Alert archive / Michigan / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 21, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this gale warning at Jun 1, 2012, 12:48 PM EDT. It was in force for 26 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2012, 12:48 PM EDT (16:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2012, 3:14 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
344 WHUS73 KDTX 011648 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1248 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNNING FOR SAGINAW BAY... .NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS SAGINAW BAY HAVE BEEN A BIT STRONGER THAN EXPECTED DUE TO RELATIVELY WARMER WATER...WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN ISSUED. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES...BUT WILL QUICKLY RAMP UP OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST LATER TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. OUTSIDE OF SAGINAW BAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO APPROACH OR BRIEFLY REACH GALE FORCE TOMORROW MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE HURON...LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ST CLAIR. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE MARGINAL AND BRIEF NATURE...WILL BE STICKING WITH THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES BUT EXTENDING THE TIME. LHZ421-422-020500- /O.UPG.KDTX.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120602T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0021.120601T1648Z-120602T2100Z/ 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- 1248 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT FRIDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-020500- /O.EXT.KDTX.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120603T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 1248 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ441>443-020500- /O.EXT.KDTX.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120603T0000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 1248 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE EAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EDT FRIDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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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405 WHUS73 KDTX 020157 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 957 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS SAGINAW BAY HAVE BEEN A BIT STRONGER THAN EXPECTED DUE TO RELATIVELY WARMER WATER...WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUED. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES...BUT WILL QUICKLY RAMP UP OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST LATER TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. OUTSIDE OF SAGINAW BAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO APPROACH OR BRIEFLY REACH GALE FORCE TOMORROW MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE HURON...LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ST CLAIR. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE MARGINAL AND BRIEF NATURE...WILL BE STICKING WITH THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES CURRENTLY IN PLACE. LHZ422-021400- /O.NEW.KDTX.LO.Y.0008.120602T0157Z-120603T0800Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120602T2100Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 957 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. * EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO DROP TO 24 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM BY 6 AM. WITH LOW WATER CONDITIONS WORSENING THROUGH THE DAY. THE LOWEST WATER LEVELS WILL BE ALONG THE SHORELINE FROM THE MOUTH OF THE SAGINAW RIVER UP TO POINT AU GRES. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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 LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ LHZ421-021400- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120602T2100Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY- 957 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LEZ444-021400- /O.NEW.KDTX.LO.Y.0008.120602T0157Z-120603T0800Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120603T0000Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 957 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. * THE STRONG WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE THE WATER LEVEL TO FALL BELOW THE CRITICAL WATER MARK BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY MORNING. AT 10 PM FRIDAY NIGHT THE WATER LEVEL READING WAS 15 INCHES ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK AND 19 INCHES ABOVE LOW WATER DATUM. THE WATER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO DROP NEAR 4 INCHES BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO LOWER THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. MARINAS ALONG THE COAST OF LAKE ERIE FROM MAUMEE BAY UP TO ESTRAL BEACH ARE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE EXTREMELY LOW WATER LEVELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-021400- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120603T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- 957 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 21 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 3 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 4 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ441>443-021400- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120603T0000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 957 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
623 WHUS73 KDTX 020826 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 426 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN TODAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER DAY OF STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST OVER SAGINAW BAY...WHERE WINDS SHOULD GUST TO GALE FORCE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE WARMER WATERS AND A FUNNELING EFFECT. ELSEWHERE...WIND GUSTS SHOULD REMAIN JUST SHY OF GALES ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE HURON...LAKE ST CLAIR...AND LAKE ERIE. SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE LOW OVER NORTHERN LAKE HURON. THE PERSISTENT AND STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE LOW WATER CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN LAKE ERIE AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF SAGINAW BAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SLOWLY WEAKENS. LHZ422-022030- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120602T2100Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.LO.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120603T0800Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 426 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. * AT 400 AM...WATER LEVELS AT ESSEXVILLE WERE RUNNING AROUND 7 INCHES BELOW CHART DATUM. EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO DROP TO AROUND 14 INCHES BELOW CHART DATUM BY NOON TODAY WITH LOW WATER CONDITIONS PERSISTING UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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 LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ LHZ421-022030- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120602T2100Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY- 426 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ444-022030- /O.CON.KDTX.LO.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120603T0800Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120603T0000Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 426 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SUNDAY. * STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE CAUSED THE WATER LEVEL TO DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK. AT 4 AM THIS MORNING THE WATER LEVEL AT TOLEDO WAS 2 INCHES ABOVE LOW WATER DATUM OR 2 INCHES BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING THE WATER LEVEL WILL REMAIN SEVERAL INCHES BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK AND THEN START TO RISE IN THE AFTERNOON...FINALLY RISING ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK BY 400 AM SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 31 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. 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. && $$ LCZ460-022030- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120603T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- 426 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 22 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 3 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 4 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ441>443-022030- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120603T0000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 426 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ HLO
298 WHUS73 KDTX 021914 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 314 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...WINDS DECREASING OVER THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND... .LOW PRESSURE NORTH OF GEORGIAN BAY IS SLOWLY WEAKENING...AND WINDS OVER SAGINAW BAY HAVE ALSO DIMINISHED...WITH GUSTS TOPPING AROUND 30 KNOTS. WILL THUS REPLACE THE GALE WARNING WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES. OUTSIDE OF THE SAGINAW BAY...WINDS HAVE STRUGGLE TO EVEN GUST TO 25 KNOTS...BUT LAND AREAS HAVE BEEN PICKING UP AND SUSPECT IMMEDIATE NEARSHORE LOCATIONS WILL PEAK AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL MAINTAIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES UNTIL EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL THEN BE ON A GENERAL DECREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND (OUTSIDE OF THE MODEST PICKUP SUNDAY AFTERNOON)...BECOMING LIGHT NORTHWEST BY SUNDAY NIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA. LHZ422-030800- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120602T2100Z/ /O.CAN.KDTX.LO.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120603T0800Z/ /O.EXB.KDTX.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120603T1200Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 314 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE LOW WATER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ421-030800- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120602T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KDTX.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120603T1200Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY- 314 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LEZ444-030000- /O.CAN.KDTX.LO.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120603T0800Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120603T0000Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 314 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE LOW WATER ADVISORY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 20 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 3 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 4 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-030000- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120603T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- 314 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 17 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 31 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 3 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 4 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ441>443-030000- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120603T0000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 314 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 19 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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