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FZUS73 KLOT 180326
MWSLOT
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
1026 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
LMZ740-180336-
/O.CAN.KLOT.MA.W.0029.000000T0000Z-260418T0430Z/
1026 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
..THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE AFFECTED AREAS WERE...
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR...
THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA
AND NO LONGER POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO BOATERS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
ILLINOIS...AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.
LAT...LON 4172 8691 4165 8715 4178 8721 4198 8726
4187 8762 4189 8762 4189 8760 4190 8762
4203 8759 4214 8755 4230 8753 4247 8756
4246 8702 4213 8696 4179 8697 4179 8696
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 238DEG 44KT 4251 8748 4229 8739 4212 8738 4171
8755
LMZ741-745-777-779-180430-
/O.CON.KLOT.MA.W.0029.000000T0000Z-260418T0430Z/
1026 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND...
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY...
OPEN WATERS FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY OUT TO MID
LAKE...
AT 1026 PM CDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 14 NM EAST OF WINTHROP HARBOR TO 19 NM EAST OF
WAUKEGAN HARBOR TO 13 NM EAST OF WILMETTE HARBOR TO CALUMET HARBOR,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO NEARLY 50 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HARRISON-DEVER CRIB, MONROE HARBOR, BURNS HARBOR, AND DUSABLE HARBOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
ILLINOIS...AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 4172 8691 4165 8715 4178 8721 4198 8726
4187 8762 4189 8762 4189 8760 4190 8762
4203 8759 4214 8755 4230 8753 4247 8756
4246 8702 4213 8696 4179 8697 4179 8696
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 238DEG 44KT 4251 8748 4229 8739 4212 8738 4171
8755
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...49KTS
BIRK
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