Special Marine Warning for Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge; Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay; Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore, Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay, Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge
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What is happening
SMWAPX The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore... Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay......
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWAPX The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore... Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay... Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 650 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 nm northwest of Good Hart, or 11 nm east of Beaver Island, moving east at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include... Waugoshance Point, Good Hart, Beaver Island, Cross Village, Point Aux Chenes, Epoufette, Brevort, and Sturgeon Bay.
Lifecycle record
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- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued August 18 at 6:50PM EDT until August 18 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
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Source and limitations
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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