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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
358 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025

LHZ421-422-060900-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-250706T1400Z/
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
358 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Expect sustained winds up to 20 knots from the
  southwest with gusts up to 25 knots. The largest significant
  waves will be 3 feet with a potential maximum wave height of 5
  feet.

* WHERE...Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to
  Inner Saginaw Bay and Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to
  Bay Port MI.

* WHEN...The maximum winds are expected around 6 AM EDT Sunday
  with the largest waves expected around 8 AM EDT Sunday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


Air Quality Alert


OHZ010>014-020>022-089-060400-
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula
Inland-Medina-Summit-Portage-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
Including the cities of Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake,
Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Painesville, Willowick,
Wickliffe, Chardon, South Russell, Bainbridge, Chesterland,
Middlefield, Burton, Jefferson, Orwell, Andover, Roaming Shores,
Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Akron, Kent, Aurora, Streetsboro,
Ravenna, Ashtabula, Conneaut, and Geneva
900 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY JULY 5...

An Air Quality Advisory for ground level ozone has been issued by
the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency for Ashtabula,
Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit Counties.

The advisory is from midnight tonight to midnight Saturday night.

Air quality levels will be unhealthy for sensitive groups
during this period. If you are in the sensitive groups category
of children, the elderly and those with breathing difficulties,
please monitor your outdoor activity and check air quality readings
at airnow.gov. Additionally, sign-up at enviroflash.info for text
alerts regarding air quality.

To help our region reduce air pollution:

* Drive less: bike, walk, use transit, work from home, combine trips
* Visit gohiocommute.com/noaca - Find a smarter way to travel!
* Don`t idle - Turn off your engine
* Refill your tank after sunset
* Wait to mow the lawn

&&

The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), in
partnership with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio
EPA), the Cleveland Division of Air Quality, the Akron Regional
Air Quality Management District, the Akron Metropolitan Area
Transportation Study, the Lake County General Health District, and
Ohio University, has forecasted this Advisory based on predicted
weather patterns. Learn more at www.noaca.org.

$$

MIZ063-068>070-075-076-083-060415-
St. Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Monroe-
Including the cities of Port Huron, Howell, Pontiac, Warren,
Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Monroe
1020 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...Air Quality Advisory in effect through Saturday, July 5th...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
(EGLE) has declared an Air Quality Advisory through Saturday July
5th for elevated levels of Ozone and Fine Particulate (PM2.5) in the
metro Detroit area. Pollutants within those areas are expected to be
in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG, Orange AQI) range.

The advisory is in effect for the following Michigan counties...

St. Clair...Livingston...Oakland...Macomb...Washtenaw...Wayne and
Monroe.

Stagnant conditions will allow for smoke from firework displays to
accumulate in the metro Detroit area with improvement Saturday
afternoon. For Ozone, however, conditions will be primed for
potential USG concentrations Saturday afternoon.

It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor
activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory
diseases like asthma. Monitor for symptoms such as wheezing,
coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in nose, throat,
and eyes. Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air
pollution, such as: outdoor burning, use of residential wood
burning devices. Avoid activities which can lead to ozone formation.
These activities include: refueling vehicles or topping off when
refueling, using gasoline powered lawn equipment, using charcoal
lighter fluid.

Tips for households: Keep windows closed overnight to prevent
smoke from getting indoors and, if possible, run central air
conditioning with MERV-13 or higher rated filters.

For further information, please see EPAs Air Now site for
up-to-date air quality data: https://www.airnow.gov/

For further health information, please see MDHHS Wildfire Smoke
and Your Health site:

https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/environmental-health/
your-health-and-wildfire-smoke

$$

AA

MIZ050-056-057-064-071-060400-
Muskegon-Ottawa-Kent-Allegan-Van Buren-
Including the cities of Muskegon, Grand Haven, Jenison,
Grand Rapids, Holland, and South Haven
1007 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

...Air Quality Advisory through July 5, 2025...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
(EGLE) has declared an Air Quality Advisory for July 5, 2025, for
elevated levels of ozone along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

Pollutants within those areas are expected to be in the
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG, Orange AQI) range.

The Air Quality Advisory is in effect for the following Michigan counties:

Allegan, Berrien, Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa, Van Buren

Conditions for ample Ozone development will persist through Saturday
along the Lake Michigan shoreline. It is recommended that, when
possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those
with respiratory diseases such as asthma. People and businesses are
urged to avoid activities which can lead to ozone formation.

These activities include:
Refueling vehicles or topping off when refueling;
Using gasoline powered
Lawn equipment;
Using charcoal lighter fluid.

Positive activities include:
Driving less;
Telecommuting;
Walking or bike riding;
Delaying or Combining errands;
Using water-based paints.

For up-to-date air quality data for Michigan visit the MiAir site:
https://air-egle.hub.arcgis.com/

For up-to-date air quality data nationally visit EPAs Air Now site:
https://www.airnow.gov/

$$


Hazardous Weather Outlook


Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
246 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025

MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-086>088-095>099-061900-
Emmet-Cheboygan-Presque Isle-Leelanau-Antrim-Otsego-Montmorency-
Alpena-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Kalkaska-Crawford-Oscoda-Alcona-
Manistee-Wexford-Missaukee-Roscommon-Ogemaw-Iosco-Gladwin-Arenac-
Western Chippewa-Central Chippewa-Southeast Chippewa-
Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac-
Mackinac Island/Bois Blanc Island-
Beaver Island and surrounding islands-Charlevoix-
246 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for Eastern Upper Michigan and
Northern Lower Michigan.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will move in from the west this evening
into tonight. Locally heavy rain will be possible with these
storms. Severe weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Thunderstorm chances linger through Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated, but reports of stronger
storms and/or rainfall totals are welcomed.

For more information visit http://weather.gov/gaylord.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
218 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025

INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-104-116-203-204-216-
MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-061830-
Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-
Fulton IN-Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-
Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Eastern St. Joseph IN-
Northern Kosciusko-Southern La Porte-Western St. Joseph IN-
Southern Kosciusko-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-
Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
218 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025 /118 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest
Michigan and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Afternoon and early evening heat indices in the low to mid 90s.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Afternoon heat indices are forecast to reach the low to mid 90s
Sunday.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected Sunday afternoon into Sunday
evening, mainly along and north of the US 24 corridor. The main
hazards with storms will be lightning, locally heavy rainfall and
wind gusts to 40 mph.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
526 AM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-060930-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-
Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-
Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-
Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
526 AM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast
Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hot conditions are expected to continue over the weekend.
Temperatures will tend to range from the upper 80s to low 90s across
the area today. The hottest conditions are expected in portions of
Northwest and North Central Ohio where the heat index will be in the
mid to upper 90s.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hot conditions expand eastward on Sunday with temperatures generally
in the low 90s. Heat index values of 95-100 degrees are expected
across portions of northern Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
405 AM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-060815-
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
405 AM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

High temperatures in the lower 90s today and heat index values
around 95 degrees will pose a heat exhaustion risk for those
active outdoors without cooling or hydration.

Scattered thunderstorms may affect parts of West Michigan late
this evening and overnight.

The swim risk at Lake Michigan beaches near and north of Grand
Haven toward Manistee will become moderate to high this afternoon
due to increasing waves and currents.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Scattered thunderstorms with heavy downpours and gusts to 40 mph
are possible on Sunday.

A moderate to high swim risk at many Lake Michigan beaches is
expected on Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

$$

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