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Gale Watch 17, NWS Gaylord, MI

December 14, 2011

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this gale watch at Dec 14, 2011, 4:30 AM EST. It took effect at Dec 15, 2011, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 14, 2011, 4:30 AM EST (09:30 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 15, 2011, 4:00 PM EST
Expired: Dec 15, 2011, 4:56 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 14, 12:01 AM EST, 4 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 12:01 AM EST, 4 hours 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 4:14 PM EST, 12 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
414 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2011

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-042-
141230-
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-
414 PM EST TUE DEC 13 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...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN VERY LATE TONIGHT
FROM THE GRAND TRAVERSE REGION TO STANDISH AND AREAS SOUTH...WHICH
INCLUDES THE M-55 CORRIDOR.

AREAS OF FOG WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT OVER EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN.
LOCALLY DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN..AWAY FROM LAKE
MICHIGAN. IF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN DOES OCCUR...IT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE
TO RAIN.

AREAS OF FOG WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY OVER EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN.
THERE IS A CHANCE THE FOG COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
NORTHERN MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT IN NORTHWEST LOWER AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

HALBLAUB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 13, 10:56 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		30 hr
Dec 14, 4:07 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	APX	Benzie, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Manistee, Missaukee and 2 more	6 hr
Dec 14, 4:15 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	APX	Cheboygan, Emmet, Presque Isle	6 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.