FZUS73 KAPX 031757 MWSAPX MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 157 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2009 LHZ348-362-032000- 157 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2009 ...SHOWERS OVER THE MICHIGAN WATERS OF NORTHERN LAKE HURON MAY PRODUCE WATERSPOUTS... POCKETS OF HEAVIER RAIN SHOWERS ARE MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MICHIGAN NEARSHORE AND OPEN WATERS OF NORTHERN LAKE HURON THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH NO WATERSPOUTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED...ANY OF THESE SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE A WATERSPOUT OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. WATERSPOUTS POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO WATERCRAFT AND CAN EASILY CAPSIZE A SMALL VESSEL. IF SPOTTED...BOATERS SHOULD MOVE QUICKLY AWAY FROM A WATERSPOUT AT A 90-DEGREE ANGLE FROM ITS APPARENT MOVEMENT. IF POSSIBLE...BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR. LAT...LON 4471 8295 4472 8330 4485 8333 4491 8343 4508 8345 4508 8335 4513 8334 4522 8344 4537 8348 4562 8316 4550 8287 $$