701 WHUS73 KDTX 290733 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 333 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2018 ...ELEVATED WAVES TONIGHT. STRONG GALES POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT... .LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES TO THE SOUTHEAST AND A WEAK FRONT STALLS OVER THE AREA. NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE LIFTS FROM THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. GUSTS SHOULD PEAK OUT NEAR 30 KNOTS OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT DUE TO THE HIGHER WAVES THAT THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE. A BRIEF LULL IN WINDS AND WAVES WILL OCCUR FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A GOOD POTENTIAL OF GALES FROM SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS IT CROSSES THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. STRONGEST WINDS LOOK MOST LIKELY OVER NORTHERN LAKE HURON AT THIS TIME. LHZ441>443-292015- /O.EXT.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.180329T2200Z-180330T2000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 333 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 22 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 8 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 11 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM EDT FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EDT FRIDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ LHZ421-292015- /O.EXT.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.180329T2200Z-180330T1500Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY- 333 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 20 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 AM EDT FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM EDT FRIDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361>363-462>464-292015- /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.A.0010.180331T1800Z-180401T1200Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 333 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2018 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WATCH...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 36 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM EDT SUNDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ JVC