998
FZUS73 KLOT 100520
MWSLOT
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
1220 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2026
LMZ740-741-777-779-100545-
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1220 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
NEARSHORE WATERS FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND...
OPEN WATERS FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY OUT TO MID
LAKE...
AT 1219 AM CDT, SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN LAKE MICHIGAN, MOVING EAST AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINTHROP HARBOR, MONTROSE HARBOR, WAUKEGAN HARBOR, AND WILMETTE
HARBOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 4246 8702 4213 8696 4195 8697 4195 8764
4206 8767 4214 8775 4227 8783 4233 8783
4239 8780 4248 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0519Z 262DEG 20KT 4264 8761 4238 8709 4201 8767
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...40KTS
KLUBER
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