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Small Craft Advisory 132, NWS Gaylord, MI

December 29, 2008

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this small craft advisory at Dec 29, 2008, 10:21 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 29, 2008, 10:21 PM EST (03:21 UTC)
Expired
Dec 30, 2008, 4:15 PM EST
In force
18 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 29, 10:10 PM EST, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 10:10 PM EST, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 29, 4:17 PM EST, 6 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
417 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-042-
301200-
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-
417 PM EST MON DEC 29 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...TONIGHT

AN ALBERTA CLIPPER SWINGING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES
THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS
EASTERN UPPER AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. SEE ONGOING
ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THIS STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY GUST
TO AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. SEE ONGOING ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

LASTLY...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES THIS
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING ACCUMULATING SYSTEM
AND LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL TO MAINLY NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM...POTENTIALLY EVEN STRONGER...MAY ARRIVE
LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. EVEN GREATER SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS...BOTH LAND AND MARINE...PLEASE RELAY HIGH WIND...SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

MSB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 29, 8:43 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 29, 10:10 PM EST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1010 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

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

0650 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 W OSSINEKE            44.91N 83.45W
12/29/2008  M64 MPH          ALPENA             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

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LUTZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 29, 8:14 PM ESTStorm WarningAPX8 hr
Dec 30, 3:45 AM ESTGale WarningAPX7 hr
Dec 30, 3:45 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryAPXAntrim, Arenac, Benzie, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Iosco and 7 more37 hr
Dec 30, 4:15 PM ESTGale WarningAPX18 hr
Dec 30, 4:15 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX31 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.