Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Marquette, MI
Areas Affected: Marquette to Munising MI; Munising to Grand Marais MI
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 3:42pm EST
Alert Effective: Wednesday 3:42pm EST
Alert Expires: Thursday 3:45am EST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 3:42pm EST
Event Ends: Thursday 7:00am EST
Issued by: NWS Marquette MI
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour or greater occurring, and may rapidly accumulate on vessels. For the Small Craft Advisory, west winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 7 to 12 ft occurring. * WHERE...Marquette to Munising MI and Munising to Grand Marais MI. * WHEN...For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, until 1 AM EST Thursday. For the Small Craft Advisory, until 7 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of stability. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Mariners should prepare for dangerous accumulation of ice on their vessel. If possible, remain in port, avoid the warning area or conduct mitigation. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22a3606f6ba331c3e776941d91c87aad347749b0.005.2 Codes: LSZ249, LSZ250 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22a3606f6ba331c3e776941d91c87aad347749b0.005.2