Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
256 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...

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

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 255 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 nm west of Burnham Harbor to Midway Airport to 12
  nm southwest of Jackson Park Harbor, moving northeast at 35 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in
           structural damage.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 4168 8748 4171 8753 4175 8753 4179 8758
      4180 8758 4183 8760 4189 8762 4189 8760
      4190 8762 4196 8764 4196 8763 4201 8766
      4216 8753 4229 8699 4213 8696 4201 8697
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 230DEG 36KT 4185 8780 4176 8774 4165 8777

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

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