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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
1141 AM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026
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1141 AM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026
A MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM WILMETTE HARBOR TO CALUMET HARBOR...
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM CALUMET HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY...
OPEN WATERS FROM WILMETTE HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY OUT TO MID
LAKE...
AT 1139 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 NM NORTHWEST OF NEW BUFFALO
TO NEAR DIVERSY HARBOR, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 KNOTS. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE AND INCREASE IN STRENGTH OVER THE
NEXT HOUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS TO AROUND 30
KNOTS, AND COULD POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOATERS. A SPECIAL MARINE
WARNING MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED IF THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
INTENSIFY. BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER HEADING FOR SHORE BEFORE THESE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES.
LAT...LON 4162 8733 4164 8743 4168 8743 4167 8747
4171 8753 4175 8753 4178 8758 4179 8758
4183 8760 4189 8762 4189 8760 4196 8764
4199 8697 4179 8697 4179 8696 4172 8691
4163 8716 4162 8732 4161 8732
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