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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Gaylord MI

643 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025



The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac

  Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island

  5NM offshore...

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

  mid lake...

  Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse

  Bay...

  Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI...

  Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge...

  Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI...



* Until 845 PM EDT.



* At 642 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from 13 nm northwest of Point Patterson to 14 nm

  northwest of Beaver Island to 9 nm northwest of South Manitou

  Island, moving northeast at 50 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots.



  SOURCE...Buoy. The GLOS Weather Station at Port Inland reported a 

           47mph gust at 612pm EDT. 



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

           suddenly higher waves.



* Strong thunderstorms will be near...

  Point Patterson around 650 PM EDT.

  Naubinway around 725 PM EDT.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are

expected.



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LAT...LON 4574 8588 4600 8586 4601 8569 4612 8557

      4615 8543 4605 8498 4599 8489 4571 8484

      4571 8488 4561 8502 4553 8504 4522 8543

      4521 8554 4514 8556 4515 8560 4513 8561

      4508 8560 4492 8579 4492 8640

TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 208DEG 50KT 4613 8586 4579 8585 4510 8631 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...49KTS



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