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Heavy Freezing Spray Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Marquette, MI

    HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING  

Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI

Heavy Freezing Spray Warning issued January 26 at 10:24AM EST until January 27 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Marquette MI

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY

Areas Affected: Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Monday 10:24am EST

Alert Effective: Monday 10:24am EST

Alert Expires: Monday 10:30pm EST (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 10:24am EST

Event Ends: Tuesday 7:00pm EST

Issued by: NWS Marquette MI

Details: 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY...

* 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 around
0 foot expected.

* WHERE...Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI.

* WHEN...For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, until 7 PM EST /6
PM CST/ Tuesday. For the Small Craft Advisory, until 1 PM EST
/noon CST/ Tuesday.

* 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.

Information: 
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.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.edc34e0ddc4c0cd1f1d762d2808a2901251e9cea.003.1
Codes: LSZ240
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.edc34e0ddc4c0cd1f1d762d2808a2901251e9cea.003.1