


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
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536 WHUS53 KLOT 181944 SMWLOT LMZ744-745-777-779-182045- /O.NEW.KLOT.MA.W.0018.250618T1944Z-250618T2045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville 244 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025 The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore Waters from Gary to Michigan City... Open Waters from Winthrop Harbor to Michigan City out to Mid Lake... * Until 345 PM CDT. * At 244 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Gary to 6 nm northeast of Valparaiso to 17 nm south of Michigan City, moving north at 45 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Strong thunderstorms will be near... Michigan City, Marina Shores at Dune Harbor, and Burns Harbor around 250 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for northwestern Indiana...and the adjacent waters of Lake Michigan. && LAT...LON 4243 8711 4242 8701 4213 8696 4179 8697 4179 8696 4173 8691 4172 8690 4166 8709 4165 8714 4163 8716 4162 8732 4161 8733 TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 195DEG 46KT 4155 8725 4153 8692 4144 8673 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...49KTS $$ Izzi