Alert archive / Indiana / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 13, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this gale warning at May 16, 2009, 4:54 AM EDT. It took effect at May 16, 2009, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 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
- May 16, 2009, 4:54 AM EDT (08:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 16, 2009, 7:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 16, 2009, 3:57 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
127 WHUS73 KIWX 160854 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 454 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 ...HAZARDOUS SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS MICHIGAN AND INTO SOUTHEAST CANADA TODAY. NORTHWEST GALES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THIS LOW. LMZ043-046-161700- /O.EXT.KIWX.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-090516T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.GL.W.0013.090516T1100Z-090517T0000Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 454 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. 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. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
200 WHUS73 KIWX 161458 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1058 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 ...HAZARDOUS SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHEAST CANADA TODAY...AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY. LMZ043-046-162300- /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090517T0000Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 1058 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ JC
682 WHUS73 KIWX 161957 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 357 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... LMZ043-046-170300- /O.CAN.KIWX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090517T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0031.090516T1957Z-090517T0300Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 357 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT 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 EDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Miami, Pulaski, White | 56 min |
| May 15, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Blackford, Jay, Wells | 26 min |
| May 15, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | White | 62 min |
| May 15, 9:21 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 7 days |
| May 15, 9:21 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Carroll, Pulaski, White | 6 days |
| May 15, 9:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, White | 6 hr |
| May 15, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Noble, Wabash, Whitley | 2 hr |
| May 15, 10:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Saint Joseph, Starke | 6 hr |
| May 15, 11:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Cass, Grant, Miami, Wabash | 56 min |
| May 16, 12:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami | 6 hr |
| May 16, 12:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben | 6 hr |
| May 16, 12:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Jay, Wells | 55 min |
| May 16, 5:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami, Wabash | 17 hr |
| May 16, 3:57 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 7 hr | |
| May 16, 1:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Allen, Fulton, Henry, Putnam, Van Wert | 33 min |
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Sources
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