NWS Gaylord MIMA.W 0106October 7, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI
The National Weather Service office in Gaylord issued a special marine warning for Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on October 7. It was the 106th special marine warning the NWS office in Gaylord issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 28 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Gaylord MI
- Area
- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:17 p.m. EDT, October 7, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. EDT, October 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAPX MA.W 0106
- 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... Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 616 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 nm northeast of Old Mission Lighthouse to 9 nm southwest of Traverse City, moving southeast at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Old Mission Lighthouse, Suttons Bay, Traverse City, and Elk Rapids.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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