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Small Craft Advisory 18, NWS Northern Indiana

March 18, 2021

NWS Northern Indiana issued this small craft advisory at Mar 18, 2021, 11:01 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 18, 2021, 11:01 PM EDT (03:01 UTC)
Expired
Mar 19, 2021, 10:39 AM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted.

065 
WHUS73 KIWX 190301
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1101 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

LMZ043-046-191115-
/O.CAN.KIWX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210319T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0018.210319T0301Z-210319T2000Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
1101 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
  Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet Friday morning then
  to 2 to 4 feet Friday afternoon.

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

* WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT Friday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
059 
WHUS73 KIWX 190815
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
415 AM EDT Fri Mar 19 2021

LMZ043-046-191615-
/O.EXT.KIWX.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-210319T1800Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
415 AM EDT Fri Mar 19 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots becoming north around 10
  knots this afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
  this afternoon.

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

* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
040 
WHUS73 KIWX 191439
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1039 AM EDT Fri Mar 19 2021

LMZ043-046-191545-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-210319T1800Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
1039 AM EDT Fri Mar 19 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 8:46 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXJay10 hr
Mar 19, 9:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXAllen, Paulding, Putnam26 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.