Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
142 WHUS53 KLOT 201917 SMWLOT LMZ740-777-202045- /O.NEW.KLOT.MA.W.0024.240520T1917Z-240520T2045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 217 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024 The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor... Open Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor out to Mid Lake... * Until 345 PM CDT. * At 216 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 nm northeast of Elgin, or 15 nm southwest of Waukegan Harbor, moving northeast at 40 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. * Locations impacted include... Winthrop Harbor and Waukegan Harbor. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 4246 8702 4228 8699 4211 8771 4211 8773 4221 8780 4229 8783 4231 8782 4233 8782 4233 8783 4237 8783 4237 8782 4236 8782 4239 8780 4248 8780 TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 225DEG 40KT 4217 8806 HAIL...>.75IN WIND...>34KTS $$ Yack