Small Craft Advisory
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 358 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008 FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN LMZ740>745-060415- WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 358 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. $$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 258 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THURSDAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ACROSS NEAR SHORE WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY. LMZ740>745-060500- /O.EXT.KLOT.SC.Y.0084.081105T2100Z-081107T0400Z/ WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 258 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THURSDAY. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL LEAD TO PERSISTENT SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA NEARSHORE AREAS OF SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. WINDS WILL REMAIN AROUND 20 KNOTS INTO THIS EVENING...WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH A BIT AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...BUT INCREASE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 22 AND 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ MERZLOCK
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 333 PM EST WED NOV 5 2008 FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN LMZ844>849-060415- ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 333 PM EST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE. .THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. $$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 331 PM EST WED NOV 5 2008 LMZ844>849-060445- /O.NEW.KGRR.SC.Y.0072.081105T2100Z-081106T2200Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 331 PM EST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY. WIND AND WAVES WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT IN STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT BRINGS 15 TO 25 KT WINDS AND WAVES INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 336 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008 LMZ740>745-062145- WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 336 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR ALL ILLINOIS AND INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT FOR ALL ILLINOIS AND INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO $$