Special Marine Warning Issued for Grand Traverse Bay and Little Traverse Bay
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NOAA issued it on July 4, 2026, 7 weeks 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 south of Grand Traverse Light to Norwood and Little Traverse Bay until 8:15 PM EDT due to strong thunderstorms.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Michigan
- Issued
- July 4, 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 7 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern Michigan.
Alert Details
A Special Marine Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Gaylord MI. The alert is effective from June 10 at 6:14 PM EDT until June 10 at 8:15 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Grand Traverse Bay south of a line from Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI, and Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay. Locations impacted include Norwood, Old Mission Lighthouse, Suttons Bay, Traverse City, Elk Rapids, and Northport.
What You Should Do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Expected Conditions
At 6:12 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Whitefish Point to 18 nm west of Arcadia to 6 nm north of Big Sable Point Light, moving northeast at 40 knots. Hazard includes wind gusts of 40 to 50 knots. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
Timeline
The alert is in effect from 6:14 PM EDT to 8:15 PM EDT on June 10, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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