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FZUS73 KAPX 172236
MWSAPX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
636 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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636 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID
LAKE...
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI...
AT 636 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 NM WEST OF ARCADIA TO NEAR
PIERPORT TO NEAR MANISTEE LIGHT, MOVING EAST AT 30 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS, WIND GUSTS TO NEARLY 50 KNOTS, AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS SEAS. SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY
HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PORTAGE LAKE, WILLIAMSPORT, AND ARCADIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 4427 8642 4427 8653 4460 8652 4463 8626
4453 8622 4434 8626 4425 8632
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 255DEG 32KT 4455 8641 4443 8631 4430 8635
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...49KTS
JLD
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