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FZUS73 KMQT 172253
MWSMQT
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
653 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
LSZ266-172330-
/O.CON.KMQT.MA.W.0044.000000T0000Z-260717T2330Z/
653 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND
5NM FROM SHORE...
AT 653 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 NM NORTHEAST OF
GRANITE ISLAND, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 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.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 4692 8723 4700 8696 4678 8645 4661 8685
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 307DEG 38KT 4688 8698
HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
LC
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