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FZUS73 KIWX 052151
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
551 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2026
LMZ043-046-080-052345-
551 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2026
A MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
LAKE MICHIGAN MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID-LINE OF LAKE....
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI...
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI...
AT 550 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED
OVER INDIANA HARBOR, MOVING EAST AT 20 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW BUFFALO AND MICHIGAN CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS TO AROUND 30
KNOTS, AND COULD POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOATERS. A SPECIAL MARINE
WARNING MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED WHEN THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM
REACHES THE NEARSHORE WATERS. BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER HEADING FOR
SHORE BEFORE THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM ARRIVES.
LAT...LON 4179 8696 4179 8697 4194 8697 4207 8651
4200 8656 4194 8658 4189 8662 4180 8675
4179 8676 4172 8691
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