Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
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735 WHUS53 KLOT 262116 SMWLOT LMZ740>742-777-779-262315- /O.NEW.KLOT.MA.W.0008.240426T2116Z-240426T2315Z/ 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 $$ Ratzer