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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Marquette, MI

May 10, 20069 counties in Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this wind advisory at May 10, 2006, 4:26 PM EDT for 9 counties in Michigan. It took effect at May 11, 2006, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 10, 2006, 4:26 PM EDT (20:26 UTC)
In effect from
May 11, 2006, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 11, 2006, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI

Counties Alger County, MI, Baraga County, MI, Delta County, MI, Dickinson County, MI, Houghton County, MI, Keweenaw County, MI, Marquette County, MI, Menominee County, MI, Schoolcraft County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 216 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2006-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2006-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
749 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KMQT 102026
NPWMQT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
426 PM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO INDIANA THIS EVENING AND
RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY
MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE BAY OF GREEN BAY
THURSDAY MORNING AND ALONG PORTIONS OF LAKE SUPERIOR IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THURSDAY EVENING.

MIZ004>006-110430-
/O.UPG.KMQT.HW.A.0001.060511T1400Z-060511T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...MARQUETTE...MUNISING
426 PM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH
LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON NEAR LAKE
SUPERIOR. EXPECT THE WINDS TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

MIZ012-110430-
/O.UPG.KMQT.HW.A.0001.060511T1200Z-060511T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE
326 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON
THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN EXPOSED AREAS NEAR
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY INTO THE CITY OF MENOMINEE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

MIZ001-003-110430-
/O.NEW.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
426 PM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE A FEW NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON NEAR
LAKE SUPERIOR...ESPECIALLY FROM EAGLE RIVER TO COPPER HARBOR.
EXPECT THE WINDS TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ013-014-085-110430-
/O.NEW.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...MANISTIQUE...
SENEY
426 PM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
IN EXPOSED AREAS NEAR OR ALONG THE GARDEN PENINSULA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ011-110430-
/O.NEW.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN
326 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE
THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT THE WINDS TO DIMINISH BY EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KMQT 110210
NPWMQT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1010 PM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER INDIANA THIS EVENING WILL RAPIDLY
STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY
MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE BAY OF GREEN BAY
THURSDAY MORNING AND ALONG PORTIONS OF LAKE SUPERIOR THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING.

MIZ004>006-111000-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSE...MARQUETTE...MUNISING
1010 PM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY.

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON
NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. EXPECT THE WINDS TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ001-003-111000-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
1010 PM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY.

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON NEAR
LAKE SUPERIOR...ESPECIALLY FROM EAGLE RIVER TO COPPER HARBOR.
EXPECT THE WINDS TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ013-014-085-111000-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...MANISTIQUE...
SENEY
1010 PM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY.

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO
45 MPH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN EXPOSED
AREAS NEAR OR ALONG THE GARDEN PENINSULA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ012-111000-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE
910 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT THURSDAY.

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH ON THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN EXPOSED
AREAS NEAR THE BAY OF GREEN BAY INTO THE CITY OF MENOMINEE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ011-111000-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN
910 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT THURSDAY.

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO
45 MPH BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT THE WINDS TO DIMINISH BY
EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

LAROSA
000 
WWUS73 KMQT 110836
NPWMQT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
436 AM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN WILL STRENGTHEN
THIS MORNING AS IT MOVES TO WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH 
WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND THE BAY OF GREEN BAY. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING.

MIZ004-110945-
/O.CAN.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
BARAGA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANSE
436 AM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG THIS AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...DUE TO THE EXPECTED SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED.

$$

MIZ012-111645-
/O.UPG.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KMQT.HW.W.0001.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE
336 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TO WESTERN 
LOWER MICHIGAN NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY
LATE MORNING. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING
INTO EARLY AFTERNOON IN EXPOSED AREAS ALONG THE BAY OF GREEN BAY
AND INTO THE CITY OF MENOMINEE. ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON...WINDS COULD STILL GUST TO 40 MPH THIS
EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE TIME THIS MORNING
TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT COULD EASILY BE BLOWN
ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS.


$$

MIZ005-006-111645-
/O.EXT.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060512T0200Z/
MARQUETTE-ALGER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARQUETTE...MUNISING
436 AM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED THE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EDT THIS EVENING.

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH BY
LATE THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON NEAR EXPOSED AREAS ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. EXPECT THE
WINDS TO DIMINISH LESS TO THAN 30 MPH LATE THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ001-003-111645-
/O.EXT.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060512T0200Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
436 AM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED THE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM 
EDT THIS EVENING.

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NEAR LAKE
SUPERIOR...ESPECIALLY FROM EAGLE RIVER TO COPPER HARBOR. EXPECT
WINDS TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 30 MPH LATE THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ013-014-085-111645-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...MANISTIQUE...
SENEY
436 AM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED THE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
EDT THIS AFTERNOON.

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN
EXPOSED AREAS NEAR OR ALONG THE STONINGTON AND GARDEN PENINSULAS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ011-111645-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.060511T1200Z-060511T2200Z/
DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN
336 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED THE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT 
THIS AFTERNOON.

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 45
MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING. EXPECT THE WINDS TO DIMINISH BY EARLY
THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

JLA
000 
WWUS73 KMQT 111602
NPWMQT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1202 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TODAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER WESTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS
EVENING.

MIZ012-112200-
/O.CON.KMQT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060511T2200Z/
MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE
1102 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TO WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER EXPOSED AREAS ALONG THE BAY OF GREEN BAY
AND INTO THE CITY OF MENOMINEE. ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON...WINDS COULD STILL GUST TO 40 MPH THIS
EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE TIME TO
SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT COULD EASILY BE BLOWN ABOUT
BY THE STRONG WINDS.

$$

MIZ005-006-120015-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060512T0200Z/
MARQUETTE-ALGER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARQUETTE...MUNISING
1202 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OVER WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO
40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR EXPOSED AREAS ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR.
THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 30 MPH LATE THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ001-003-120015-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060512T0200Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
1202 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NEAR LAKE
SUPERIOR...ESPECIALLY FROM EAGLE RIVER TO COPPER HARBOR. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 30 MPH LATE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ013-014-085-112200-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060511T2200Z/
DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...MANISTIQUE...
SENEY
1202 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN
EXPOSED AREAS NEAR OR ALONG THE STONINGTON AND GARDEN PENINSULAS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ011-112200-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060511T2200Z/
DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN
1102 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THE WINDS TO DIMINISH BY
EARLY THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

DLG
000 
WWUS73 KMQT 112023
NPWMQT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
423 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TONIGHT WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR LAKE
SUPERIOR AND THE BAY OF GREEN BAY WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS
EVENING.

MIZ012-120200-
/O.CAN.KMQT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060511T2200Z/
/O.EXA.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060512T0200Z/
MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE
323 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OVER WESTERN
LOWER MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH THIS EVENING WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH NEAR THE BAY OF
GREEN BAY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 30 MPH LATE THIS
EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SLOWLY WEAKENS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ014-085-112130-
/O.CAN.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060511T2200Z/
SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANISTIQUE...SENEY
423 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. A NORTHEAST WIND WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AT 20 TO 30
MPH BEFORE DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH. THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MIZ013-120200-
/O.EXT.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060512T0200Z/
DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
423 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO
45 MPH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN EXPOSED
AREAS NEAR OR ALONG THE STONINGTON AND GARDEN PENINSULAS. THE WIND
WILL DECREASE BY LATE EVENING TO 20 TO 30 MPH AS THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM SLOWLY WEAKENS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ011-120200-
/O.EXT.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060512T0200Z/
DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRON MOUNTAIN
323 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO
45 MPH THIS EVENING. EXPECT THE WINDS TO DIMINISH BY LATE THIS
EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY WEAKENS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ005-006-120200-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060512T0200Z/
MARQUETTE-ALGER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARQUETTE...MUNISING
423 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
THIS EVENING...WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS
ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 30 MPH
LATE THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY WEAKENS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ001-003-120200-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060512T0200Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK
423 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO
45 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NEAR
LAKE SUPERIOR...ESPECIALLY FROM EAGLE RIVER TO COPPER HARBOR.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 30 MPH BY MIDNIGHT AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY WEAKENS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MICHELS
000 
WWUS73 KMQT 120208
NPWMQT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1008 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

MIZ001-003-005-006-011>013-120315-
/O.EXP.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060512T0200Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-MARQUETTE-ALGER-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-
DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK...
MARQUETTE...MUNISING...IRON MOUNTAIN...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...
GLADSTONE
908 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2006 /1008 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG 
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 
MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN.

$$

MICHELS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at May 10, 4:25 PM EDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 4:25 PM EDT, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
425 PM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER AIR PATTERN CONSISTS OF A 500 MB CLOSED LOW OVER SW MN AND
ANOTHER OVER HUDSON BAY WITH TROUGHING ACROSS CENTRAL CANADA DOWN
INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THERE IS ALSO A RIDGE ACROSS THE WESTERN
U.S. NUMEROUS SHORTWAVES ARE EMBEDDED IN THE TROUGH WITH ONE OVER NE
MANITOBA AND NORTHERN ONTARIO AND ANOTHER OVER SW MN AND ONE OVER NE
MN. THESE ALL SHOW UP WELL ON WATER VAPOR WITH DARKENING ASSOCIATED
WITH EACH SHORTWAVE.

NAM SHOWS THE 500 MB CLOSED LOW OVER SW MN AND GRADUALLY DIGS IT
SOUTH. NAM THEN SHOWS A SHORTWAVE THAT FORMS A SECOND 500 MB LOW
OVER SW MI BY 12Z THU WITH THE PRIMARY LOW OVER NORTHERN
MISSOURI...BUT AM HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING THE SHORTWAVE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MI UPPER LOW 00Z TONIGHT AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE
SHORTWAVE IN QUESTION MIGHT BE THE ONE OVER ERN OKLAHOMA WHICH
CURRENTLY SHOWS SOME STRONG DRYING ON WATER VAPOR. ALMOST SEEMS AS
IF THE NAM IS SUFFERING FROM CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK ISSUES. NAM MAKES
THE MI LOW THE DOMINANT ONE AND DISSIPATES THE OTHER 500 MB LOW BY
00Z FRI. NAM THEN KEEPS THE 500 MB LOW NEAR THE AREA AND MOVES IT
VERY LITTLE THROUGH SAT. OUR CWA IS IN THE DEFORMATION ZONE THU
THROUGH SAT. NAM ALSO SHOWS 500 MB Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE MOVING IN
LATE TONIGHT WITH MOISTURE MOVING BACK IN FROM THE EAST MOSTLY. THE
Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE STICKS AROUND THROUGH SAT. ISENTROPIC LIFT AND
MOISTURE ON I290K-I305K SURFACES GROWS STRONGER ON THU WITH
STRONGEST LIFT OVER THE ERN CWA AND LESS MOISTURE OVER THE WESTERN
CWA. THE LIFT ON THE ISENTROPIC SURFACES REMAINS THROUGH FRI BEFORE
GROWING WEAKER. GFS SHOWS ABOUT THE SAME THING. NOT MUCH TIME TO
TALK ABOUT THIS FORECAST AS HAVE TO GET PRODUCTS OUT.

WENT WITH BLEND OF GFS AND NAM. GFS IS THE COLDER OF THE TWO MODELS
AND CONTINUES TO SHOW SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEST WITH SOME
EVAPORATIVE COOLING TAKING PLACE ON THU WITH STRONG LIFT AND PLENTY
OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE. NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION TO GET 6 INCHES OF
SNOW POTENTIAL DEPENDING ON WHEN CHANGEOVER OCCURS. BACKED
CHANGEOVER TIMING FURTHER BACK IN THE MORNING THU BASED ON COOLER
AIR ARRIVING LATER AND THE FACT THAT THE PCPN WILL START OUT AS
RAIN. KEPT WATCH GOING RATHER THAN GOING WITH A WARNING OR ADVISORY
AS UNSURE OF SNOW POTENTIAL AND HOW MUCH. THINK WATCH IS STILL THE
WAY TO GO WITH SNOW AND COMBO OF WINDS ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY THE WATCH
CONSIDERING HOW LATE IN THE YEAR IT IS AND THERE ARE NOW LEAVES ON
THE TREES FOR THE SNOW TO COLLECT ON AND POSSIBLY HELP FALL BRANCHES
AND TREES. AS FOR WINDS...WENT WITH AN ADVISORY INSTEAD OF A
WARNING. THIS IS ALL THE TIME I HAVE FOR A DISCUSSION.

IN THE EXTENDED...GFS...ECMWF AND CANADIAN GLOBAL SHOW TROUGHING AND
THE CLOSED 500 MB LOW NEAR THE GREAT LAKES 00Z SUN WITH VARYING
DEGREES OF CLOSED LOW PLACEMENT. GFS AND CANADIAN ARE FURTHER SE
WHILE ECMWF KEEPS THE LOW OVER ERN WI. CANADIAN AND ECMWF THEN KEEP
THE LOW FURTHER WEST THAN GFS 00Z MON WITH LOW NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN
WHILE GFS HAS THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. CANADIAN AND
ECMWF THEN TAKE THE CLOSED 500 MB LOW TO THE OHIO VALLEY 00Z TUE
WITH THE GFS PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT POSITION THEN. THE 500 MB LOW
STILL SITS CLOSE TO THE SAME AREA FOR THE CANADIAN AND ECMWF 00Z WED
TOWARDS THE OHIO VALLEY WHILE THE GFS IS OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
AT THAT TIME. GFS ENSEMBLES ARE PRETTY NOISY AT 144 HOURS AND
CANADIAN ENSEMBLES ARE ALSO PRETTY NOISY THEN...SO CONFIDENCE IN
THIS EXTENDED FORECAST IS PRETTY LOW. FEEL BEST COURSE OF ACTION
RIGHT NOW IS TO MAKE VERY LITTLE CHANGE TO THE FORECAST AND LEAN
MORE TOWARDS THE ECMWF. WILL RAISE TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY...BUT FEEL
ALL GUIDANCE IS STILL TOO WARM WITH 500 MB LOW NEARBY...SO WILL
CONTINUE TO UNDERCUT ALL GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES FOR LOWS AND HIGHS
SLIGHTLY. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE BELOW NORMAL.

&&

.MQT...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
       WINTER STORM WATCH 15Z THU-12Z FRI MIZ002-009-010-084.
       WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY MIZ001-003-004>006-011>014-085.
       GALE WARNING LAKE SUPERIOR.

&&

MICHELS
Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 6:30 AM EDT, 9 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
630 AM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

MIZ001>006-009>013-084-111100-
KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
530 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 /630 AM EDT WED MAY 10 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

FOG WILL BE LOCALLY DENSE OVER THE WEST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN THIS
MORNING THEN AGAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
THIS EVENING FROM IRONWOOD AND ONTONAGON THROUGH THE KEWEENAW
PENINSULA. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE
AT TIMES.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE IN DIAMETER AND
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND
VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN
ON THURSDAY. UP TO 5 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW
COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS
AND PRODUCE SOME POWER OUTAGES. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
STATEMENT...WSWMQT...FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS NEAR LAKE
SUPERIOR AND THE BAY OF GREEN BAY ON THURSDAY. WINDS MAY GUST TO
45 MPH AT INLAND LOCATIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. SEE THE LATEST
NON PRECIPITATION STATEMENT...NPWMQT...FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. REPORTS OF SNOWFALL
AND WINDS ON THURSDAY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

MIZ007-014-085-111100-
LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
630 AM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

LSZ221-241>248-263-264-111100-
KEWEENAW BAY AND HURON BAY FROM LOWER ENTRANCE LIGHT TO PORTAGE
LAKE TO HURON ISLANDS MI-SAXON HARBOR WI TO ONTONAGON MI-
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-
MANITOU ISLAND TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-
HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-
MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-
LAKE SUPERIOR, EAST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE, MN, TO A LINE NORTHWARD FROM MANITOU IS. MI, BEYOND 5 NM
AND SOUTH OF THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
LAKE SUPERIOR, EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU IS. MI NORTHWARD
BEYOND 5 NM AND SOUTH OF THE US/CANADIAN BORDER, EXCLUDING
WHITEFISH BAY-
530 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 /630 AM EDT WED MAY 10 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE
SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR FROM MARQUETTE TO MUNISING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NORTH TO NORTHEAST GALE FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. A FEW STORM FORCE GUSTS TO
50 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

LMZ221-248-262-111100-
BAY OF GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND
PASSAGE-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-
LAKE MICHIGAN...FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND
PASSAGE...SOUTHEASTWARD BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE TO THE MID-
LINE OF THE LAKE-
630 AM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGEST STORMS MAY PRODUCE DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40
KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NORTH TO NORTHEAST GALE FORCE WINDS OF 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
MORNING INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE BAY OF GREEN BAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

JLA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 4:17 AM EDTWinter Storm WatchMQTGogebic, Houghton, Iron, Ontonagon24 hr
May 10, 4:51 AM EDTHigh Wind WatchMQTAlger, Baraga, Marquette, Menominee12 hr
May 10, 4:37 PM EDTLakeshore Flood StatementMQTAlger, Marquette37 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.