Alert archive / Indiana / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 21, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this gale warning at Dec 27, 2008, 4:35 AM EST. It took effect at Dec 27, 2008, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 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 27, 2008, 4:35 AM EST (09:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 27, 2008, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2008, 10:24 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
142 WHUS73 KIWX 270935 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 435 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR MARINERS... .LOW PRESSURE OVER OKLAHOMA WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND TO QUEBEC ON SUNDAY. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT. LMZ043-046-271745- /O.CAN.KIWX.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-081227T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KIWX.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-081227T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KIWX.GL.A.0013.081228T0900Z-081229T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.GL.W.0021.081227T2100Z-081228T2100Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 435 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH GALES WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND VEER WEST TONIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. WEST GALES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY AS THE LOW MOVES SLOWLY AWAY FRONT THE GREAT LAKES. 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 SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
331 WHUS73 KIWX 271519 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1019 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 LMZ043-046-272330- /O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-081227T2100Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0021.081227T2100Z-081228T2100Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 1019 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH GALES WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND VEER WEST TONIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. WEST GALES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY AS THE LOW MOVES SLOWLY AWAY FROM THE GREAT LAKES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ JC
844 WHUS73 KIWX 272105 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 405 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 LMZ043-046-280515- /O.EXP.KIWX.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-081227T2100Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081228T2100Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 405 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY. SOUTH GALES WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND VEER WEST TONIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. WEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY AS THE LOW MOVES SLOWLY AWAY FROM THE GREAT LAKES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
742 WHUS73 KIWX 280247 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 947 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 LMZ043-046-281100- /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081228T2100Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 947 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST GALES WILL DEVELOP AND VEER WEST OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. WEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY AS THE LOW MOVES SLOWLY AWAY FROM THE GREAT LAKES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
580 WHUS73 KIWX 280955 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 455 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008 LMZ043-046-281800- /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081228T2100Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 455 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO 30 KNOT WINDS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE GREAT LAKES. 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. && $$
105 WHUS73 KIWX 281524 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1024 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008 LMZ043-046-282330- /O.CAN.KIWX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081228T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0082.081228T1524Z-081229T0400Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 1024 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE GREAT LAKES. EXPECT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 10 FEET TO SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 6 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ JC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 10:49 PM EST | Gale Watch | IWX | 6 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:49 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | IWX | 6 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:19 AM EST | Wind Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Pulaski, White | 56 min |
| Dec 27, 4:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Marshall, Starke | 49 min |
| Dec 27, 4:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko | 61 min |
| Dec 27, 6:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Grant, Huntington, Miami, Wabash | 45 min |
| Dec 27, 6:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay and 2 more | 62 min |
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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.