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Gale Warning 39, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this gale warning at Dec 12, 2008, 4:07 PM EST. It took effect at Dec 13, 2008, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 54 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
- Dec 12, 2008, 4:07 PM EST (21:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2008, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2008, 9:36 PM EST
- In force
- 54 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
423 WHUS73 KDTX 122107 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 407 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TOMORROW THROUGH SUNDAY... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TOMORROW AND SUNDAY...AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. LHZ441>443-130930- /O.CAN.KDTX.SC.Y.0292.000000T0000Z-081213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0039.081213T2100Z-081216T0000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 407 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY TOMORROW...GUSTING TO 35 KNOT GALES BY EVENING. THESE SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...VEERING TO THE WEST DURING THE DAY HOWEVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-130930- /O.CAN.KDTX.SC.Y.0292.000000T0000Z-081213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0039.081213T2100Z-081216T0000Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY- 407 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY TOMORROW...GUSTING TO 35 KNOT GALES BY EVENING. THESE SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...VEERING TO THE WEST DURING THE DAY HOWEVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361>363-462>464-130930- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0020.081214T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0039.081213T2100Z-081216T0000Z/ 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- 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- 407 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY TOMORROW...GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 KNOT GALES BY EVENING. THESE SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...VEERING TO THE WEST DURING THE DAY HOWEVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ422-130930- /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0039.081213T2100Z-081216T0000Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 407 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY LATE TONIGHT AND RAPIDLY INCREASE TOMORROW...GUSTING TO 35 KNOT GALES BY EVENING. THESE SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...VEERING TO THE WEST DURING THE DAY HOWEVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-130930- /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0293.081213T1700Z-081216T0600Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 407 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TOMORROW...GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE WEST DURING THE DAY MONDAY. WESTERLY WINDS GUSTS OF AT LEAST 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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938 WHUS73 KDTX 130927 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 427 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST OF THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TODAY. WINDS WILL THEN STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES SUNDAY NIGHT. LHZ361>363-462>464-132130- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.081213T2100Z-081216T0000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 427 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 KNOT GALES BY EVENING. THESE SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...VEERING TO THE WEST DURING THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-422-132130- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.081213T2100Z-081216T0000Z/ 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- 427 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...GUSTING TO 35 KNOT GALES BY EVENING. THESE SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...VEERING TO THE WEST DURING THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ441>443-132130- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.081213T2100Z-081216T0000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 427 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...GUSTING TO 35 KNOT GALES BY EVENING. THESE SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...VEERING TO THE WEST DURING THE DAY HOWEVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-132130- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0293.081213T1700Z-081216T0600Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 427 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...BEFORE SHIFTING TOWARD THE WEST DURING THE DAY. WESTERLY WINDS GUSTS OF AT LEAST 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
758 WHUS73 KDTX 132121 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 421 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE SLIDING EAST OF THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES SUNDAY NIGHT. LCZ460-LEZ444-140930- /O.UPG.KDTX.SC.Y.0293.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 421 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS GALES BY THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...BEFORE SHIFTING TOWARD THE WEST DURING THE DAY. WESTERLY WINDS GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361>363-462>464-140930- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ 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- 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- 421 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 KNOT GALES OVERNIGHT. THESE SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...VEERING TO THE WEST DURING THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-422-140930- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 421 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING...GUSTING TO 35 KNOT GALES BY EVENING. THESE SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...VEERING TO THE WEST DURING THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ441>443-140930- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 421 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING...GUSTING TO 35 KNOT GALES BY EVENING. THESE SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...VEERING TO THE WEST DURING THE DAY HOWEVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
106 WHUS73 KDTX 140850 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 350 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...STRONG GALES EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WISCONSIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR BY TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES MONDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES INTO NORTHERN QUEBEC MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY GALES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...WITH WESTERLY GALES BEHIND THE FRONT ON MONDAY. LHZ361>363-462>464-142100- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 350 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 KNOT GALES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...AS THEY SHIFT TOWARD THE WEST DURING THE DAY. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-422-142100- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ 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- 350 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHERLY GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...AS THEY SHIFT TOWARD THE WEST DURING THE DAY. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ441>443-142100- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 350 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHERLY GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...AS THEY SHIFT TOWARD THE WEST DURING THE DAY. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-142100- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 350 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHERLY GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...AS THEY SHIFT TOWARD THE WEST DURING THE DAY. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ KURIMSKI
533 WHUS73 KDTX 142105 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 405 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...STRONG GALES EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WISCONSIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR BY TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES MONDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES INTO NORTHERN QUEBEC MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY GALES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...WITH WESTERLY GALES BEHIND THE FRONT ON MONDAY. LHZ421-422-150915- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 405 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHERLY GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 40 KNOT GALES BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE WESTERLY GALES TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ441>443-150915- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0039.081215T0600Z-081216T0000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 405 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHERLY GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 40 KNOT GALES BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE WESTERLY GALES TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-150915- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 405 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHERLY GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 40 KNOT GALES BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE WESTERLY GALES TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361>363-462>464-150915- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ 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- 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- 405 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KNOT GALES ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 40 KNOT GALES BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. GALE FORCE WINDS TO 45 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FOR THE OPEN LAKE HURON WATERS IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE STRAITS REGION. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
154 WHUS73 KDTX 150913 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 413 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...STRONG GALES EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM LAKE SUPERIOR TO NORTHERN QUEBEC TODAY. THIS LOW WILL BRING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES THIS MORNING. DEVELOPING WESTERLY WIND GUSTS BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL REACH GALE FORCE THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. LHZ361>363-152130- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 413 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...WITH 40 KNOT GALES BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. GALE FORCE WINDS TO 45 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FOR THE OPEN LAKE HURON WATERS IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE STRAITS REGION. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-LHZ421-422-441>443-462>464-152130- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 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- 413 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...WITH 35 TO 40 KNOT GALES BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
979 WHUS73 KDTX 151457 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 957 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...STRONG GALES TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM CENTRAL ONTARIO INTO TO NORTHERN QUEBEC TODAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP WESTERLY GALES GOING THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE OPEN AND NEARSHORE WATERS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. LCZ460-LEZ444-LHZ421-422-441>443-462>464-160000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 957 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH 35 TO 40 KNOT GALES EXPECTED. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361>363-160300- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0300Z/ 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- 957 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH WIDESPREAD 40 KNOT GALES EXPECTED. GALE FORCE WINDS TO 45 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR THE OPEN LAKE HURON WATERS IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE STRAITS REGION. GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
959 WHUS73 KDTX 152105 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 405 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT AWAY FROM MICHIGAN AND INTO QUEBEC TONIGHT. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP WESTERLY GALES GOING ACROSS THE OPEN AND NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. LCZ460-LEZ444-160300- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0294.081215T2105Z-081216T0300Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 405 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WESTERLY GALES HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS LAKE ST CLAIR AND WESTERN LAKE ERIE. THEREFORE...THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING...AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE NOW IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ422-160600- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.BW.Y.0024.081216T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 405 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A BRISK WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING. ALTHOUGH THE GALES WILL SUBSIDE AROUND 7 PM...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A BRISK WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS WILL REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA IN AREAS THAT ARE PRIMARILY ICE COVERED. MOVING ICE FLOES COULD DAMAGE SMALL CRAFT. && $$ LHZ442-443-160600- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0294.081216T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 405 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING. ALTHOUGH THE GALES WILL SUBSIDE AROUND 7 PM...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441-160900- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0294.081216T0000Z-081216T0900Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- 405 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING. ALTHOUGH THE GALES WILL SUBSIDE AROUND 7 PM...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ462>464-160000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 405 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY GALES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL ALLOW GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS TO CEASE AROUND 7 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361>363-160300- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0300Z/ 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- 405 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY GALES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL ALLOW GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS TO CEASE AROUND 10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
310 WHUS73 KDTX 160013 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 713 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT AWAY FROM MICHIGAN AND INTO QUEBEC TONIGHT. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS...WITH GALES ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. LHZ422-160600- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.BW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 713 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BRISK WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY. WESTERLY GALES HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON. THEREFORE...THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ALOWED TO EXPIRE. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BRISK WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS WILL REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA IN AREAS THAT ARE PRIMARILY ICE COVERED. MOVING ICE FLOES COULD DAMAGE SMALL CRAFT. && $$ LHZ442-443-160600- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0294.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 713 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY. WESTERLY GALES HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON. THEREFORE...THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ALOWED TO EXPIRE. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441-160900- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0294.000000T0000Z-081216T0900Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- 713 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. WESTERLY GALES HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON. THEREFORE...THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ALOWED TO EXPIRE. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ462>464-160115- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ 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- 713 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WESTERLY GALES HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON. THEREFORE...THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ALOWED TO EXPIRE. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.. $$ LHZ361>363-160300- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 713 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY GALES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL ALLOW GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS TO CEASE AROUND 10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-160300- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0294.000000T0000Z-081216T0300Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 713 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ KURIMSKI
860 WHUS73 KDTX 160236 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 936 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT AWAY FROM MICHIGAN AND INTO QUEBEC TONIGHT. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON TONIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. LHZ361>363-160345- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081216T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 936 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. WESTERLY GALES HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON. THEREFORE...THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-160345- /O.CAN.KDTX.SC.Y.0294.000000T0000Z-081216T0300Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 936 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS ACROSS LAKE ST. CLAIR AND THE MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE. THEREFORE...THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ LHZ422-160600- /O.CON.KDTX.BW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 936 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... A BRISK WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BRISK WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS WILL REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA IN AREAS THAT ARE PRIMARILY ICE COVERED. MOVING ICE FLOES COULD DAMAGE SMALL CRAFT. && $$ LHZ442-443-160600- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0294.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 936 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441-160900- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0294.000000T0000Z-081216T0900Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- 936 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. WESTERLY GALES HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON. THEREFORE...THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ALOWED TO EXPIRE. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ KURIMSKI
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 Dec 12, 12:13 PM EST, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 12:13 PM EST, 3 hours 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1213 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
.AVIATION...
SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE COMING TO AN END AS SURFACE TROUGH CONTINUES
TO PUSH SOUTH AND DRIER NORTHWEST LOW LEVEL AIR FILTERS IN...AS
EVIDENCED BY THE SURFACE DEW POINTS IN THE SINGLE NUMBERS TO
AROUND 10 DEGREES PUSHING IN FROM NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
THIS DRIER AIR WILL RESULT IN AT LEAST A PARTIAL CLEARING TREND
THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WINDS BACKING TO THE WEST OVER LAKE
MICHIGAN WILL ATTEMPT TO PUSH VFR CEILINGS BACK INTO MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. FURTHER BACKING OF THE LOW LEVEL
WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW SHOULD JUST RESULT IN JUST MID
LEVEL WARM ADVECTION CLOUDS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 909 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
UPDATE...
UPDATED TO INCREASE CLOUD COVER AND CARRY SNOW SHOWERS PER LATEST
RADAR TRENDS. DESPITE THE MEAGER MOISTURE AND LOW INVERSION HEIGHT
(12Z DTX SOUNDING SHOWING STRONG INVERSION AROUND 4500
FEET)...SATURATION IS IN THE GOOD DENDRITIC SNOW GROWTH REGION...WITH
LARGE FLAKES FALLING HERE AT THE OFFICE. ASSUMING THE SNOW SHOWERS
REMAIN TRANSIENT...ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE A HALF AN INCH OR LESS.
TEMPS LIKELY AT MAXES...WITH STEADY LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION
THROUGH THE DAY.
PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 416 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
SHORT TERM...TODAY
STRONG SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED SFC COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT EAST OF
THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE RESULTANT DEEPENING OF THE NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL ALLOW THE POST-FRONTAL COLD/DRY AIR ADVECTION TO
STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE DAY...WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURES DIPPING TO
AROUND -16C BY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL KEEP THE DIURNAL TEMPERATURE
RECOVERY TO A MINIMUM...WITH READINGS HOLDING A GOOD 10-15 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL IN THE LOW/MID 20S. THE PREDOMINANT NORTHWEST FLOW AND
A RELATIVELY MARGINAL LAKE EFFECT SETUP UNDER AN INCREASINGLY MEAGER
MOISTURE PROFILE WILL TEND TO CONFINE THE BULK OF THE ACTIVITY
TOWARD THE WEST SIDE OF THE STATE. A FEW VERY LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS/FLURRIES WILL WORK THROUGH AT TIMES...WITH THE MOST FAVORED
AREA ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST (LENAWEE/WASHTENAW COUNTIES).
LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY
A VERY DRY AIRMASS ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL MOVE OVER LAKE MICHIGAN ON
FRIDAY NIGHT WITH INVERSION HEIGHTS STEADILY LOWERING. LAKE
EFFECT CLOUDS SHOULD BECOME QUITE SHALLOW OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS EAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND LOW LEVEL WINDS BACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST. SIGNIFICANT BREAKS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOW CLOUD COVER
DURING THE EVENING BEFORE MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ARRIVE LATE. GOOD
RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS TOWARDS THE OHIO
BORDER WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL QUICKLY OVERNIGHT. HAVE
LOWERED MINS SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW GUIDANCE INTO THE LOW
TEENS...WITH A FEW RURAL SITES LIKELY DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS.
A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD BEGINS ON SATURDAY AS A DEEP TROUGH STARTS TO
DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. SOUTHWEST FLOW INCREASES
OVER THE REGION AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE EAST COAST. A 60 KNOT
LOW LEVEL JET EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO LAKE MICHIGAN
SUPPORTS STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION INTO THE REGION WITH 850MB TEMPS
INCREASING BY 8-10C IN 12 HOURS. THE SHORTWAVE MOVING SOUTH ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL APPROACH THE REGION BY SATURDAY
EVENING...ALTHOUGH WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND BE ABSORBED INTO THE
DEEP SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. ISENTROPIC ASCENT INCREASES OVER THE REGION
BUT CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS ONLY DROP BELOW 10MB OVER OUR
NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES. HAVE INCREASED THE POP GRADIENT ACROSS THE
AREA WITH IT TAKING A WHILE FOR LOW LEVELS TO SATURATE IN THE
SOUTHEAST. WE WILL CLOSELY BE MONITORING THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES AS
THE LIGHT PRECIPITATION SPREADS INTO THE SAGINAW VALLEY. LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE IF TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 32 DEGREES.
MODELS SHOW TEMPERATURES WARMING OVERNIGHT BUT WE ARE WELL REMOVED
FROM THE SURFACE LOW WITH A SNOWPACK IN PLACE AND CAN SEE THE
WARMING STRUGGLE TO ARRIVE. THE ICING POTENTIAL SEEMS MINOR AT THIS TIME
WITH A CHANCE THAT THE SHORTWAVE MAY PASS MORE TO OUR WEST AS THE
TROUGH ACTUALLY BEGINS TO DEVELOP. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE
FREEZING ON SUNDAY AND BRING AN END TO THE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
POSSIBILITIES.
THE NEXT ROBUST SHORTWAVE TO EJECT OUT OF THE WESTERN TROUGH WILL
ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE UPPER
PENINSULA AND INTO QUEBEC FROM MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BRING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN WITH A
BRIEF CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BEFORE THE MID LEVEL DRY-SLOT ARRIVES.
BREEZY PRE-FRONTAL WINDS ON SUNDAY WILL CULMINATE WITH THE PASSAGE
OF THE COLD FRONT ON MONDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY BUILD EAST ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THIS
SYSTEM WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AS LOW PRESSURE RIDES ALONG
THE BAROCLINIC ZONE ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
MARINE...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE HURON AS
MUCH COLDER AIR FILTERS ACROSS THE LAKES. THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTS
REACHING UP TO 30 KNOTS ON THE OPEN WATERS...WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS
FOR OUTER SAGINAW BAY DOWN THROUGH THE NEARSHORE. WINDS AND WAVES
WILL DECREASE TONIGHT AS A SURFACE RIDGE SLIDES THROUGH.
WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTS TOWARD THE WESTERN
GREAT LAKES. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED...
CULMINATING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT ON MONDAY. A
GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON FROM
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AND WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE EXPANDED TO
SOME OR ALL OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS AS WE APPROACH IN TIME.
&&
.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.
LAKE HURON...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...NEARSHORE WATERS FROM PORT AUSTIN TO PORT
HURON INCLUDING OUTER SAGINAW BAY...UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY.
GALE WATCH...LHZ361-LHZ362-LHZ363-LHZ462-LHZ463-LHZ464...FROM 7 PM
SATURDAY TO 7 PM MONDAY.
LAKE ST CLAIR...NONE.
MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...NONE.
&&
AVIATION.....SF
UPDATE.......SF
SHORT TERM...MR
LONG TERM....KEC
MARINE.......MR/KEC
YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 12, 4:51 AM EST, 11 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 451 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-131000- MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER- ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- 451 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING ON SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ422-131000- ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 451 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY ON SATURDAY WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. LHZ361>363-421-441>443-462>464-131000- 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-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- 451 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTER SAGINAW BAY AND NEARSHORE WATERS FROM PORT AUSTIN TO PORT HURON. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECAST /NSHDTX/ AND /MWWDTX/ FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY AGAIN FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS ON SATURDAY WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS /GLFLH/ AND /MWWDTX/ FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. KEC 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 4:16 AM EST | Gale Watch | DTX | 12 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:07 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 24 hr |
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