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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Marquette MI
612 PM EDT Thu Oct 5 2023

The National Weather Service in Marquette has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI
  and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border
  Beyond 5NM from shore...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 611 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located 17 nm west of The Eastern Lake Superior
  Buoy, moving northeast at 35 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to 40 knots, and large hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally 
           hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly 
           higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could 
           result in structural damage.

* The severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 4759 8660 4745 8703 4757 8714 4772 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 234DEG 36KT 4755 8697 

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...40KTS

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Jablonski