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Special Marine Warning for Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI; Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland; Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM

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For the following areas... Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM... Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI... Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland... At 733 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 nm east of Madeline Island to 15 nm...

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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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For the following areas... Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM... Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI... Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland... At 733 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 nm east of Madeline Island to 15 nm southeast of Oak Point, moving northeast at 55 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Saxon Harbor and Marble Point.

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    Special Marine Warning issued October 28 at 7:33PM CDT until October 28 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN

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  2. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued October 28 at 7:10PM CDT until October 28 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN

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

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