IN Marine Warning and Forecast

IN Marine Warnings and Forecast for Monday, June 19, 2017

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...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE WATERS...

THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

NEARSHORE WATERS FROM CALUMET HARBOR TO BURNS HARBOR...

OPEN WATERS FROM WILMETTE HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY OUT TO MID

LAKE...

AT 711 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG

THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS

THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 21 NM SOUTHWEST OF MONTROSE HARBOR...MOVING

EAST AT 40 KNOTS. WHILE THIS STORM WAS WEAKENING...WINDS TO AROUND

30 KTS ARE POSSIBLE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH END OF LAKE

MICHIGAN.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR GARY BY 8 PM CDT AND NEAR BURNS

HARBOR AROUND 815 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER

WAVES...AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR

IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.

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