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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this small craft advisory at Apr 26, 2009, 4:00 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 26, 2009, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2009, 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 26, 2009, 11:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2009, 4:18 PM EDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
658 WHUS73 KGRR 262000 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 400 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... .SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT AND INCREASE WAVE HEIGHTS LMZ844>849-270400- /O.NEW.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.090427T0300Z-090428T0000Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 400 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT WHICH WILL CAUSE WAVES TO INCREASE TO 3 TO 6 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
974 WHUS73 KGRR 270240 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1040 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... .A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THIS FRONT MOVES NORTH...WINDS WILL TRANSITION FROM THE NORTHEAST TO SOUTH. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AS HIGH AS 30 KNOTS. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN UP UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. LMZ844>849-271045- /O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.090427T0300Z-090428T0000Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 1040 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY... SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 6 FEET TOWARD DAYBREAK TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS AND WAVES SHOULD DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ NJJ/DUKE
770 WHUS73 KGRR 270804 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 404 AM EDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .A COLD FRONT NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA DURING THE DAY TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING FROM THE SOUTH...AND REMAIN UP UNTIL THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. LMZ844-845-271615- /O.UPG.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090428T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.GL.W.0006.090427T0804Z-090428T0000Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- 404 AM EDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES OF 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN UP UNTIL THIS EVENING WHEN THEY ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH. WAVES AS HIGH AS 6 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY BEFORE SUBSIDING TONIGHT. && 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. && $$ LMZ846>849-271615- /O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090428T0000Z/ HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 404 AM EDT MON APR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. WAVES AS HIGH AS 6 FEET WILL BE LIKELY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. WINDS AND WAVES SHOULD DIMINISH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ NJJ/MJS
626 WHUS73 KGRR 271511 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1111 AM EDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO LOWER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. LMZ844-845-272315- /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090428T0000Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- 1111 AM EDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... GALES OF 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN UP UNTIL THIS EVENING WHEN THEY ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH. WAVES AS HIGH AS 6 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY BEFORE SUBSIDING TONIGHT. 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. && $$ LMZ846>849-272315- /O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090428T0000Z/ HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 1111 AM EDT MON APR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL PRODUCE 3 TO5 FOOT WAVES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
932 WHUS73 KGRR 272018 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 418 PM EDT MON APR 27 2009 ...WINDS DIMINISHING...BUT INCREASING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT... LMZ844-845-280430- /O.CAN.KGRR.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090428T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.SC.Y.0022.090428T0900Z-090428T2100Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- 418 PM EDT MON APR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS HAVE RAPIDLY DIMINISHED THIS AFTERNOON AND THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTH WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE LAKE. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET. 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. && $$ LMZ846>849-280430- /O.CAN.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090428T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.SC.Y.0022.090428T0900Z-090428T2100Z/ HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 418 PM EDT MON APR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS HAVE RAPIDLY DIMINISHED THIS AFTERNOON AND THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTH WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE LAKE. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ JK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Eaton | 56 min |
| Apr 25, 10:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan | 63 min |
| Apr 25, 11:04 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 3 days |
| Apr 25, 11:04 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 4 days |
| Apr 25, 11:04 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 3 days |
| Apr 25, 11:04 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 49 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:04 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 49 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:04 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 6 days |
| Apr 25, 11:04 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Barry | 49 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:04 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan | 6 days |
| Apr 25, 11:04 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kalamazoo | 57 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:41 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 49 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella and 9 more | 88 days |
| Apr 26, 2:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella and 9 more | 87 days |
| Apr 26, 2:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GRR | Gratiot | 5 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:51 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GRR | Gratiot | 16 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.