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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
414 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015

...NORTHEAST GALES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES THIS MORNING AND WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25
KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. WIND AND WAVES WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS TO SMALL
CRAFT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THERE ARE INDICATIONS WINDS AND
WAVES MAY REMAIN ELEVATED INTO WEDNESDAY...AND AN EXTENSION OF
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY INTO WEDNESDAY MAY BE NEEDED.

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CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
414 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM CST TUESDAY...

* SUSTAINED WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 KT.

* WIND GUSTS...UP TO 40 KNOTS.

* WAVES...6 TO 14 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

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GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
414 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM CST TUESDAY...

* SUSTAINED WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KT.

* WIND GUSTS...UP TO 40 KNOTS.

* WAVES...7 TO 10 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF
25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO
SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

HUYCK