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000 WHUS73 KIWX 111448 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1048 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... LMZ043-046-112300- /O.CAN.KIWX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090311T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0012.090311T1448Z-090312T2000Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 1048 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECTED WAVES OF 6 TO 12 FEET TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT...AND TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ JC