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Small Craft Advisory 32, NWS Northern Indiana

May 4, 2021

NWS Northern Indiana issued this small craft advisory at May 4, 2021, 3:44 PM EDT. It took effect at May 5, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 4, 2021, 3:44 PM EDT (19:44 UTC)
In effect from
May 5, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 5, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted.

125 
WHUS73 KIWX 041944
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
344 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

LMZ043-046-050345-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0032.210505T0800Z-210505T2000Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
344 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...North wind 10 to 20 knots. A few gusts up to 25 knots
  late tonight into early Wednesday morning. Waves 2 to 5 feet
  tonight and Wednesday, then subsiding to 1 to 4 feet by late
  Wednesday afternoon.

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

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 4 PM EDT Wednesday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
606 
WHUS73 KIWX 050247
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1047 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

LMZ043-046-051100-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0032.210505T0800Z-210505T2000Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
1047 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet overnight 
  building to 3 to 5 feet Wednesday. 

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

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 4 PM EDT Wednesday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
327 
WHUS73 KIWX 050721
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
321 AM EDT Wed May 5 2021

LMZ043-046-051600-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0032.210505T0800Z-210505T2000Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
321 AM EDT Wed May 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 5 feet.

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

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 4 PM EDT Wednesday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
618 
WHUS73 KIWX 051433
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1033 AM EDT Wed May 5 2021

LMZ043-046-052000-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-210505T2000Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
1033 AM EDT Wed May 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 5 feet.

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

* WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT Wednesday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
254 
WHUS73 KIWX 051958
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
358 PM EDT Wed May 5 2021

LMZ043-046-052100-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-210505T2000Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
358 PM EDT Wed May 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 10:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXWhite44 min
May 3, 11:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass40 min
May 4, 12:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXMiami, Wabash25 min

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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.