Watches, Warnings & Advisories

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Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1044 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

LHZ347-348-181045-
/O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0059.260718T0900Z-260719T0900Z/
5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including
Bois Blanc Island-
Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay
National Marine Sanctuary-
1044 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO
5 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Highest gusts up to 30 kts from the northwest and
  highest waves around 6 feet expected.

* WHERE...5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI
  including Bois Blanc Island and Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon
  Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

* WHEN...From 5 AM Saturday to 5 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

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Special Marine Warning

Special Marine Warning
LHZ348-349-362-363-180730-
/O.NEW.KAPX.MA.W.0075.260718T0632Z-260718T0730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
232 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Lake Huron from Presque Isle Lt. to Sturgeon Point  MI 5NM off
  shore to US/Canadian border...
  Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI 5NM off shore to
  US/Canadian border...
  Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National
  Marine Sanctuary...
  Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI...

* Until 330 AM EDT.

* At 231 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over South Point,
  moving southeast at 30 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Thunder Bay, Sturgeon Point, Alpena, Black River, and South Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 4444 8269 4472 8334 4486 8337 4490 8348
      4492 8348 4509 8345 4512 8338 4513 8339
      4495 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 0631Z 296DEG 31KT 4491 8333

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

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