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Special Marine Warning
ExpiredSheboygan to Port Washington WI; Port Washington to North Point Light WI; North Point Light to Wind Point WI; Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL; Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake
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Ended
Started about 1 hour ago
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expired
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
For the following areas... Lake Michigan nearshore and open waters to mid lake from Sheboygan WI to Winthrop Harbor IL...
At 1156 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 16 nm east of Port Washington to near Pleasant Prairie, moving east at 40 knots.
HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to 40 knots, and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
Locations impacted include... East southeast of Port Washington North Point Lighthouse and eastward Racine Kenosha.
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