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CFWAPX
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1151 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009
...LARGE AMOUNTS OF LAKE ICE MAY BE BLOWN ASHORE ONTO THE LAKE
MICHIGAN COAST...
.STORM FORCE WESTERLY WINDS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON LAKE
MICHIGAN THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY SLACKENING IN THE
TOWARDS EVENING. ICE CONDITIONS OUT ON THE OPEN LAKE HAVE BEEN IN FLUX
RECENTLY...THANKS TO ALTERNATING PERIODS OF WARMER AND COLDER
WEATHER. THE STRONG WEST WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO TAKE LARGE
SECTIONS OF LAKE ICE...AND DRIVE THEM ONTO SHORE.
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MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
1151 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009
...LAKE ICE MAY ACCUMULATE ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE LATE
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
STRONG WEST WINDS MAY DRIVE LARGE SECTIONS OF LAKE ICE ASHORE
FROM LAKE MICHIGAN AND GRAND TRAVERSE BAY. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL
FOR ACCUMULATING ICE WILL BE FROM LEELANAU COUNTY...NORTHWARD TO
THE STRAITS AREA.
LARGE PILES OF ICE CAN ACCUMULATE ALONG THE BEACHES. UNDER SOME
CIRCUMSTANCES...THE PILES OF ICE CAN THREATEN STRUCTURES VERY
CLOSE TO THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES BEACH HOMES...DOCKS AND
BOATHOUSES...AND PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...
FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS.
AS A REMINDER...RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF
WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...
SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE UNTIL OUT OF THE CURRENT...THEN SWIM
BACK TO THE SHORE.
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