NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WIMA.W 0071September 3, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Port Washington to North Point Light WI, North Point Light to Wind Point WI, Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake and 1 more
The National Weather Service office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued a special marine warning for Port Washington to North Point Light WI, North Point Light to Wind Point WI, Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake and 1 more, which was in force until 9:30 a.m. local time on September 3. It was the 71st special marine warning the NWS office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
- Area
- Port Washington to North Point Light WI, North Point Light to Wind Point WI, Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:25 a.m. CDT, September 3, 2026
- Expires
- 9:30 a.m. CDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMKX MA.W 0071
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWMKX The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Michigan nearshore and open waters to mid lake from Port Washington WI to Wind Point WI... * Until 930 AM CDT. * At 825 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Fox Point, moving east at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * The strong thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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