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FZUS73 KLOT 221633
MWSLOT
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
1133 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026
LMZ745-779-221730-
/O.CON.KLOT.MA.W.0030.000000T0000Z-260422T1730Z/
1133 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY...
OPEN WATERS FROM WILMETTE HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY OUT TO MID
LAKE...
AT 1133 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 NM NORTHWEST OF
NEW BUFFALO, OR 13 NM NORTH OF MICHIGAN CITY, MOVING SOUTH AT 10
KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND LARGE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. LARGE HAIL COULD RESULT IN
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MICHIGAN CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 4167 8706 4174 8707 4195 8701 4197 8697
4179 8697 4179 8696 4173 8691 4172 8690
TIME...MOT...LOC 1633Z 345DEG 10KT 4191 8697
HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
KLUBER
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