Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
557 WHUS73 KAPX 181705 MWWAPX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 105 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026 LHZ345-LMZ323-342-344>346-190115- /O.NEW.KAPX.SC.Y.0069.260818T1705Z-260819T0300Z/ Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI- 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- 105 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Highest gusts up to 25 kts from the west and highest waves around 4 feet. * WHERE...Portions of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ LHZ346-190000- /O.NEW.KAPX.SC.Y.0069.260818T1705Z-260819T0000Z/ St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 105 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Highest gusts up to 25 kts from the west and highest waves around 4 feet. * WHERE...St Ignace to False Detour Channel. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$