Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
451 WHUS53 KLOT 072054 SMWLOT LMZ742>745-779-072215- /O.NEW.KLOT.MA.W.0017.240507T2054Z-240507T2215Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 354 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024 The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore Waters from Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor... Nearshore Waters from Calumet Harbor to Michigan City... Open Waters from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City out to Mid Lake... * Until 515 PM CDT. * At 354 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Hammond Marina, or 8 nm southwest of Calumet Harbor, moving northeast at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Indiana Harbor, Calumet Harbor, Burns Harbor, Jackson Park Harbor, Marina Shores at Dune Harbor, and Hammond Marina. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northwestern Indiana...and the adjacent waters of Lake Michigan. Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 4162 8733 4164 8743 4165 8744 4167 8742 4168 8743 4167 8744 4169 8750 4175 8753 4183 8760 4212 8706 4212 8696 4179 8697 4179 8696 4172 8691 4166 8709 4165 8714 4163 8716 4162 8732 4161 8732 TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 235DEG 36KT 4162 8761 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...40KTS $$ Yack