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Special Marine Warning
ExpiredLake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake
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Started about 1 hour ago
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Immediate
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SMWMKX
The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI TO Winthrop Harbor IL 5 nm off shore to mid lake...
* Until 1245 AM CDT.
* At 1155 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 21 nm east of Winthrop Harbor, moving northeast at 20 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.
* The severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.
Data from the National Weather Service
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