Special Marine Warning Issued for Grand Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan
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NOAA issued it on June 24, 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 MI has issued a Special Marine Warning for strong thunderstorms with wind gusts 34 knots or greater until 1:30 AM EDT.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Michigan
- Issued
- June 24, 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 Northern Michigan.
Alert Details
Special Marine Warning issued by NWS Gaylord MI. Effective from 12:26 AM EDT June 6, 2026 until 1:30 AM EDT June 6, 2026.
Affected Areas
Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI; Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay; Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore. Locations impacted include Norwood, Old Mission Lighthouse, Suttons Bay, Harbor Springs, Good Hart, Big Rock Point, Charlevoix, Little Traverse Bay, Petoskey, Elk Rapids, and Northport.
What You Should Do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
Expected Conditions
At 12:25 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near South Fox Island to near Grand Traverse Light to near Traverse City, moving east at 30 knots. Hazard includes wind gusts 34 knots or greater. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
Timeline
Alert effective 12:26 AM EDT June 6, 2026 and expires 1:30 AM EDT June 6, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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