# Gale Watch: Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island; St Ignace to False Detour Channel; 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island; Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary; Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-14 20:40 ingested 2026-10-15 02:52

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## extract

Gale Watch — Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island; St Ignace to False Detour Channel; 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island; Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary; Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Highest gusts up to 40 kts from the north and highest
waves around 10 feet possible.

* WHERE...Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge
including Mackinac Island, St Ignace to False Detour Channel,
5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including
Bois Blanc Island, Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI
Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Sturgeon
Pt to Alabaster MI.

* WHEN...From Friday morning through late Friday night.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous highest waves which
could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.