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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 9:40 AM Mar. 31, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT...

For the following areas...
Lake Michigan nearshore and open waters to mid lake from Sheboygan WI
to Winthrop Harbor IL...

At 439 AM CDT, showers were located along a line extending from 6 nm
southwest of Port Washington to near Winthrop Harbor, moving east at
45 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots.

SOURCE...Buoy.

IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.

Locations impacted include...
Port Washington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

&&


HAIL...0.00IN;
WIND...49KTS

Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 8:17 AM Mar. 31, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt becoming easterly Wednesday
night and then southerly on Thursday. Waves building to 6 to 9
feet.

* WHERE...Nearshore Waters from Sheboygan to Winthrop Harbor IL.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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