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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

May 19, 2018

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this small craft advisory at May 19, 2018, 3:34 PM EDT. It took effect at May 19, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued: May 19, 2018, 3:34 PM EDT (19:34 UTC)
In effect from: May 19, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT
Expired: May 20, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI

The text

As transmitted.

056 
WHUS73 KGRR 191934
MWWGRR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
334 PM EDT Sat May 19 2018

LMZ848-849-200345-
/O.NEW.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.180520T0200Z-180520T1600Z/
Whitehall to Pentwater MI-Pentwater to Manistee MI-
334 PM EDT Sat May 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EDT SUNDAY...

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a Small
Craft Advisory...which is in effect from 10 PM this evening to
noon EDT Sunday. 

* WINDS...North 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots.

* WAVES...3 to 5 feet.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Small Craft Advisory means that winds or waves are expected to
produce hazardous conditions to small craft. Inexperienced
mariners...especially those operating smaller vessels should
avoid navigating in these conditions.

&&

$$

HLO

3 follow-up statements

507 
WHUS73 KGRR 200237
MWWGRR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
1037 PM EDT Sat May 19 2018

LMZ848-849-201045-
/O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-180520T1600Z/
Whitehall to Pentwater MI-Pentwater to Manistee MI-
1037 PM EDT Sat May 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY...

* WINDS...North 15 to 25 knots tonight decreasing to 10 to 20
  knots on Sunday.

* WAVES...3 to 5 feet tonight subsiding to 2 to 4 feet on Sunday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Small Craft Advisory means that winds or waves are expected to
produce hazardous conditions to small craft. Inexperienced
mariners...especially those operating smaller vessels should
avoid navigating in these conditions.

&&

$$

544 
WHUS73 KGRR 200752
MWWGRR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
352 AM EDT Sun May 20 2018

LMZ848-849-201600-
/O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-180520T1600Z/
Whitehall to Pentwater MI-Pentwater to Manistee MI-
352 AM EDT Sun May 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

* WINDS...North 15 to 25 knots early this morning, decreasing to
  10 to 20 knots by Noon. 

* WAVES...3 to 5 feet this morning, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet by
  Noon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Small Craft Advisory means that winds or waves are expected to
produce hazardous conditions to small craft. Inexperienced
mariners...especially those operating smaller vessels should
avoid navigating in these conditions.

&&

$$

541 
WHUS73 KGRR 201409
MWWGRR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
1009 AM EDT Sun May 20 2018

LMZ848-849-201600-
/O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-180520T1600Z/
Whitehall to Pentwater MI-Pentwater to Manistee MI-
1009 AM EDT Sun May 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

* WINDS...North 15 to 20 knots this morning, decreasing to 10 to
  20 knots after Noon. 

* WAVES...3 to 5 feet this morning, subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after
  Noon. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Small Craft Advisory means that winds or waves are expected to
produce hazardous conditions to small craft. Inexperienced
mariners...especially those operating smaller vessels should
avoid navigating in these conditions.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 19, 10:33 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRR	Kalamazoo	3 days

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