Special Marine Warning Issued for Grand Traverse Bay
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NOAA issued it on May 28, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Gaylord has issued a Special Marine Warning for Grand Traverse Bay until 2:15 PM EDT due to a strong thunderstorm with 50 knot winds.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan
- Issued
- May 28, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Gaylord MI
Marine notices apply to named waters or shoreline zones. They may not describe conditions on land, even when the nearest place name is the same.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan.
Alert Details
Special Marine Warning issued by NWS Gaylord MI. Effective from May 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM EDT until May 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI. Locations impacted include Old Mission Lighthouse, Suttons Bay, Traverse City, and Elk Rapids.
What You Should Do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Expected Conditions
At 1:30 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Elk Rapids, moving northeast at 50 knots. Hazard includes wind gusts to nearly 50 knots. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
Timeline
Alert effective May 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM EDT and expires May 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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