Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
358 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach 5NM Off Shore to the
  US/Canadian border...
  Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
  Saginaw Bay...
  Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 356 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located near Port Austin, moving east at 20 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
           hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly
           higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

* The severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Port Hope around 420 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 4418 8226 4385 8218 4384 8265 4384 8266
      4383 8269 4398 8279 4404 8291 4397 8306
      4395 8322 4399 8323 4418 8292
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 249DEG 22KT 4393 8302

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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