Special Marine Warning for Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay; Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI; 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 +1 more
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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, Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to mid lake, Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay, Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI
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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... Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to mid...
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... Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to mid lake... Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay... Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 635 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 nm west of South Fox 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... Norwood, South Fox Island, Northport, Big Rock Point, Charlevoix, North Manitou Island, Grand Traverse Light, and Cat Head Point.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued August 18 at 6:36PM EDT until August 18 at 8:00PM 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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