Lake Michigan Storm Warning

[Jon Paul]

As of 19:00 here at the the very North end of Lake Michigan there isn't enen a breeze yet...basically calm

[garbear]

I see on AIS the Cort is already anchored between St. Ignace and Mackinac Island waiting on weather.

[drydock]

The Prentice Brown/Challenger is already at anchor outside Manistique I would guess to ride out the winds.

[garbear]

Weather doesn't look good on Lake Michigan tonight thru
tomorrow, in particular the South half. Gale warning north, but
South the pretty ugly looking.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO 40 KT TODAY, INCREASING TO 50 KT FROM THE
NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* SIGNIFICANT WAVES...TO 20 FT TONIGHT...TO 23 FT THURSDAY.

* OCCASIONAL WAVES...25 TO 28 FT TONIGHT AND 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.