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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Gaylord MI

844 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025



The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood

  MI...

  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...

  Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI...



* Until 945 PM EDT.



* At 842 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from 7 nm northwest of Cat Head Point to Grand Traverse

  Light to 6 nm southwest of Suttons Bay, moving northeast at 25

  knots.



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



  SOURCE...Radar.



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

           suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in 

           structural damage.



* Locations impacted include...

  Norwood, South Fox Island, Grand Traverse Light, Cat Head Point,

  and Northport.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

expected.



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LAT...LON 4558 8610 4559 8529 4501 8533 4500 8557

      4513 8561 4520 8597 4542 8620

TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 216DEG 26KT 4529 8572 4520 8556 4488 8573 



HAIL...>.75IN

WIND...49KTS



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JPB