309  
WHUS53 KIWX 030439  
SMWIWX  
LMZ043-046-080-030530-  
/O.NEW.KIWX.MA.W.0008.260403T0439Z-260403T0530Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1239 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
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...  
 
* UNTIL 130 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 1238 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 NM NORTHWEST  
OF NEW BUFFALO, OR 14 NM NORTH OF MICHIGAN CITY, MOVING NORTHEAST  
AT 50 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR.  
 
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND  
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
NEW BUFFALO AND MICHIGAN CITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE  
EXPECTED.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4179 8696 4179 8697 4208 8696 4213 8687  
4213 8657 4211 8649 4194 8658 4189 8662  
4180 8675 4179 8676 4172 8691  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0438Z 246DEG 50KT 4194 8696  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...40KTS  
 
 
 
NWS  
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