Alert archive / Michigan / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 13, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this gale warning at Sep 6, 2010, 4:13 PM EDT. It took effect at Sep 7, 2010, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 32 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
- Sep 6, 2010, 4:13 PM EDT (20:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 7, 2010, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2010, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
013 WHUS73 KDTX 062013 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 413 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010 ...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED IN THE GREAT LAKES TUESDAY... .THE GALE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT LAKE ST CLAIR AND WESTERN LAKE ERIE. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE PLAINS STATES TONIGHT LEADING TO MODEST SOUTHWEST FLOW GRADUALLY INCREASING OVER THE GREAT LAKES. GUSTS COULD APPROACH 25 KNOTS AGAIN OVER SAGINAW BAY LATE TONIGHT BUT WILL BE MORE SOLIDLY AT OR ABOVE 25 KNOTS SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. THUS, THE GALE WARNING TAKES EFFECT AT 8 AM AS THE WINDS RAMP UP TO 35 KNOT GUSTS DURING THE MORNING TO AROUND 40 KNOTS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ALLOWED THE WATCH FOR LAKE ST CLAIR AND LAKE ERIE TO CONTINUE FOR ONE MORE FORECAST CYCLE WITH THE PLAN OF REFINING GUST POTENTIAL AND TIMING. OTHERWISE, THE STRONG WINDS WILL LAST WELL INTO WEDNESDAY OVER ALL MARINE AREAS AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION HEADING INTO THURSDAY. LHZ421-422-441>443-070815- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0007.100907T1200Z-100908T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0013.100907T1200Z-100908T0900Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 413 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 7 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ362-363-070815- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0007.100907T1200Z-100908T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0013.100907T1600Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 413 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 11 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 5 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ462>464-070815- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0007.100907T1200Z-100908T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0013.100907T1200Z-100908T1600Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 413 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO NOON EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO NOON EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 39 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 9 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 9 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ361-070815- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0007.100907T1200Z-100908T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0013.100908T0000Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 413 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 38 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 8 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-070815- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.A.0007.100907T1200Z-100908T0400Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 413 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010 ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * DURING THE GALE WATCH...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 1 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 37 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 6 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ BT
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517 WHUS73 KDTX 070814 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 414 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALES DEVELOPING TODAY... .GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO GALES ACROSS ALL MARINE AREAS INTO THE AFTERNOON/EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. GALES WILL BE MORE CLOSELY TIED TO DEEPER POST-FRONTAL MIXING ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ST CLAIR...WITH THESE CONDITIONS DIMINISHING TOWARD MARGINAL SMALL CRAFT LEVELS AFTER SUNSET. SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY GALES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY OVER LAKE HURON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION HEADING INTO THURSDAY. LCZ460-LEZ444-072015- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0007.100907T1200Z-100908T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KDTX.GL.W.0013.100907T1800Z-100908T0400Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 414 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 37 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 5 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ362-363-072015- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.100907T1600Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 414 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 10 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 5 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ421-422-441>443-072015- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.100907T1200Z-100908T0900Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 414 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 39 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 7 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361-072015- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.100908T0000Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 414 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 38 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 8 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ462>464-072015- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.100907T1200Z-100908T1600Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 414 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 39 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 9 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
553 WHUS73 KDTX 071515 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1115 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...WESTERLY GALES DEVELOPING TODAY... .GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO GALES ACROSS ALL MARINE AREAS INTO THE AFTERNOON/EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. GALES WILL BE MORE CLOSELY TIED TO DEEPER POST- FRONTAL MIXING ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ST CLAIR...WITH THESE CONDITIONS DIMINISHING TOWARD MARGINAL SMALL CRAFT LEVELS AFTER SUNSET. SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY GALES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY OVER LAKE HURON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION HEADING INTO THURSDAY. LHZ422-080300- /O.NEW.KDTX.LO.Y.0004.100907T1515Z-100908T0800Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T0900Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 1115 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 38 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 6 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. * AT 10 AM EDT TUESDAY...OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT WATER LEVELS HAVE REACHED 14 INCHES BELOW RECENT AVERAGE LEVELS...OR 3 INCHES BELOW CHART DATUM. WATER LEVELS ARE FORECASTED TO REACH 24 INCHES BELOW RECENT AVERAGE LEVELS...OR 13 INCHES BELOW CHART DATUM AT 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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 LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ LHZ362-363-080300- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.100907T1600Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1115 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 10 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 5 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361-080300- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.100908T0000Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 1115 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 38 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 8 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-080300- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T0900Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 1115 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 39 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 7 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ462>464-080300- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T1600Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1115 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 39 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 9 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-080300- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.100907T1800Z-100908T0400Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 1115 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 37 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 5 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
117 WHUS73 KDTX 080216 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1016 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE FORCE WINDS TONIGHT... .GALE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR LAKE HURON AS WESTERLY FLOW GUSTS FREQUENTLY TO 35 KNOTS OR BETTER. THE HEADLINES ARE EXPECTED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE AS GALES EASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVER THE REGION OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WHILE THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW GALES, A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY, AND THEN WILL BECOME ONSHORE WHILE WEAKENING ON FRIDAY. THE ONSHORE COMPONENT WILL KEEP WATER CONDITIONS UNSETTLED THROUGH FRIDAY, AT LEAST ON THE SOUTH HALF OF LAKE HURON. LCZ460-LEZ444-081430- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0042.100908T0216Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 1016 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 21 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 31 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 4 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ422-080900- /O.CAN.KDTX.LO.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100908T0800Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T0900Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 1016 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE LOW WATER ADVISORY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 36 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 5 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. THE WATER LEVELS ON SAGINAW BAY AT ESSEXVILLE HAVE RETURNED TO CHART DATUM...WHERE THERE SHOULD REMAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT AS WINDS HAVE BECOME MORE WESTERLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361-081430- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 1016 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 37 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 8 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ362-363-081430- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1016 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 10 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-080900- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T0900Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 1016 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 38 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 6 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ462>464-081430- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T1600Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1016 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT WEDNESDAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 39 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 8 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
343 WHUS73 KDTX 080756 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 356 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...NORTHWESTERLY GALES CONTINUE ACROSS LAKE HURON TODAY... .WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE WITH TIME FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TODAY OVER THE OPENWATERS OF LAKE HURON. THE DEGREE OF INSTABILITY PRESENT WILL STILL SUPPORT RETAINING A GALE WARNING THROUGH MIDDAY. ELSEWHERE...STRONG MIXING WITHIN THIS COOLER AIRMASS WILL BRING ADVISORY WORTHY GUSTS IN THE 25 KNOT RANGE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO BUILD TOWARD THE REGION. HOWEVER...THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO BACK SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE NORTH AND PROVIDE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ONSHORE FLOW INTO SOUTHERN LAKE HURON. THIS WILL MAINTAIN ROUGH WAVE CONDITIONS OVER THESE AREAS...PROMPTING AN EXTENSION OF THE ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. MORE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ON FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE HIGH SLIDES THROUGH. LHZ422-082015- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KDTX.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-100909T0200Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 356 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 21 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 31 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 4 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-082015- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KDTX.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-100910T0800Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 356 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY. * DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 32 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 8 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 1 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ462-082000- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 356 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 36 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 7 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ361>363-082000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 356 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 37 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 10 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ463-464-081600- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T1600Z/ LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 356 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 35 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 7 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-082000- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 356 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 18 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 1 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 24 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 3 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
532 WHUS73 KDTX 081539 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1139 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...WESTERLY WINDS TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY AND TONIGHT... .WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE WITH TIME FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TODAY OVER THE OPENWATERS OF LAKE HURON. ELSEWHERE...STRONG MIXING WITHIN THIS COOLER AIRMASS WILL BRING ADVISORY WORTHY GUSTS IN THE 25 KNOT RANGE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO BUILD TOWARD THE REGION. HOWEVER...THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO BACK SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE NORTH AND PROVIDE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ONSHORE FLOW INTO SOUTHERN LAKE HURON. THIS WILL MAINTAIN ROUGH WAVE CONDITIONS OVER THESE AREAS...PROMPTING AN EXTENSION OF THE ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. MORE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ON FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE HIGH SLIDES THROUGH. LHZ463-464-081645- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T1600Z/ LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1139 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EDT TODAY... THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EDT TODAY. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 34 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 7 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. $$ LHZ361>363-462-082000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1139 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 1 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 37 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 10 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-082000- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 1139 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 18 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 1 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 24 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 3 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 2 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ422-090200- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-100909T0200Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 1139 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 19 KNOTS FROM THE WEST TO OCCUR AROUND 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 4 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-090345- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-100910T0800Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 1139 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY. * DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 32 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 8 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 1 AM EDT THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$
277 WHUS73 KDTX 081935 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 335 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...WESTERLY WINDS WILL WANE GRADUALLY TONIGHT... .WINDS CONTINUE TO EASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTS THE REGION. STRONG MIXING AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT WIND GUSTS GENERALLY AROUND 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WITH MATURE WAVE HEIGHT ACTIVITY WITHIN MUCH OF THE LAKE BASIN...WILL EXTEND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR LAKE ST CLAIR/THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE ERIE AND INNER SAGINAW BAY INTO THIS EVENING. A SHARP SURFACE RIDGE WILL EXTEND INTO LOWER MICHIGAN BEGINNING ON THURSDAY AND WILL PROMOTE A LONG DURATION OF ONSHORE FLOW OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN LAKE HURON. AS A RESULT...A LONG DURATION SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. MORE FAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ON FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE RIDGE PASSES THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN. LHZ361>363-462-082045- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100908T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 335 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * DURING THE GALE WARNING...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 3 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 32 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 9 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 3 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-090200- /O.EXT.KDTX.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-100909T0200Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 335 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 16 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 3 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 21 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 4 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 3 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ422-090200- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-100909T0200Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 335 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 19 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 25 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 4 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-090215- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-100910T0800Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 335 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY. * DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST TO OCCUR AROUND 1 AM EDT THURSDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 8 FEET TO OCCUR AROUND 3 AM EDT THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 6, 4:10 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 4:10 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
410 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010
.SHORT TERM...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT
THE MIDLEVEL SHORTWAVE THAT PROVED A PRIMARY DRIVER OF PRE-EXISTING
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS PASSED INTO THE EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA...PER SUBSIDENCE REACHING FAR WESTERN SAGINAW
BAY. THE AREA OF MORE PRONOUNCED ISENTROPIC ASCENT FORCING OUT AHEAD
OF THIS FEATURE WILL EXIT QUICKLY AND SUGGESTS THAT RAIN POTENTIAL
SOUTH OF I 69 HAS ENDED.
MEANWHILE...A SECOND ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS FIRING
ALONG AN ARC FROM SHIAWASSEE COUNTY NORTHWESTWARD TO MANISTEE COUNTY
IN LOWER MICHIGAN. THIS ACTIVITY IS ALONG THE EASTERN FACE OF A
MIDLEVEL SHORTWAVE RIDGE...COINCIDENT WITH AN OUTSTANDING GRADIENT
OF 700-500MB LAPSE RATES. THIS IS REALLY IN A TEXTBOOK SPOT FOR
MIDLEVEL DEFORMATION. THE SHORTWAVE RIDGE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BUILD
ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND RAPIDLY PUSH THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE NAM HAS A REASONABLE HANDLE ON THESE FEATURES (MAYBE A
BIT TOO WEAK WITH THE RIDGE ITSELF)...AND SUGGESTS THAT THE SAGINAW
BAY/TIP OF THUMB MAY GET CLIPPED THIS EVENING WITH DEFORMATION/RAIN
SHOWER POTENTIAL. THIS SPOKE OF ENERGY IS THEN EXPECTED TO LIFT
NORTHWARD FOCUSING MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL OVERNIGHT
NEAR THE THUMB.
THE ABUNDANCE AND REINFORCEMENT OF CLOUDS TODAY LIMITED TEMPERATURES
LARGELY IN THE 60-70S. STILL HOLDING OUT HOPE THAT A FEW RAYS OF
SUNSHINE WILL BREAK THROUGH PRIOR TO NIGHTFALL...BUT NOT EXPECTING
MUCH RECOVERY IN TEMPERATURES. LOWS TONIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER
TO MIDDLE 60S.
&&
.LONG TERM... TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY
THE MASS OF MID LEVEL WARM AIR IS CLEARLY EVIDENT IN UPPER AIR
OBSERVATIONS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS MORNING WHICH IS EXPECTED
TO BE DRAWN INTO THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUNDING
MEASUREMENTS OF 700 MB TEMPERATURE AROUND 15C OVER A LARGE AREA
UNDERSCORES THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION TO BE CAPPED AS THE COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH SE MICHIGAN DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN THE
POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS IS NOT WORTHY OF ANYTHING MORE THAN THE
MODEST CHANCE POP ALREADY IN THE FORECAST.
THE LIMITED CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL IS SURPRISING GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF
THE FRONT WHICH CONTINUES TO LOOK FORMIDABLE IN THE MODEL DATA. THE
MODEL DEPICTIONS ARE SUPPORTED BY SATELLITE AND SURFACE ANALYSES OF
THE SYSTEM IN THE PLAINS TODAY WITH STRONG WINDS BECOMING THE MAIN
CONCERN IN OUR AREA BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO
MIX INTO THE LOW LEVEL JET DURING THE MORNING BUT ONCE THE COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION, WIND GUSTS PUSHING 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION AND
MID LEVEL SUBSIDENCE, AS SUGGESTED BY THE DRY SLOT IN RH FIELDS,
WILL FOSTER DOWNWARD MOMENTUM TRANSPORT OF 40 TO 45 KNOT WINDS IN
THE 925-850 MB LAYER. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY FOR A WIND ADVISORY
DUE TO THE FILLING NATURE OF THE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE
NORTHERN LAKES AND THE LACK OF A SIGNIFICANT ISALLOBARIC COMPONENT.
HOWEVER, IF THE STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM CAN VERIFY AS IN THE 12Z
MODEL RUNS, THEN A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE ENTIRE
REGION.
WRAP AROUND CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL HAVE GREATER COVERAGE IN THE TRI
CITIES AND NORTHERN THUMB TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS GOOD MODEL
AGREEMENT REGARDING PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN OCCURRING MAINLY DURING
THE EVENING WITH SOME CLEARING POSSIBLE NEAR THE OHIO BORDER
OVERNIGHT. ANY BREAKS OF SUN EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL THEN QUICKLY FILL
IN AS THE SUN WORKS ON THE LOW LEVEL THERMAL TROUGH AND GENERATES A
CONSIDERABLE LAYER OF INSTABILITY CUMULUS. TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE HAS
A GOOD HANDLE ON THE SITUATION WITH OFFERINGS IN THE 60S MOST
LOCATIONS WITH COOL CONDITIONS LINGERING INTO THURSDAY, BUT AT LEAST
IT WILL BE DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION.
THE LATEST GLOBAL/LONG RANGE MODEL SOLUTIONS INDICATE THE NEXT ROUND
OF LONG WAVE HEIGHT FALLS TAKING PLACE OFF THE WEST COAST LATE
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS IS FARTHER WEST THAN SHOWN BY THE LAST
FEW MODEL CYCLES AND, SHOULD THIS TREND PERSIST, WILL CONTINUE TO
FAVOR A SLOWER AND/OR FARTHER NORTH AND WEST TRACK TO THE SYSTEM
BEING KICKED INTO THE PLAINS. AS A RESULT, THE UPPER RIDGE WILL
REMAIN OVER THE GREAT LAKES LONG ENOUGH TO KEEP FRIDAY DRY AS LONG
AS REMNANTS OF "HERMINE" STAY TO OUR SOUTH, WHICH ALL OF THE
DETERMINISTIC MODEL OUTPUT AGREES UPON FOR NOW. AFTER THAT, THE LONG
WAVE PATTERN SUPPORTS ENOUGH PROGRESSION FOR THE PLAINS LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES SATURDAY AND MAINLY TO OUR
EAST BY SUNDAY. THE MODEL DATA INDICATES A MODEST INTRUSION OF COOL
AIR WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE LEFT BEHIND BY MONDAY WHICH TEMPERATURE
GUIDANCE IS INTERPRETING AS ABOVE NORMAL READINGS TO BEGIN NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.MARINE...
THE GALE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING WITH THIS FORECAST
PACKAGE FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT LAKE ST CLAIR AND WESTERN LAKE ERIE. A
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE PLAINS
STATES TONIGHT LEADING TO MODEST SOUTHWEST FLOW GRADUALLY INCREASING
OVER THE GREAT LAKES. GUSTS COULD APPROACH 25 KNOTS AGAIN OVER
SAGINAW BAY LATE TONIGHT BUT WILL BE MORE SOLIDLY AT OR ABOVE 25
KNOTS SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. THUS, THE GALE WARNING TAKES EFFECT AT
8 AM AS THE WINDS RAMP UP TO 35 KNOT GUSTS DURING THE MORNING TO
AROUND 40 KNOTS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ALLOWED THE WATCH FOR LAKE ST
CLAIR AND LAKE ERIE TO CONTINUE FOR ONE MORE FORECAST CYCLE WITH THE
PLAN OF REFINING GUST POTENTIAL AND TIMING. OTHERWISE, THE STRONG
WINDS WILL LAST WELL INTO WEDNESDAY OVER ALL MARINE AREAS AND THEN
GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
REGION HEADING INTO THURSDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...ISSUED 141 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010
SHIELD OF STRATIFORM RAIN IS ON TRACK TO PASS DIRECTLY THROUGH
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. THE RAIN IS AHEAD OF A WEAK
AREA OF UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE. CEILINGS REMAIN HIGH DUE TO AN
ABUNDANCE OF LOW LEVEL DRY AIR. THIS DRY AIR IS EXPECTED TO HOLD
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON...WHICH SHOULD LARGELY MITIGATE IMPACTS
TO AVIATION INTERESTS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECENT REPORTS OF
LIGHTNING. SHORTWAVE RIDGING IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH LOWER
MICHIGAN TONIGHT PROVIDING A QUIET PERIOD OF WEATHER IN REGARDS TO
CEILINGS. A VERY STRONG LOW TO MIDLEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
RESIDE TO THE WEST OF THE AREA ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A RATHER PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS. HAVE INCLUDED A WIND SHEAR MENTION FOR TONIGHT AT
ALL TERMINALS...WITH 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 FT
AGL.
&&
.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.
LAKE HURON...
GALE WARNING...NEARSHORE WATERS FROM PORT AUSTIN TO PORT HURON
INCLUDING SAGINAW BAY...FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM WEDNESDAY.
GALE WARNING...LHZ362-LHZ363...FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 4 PM WEDNESDAY.
GALE WARNING...LHZ462-LHZ463-LHZ464...FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO NOON
WEDNESDAY.
GALE WARNING...LHZ361...FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM WEDNESDAY.
LAKE ST CLAIR...
GALE WATCH...FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY.
MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...
GALE WATCH...FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...CB
LONG TERM....BT
MARINE.......CB/BT
AVIATION.....CB
YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 6, 4:20 AM EDT, 11 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 420 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2010 MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-070830- MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER- ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- 420 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. ANY THUNDERSTORM WHICH DEVELOPS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...WITH THE STORM MOTION EAST AT 40 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AS THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-070830- ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 420 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. ANY THUNDERSTORM WHICH DEVELOPS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...WITH THE STORM MOTION EAST AT 40 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL MARINE AREAS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AS THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVES IN THE GREAT LAKES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SF YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).
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