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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

September 27, 20096 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this high wind warning at Sep 27, 2009, 3:00 PM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Sep 28, 2009, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr. 13 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
Sep 27, 2009, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 28, 2009, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 28, 2009, 9:52 PM EDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI

Counties Allegan County, MI, Mason County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:02 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
Sep 28, 9:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGStony Lake, MIOAK TREE UPROOTED. ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE IN AREA. ESTIMATED TIME.
Sep 28, 9:10 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 514 W Muskegon, MIMUSKEGON GLERL SITE IN THE MUSKEGON CHANNEL.
Sep 28, 11:40 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 544 W Muskegon, MIMUSKEGON GLERL SITE IN THE MUSKEGON CHANNEL
Sep 28, 11:45 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMuskegon, MICENTRAL DISPATCH REPORTS SCATTERED TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY SOME OF WHICH HAVE FALLEN ON WIRES.
Sep 28, 11:45 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPaw Paw, MICENTRAL DISPATCH FOR VAN BUREN COUNTY REPORTS MANY TREES DOWN DUE TO HIGH WINDS SCATTERED ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Sep 28, 11:55 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 474 Sse Muskegon, MI
Sep 28, 1:31 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 452 S Holland, MI
Sep 28, 2:10 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 52Big Sable Point, MIBIG SABLE LIGHTHOUSE
Sep 28, 2:37 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 382 Ene Ludington, MI
Sep 28, 3:20 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 554 Sse Muskegon, MIMUSKEGON GLERL
Sep 28, 3:36 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 404 Sse South Haven, MI
Sep 28, 3:50 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Sw Big Sable Point, MIANOTHER GUST TO 53 MPH OCCURED AT 230 AM EDT ON THE 29TH.
Sep 28, 4:19 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 635 W Holland, MIHAND HELD ANEMOMETER.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 214 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2009-09-27Temperature 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2009-09-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 91 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
894 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KGRR 271900
NPWGRR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
300 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...INTENSE FALL STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY OVER NORTHERN 
LOWER MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.  VERY STRONG WINDS
WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
THE STORM WILL GRADUALLY PULL AWAY ON TUESDAY.

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-280300-
/O.NEW.KGRR.HW.W.0002.090928T0600Z-090929T0900Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON...
HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN
300 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EDT
TUESDAY. 

DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR THE LAKESHORE 
COUNTIES BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT AND PERSISTING INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
THE MAIN WIND DIRECTION WILL BE WEST TO NORTHWEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE COULD 
LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

MIZ038>040-044>046-051-052-057>059-065>067-072>074-280300-
/O.NEW.KGRR.WI.Y.0006.090928T0600Z-090929T0900Z/
LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT-
IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT...
BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS...
IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...
BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
300 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EDT
TUESDAY. 

WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT AND
PERSISTING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN WIND DIRECTION WILL BE 
WEST TO NORTHWEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  WEAKENED TREES OR LIMBS COULD
COME DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

MJS
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KGRR 280158
NPWGRR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
958 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...STRONG STORM IS MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY OVER NORTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.  VERY STRONG WINDS WILL
DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THE
STORM WILL GRADUALLY PULL AWAY ON TUESDAY.

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-281000-
/O.CON.KGRR.HW.W.0002.090928T0600Z-090929T0900Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON...
HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN
958 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM
EDT TUESDAY...

DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED
FOR THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES LATER TONIGHT AND PERSISTING INTO
MONDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE COULD
LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

MIZ038>040-044>046-051-052-057>059-065>067-072>074-281000-
/O.CON.KGRR.WI.Y.0006.090928T0600Z-090929T0900Z/
LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT-
IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT...
BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS...
IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...
BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
958 PM EDT SUN SEP 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATER
TONIGHT AND PERSISTING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  WEAKENED TREES OR LIMBS COULD COME
DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

93
000 
WWUS73 KGRR 280757
NPWGRR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
357 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...STRONG STORM IS MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY.

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-281600-
/O.CON.KGRR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090929T0900Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON...
HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN
357 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY...

WINDS ALONG THE LAKE SHORE WILL GUST TO NEAR 60 MPH TODAY
POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE COULD
LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

MIZ038>040-044>046-051-052-057>059-065>067-072>074-281600-
/O.CON.KGRR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090929T0900Z/
LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT-
IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT...
BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS...
IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...
BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
357 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH TODAY AND GRADUALLY
DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  WEAKENED TREES OR LIMBS COULD COME
DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

93
000 
WWUS73 KGRR 281529
NPWGRR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1129 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...STRONG STORM IS MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY.

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-282330-
/O.CON.KGRR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090929T0900Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON...
HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN
1129 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

WINDS ALONG THE LAKE SHORE WILL GUST TO NEAR 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
RESULTING IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE.

DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS GENERATING LARGE WAVES ON LAKE MICHIGAN
SOME EROSION ALONG THE SHORELINE IS POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE COULD
LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

MIZ038>040-044>046-051-052-057>059-065>067-072>074-282330-
/O.CON.KGRR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090929T0900Z/
LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT-
IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT...
BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS...
IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...
BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
1129 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH TODAY AND GRADUALLY
DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  WEAKENED TREES OR LIMBS COULD COME
DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

MJS
000 
WWUS73 KGRR 281937
NPWGRR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
337 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...STRONG STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER LAKE HURON WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS
THE REGION TONIGHT.

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-290345-
/O.CON.KGRR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090929T0900Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON...
HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN
337 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

WINDS ALONG THE LAKE SHORE WILL GUST TO NEAR 60 MPH TONIGHT
RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE.

DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS GENERATING LARGE WAVES ON LAKE MICHIGAN
SOME EROSION ALONG THE SHORELINE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TREE DAMAGE COULD
LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

MIZ038>040-044>046-051-052-057>059-065>067-072>074-290345-
/O.CON.KGRR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090929T0900Z/
LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT-
IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT...
BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS...
IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...
BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
337 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH TONIGHT.  SOME POWER
OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  WEAKENED TREES OR LIMBS COULD COME
DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

MJS
000 
WWUS73 KGRR 290152
NPWGRR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
952 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...GUSTY WINDS REMAIN ALONG THE LAKESHORE...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NOW CENTERED NEAR GEORGIAN BAY IS
SLOWLY BEGINNING TO WEAKEN. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY WHILE MOVING FARTHER EAST. WINDS
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY.

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-290900-
/O.CAN.KGRR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090929T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KGRR.WI.Y.0007.090929T0152Z-090929T0900Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON...
HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN
952 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY ALONG THE LAKESHORE...HOWEVER WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL REMAIN WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF MILES OF
THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES.

THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY ON
TUESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MIZ038>040-044>046-051-052-057>059-065>067-072>074-290300-
/O.CAN.KGRR.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090929T0900Z/
LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT-
IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT...
BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS...
IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...
BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
952 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS INLAND LOCATIONS THIS EVENING...AND
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 35 MPH. 

$$

NJJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 4:12 AM EDTGale WarningGRR11 hr
Sep 27, 4:12 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRR18 hr
Sep 27, 3:00 PM EDTWind AdvisoryGRRBarry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 11 more31 hr
Sep 27, 3:05 PM EDTStorm WarningGRR31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.