FZUS73 KIWX 231910 MWSIWX MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 210 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010 LMZ043-046-240000- /X.EXT.KIWX.MA.S.0001.000000T0000Z-100124T0000Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 210 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WIDESPREAD FOG THROUGH TODAY... WIDESPREAD FOG CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF TO ONE MILE WILL BE COMMON WITH SOME AREAS DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. AT THIS TIME...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...IF CONDITIONS DETERIORATE FURTHER...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MAY ISSUED. MARINERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO REMAIN ABREAST TO THE LATEST CONDITIONS AND ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ON THIS SITUATION. $$ JC