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FZUS73 KIWX 152317
MWSIWX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
717 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
LMZ043-046-080-160000-
717 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
LAKE MICHIGAN MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO
MID-LINE OF LAKE....
MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI...
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI...
AT 717 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AND EMBEDDED WATERSPOUTS.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
NORTHEAST OF WILMETTE HARBOR TO 14 NM NORTH OF BURNS HARBOR TO 8 NM
SOUTHWEST OF GARY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 KNOTS.
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 IN EXCESS OF 34
KNOTS, AND IS LIKELY TO POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOATERS. A SPECIAL
MARINE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED WHEN THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS REACH THE NEARSHORE WATERS. BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER
HEADING FOR SHORE BEFORE THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE.
LAT...LON 4179 8696 4179 8697 4212 8696 4213 8657
4211 8649 4194 8658 4189 8662 4180 8675
4179 8676 4172 8691
DN
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