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Heavy Freezing Spray Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Marquette, MI

    HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING  

Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI; Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI; Portage Lake to Huron Island MI to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY

Areas Affected: Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI; Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI; Portage Lake to Huron Island MI to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays

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 1:00pm EST

Event Ends: Tuesday 7:00pm EST

Issued by: NWS Marquette MI

Details: 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, west winds 15 to 25 kt
with gusts up to 30 kt and waves around 0 foot occurring. For
the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, heavy freezing spray at a
rate of 2 cm per hour or greater expected, and may rapidly
accumulate on vessels.

* WHERE...Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI, Point Isabelle to
Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI and Lower Entrance of
Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron
Bays.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST 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.006.2
Codes: LSZ245, LSZ246, LSZ247
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.edc34e0ddc4c0cd1f1d762d2808a2901251e9cea.006.2