Small Craft Advisory for 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
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What you need to know
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- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island, Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI, Manistee to Point Betsie MI, Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay, Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI, Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge, Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI and 3 more
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What is happening
What: For the first Small Craft Advisory, Highest gusts up to 25 kts from the west and highest waves around 4 feet. For the second Small Craft Advisory, Highest gusts up to 25 kts from the west and highest waves around 3 feet expected. Impacts: Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Where: Straits of Mackinac...
What the bulletin says to do
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, Highest gusts up to 25 kts from the west and highest waves around 4 feet. For the second Small Craft Advisory, Highest gusts up to 25 kts from the west and highest waves around 3 feet expected. * WHERE...Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island, St Ignace to False Detour Channel and 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 7 AM EDT this morning. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
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Small Craft Advisory issued October 7 at 2:14AM EDT until October 7 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
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Small Craft Advisory issued October 7 at 2:14AM EDT until October 7 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
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Small Craft Advisory issued October 7 at 2:14AM EDT until October 7 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
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Small Craft Advisory issued October 7 at 2:14AM EDT until October 7 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Gaylord MI. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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