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Special Marine Warning for Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL; Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake; Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake

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For the following areas... Nearshore waters from Wind Point WI TO Winthrop Harbor IL... Lake Michigan from North Point Light WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 nm off shore to mid lake... At 830 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 33 nm east of Wind Pt. to near Winthrop Harbor, moving...

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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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For the following areas... Nearshore waters from Wind Point WI TO Winthrop Harbor IL... Lake Michigan from North Point Light WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 nm off shore to mid lake... At 830 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 33 nm east of Wind Pt. to near Winthrop Harbor, moving southeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Strong thunderstorms will remain over mainly open waters.

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  1. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued August 18 at 8:31PM CDT until August 18 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

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  2. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued August 18 at 7:10PM CDT until August 18 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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