579  
WHUS53 KAPX 231827  
SMWAPX  
LMZ341-231915-  
/O.NEW.KAPX.MA.W.0004.240423T1827Z-240423T1915Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI  
227 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE...  
 
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 227 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 NM WEST OF  
POINT PATTERSON, MOVING EAST AT 25 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER 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...  
POINT PATTERSON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4609 8556 4596 8557 4591 8559 4589 8563  
4591 8591 4592 8592 4596 8592 4597 8588  
4596 8587 4600 8586 4598 8569  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 277DEG 27KT 4595 8603  
 
HAIL...>.75IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
GILLEN  
 
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