Special Marine Warning 10/30/2024 05:18 for areas

Headline: 
Special Marine Warning issued October 30 at 8:18AM EDT until October 30 at 8:45AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Event: 
Special Marine Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
October 30, 2024 - 5:18am
Expires: 
October 30, 2024 - 5:45am
Description: 
SMWMQT The National Weather Service in Marquette has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Eagle River to Manitou Island MI... Huron Islands to Marquette MI... Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border Beyond 5NM from shore... Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore... Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border... Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI... Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI... Portage Lake to Huron Island MI to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays... * Until 845 AM EDT. * At 818 AM EDT, a front was located along a line extending from 12 nm north of Brockway Mountain to near Grand Traverse Bay to 14 nm southwest of The Lower Entrance of Portage Canal, moving east at 55 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Manitou Island, Point Isabelle, Bete Grise, Grand Traverse Bay, The Lower Entrance of Portage Canal, and The Huron Islands.
Instruction: 
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
Area Description: 
Eagle River to Manitou Island MI; Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI; Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI; Portage Lake to Huron Island MI to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays; Huron Islands to Marquette MI; Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border; Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore; Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border Beyond 5NM from shore
Forcast Office: 
NWS Marquette MI