Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
628 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI 5NM off shore to
  US/Canadian border...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 627 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located 20 nm east of Oscoda, moving east at 20
  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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Central Lake Huron Buoy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4418 8317 4453 8289 4449 8233 4418 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 289DEG 22KT 4445 8286

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

$$

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