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 you need to know
- Applies to
- 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
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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.
Full official description
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 815 PM EDT. * At 621 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 nm southeast of Cana Island Light, moving east at 15 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... Sleeping Bear Point, Leland, Empire, Glen Arbor, Point Betsie, Pyramid Point, South Manitou Island, and Frankfort.
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- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued August 18 at 6:22PM EDT until August 18 at 8:15PM 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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