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Small Craft Advisory 118, NWS Gaylord, MI

December 7, 2008

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this small craft advisory at Dec 7, 2008, 11:14 AM EST. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 7, 2008, 11:14 AM EST (16:14 UTC)
Expired: Dec 7, 2008, 3:58 PM EST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, MI

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Dec 7, 6:31 AM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 6:31 AM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 4:02 AM EST, 7 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
402 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2008

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-042-
081200-
STRAITS OF MACKINAC-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
MACKINAC BRDG TO PRESQUE ISLE LT-PRESQUE ISLE LT TO STURGEON PT-
STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER-GRAND TRAVERSE BAY-
SEUL CHOIX PT TO MACKINAC BRDG-NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRDG-
SLEEPING BEAR PT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT-PT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT-
MANISTEE TO PT BETSIE-WHITEFISH BAY-ST. MARYS RIVER-CHIPPEWA-
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-
OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
402 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL LINGER ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE HURON THIS
MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

MORE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS...PLEASE RELAY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 7, 10:26 AM EST, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1026 AM EST SUN DEC 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0744 AM     SNOW             2 W INTERLOCHEN         44.65N 85.79W
12/07/2008  M3.0 INCH        GRAND TRAVERSE     MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 HR TOTAL THRU 6 AM. SNOWDEPTH 23 IN.

0744 AM     SNOW             11 N LAKE CITY          44.49N 85.21W
12/07/2008  M10.2 INCH       MISSAUKEE          MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 HR TOTAL THRU 2 AM. SNOWDEPTH 20 IN.

0744 AM     SNOW             6 SE MANCELONA          44.84N 84.97W
12/07/2008  M3.0 INCH        KALKASKA           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 HR TOTAL THRU 7 AM. SNOWDEPTH 21 IN.

0744 AM     SNOW             4 E HONOR               44.67N 85.94W
12/07/2008  M4.6 INCH        BENZIE             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HR TOTAL THRU 7 AM. SNOWDEPTH 21 IN.

0800 AM     SNOW             LUPTON                  44.43N 84.02W
12/07/2008  M2.0 INCH        OGEMAW             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOW DEPTH 8 IN.

0800 AM     SNOW             4 E LAKE ANN            44.73N 85.76W
12/07/2008  M2.3 INCH        GRAND TRAVERSE     MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOW DEPTH 27 IN.

0800 AM     SNOW             ALBA                    45.00N 84.90W
12/07/2008  M3.5 INCH        ANTRIM             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOW DEPTH 23 IN.

0800 AM     SNOW             1 W LAKE ANN            44.73N 85.86W
12/07/2008  M3.7 INCH        BENZIE             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOW DEPTH 25 IN.

0800 AM     SNOW             OSCODA                  44.42N 83.33W
12/07/2008  M1.0 INCH        IOSCO              MI   PUBLIC

            24 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOW DEPTH 6 IN.

0800 AM     SNOW             TRAVERSE CITY           44.75N 85.60W
12/07/2008  M6.0 INCH        GRAND TRAVERSE     MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            15 HR TOTAL THRU 8 AM. SNOW DEPTH 10 IN.

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SWR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 7, 3:53 PM EST	Lake Effect Snow Warning	APX		19 hr
Dec 7, 3:53 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more	24 hr
Dec 7, 3:53 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	APX		19 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.