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IN Marine Warning and Forecast

Posted April 05, 2017 7:00 am

The Associated Press

IN Marine Warnings and Forecast for Friday, April 7, 2017

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...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT

THURSDAY...

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH

FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...TO 55 KT FROM THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

* SIGNIFICANT WAVES...TO 20 FT ON THURSDAY.

* OCCASIONAL WAVES...TO 25 FT ON THURSDAY.

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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