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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
700 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026

The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Detroit River...
  Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 659 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing
  waterspouts were located along a line extending from 17 nm
  northwest of Bolles Harbor Of Refuge to 13 nm northwest of Monroe
  Harbor to 6 nm west of Luna Pier to 9 nm west of North Cape, moving
  east at 30 knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts 34 knots or greater, and small
           hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
           hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly
           higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  North Cape and Luna Pier around 705 PM EDT.
  Bolles Harbor Of Refuge, Monroe Harbor, and Detroit Beach around
  710 PM EDT.
  Stony Point and Woodland Beach around 715 PM EDT.
  Estral Beach around 720 PM EDT.
  Lake Erie Metropark Harbor and Detroit River Light around 725 PM
  EDT.
  Gibraltar around 730 PM EDT.
  Elizabeth Park Marina around 735 PM EDT.
  Grosse Ile around 740 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by severe thunderstorms include Woodland
Beach, Stony Point, Estral Beach, Detroit Beach, and Gibraltar.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 4172 8347 4173 8345 4175 8349 4193 8337
      4195 8328 4205 8321 4230 8314 4237 8295
      4235 8293 4232 8306 4229 8310 4224 8313
      4217 8313 4212 8312 4204 8315 4196 8311
      4180 8333 4172 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 271DEG 30KT 4207 8365 4201 8359 4182 8358 4176
8363

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

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