND MAIN VORT MAX SHIFT THROUGH...BUT WITH ONLY MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS.  ANOTHER SHOT OF COLDER AIR BEHIND THIS SYSTEM FOR
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...MAINTAINING DAYTIME READINGS BELOW SEASONAL
NORMS.

&&

.MARINE...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS ONTARIO TODAY...WITH STRONG
WINDS (35 TO 40 KNOTS) CONTINUING JUST AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON FROM
ALABASTER NORTHWARD...HAVE UPGRADED TO A STORM WARNING AS MIXING
POTENTIAL ALLOWS FOR WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONS
ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR HAVE RECORDED 50 KNOT GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON
UNDER LOW TO MIDLEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTION. WITH THE SURFACE LOW
STRENGTHENING A FEW MILLIBARS THIS EVENING EAST OF GEORGIAN BAY THIS
DECISION HAS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.

THE DECREASE IN WINDS ON TUESDAY WILL BE SHORT LIVED...AS ANOTHER
RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK THROUGH
THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES TUESDAY NIGHT...LIKELY RESULTING IN GALE
FORCE WINDS OVER SOUTHERN LAKE HURON BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AS
ANOTHER STRONG SHOT OF COLD ADVECTION ARRIVES. WITH THE CURRENT
HEADLINES IN EFFECT...DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON THE GALE WATCH FOR NOW.

&&

AVIATION...

THE MAIN AVIATION CONCERN THIS TAF ISSUANCE CENTERS ON THE STRONG
WIND POTENTIAL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY SHOWS AN AREA OF SUBSIDENCE MOVING ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN
WHICH WILL BRING THE FIRST UPTICK IN WIND SPEEDS. GUSTS TO 30
KNOTS ARE BEING MEASURED ACROSS FAR WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN...AND
SHOULD BE ARRIVING AT THE AREA TERMINALS BY 20Z. EXPECT SUSTAINED
WINDS AND WIND GUSTS TO RATCHET UP THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AS
THE INCREASED GRADIENT ARRIVES. THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
40 KNOT GUSTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE AS
DIRECTIONS VEER NORTHWESTERLY. OTHER THAN A BRIEF MVFR CEILING AT
KMBS/KFNT THIS EVENING...EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS. NO
PRECIPITATION IS

&&

.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...WIND ADVISORY...MIZ047-MIZ048-MIZ049-MIZ053-MIZ054-MIZ055-MIZ060-
     MIZ061-MIZ062-MIZ063-MIZ068-MIZ069-MIZ070-MIZ075-MIZ076-MIZ082-
     MIZ083...UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY.

LAKE HURON...
     STORM WARNING...LHZ361-LHZ362...UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY.

     GALE WARNING...LHZ363-LHZ421-LHZ441-LHZ442-LHZ443-LHZ462-LHZ463-
     LHZ464...UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY.

     GALE WARNING...INNER SAGINAW BAY...UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY.

LAKE ST CLAIR...
     GALE WARNING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY.

MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...
     GALE WARNING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY.

&&

SHORT TERM...CB
LONG TERM....MR
MARINE.......CB
AVIATION.....CB

YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
342 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

MIZ047-048-053-060-300930-
MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW-SHIAWASSEE-
342 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TRI-CITIES REGION.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.  PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST URGEST WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.../NPWDTX/.

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.  PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.../FLSDTX/.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHERN MICHIGAN BORDER
WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT.  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MIZ049-054-055-061>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-300930-
HURON-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-
MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
342 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.  PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST URGEST WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.../NPWDTX/.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHERN MICHIGAN BORDER
WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE
FROM ANN ARBOR TO DETROIT.  LESSER ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR TO THE
SOUTH...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH NEAR THE OHIO BORDER.

MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-300930-
ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM
OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
342 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON NORTH
OF STURGEON POINT.  GALE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL OTHER
MARINE AREAS. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS...
/GLFLH/.../GLFSC/...AND /NSHDTX/.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS APPEAR LIKELY ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER
SOUTHERN LAKE HURON...WITH SMALL CRAFT/BRISK WIND ADVISORIES
LIKELY ELSEWHERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MR

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