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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
523 PM CDT Sat May 4 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 730 PM CDT.

* At 523 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 14 nm west of McHenry to 8 nm southwest of Elgin,
  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 and Waukegan Harbor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 4247 8750 4240 8736 4213 8733 4211 8748
      4211 8760 4208 8766 4208 8769 4219 8779
      4227 8783 4230 8783 4231 8782 4233 8782
      4233 8783 4237 8783 4237 8782 4236 8782
      4239 8780 4248 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 228DEG 31KT 4229 8862 4210 8849 4196 8845

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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