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Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
416 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...

  Nearshore Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Calumet Harbor...
  Open Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Michigan City out to Mid
Lake...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 413 PM CDT, an area of strong southeast winds was located
  behind an area of showers along a line extending from 17 nm west
  of McHenry to 11 nm west of Elgin to 19 nm west of Joliet, moving
  northeast at 45 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Harrison-Dever Crib, Wilmette Harbor, 31st Street Harbor, Monroe
  Harbor, Calumet Harbor, Winthrop Harbor, Montrose Harbor, Waukegan
  Harbor, Burnham Harbor, Jackson Park Harbor, Belmont Harbor, and
  59th Street Marina.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

&&

LAT...LON 4246 8702 4213 8696 4185 8697 4173 8736
      4176 8740 4173 8753 4183 8760 4189 8762
      4189 8760 4190 8762 4206 8767 4214 8775
      4227 8783 4248 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 245DEG 44KT 4236 8868 4205 8855 4144 8853

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

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