IN Marine Warning and Forecast
IN Marine Warnings and Forecast for Tuesday, April 4, 2017
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...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY. A STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS STORM
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE GALE
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* WINDS...NORTH TO 40 KT ON WEDNESDAY, INCREASING TO 50 KT
OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* SIGNIFICANT WAVES...TO 18 FT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, TO 20 FT THURSDAY.
* OCCASIONAL WAVES...TO 22 FT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.
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