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Gale Warning 31, NWS Detroit, MI

October 25, 2008

NWS Detroit, MI issued this gale warning at Oct 25, 2008, 4:25 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 26, 2008, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 25, 2008, 4:25 AM EDT (08:25 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 26, 2008, 4:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 27, 2008, 4:20 AM EDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Oct 25, 4:06 AM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 4:06 AM EDT, 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 25, 4:06 AM EDT, 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
406 AM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-260800-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-
ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
406 AM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES WILL SEND
A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL RESULT ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN WITH SUSTAINED
WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-260800-
ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM
OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
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-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
346 AM EDT SAT OCT 25 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS
OF LAKE HURON INCLUDING SAGINAW BAY...LAKE ST CLAIR...AND THE
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE
PRODUCTS /MWWDTX/.../GLFSC/...AND.../NSHDTX/ FOR GREATER DETAIL.

GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
HURON...THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON INCLUDING SAGINAW
BAY...LAKE ST CLAIR...AND THE MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE PRODUCTS
/MWWDTX/.../GLFLH/.../GLFSC/...AND.../NSHDTX/ FOR GREATER DETAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE OPEN
WATERS OF LAKE HURON...THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON
INCLUDING SAGINAW BAY...LAKE ST CLAIR...AND THE MICHIGAN WATERS OF
LAKE ERIE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE PRODUCTS
/MWWDTX/.../GLFLH/.../GLFSC/...AND.../NSHDTX/ FOR GREATER DETAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

CB

YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 25, 4:25 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDTX24 hr
Oct 25, 3:40 PM EDTWind AdvisoryDTXBay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more26 hr
Oct 25, 4:21 PM EDTLow Water AdvisoryDTX36 hr

Nearby

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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.