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Special Marine Warning
ActiveWinthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL; Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL; Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake; Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City in 5NM offshore to Mid Lake
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
SMWLOT
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Nearshore Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Northerly Island... Open Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Michigan City out to Mid Lake...
* Until 1245 AM CDT.
* At 1110 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 nm west of Pleasant Prairie to 6 nm south of Waukegan Harbor to near Ohare Airport, moving northeast at 30 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar.
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.
Data from the National Weather Service
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