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Special Marine Warning for Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI; Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI; Manistee to Point Betsie MI +2 more

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What is happening

SMWAPX The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to mid lake... Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake... Manistee to Point Betsie MI... Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI......

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... Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to mid lake... Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake... Manistee to Point Betsie MI... Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI... Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI... * Until 745 AM EDT. * At 658 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 nm west of Point Betsie to 19 nm east of Rawley Point Light, moving east at 60 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Arcadia, Sleeping Bear Point, Empire, Point Betsie, Pierport, Glen Arbor, Portage Lake, Williamsport, Manistee, and Frankfort.

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    Special Marine Warning issued September 2 at 6:58AM EDT until September 2 at 7:45AM 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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