770  
FZUS73 KIWX 312101  
MWSIWX  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
501 PM EDT MON AUG 31 2026  
 
LMZ043-046-080-312230-  
501 PM EDT MON AUG 31 2026  
   
..A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS  
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
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 500 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG  
THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE  
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 15 NM NORTH OF NEW BUFFALO, OR 17 NM WEST  
OF ST. JOSEPH LIGHT, MOVING EAST AT 35 KNOTS.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4179 8696 4179 8697 4212 8696 4213 8657  
4211 8649 4194 8658 4189 8662 4180 8675  
4179 8676 4172 8691  
 
 
 
ANDERSEN  
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