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Small Craft Advisory 22, NWS Northern Indiana

March 29, 2021

NWS Northern Indiana issued this small craft advisory at Mar 29, 2021, 3:34 AM EDT. It took effect at Mar 29, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 29, 2021, 3:34 AM EDT (07:34 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 29, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 29, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted.

547 
WHUS73 KIWX 290734
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
334 AM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

LMZ043-046-291545-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0022.210329T1800Z-210330T1800Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
334 AM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
2 PM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.

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

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 2 PM EDT Tuesday.

* 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
547 
WHUS73 KIWX 291513
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1113 AM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

LMZ043-046-292315-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0022.210329T1800Z-210330T1800Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
1113 AM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 20 kts. Gusts up to 25 to 30 knots this
  afternoon into Tuesday morning. Winds shift southwest Tuesday
  afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet today building to 2 to 5 feet
  tonight into Tuesday morning. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
  Tuesday afternoon.

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

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 2 PM EDT Tuesday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
249 
WHUS73 KIWX 292013
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
413 PM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

LMZ043-046-300415-
/O.EXT.KIWX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-210329T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.GL.W.0005.210329T2300Z-210330T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0023.210330T0600Z-210330T1800Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
413 PM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots
  expected. A brief period of 35 knot gale force gusts is expected
  this evening. 

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

* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 2 AM EDT Tuesday. For the
  Small Craft Advisory, until 7 PM EDT this evening and again 
  from 2 AM to 2 PM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could 
  capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions.
Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the
vessel for severe conditions.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 29, 4:13 PM EDTGale WarningIWX10 hr
Mar 29, 4:13 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX25 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.