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FZUS73 KIWX 171806
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
206 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
LMZ043-046-080-171930-
206 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING 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 204 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED
7 NM NORTHWEST OF BURNS HARBOR, MOVING EAST AT 15 KNOTS. THESE
STORMS WILL APPROACH THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF MICHIGAN CITY IN THE
NEXT HOUR OR SO.
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 4191 8697 4198 8661
4194 8658 4189 8662 4180 8675 4179 8676
4172 8691
DN
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