966  
WHUS53 KDLH 152301  
SMWDLH  
LSZ121-142>148-150-162-160000-  
/O.NEW.KDLH.MA.W.0005.250515T2301Z-250516T0000Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
601 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH MN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI...  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI...  
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE  
MN BEYOND 5NM...  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI...  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND...  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI...  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI...  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN...  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN...  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN...  
 
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 600 PM CDT, A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED NEAR TWO HARBORS TO PORT WING HARBOR TO ASHLAND,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS, WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER, AND SMALL  
HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR.  
 
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...  
ASHLAND BREAKWATER LIGHTHOUSE, IRONWOOD ISLAND, BASSWOOD ISLAND,  
SAND ISLAND, SAXON HARBOR, STOCKTON ISLAND, MADELINE ISLAND, TWIN  
POINTS SAFE HARBOR, DEVILS ISLAND, BEAVER BAY, CAT ISLAND, MANITOU  
ISLAND, NORTH TWIN ISLAND, HERBSTER, MEYERS BEACH, YORK ISLAND,  
LARSMONT, SPLIT ROCK LIGHTHOUSE, EAGLE ISLAND, AND APOSTLE ISLANDS  
NATIONAL LAKE SHORE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN  
WISCONSIN.  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY  
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR  
IMMEDIATELY.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4659 9061 4664 9071 4656 9092 4657 9097  
4667 9094 4670 9089 4676 9092 4687 9080  
4693 9086 4692 9095 4684 9110 4683 9121  
4674 9150 4692 9190 4715 9149 4735 9124  
4727 9059 4700 9022 4666 9044 4656 9043  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 203DEG 24KT 4676 9134  
 
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE  
HAIL...<.75IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
UNRUH  
 
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