201  
WHUS53 KAPX 260132  
SMWAPX  
LHZ345-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-362-364-366-260300-  
/O.NEW.KAPX.MA.W.0004.080426T0130Z-080426T0300Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI  
930 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2008  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE...  
OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE...  
OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN NORTH OF CHARLEVOIX...  
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE...  
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT...  
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE  
LIGHT...  
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM NORWOOD TO 5 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF THE  
MACKINAC BRIDGE...  
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF  
THE MACKINAC BRIDGE...  
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY...  
THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC...  
 
* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT /1000 PM CDT/  
 
* AT 929 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED  
TO INDICATE A LARGE CLUSTER OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...  
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35  
KNOTS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 10 NAUTICAL MILES  
SOUTH OF POINT PATTERSON TO 26 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF  
WILLIAMSPORT...OR FROM 10 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF POINT PATTERSON TO  
15 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF PENTWATER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35  
KNOTS.  
 
* MARINE LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SOUTH FOX ISLAND...  
POINT PATTERSON...  
GLEN ARBOR...  
PYRAMID POINT...  
BEAVER ISLAND...  
LELAND...  
CAT HEAD POINT...  
NORTHPORT...  
 
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING  
AND HEAVY RAIN. IF POSSIBLE...BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR  
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. BE SURE ALL PASSENGERS  
ARE WEARING FLOTATION DEVICES.  
 
LAT...LON 4572 8481 4558 8509 4540 8489 4526 8536  
4478 8548 4475 8552 4482 8568 4513 8563  
4514 8564 4469 8623 4435 8619 4425 8633  
4420 8696 4488 8671 4573 8599 4596 8595  
4599 8567 4611 8556 4604 8504 4587 8478  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 273DEG 36KT 4581 8571 4475 8610  
4435 8621 4393 8614  
 
 
 
LAWRENCE  
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