Special Marine Warning for Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI
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What is happening
SMWAPX The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 616 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 nm northeast of Old Mission Lighthouse to 9 nm...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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Bulletin details
SMWAPX The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 616 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 nm northeast of Old Mission Lighthouse to 9 nm southwest of Traverse City, moving southeast at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Old Mission Lighthouse, Suttons Bay, Traverse City, and Elk Rapids.
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Special Marine Warning issued October 7 at 6:17PM EDT until October 7 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Gaylord MI. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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