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Small Craft Advisory 1, NWS Northern Indiana

December 31, 2020

NWS Northern Indiana issued this small craft advisory at Dec 31, 2020, 9:58 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 1, 2021, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

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Issued
Dec 31, 2020, 9:58 PM EST (02:58 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 1, 2021, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 2, 2021, 4:02 AM EST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted.

780 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
958 PM EST Thu Dec 31 2020

LMZ043-046-011100-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0001.210101T1800Z-210102T1500Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
958 PM EST Thu Dec 31 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 10 to 20 knots backing northeast Friday
  evening and to the north late Friday night. Gusts to 25 knots
  Friday afternoon through Friday night. Waves building 2 to 5
  feet Friday afternoon and to 3 to 6 feet Friday night into
  Saturday morning.

* WHERE...Michigan City IN to St Joseph MI.

* WHEN...From 1 PM Friday to 10 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
567 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
343 AM EST Fri Jan 1 2021

LMZ043-046-011645-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0001.210101T1800Z-210102T1500Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
343 AM EST Fri Jan 1 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25
  knots this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
  this afternoon. North winds 10 to 20 knots overnight diminishing
  to 5 to 10 knots Saturday. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight into
  Saturday morning, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Saturday
  afternoon.

* WHERE...Michigan City IN to St Joseph MI.

* WHEN...From 1 PM Friday to 10 AM EST Saturday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There is a chance for freezing rain this
  morning into early afternoon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
780 
WHUS73 KIWX 011550
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1050 AM EST Fri Jan 1 2021

LMZ043-046-020000-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0001.210101T1800Z-210102T1500Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
1050 AM EST Fri Jan 1 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25
  knots this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
  this afternoon. North winds 10 to 20 knots overnight 
  diminishing to 5 to 10 knots Saturday. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight
  into Saturday morning, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Saturday 
  afternoon.

* WHERE...Michigan City IN to St Joseph MI.

* WHEN...From 1 PM Friday to 10 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.

&&

$$
450 
WHUS73 KIWX 012055
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
355 PM EST Fri Jan 1 2021

LMZ043-046-020500-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210102T1500Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
355 PM EST Fri Jan 1 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...North wind 10 to 20 knots with a few gusts to 25 knots into
  the evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet 
  Saturday afternoon.

* WHERE...Michigan City IN to St Joseph MI.

* WHEN...From 1 PM Friday to 10 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.

&&

$$
155 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1011 PM EST Fri Jan 1 2021

LMZ043-046-021000-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210102T1500Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
1011 PM EST Fri Jan 1 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...North wind 10 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet, then 
  subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Saturday afternoon.

* WHERE...Michigan City IN to St Joseph MI.

* WHEN...From 1 PM Friday to 10 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.

&&

$$
056 
WHUS73 KIWX 020902
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
402 AM EST Sat Jan 2 2021

LMZ043-046-021015-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210102T1500Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
402 AM EST Sat Jan 2 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Conditions have subsided below small craft criteria. North winds
of 5 to 15 knots will veer northeast this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4
feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon. 

$$

MCD

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