223  
WHUS53 KIWX 110432  
SMWIWX  
LMZ043-046-080-110515-  
/O.NEW.KIWX.MA.W.0003.260311T0432Z-260311T0515Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1232 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
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...  
 
* UNTIL 115 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 1232 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 NM NORTHWEST OF  
MICHIGAN CITY, MOVING EAST AT 65 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND SMALL HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR.  
 
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND  
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
NEW BUFFALO AND MICHIGAN CITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN  
INDIANA...SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN...AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE  
MICHIGAN.  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4179 8696 4179 8697 4200 8697 4207 8651  
4194 8658 4189 8662 4180 8675 4179 8676  
4172 8691  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 248DEG 67KT 4180 8701  
 
HAIL...<.75IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
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