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FZUS73 KLOT 181711
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
1211 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026
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1211 PM 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 1210 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 NM NORTHWEST OF MICHIGAN CITY
TO NEAR MIDWAY AIRPORT, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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 4179 8758 4178 8758 4189 8762
4189 8760 4191 8763 4193 8697 4179 8697
4179 8696 4172 8691 4163 8716 4162 8732
4161 8733
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