Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville
1205 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...

  Nearshore Waters from Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor...
  Nearshore Waters from Calumet Harbor to Michigan City...
  Open Waters from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City out to Mid
Lake...

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 1205 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 10 nm southwest of Midway Airport to 10 nm east of
  Joliet, moving northeast 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Calumet Harbor, Marina Shores at Dune Harbor, 59th Street Marina,
  Hammond Marina, Indiana Harbor, Jackson Park Harbor, 31st Street
  Harbor, and Burns Harbor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 4162 8733 4164 8743 4168 8743 4167 8747
      4170 8751 4175 8753 4178 8758 4179 8758
      4184 8760 4209 8697 4179 8697 4179 8696
      4172 8691 4166 8709 4165 8714 4163 8716
      4162 8732 4161 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 245DEG 26KT 4165 8789 4151 8789

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

$$

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