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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Gaylord, MI

March 10, 200922 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this high wind warning at Mar 10, 2009, 4:03 PM EDT for 22 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Mar 11, 2009, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 14 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2009, 4:03 PM EDT (20:03 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2009, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 11, 2009, 11:29 AM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
All 22 counties

Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Wexford County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 11, 2:37 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 41Grayling, MI
Mar 11, 3:29 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 49Traverse City, MI
Mar 11, 3:55 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 44Rogers City, MI
Mar 11, 4:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 54Pellston, MI
Mar 11, 4:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 54Pellston, MIMEASURED AT PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT.
Mar 11, 4:06 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Gaylord, MIOBSERVED AT GAYLORD REGIONAL AIRPORT.
Mar 11, 4:55 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 48Harbor Springs, MI
Mar 11, 5:17 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 48Cadillac, MI
Mar 11, 6:36 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 46Oscoda, MI
Mar 11, 7:43 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 46Houghton Lake, MI
Mar 11, 8:55 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 48Cheboygan, MI
Mar 11, 9:37 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 41Frankfort, MI
Mar 11, 9:45 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 521 W Ossineke, MIGUST OCCURRED SOMETIME BEFORE 6 AM.
Mar 11, 10:02 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 45Alpena, MI

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 184 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Alpena, MI at 12:00Z on 2009-03-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Alpena, MI at 12:00Z on 2009-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 107 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1184 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
107 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
298 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KAPX 102003
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
403 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

...POWERFUL WINDS AND A RUSH OF COLDER AIR...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL GATHER STRENGTH AS IT TRACKS FROM MISSOURI
THROUGH WISCONSIN AND THEN INTO ONTARIO TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM TIGHTENS CONSIDERABLY LATE
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...AND A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL BLAST
THROUGH NORTHERN MICHIGAN WITH VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS.

THIS ARCTIC FRONT WILL ALSO ALLOW MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TO
CRASH INTO THE NORTH WOODS...WHILE ALSO DEVELOPING LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.  

MIZ016>018-023>026-029>036-041-042-111015-
/O.UPG.KAPX.HW.A.0001.090311T0600Z-090311T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KAPX.HW.W.0001.090311T0600Z-090311T2100Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-
GRAND TRAVERSE-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-
OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...
ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...MIO...
HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...
WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
403 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT ALONG
THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE AND THEN SPREAD INLAND. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 TO 60 MPH
TOWARD DAYBREAK AND INTO WEDNESDAY.

SCATTERED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...CREATING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING
SNOW. 

THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY
WHERE CROSS WINDS ARE PRESENT. IF TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA,
BE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF HIGH WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE
STEERING WHEEL.

&&

$$

MIZ019>022-027-028-111015-
/O.UPG.KAPX.HW.A.0001.090311T0600Z-090311T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KAPX.HW.W.0001.090311T0600Z-090311T2100Z/
CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...
GAYLORD...KALKASKA...GRAYLING
403 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 TO 60 MPH
TOWARD DAYBREAK AND INTO WEDNESDAY.

AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. ALTHOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONLY 1 TO 3
INCHES ARE EXPECTED...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL CREATE
DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. 

THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. THESE WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE
DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

MIZ008-015-111015-
/O.UPG.KAPX.HW.A.0001.090311T0600Z-090311T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KAPX.HW.W.0001.090311T0900Z-090311T2100Z/
CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE
403 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 TO 60 MPH
TOWARD DAYBREAK. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.

AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY
WEST OF M-123...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS WITH
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. ALTHOUGH SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONLY 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...THE COMBINATION
OF WIND AND SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN SOME
AREAS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE FROM THE MACKINAC BRIDGE...TO
AREAS ALONG US-2...TO M-123 NORTH TOWARD WHITEFISH POINT.

THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. THESE WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE
DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE DIFFICULT.

&&


$$
JK
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 110237
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1037 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

...POWERFUL WINDS AND A RUSH OF COLDER AIR...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL GATHER STRENGTH AS IT TRACKS FROM LAKE SUPERIOR
TO NORTHERN ONTARIO OVERNIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED POWERFUL COLD FRONT
WILL BLAST THROUGH NORTHERN MICHIGAN WITH VERY STRONG WESTERLY
WINDS.

THIS ARCTIC FRONT WILL ALSO ALLOW MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TO
CRASH INTO THE NORTH WOODS...WHILE ALSO DEVELOPING LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

MIZ016>018-023>026-029>036-041-042-111200-
/O.CON.KAPX.HW.W.0001.090311T0600Z-090311T2100Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-
GRAND TRAVERSE-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-
OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...
ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...MIO...
HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...
WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
1037 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY. 

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT ALONG
THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE AND THEN SPREAD INLAND. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 TO 60 MPH
TOWARD DAYBREAK AND INTO WEDNESDAY.

SCATTERED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...CREATING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING
SNOW.

THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
ESPECIALLY WHERE CROSS WINDS ARE PRESENT. IF TRAVELING IN THE
WARNING AREA... BE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF HIGH WINDS AND KEEP A
FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

&&

$$

MIZ019>022-027-028-111200-
/O.CON.KAPX.HW.W.0001.090311T0600Z-090311T2100Z/
CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...
GAYLORD...KALKASKA...GRAYLING
1037 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY. 

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 TO 60 MPH
TOWARD DAYBREAK AND INTO WEDNESDAY.

AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. ALTHOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONLY 1 TO
2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL
CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS.

THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. THESE WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE
DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

MIZ008-015-111200-
/O.CON.KAPX.HW.W.0001.090311T0900Z-090311T2100Z/
CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE
1037 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY. 

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 TO 60 MPH
TOWARD DAYBREAK. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.

AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...
ESPECIALLY WEST OF M-123...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN SOME
AREAS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. ALTHOUGH
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONLY 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...THE
COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL
CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE FROM THE
MACKINAC BRIDGE...TO AREAS ALONG US-2...TO M-123 NORTH TOWARD
WHITEFISH POINT.

THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. THESE WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE
DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

JZ
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 110824
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
424 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

...POWERFUL WINDS AND A RUSH OF COLDER AIR...

.LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTHEAST AWAY FROM LAKE SUPERIOR EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL PULL COLDER AIR INTO THE STATE THIS MORNING...DRIVEN
BY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN...WITH WINDS
SUBSIDING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

MIZ016-017-019>021-025-026-031-112100-
/O.CON.KAPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090311T2100Z/
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-
MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...MANISTEE
424 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60
MPH EXPECTED. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN EXPOSED AREAS NEAR THE
GREAT LAKES. WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING
THROUGH THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC.

THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. THESE WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE
DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

MIZ018-022>024-027>030-032>036-041-042-112100-
/O.CON.KAPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090311T2100Z/
PRESQUE ISLE-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-
ALCONA-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...
ALPENA...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...CADILLAC...
LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...
STANDISH
424 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
THIS MORNING..WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ANTICIPATED. WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS...BUT
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
ESPECIALLY WHERE CROSS WINDS ARE PRESENT. IF TRAVELING IN THE
WARNING AREA... BE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF HIGH WINDS AND KEEP A
FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

&&

$$

MIZ008-015-112100-
/O.CON.KAPX.HW.W.0001.090311T0900Z-090311T2100Z/
CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE
424 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 
 
SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...
WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE AROUND WHITEFISH BAY AND THE ENTRANCE TO THE ST. MARYS
RIVER THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. THESE WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE
DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

JPB
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 111529
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1129 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

...GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE PULLING STEADILY NORTHEAST AWAY FROM NORTHERN
MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO WEST
NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

MIZ015-018-023-024-029>036-041-042-112100-
/O.CAN.KAPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090311T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0001.090311T1529Z-090311T2100Z/
MACKINAC-PRESQUE ISLE-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-
WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...ROGERS CITY...ATLANTA...
ALPENA...MIO...HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...
HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
1129 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SUSTAINED WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON..WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
ANTICIPATED. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING HOURS...BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
ESPECIALLY WHERE CROSS WINDS ARE PRESENT. IF TRAVELING IN THE
ADVISORY AREA... BE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF HIGH WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM
GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

&&

$$

MIZ008-016-017-019>022-025>028-111630-
/O.CAN.KAPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090311T2100Z/
CHIPPEWA-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-BENZIE-
GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...PETOSKEY...
CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...
FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING
1129 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

$$

MSB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 4:37 AM EDTHigh Wind WatchAPXAlcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more11 hr
Mar 10, 6:36 PM EDTLakeshore Flood StatementAPXAntrim, Benzie, Emmet, Leelanau, Manistee25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.