Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
957 PM EDT Tue Aug 12 2025

The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Detroit River...
  Lake St. Clair Open Lake (U.S. Portion)...
  Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI...
  St. Clair River...

* Until 1045 PM EDT.

* At 956 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 nm west of St. Clair Shores to near Wyandotte to
  near Monroe Harbor, moving east at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.

  SOURCE...Radar.

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

* Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Lake Erie Metropark Harbor, Elizabeth Park Marina, Detroit River
  Light, The Ambassador Bridge, Grosse Ile, Wyandotte, and Gibraltar
  around 1000 PM EDT.
  St. Clair Shores, Grosse Pointe, and Belle Isle around 1005 PM
  EDT.
  Metro Beach Metropark Marina around 1025 PM EDT.
  St Clair Flats Old Channel Light around 1035 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by strong thunderstorms include Gibraltar.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 4261 8252 4255 8259 4254 8266 4237 8283
      4232 8307 4224 8313 4203 8315 4198 8313
      4201 8327 4225 8318 4233 8311 4239 8294
      4254 8291 4259 8285 4266 8285 4272 8269
      4270 8261 4265 8257 4274 8252 4274 8248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 276DEG 26KT 4251 8309 4227 8320 4193 8342

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

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