NWS Detroit/Pontiac MIMA.W 0068September 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay and Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI
The National Weather Service office in Detroit/Pontiac issued a special marine warning for Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay and Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI, which was in force until 4:15 p.m. local time on September 2. It was the 68th special marine warning the NWS office in Detroit/Pontiac issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Detroit/Pontiac MI
- Area
- Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay and Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:47 p.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
- Expires
- 4:15 p.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDTX MA.W 0068
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWDTX The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI... Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay... * Until 415 PM EDT. * At 247 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Linwood, or near Pinconning, moving east at 45 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. * The strong thunderstorm will be near... Pinconning around 250 PM EDT. Sebewaing around 315 PM EDT. Bay Port around 320 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by the strong thunderstorm include Bay Port.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
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