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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
314 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

LMZ844>849-081515-
/O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-261008T2100Z/
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-
314 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25
  knots and waves 3 to 5 feet.

* WHERE...St Joseph to Manistee.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM EDT this afternoon.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
206 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

LHZ348-349-082215-
/O.EXB.KAPX.SC.Y.0088.261008T1600Z-261009T0400Z/
Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay
National Marine Sanctuary-Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI-
206 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Highest gusts up to 30 kts from the northwest and
  highest waves around 6 feet expected.

* WHERE...Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder
  Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI.

* WHEN...From noon today to 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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