NWS Grand Rapids MIMA.W 0069September 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: St Joseph to South Haven MI, South Haven to Holland MI, Holland to Grand Haven MI and 3 more
The National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids issued a special marine warning for St Joseph to South Haven MI, South Haven to Holland MI, Holland to Grand Haven MI and 3 more, which was in force until 8:15 a.m. local time on September 4. It was the 69th special marine warning the NWS office in Grand Rapids 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, Grand Rapids MI
- Area
- St Joseph to South Haven MI, South Haven to Holland MI, Holland to Grand Haven MI and 3 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:38 a.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
- Expires
- 8:15 a.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGRR MA.W 0069
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWGRR The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Nearshore and Open Waters from St Joseph to Grand Haven MI... * Until 815 AM EDT. * At 637 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 nm east of Mona Lake Channel to Holland Light to 23 nm west of Saugatuck Pier Heads, moving southeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Saugatuck Pier Heads, South Haven Light, St. Joseph Light, and St. Joseph.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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