Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
820 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...

  Nearshore Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Calumet Harbor...
  Open Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Michigan City out to Mid
Lake...

* Until 1015 AM CDT.

* At 819 AM CDT, a front was located along a line extending from 6 nm
  southwest of Milwaukee to 7 nm northeast of Winthrop Harbor to 28
  nm northwest of St. Joseph Light, moving south at 35 knots.
  Mariners can expect winds to increase sharply out of the north to
  northeast as the front passes with winds briefly gusting to near
  40 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.

  SOURCE...Buoy.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Harrison-Dever Crib, Burnham Harbor, Wilmette Harbor, Jackson Park
  Harbor, 31st Street Harbor, Monroe Harbor, Belmont Harbor, Calumet
  Harbor, 59th Street Marina, Winthrop Harbor, Montrose Harbor, and
  Diversy Harbor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing
waves.

&&

LAT...LON 4246 8702 4213 8696 4189 8697 4173 8753
      4183 8760 4189 8762 4189 8760 4190 8762
      4206 8767 4214 8775 4227 8783 4248 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 1319Z 346DEG 33KT 4296 8804 4254 8765 4246 8694

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

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