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Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
230 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

LHZ345>349-200230-
/O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-240420T0400Z/
Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including
Mackinac Island-St Ignace to False Detour Channel-
5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including
Bois Blanc Island-
Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay
National Marine Sanctuary-Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI-
230 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Highest gusts up to 30 kts from the west and highest
  waves around 4 feet.

* WHERE...Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge
  including Mackinac Island, St Ignace to False Detour Channel,
  5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including
  Bois Blanc Island, Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI
  Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Sturgeon
  Pt to Alabaster MI.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

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