Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Marquette, MI
Issued by NWS Marquette, MI
116 WHUS73 KMQT 072132 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Marquette MI 432 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 LSZ243-244-080545- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-250208T0600Z/ Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI- Eagle River to Manitou Island MI- 432 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour or greater occurring, and may rapidly accumulate on vessels. For the Small Craft Advisory, west winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 3 to 6 ft occurring. * WHERE...Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI and Eagle River to Manitou Island MI. * WHEN...For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, until 7 PM EST this evening. For the Small Craft Advisory, until 1 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of stability. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners should prepare for dangerous accumulation of ice on their vessel. If possible, remain in port, avoid the warning area or conduct mitigation. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ LSZ248-249-080000- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-250208T0000Z/ Huron Islands to Marquette MI-Marquette to Munising MI- 432 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour or greater occurring, and may rapidly accumulate on vessels. For the Small Craft Advisory, west winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 1 to 4 ft occurring. * WHERE...Huron Islands to Marquette MI and Marquette to Munising MI. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of stability. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners should prepare for dangerous accumulation of ice on their vessel. If possible, remain in port, avoid the warning area or conduct mitigation. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ LSZ250-251-080545- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250208T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-250208T1200Z/ Munising to Grand Marais MI-Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI- 432 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour or greater occurring, and may rapidly accumulate on vessels. For the Small Craft Advisory, west winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 6 to 9 ft occurring. * WHERE...Munising to Grand Marais MI and Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI. * WHEN...For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, until 7 PM EST this evening. For the Small Craft Advisory, until 7 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of stability. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners should prepare for dangerous accumulation of ice on their vessel. If possible, remain in port, avoid the warning area or conduct mitigation. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ LSZ245>247-264>267-080000- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250208T0000Z/ Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI- Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI- Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border Beyond 5NM from shore- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 432 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour or greater occurring, and may rapidly accumulate on vessels. * WHERE...Portions of Central, Eastern and Western Lake Superior. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of stability. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners should prepare for dangerous accumulation of ice on their vessel. If possible, remain in port, avoid the warning area or conduct mitigation. && $$ LSZ241-242-080000- /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-250208T0000Z/ Black River to Ontonagon MI- Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI- 432 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025 /332 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025/ ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves up to 3 ft occurring. * WHERE...Black River to Ontonagon MI and Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$