Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
742 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Nearshore and Open Waters from St Joseph to Pentwater MI...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 738 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 20 nm west of South Haven to east of Racine
  Wisconsin to northeast of Milwaukee, moving northeast at 45 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and small hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  South Haven Light, Saugatuck Pier Heads, St. Joseph Light, White
  Lake Pier Heads, Mona Lake Channel, Little Sable Point Light,
  Grand Haven Light, Muskegon Light, and St. Joseph.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor as gusty winds and high waves are expected over
the next couple of hours.

&&

LAT...LON 4212 8696 4339 8715 4383 8709 4378 8644
      4363 8654 4308 8625 4269 8621 4234 8630
      4211 8649
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 233DEG 44KT 4322 8741 4272 8744 4234 8673

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...49KTS

$$

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