Special Marine Warning Issued for Lake Michigan
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NOAA issued it on June 29, 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 Milwaukee/Sullivan WI has issued a Special Marine Warning for offshore areas of Lake Michigan until 7:30 PM CDT due to strong thunderstorms.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Lake Michigan
- Issued
- June 29, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Milwaukee Sullivan WI
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 Lake Michigan.
Alert Details
A Special Marine Warning was issued by the National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI. The alert is effective from June 8 at 6:39 PM CDT until June 8 at 7:30 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake; Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake.
What You Should Do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Expected Conditions
At 6:38 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 nm southeast of Wind Pt. to 24 nm east of Winthrop Harbor to 30 nm west of South Haven Light to near St. Joseph Light, moving north at 30 knots. Hazard includes wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 6:39 PM CDT to 7:30 PM CDT on June 8.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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