Expires:201209040315;Remove:201209040315;022258 WHUS53 KAPX 040150 SMWAPX LMZ323-342-344>346-362-364-366-040315- /O.NEW.KAPX.MA.W.0045.120904T0150Z-120904T0315Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 950 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE... MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI... LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE... 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... SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI... NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY... POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI... GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO NORWOOD MI... * UNTIL 1115 PM EDT/1015 PM CDT/ * AT 950 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 40 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL FROM 8 NM EAST OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN BUOY TO 25 NM WEST OF POINT BETSIE...MOVING EAST AT 15 KNOTS. * THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL PASS NEAR... CAT HEAD POINT...EMPIRE...FRANKFORT...GLEN ARBOR...GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT...LELAND...NORTHPORT...PIERPORT...POINT BETSIE...PYRAMID POINT...SLEEPING BEAR POINT AND WILLIAMSPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS CAN EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO 40 KNOTS...SMALL HAIL...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS. && LAT...LON 4509 8559 4518 8558 4494 8580 4496 8592 4489 8598 4490 8605 4475 8607 4469 8625 4454 8621 4425 8633 4428 8643 4426 8657 4444 8689 4488 8670 4542 8623 4532 8541 TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 276DEG 13KT 4530 8619 4464 8681 WIND...HAIL 40KNOTS <.75IN $$