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WHUS73 KMKX 171721
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1121 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...WINDY ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH MID WEEK...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO
REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TUESDAY...THEN BRIEFLY SUBSIDE AS THE
ASSOCIATED TROF OF LOW PRESSURE AND COLD FRONT MOVE OVERHEAD. THE
WINDS WILL THEN VEER QUICKLY TO THE SOUTHWEST THEN WEST IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT AND REMAIN STRONG INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
EXPECT A LONG DURATION PERIOD OF HIGH WAVES.

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SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
1121 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE THIS 
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST THEN 
  WEST MONDAY EVENING AND REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND 7 TO 11 FEET ON 
  MONDAY...SUBSIDING MONDAY NIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS SHIFTING OFF 
  SHORE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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