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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.

&&

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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