Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Marquette, MI
Areas Affected: Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 3:56pm EST
Alert Effective: Sunday 3:56pm EST
Alert Expires: Monday 4:00am EST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 3:56pm EST
Event Ends: Monday 1:00pm EST
Issued by: NWS Marquette MI
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...For the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour or greater occurring, and may rapidly accumulate on vessels. For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 6 to 9 ft occurring. * WHERE...Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST Monday. * 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.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1cefd5b6cec221092d4316e7a8f8ba60062d7490.006.2 Codes: LSZ242 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1cefd5b6cec221092d4316e7a8f8ba60062d7490.006.2