* WHAT. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE. Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Michigan. * WHEN. Until 2 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* WHAT. Southwest gales to 40 knots and waves 8 to 14 feet. * WHERE. St Joseph to Manistee. * WHEN. Until 2 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS. Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. Winds will increase this afternoon and evening behind a cold frontal passage. The cold front will sweep through between 200pm and 400pm and winds will increase to 35 to 40 knot gales from the southwest. Waves will build and reach a peak during the evening hours in the 10 to 14 foot range. Winds and waves will slowly subside late tonight and especially on Friday.

Southwest winds will gust into the 30 to 40 mph range early this evening. A few gusts over 40 mph are possible through 700 PM EDT, especially north of US Route 6 across far northern Indiana, southern Lower Michigan, and extreme northwest Ohio. These gusty winds could knock down a few small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Wind gusts will subside into the 20 to 30 mph range after 700 PM EDT.

* WHAT. West southwest gales to 40 kt, with significant waves of 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft expected. * WHERE. Illinois and Indiana nearshore from Winthrop Harbor IL to Michigan City IN. * WHEN. Until 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

* WHAT. West gales to 40 knots and waves 8 to 13 feet. * WHERE. St Joseph to Manistee. * WHEN. Until 2 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS. Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. Winds and waves will peak this evening before beginning to subside late tonight. It will not be until late Friday afternoon that waves fall below 4 feet.

* WHAT. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE. Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Michigan. * WHEN. Until 2 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.