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Small Craft Advisory 9, NWS Northern Indiana

February 6, 2021

NWS Northern Indiana issued this small craft advisory at Feb 6, 2021, 10:40 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 7, 2021, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 6, 2021, 10:40 AM EST (15:40 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 7, 2021, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 7, 2021, 11:00 AM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted.

676 
WHUS73 KIWX 061540
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1040 AM EST Sat Feb 6 2021

LMZ043-046-062345-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.210207T0600Z-210207T1600Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
1040 AM EST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Winds increasing to 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots
  and waves building to 3 to 6 feet in ice free areas late
  tonight, persisting into Sunday morning. 

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

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 11 AM EST Sunday.

* 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
637 
WHUS73 KIWX 062103
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
403 PM EST Sat Feb 6 2021

LMZ043-046-070515-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.210207T0600Z-210207T1600Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
403 PM EST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Winds increasing to 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25
  knots. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet in ice free areas late 
  tonight, persisting into Sunday morning.

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

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 11 AM EST Sunday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
168 
WHUS73 KIWX 070240
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
940 PM EST Sat Feb 6 2021

LMZ043-046-071100-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.210207T0600Z-210207T1600Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
940 PM EST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Winds increasing to 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 
  knots. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet in ice free areas late 
  tonight, persisting into Sunday morning.

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

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 11 AM EST Sunday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
148 
WHUS73 KIWX 070312
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1012 PM EST Sat Feb 6 2021

LMZ043-046-071115-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.210207T0600Z-210207T1600Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
1012 PM EST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Winds increasing to 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 
  knots. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet in ice free areas late 
  tonight, persisting into Sunday morning.

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

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 11 AM EST Sunday.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
464 
WHUS73 KIWX 070934
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
434 AM EST Sun Feb 7 2021

LMZ043-046-071600-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-210207T1600Z/
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
434 AM EST Sun Feb 7 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...West wind 10 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet in ice free 
  areas.

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

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 11 AM EST Sunday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 3:53 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryIWX24 hr
Feb 6, 3:24 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryIWXAdams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, Elkhart, Fulton and 12 more22 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.