815 WHUS73 KAPX 180740 MWWAPX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 240 AM EST Sat Feb 18 2023 LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-181545- /O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-230218T1600Z/ 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- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI-Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay-Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay- 240 AM EST Sat Feb 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Highest gusts up to 35 kts from the southwest and highest waves around 10 feet. * WHERE...Portions of Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST this morning. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$