261  
WHUS53 KMQT 262300  
SMWMQT  
LSZ266-270000-  
/O.NEW.KMQT.MA.W.0075.260726T2300Z-260727T0000Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
700 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
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...  
 
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 659 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 NM WEST OF THE  
EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR BUOY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND LARGE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR.  
 
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND  
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. LARGE HAIL COULD RESULT IN  
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
THE EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR BUOY.  
 
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 4760 8660 4741 8615 4719 8641 4744 8680  
4762 8666  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 307DEG 23KT 4758 8682  
 
HAIL...>.75IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
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