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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Gaylord MI

848 PM EDT Thu May 15 2025



The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to

  mid lake...

  Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid

  Lake...

  Manistee to Point Betsie MI...

  Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI...

  Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI...



* Until 1045 PM EDT.



* At 847 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from near Bay Shore Park to near Kewaunee Pierhead Light

  to 16 nm east of Cleveland, moving east at 35 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail.



  SOURCE...Radar.



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

           suddenly higher waves.



* Locations impacted include...

  Empire, Point Betsie, Glen Arbor, Pierport, Portage Lake, North

  Manitou Island, Arcadia, Sleeping Bear Point, Leland, Pyramid

  Point, Williamsport, Manistee, South Manitou Island, Frankfort, Cat

  Head Point, and Manistee Light.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for northern

Michigan...and the adjacent waters of Lake Michigan.



Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.



&&



LAT...LON 4487 8670 4533 8629 4529 8551 4492 8579

      4486 8600 4474 8603 4467 8619 4456 8616

      4441 8619 4422 8632 4423 8635 4426 8634

      4428 8642 4422 8697

TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 250DEG 37KT 4464 8772 4440 8747 4392 8737 



HAIL...<.75IN

WIND...40KTS



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ELD