NWS Gaylord MIMA.W 0044June 29, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore
The National Weather Service office in Gaylord issued a special marine warning for Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore, which was in force until 8:15 a.m. local time on June 29. It was the 44th special marine warning the NWS office in Gaylord issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 53 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Gaylord MI
- Area
- Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:22 a.m. EDT, June 29, 2026
- Expires
- 8:15 a.m. EDT, June 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAPX MA.W 0044
- 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... Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore... * Until 815 AM EDT. * At 722 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 nm east of Point Detour, or 17 nm northwest of South Fox Island, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include... Beaver Island and South Fox Island.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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