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Gale Watch 16, NWS Gaylord, MI

December 2, 2011

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this gale watch at Dec 2, 2011, 5:05 AM EST. It took effect at Dec 2, 2011, 11:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 2, 2011, 5:05 AM EST (10:05 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 2, 2011, 11:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 2, 2011, 11:08 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale watch went out at Dec 2, 4:58 AM EST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 4:58 AM EST, 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 2, 5:04 AM EST, 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
504 AM EST FRI DEC 2 2011

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-042-
031315-
STRAITS OF MACKINAC-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
MACKINAC BRDG TO PRESQUE ISLE LT-PRESQUE ISLE LT TO STURGEON PT-
STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER-GRAND TRAVERSE BAY-
SEUL CHOIX PT TO MACKINAC BRDG-NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRDG-
SLEEPING BEAR PT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT-PT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT-
MANISTEE TO PT BETSIE-WHITEFISH BAY-ST. MARYS RIVER-CHIPPEWA-
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-
OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
504 AM EST FRI DEC 2 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF THE
NEARSHORE WATERS SURROUNDING LAKE MICHIGAN. SEE LATEST MARINE
FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS OF THE
NEARSHORE WATERS SURROUNDING LAKE MICHIGAN. SEE LATEST MARINE
FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY...ACROSS FAR WESTERN
SECTIONS OF EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. THE CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING
LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL IN THE SNOWBELTS OF BOTH EASTERN UPPER AND
NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN MONDAY AND TUESDAY LEAVES MUCH TO BE
DESIRED AT THIS POINT. HOWEVER...THERE STILL REMAINS A CHANCE FOR
ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL OVER THIS TIME FRAME FOR SOME
COMMUNITIES IN THE TYPICAL SNOWBELTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

SMD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 2, 11:08 AM ESTGale WarningAPX40 hr
Dec 2, 11:08 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX64 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.