NWS Gaylord MIMA.W 0053June 30, 2026
Special Marine Warning: 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island, Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Lake Hur
The National Weather Service office in Gaylord issued a special marine warning for 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island, Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt to the US/Canadian border beyond 5 NM from shore and 1 more, which was in force until 8:30 p.m. local time on June 30. It was the 53rd special marine warning the NWS office in Gaylord issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 27 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Gaylord MI
- Area
- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island, Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt to the US/Canadian border beyond 5 NM from shore and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:03 p.m. EDT, June 30, 2026
- Expires
- 8:30 p.m. EDT, June 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAPX MA.W 0053
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWAPX The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island... Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt to the US/Canadian border beyond 5 NM from shore... Lake Huron from Presque Isle Lt. to Sturgeon Point MI 5NM off shore to US/Canadian border... Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 802 PM EDT, a cluster of strong thunderstorms were located 5 to 10 nm north of Presque Isle Light, moving east at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Northern Lake Huron Buoy, Observatory Point, Presque Isle Light, Adams Point, and Rogers City.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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