NWS Gaylord MIMA.W 0056June 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 11:45 p.m. local time on June 30. It was the 56th special marine warning the NWS office in Gaylord issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.6 hours; 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
- 10:12 p.m. EDT, June 30, 2026
- Expires
- 11:45 p.m. EDT, June 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAPX MA.W 0056
- 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 1145 PM EDT. * At 1012 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Presque Isle Light, moving east at 25 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... Presque Isle Light, Northern Lake Huron Buoy, and Observatory Point.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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