Alert archive / Michigan / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 44, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this gale warning at Apr 19, 2011, 4:11 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 19, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 14 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
- Apr 19, 2011, 4:11 AM EDT (08:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 19, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2011, 10:01 AM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
023 WHUS73 KDTX 190811 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 411 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...GALES EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... .THE NORTHEASTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE LINGERS JUST NORTHEAST OF LAKE HURON. MODEL SOUNDINGS ACTUALLY INDICATE ENOUGH SHALLOW COLD AIR...ESPECIALLY OVER LAKE HURON...TO LEAD TO UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE LAKES. THE LATEST MODEL SOLUTIONS INDICATE SHALLOW MIXING AND THE TIGHTENING GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS LAKE HURON TONIGHT WHICH WILL PROMPT THE ISSUANCE OF A GALE WARNING. THE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ENOUGH DURING THE DAY TO WARRANT SMALL CRAFT CONDTIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL MARINE AREAS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL POSE THE RISK OF LINGERING GALES OVER THE SOUTHERN LAKE HURON BASIN AS WELL AS LAKES ST CLAIR AND ERIE. WINDS AND WAVES WILL THEN DIMINISH WED NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. LHZ421-422-192015- /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.110419T1200Z-110420T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0044.110420T0000Z-110420T1200Z/ /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.A.0012.110420T1200Z-110421T0000Z/ 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- 411 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 16 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 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 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. && $$ LHZ441-192015- /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.110419T1200Z-110420T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0012.110420T1200Z-110421T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0044.110420T0000Z-110420T2100Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- 411 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE EAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ442-443-192015- /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.110419T1600Z-110420T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0012.110420T1200Z-110421T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0044.110420T0000Z-110420T2100Z/ HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 411 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE EAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 9 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 13 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 22 KNOTS FROM THE EAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 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 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. && $$ LHZ361-362-192015- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0012.110420T0600Z-110421T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0044.110420T0000Z-110420T1600Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 411 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 15 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 22 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ363-192015- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0012.110420T1200Z-110421T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0044.110420T0000Z-110420T1600Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 411 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 32 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 14 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 20 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED 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. && $$ LHZ462>464-192015- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0012.110420T1200Z-110421T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0044.110420T0000Z-110420T2100Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 411 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE EAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-192015- /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.110419T1200Z-110420T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.A.0012.110420T1200Z-110420T2100Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 411 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE EAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WATCH...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 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. 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. && $$
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542 WHUS73 KDTX 192007 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 407 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...GUSTY CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO SCA CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING OF THE LOW IS NOT EXPECTED...THUS THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. HOWEVER...GALES ARE STILL LIKELY OVER THE OUTER WATERS ON WEDNESDAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF LAKE HURON. WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. LHZ441>443-200815- /O.EXT.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110420T2100Z/ /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0044.110420T0000Z-110420T2100Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 407 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 11 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-422-200815- /O.EXT.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110420T2100Z/ /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0044.110420T0000Z-110420T1200Z/ 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- 407 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 16 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 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. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-200815- /O.EXT.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110420T2100Z/ /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.A.0012.110420T1200Z-110420T2100Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 407 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WATCH. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 22 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361>363-462>464-200815- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0044.110420T0600Z-110420T1800Z/ 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- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 407 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED 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. && $$
746 WHUS73 KDTX 200743 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 343 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MARINE AREAS TODAY... .AVAILABLE MARINE OBSERVATIONS SUGGEST GALES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FROM CENTRAL LAKE HURON DOWN INTO SAGINAW BAY. THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW THROUGH WESTERN LAKE ERIE THIS MORNING SHOULD SUSTAIN THE GALES THROUGH EARLY TO MID MORNING. THE GRADIENT WILL THEN RELAX SOMEWHAT OVER LAKE HURON THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...THE WESTERLY GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MICHIGAN BY LATE MORNING AND WILL SUPPORT SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ACROSS LAKES ST CLAIR AND ERIE. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS ANOTHER FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. LHZ361-462>464-200845- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110420T1800Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 343 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. $$ LHZ443-200845- /O.CAN.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110420T2100Z/ PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 343 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ LHZ421-422-201800- /O.UPG.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110420T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KDTX.GL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110420T1800Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 343 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 16 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ362-363-201800- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110420T1800Z/ 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- 343 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 17 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED 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. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-201945- /O.EXT.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110421T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 343 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 31 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 4 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 5 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ441-442-201945- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110420T2100Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- 343 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE EAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 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. && $$
763 WHUS73 KDTX 200746 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 346 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MARINE AREAS TODAY... .AVAILABLE MARINE OBSERVATIONS SUGGEST GALES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FROM CENTRAL LAKE HURON DOWN INTO SAGINAW BAY. THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW THROUGH WESTERN LAKE ERIE THIS MORNING SHOULD SUSTAIN THE GALES THROUGH EARLY TO MID MORNING. THE GRADIENT WILL THEN RELAX SOMEWHAT OVER LAKE HURON THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...THE WESTERLY GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MICHIGAN BY LATE MORNING AND WILL SUPPORT SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ACROSS LAKES ST CLAIR AND ERIE. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS ANOTHER FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. LHZ362-363-421-422-201800- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110420T1800Z/ 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- 346 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 17 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED 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. && $$ LHZ443-202000- /O.EXA.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110420T2100Z/ PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 346 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 26 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED 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. && $$ LHZ441-442-202000- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110420T2100Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- 346 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE EAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-202000- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110421T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 346 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 31 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 4 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 5 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 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. && $$
142 WHUS73 KDTX 201402 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1001 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...WAVES INCREASING DURING THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT... .WIND GUSTS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS CENTRAL LAKE HURON ALLOWING FOR THE GALE WARNING PREVIOUSLY ISSUED TO BE CANCELLED IN ALL MARINE REGIONS. HOWEVER...THE WESTERLY GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MICHIGAN BY LATE MORNING AND WILL SUPPORT SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ALONG THE NEARSHORE REGIONS OF LAKE HURON. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. LHZ421-210000- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110420T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110421T0000Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY- 1001 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 19 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 23 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ362-363-422-201515- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110420T1800Z/ 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-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 1001 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-201515- /O.CAN.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110421T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 1001 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ LHZ443-201515- /O.CAN.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110420T2100Z/ PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 1001 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ LHZ441-442-210000- /O.EXT.KDTX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110421T0000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- 1001 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 19 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 26 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 9 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 13 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 2 PM EDT WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ RK
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 Apr 19, 3:46 AM EDT, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 3:46 AM EDT, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
346 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011
.SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE 06Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE WITH A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY.
MEANWHILE...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS ANCHORED OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT
LAKES. NORTHEASTERLY FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HIGH HAS ADVECTED
COLD AIR INTO THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY...CREATING A VERY STRONG LOW
LEVEL THERMAL GRADIENT ALONG THE SURFACE FRONT DRAPED TO THE SOUTH.
THE 00Z MODEL SUITE ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT IN SHOWING THE MID
LEVEL SHORT WAVE ENERGY NOW OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES LIFTING INTO
THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY...ALLOWING THE SURFACE LOW TO TRACK INTO
CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY EVENING. THE MID LEVEL TROUGH IS THEN FORECAST
TO TRACK INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT...SENDING THE
ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW ACROSS METRO DETROIT OVERNIGHT.
FAIRLY WIDESPREAD CONVECTION ACROSS IL/IN/OH IS ASSOCIATED WITH
CONVERGENCE ALONG THE NOSE OF THE 850MB JET. THE BULK OF THIS
FORCING WILL SLIDE EAST EARLY THIS MORNING AS THE LOW LEVEL INFLOW
VEERS. REGIONAL RADAR IMAGERY DOES SUGGEST SOME SHOWERS ON THE
NORTHERN EDGE OF THIS CONVECTION LIKELY IMPACTING LOCALS SOUTH OF
THE I 94 CORRIDOR EARLY THIS MORNING. A SECOND BAND OF LIGHT PRECIP
HAS BEEN OCCURRING FROM SOUTH DAKOTA ALL THE WAY INTO SOUTHERN
MICHIGAN...ASSOCIATED WITH WEAK FORCING ALONG THE 700MB FRONT. MODEL
SOLUTIONS INDICATE THIS FORCING REMAINING VERY WEAK OVER SOUTHERN
MI...WHICH HAS BEEN VERIFYING WELL AS FEW SITES HAVE REPORTED PRECIP
WITH THIS FEATURE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. THE STRENGTH OF THE
CONVECTION TO OUR SOUTH IS LIKELY HINDERING BETTER DEVELOPMENT ALONG
THIS 700MB FRONT. SO PRECIP CHANCES NORTH OF I 94 ACTUALLY LOOK
FAIRLY SLIM THIS MORNING.
THE 850MB FRONT IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTH INTO FAR SOUTHERN MI BY
EVENING AS LOW LEVEL SWRLY FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO
VALLEY. AN UPPER JET CORE TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE REGION IS ALSO
FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON. MODEL CROSS SECTIONS INDICATE
THE AGEOSTROPHIC RESPONSE TO THIS WILL LEAD TO STRONG ISENTROPIC
ASCENT OVER SE MI ALONG AND NORTH OF THE 850MB FRONT...ESPECIALLY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. MOISTURE WILL CERTAINLY NOT BE
A PROBLEM BY EVENING AS 850MB DEWPOINTS RISE TO +12C ACROSS THE FAR
SOUTH IN THE EVENING. SO EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAIN TO DEVELOP DURING
THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON. ENOUGH COOL AND DRY AIR WILL LIKELY BE
LINGERING OVER THE SAGINAW VALLEY AND THUMB TO WHERE SOME SNOW IS
STILL POSSIBLE AT THE ONSET OF PRECIP. STRENGTHENING NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS AT THE SURFACE ALONG WITH WET BULB COOLING WITH THE ONSET OF
PRECIP WILL INSURE YET ANOTHER CHILLY MID APRIL DAY. THE CURRENT
FORECAST HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOW 40S STILL SEEMS REASONABLE. THE
INCREASING WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE A BIT OF A WIND CHILL.
STRONG LOWER TROPOSPHERIC FRONTAL FORCING IN ADVANCE OF THE SURFACE
LOW AND DECREASING STABILITY ALOFT WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH SOME OF THE STORMS GIVEN THE STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES. THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW THROUGH METRO DETROIT
KEEPS SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY JUST SE OF MONROE COUNTY. IF THE
SURFACE LOW TRACKS A BIT FARTHER WEST...SOME RESIDUAL SURFACE BASED
INSTABILITY MAY BE ABLE TO ADVECT IN FROM NORTHERN INDIANA. GIVEN
THE STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR...THIS SCENARIO WOULD POSE A THREAT FOR
SEVERE WEATHER. THEREFORE SPC HAS KEPT THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
FORECAST AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR LATE TONIGHT. WARMER AIR NEAR
THE SURFACE WILL ADVECT IN WITH THE SURFACE LOW...SO EXPECT TEMPS
WILL WARM DURING THE COURSE OF THE NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM...
UPPER LEVEL ENERGY/NOSE OF JET MAX QUICKLY MOVING THROUGH THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION AT THE PRESENT TIME...WITH MAIN PV ANOMALY RESIDING
OVER NORTHERN IDAHO. THIS ENERGY WILL QUICKLY HEAD EAST...WITH
CONSOLIDATION OF PV OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON WEDNESDAY.
FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO WORK THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES WEDNESDAY MORNING. 00Z GEM/GFS/UKMET/NAM ALL SHOW THE LOW
EXITING EAST OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN BY 12Z WEDNESDAY. EXCELLENT LOW
LEVEL COLD ADVECTION TO OCCUR DURING WEDNESDAY...AS 850 MB TEMPS
SEEN STARTING OUT AROUND +10 C...FALLING INTO THE NEGATIVE MID
SINGLE NUMBERS BY THE END OF THE DAY. MODELS SHOW BASICALLY NO
DEEPENING OF THE SURFACE LOW (THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE PLUME/850 MB
THETA-E RIDGE AXIS OUT PACES THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT TO THE
EAST)...THUS THE REASON FOR THE FASTER AND FARTHER EAST TRACK. IT
KNOW LOOKS DOUBTFUL DETROIT WILL GET INTO THE TRUE WARM SECTOR...AND
WILL BE CARRYING HIGHS IN THE MID 50S BEFORE TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO
FALL. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REMAIN STUCK IN THE 40S ACROSS THE
NORTH THIRD OF THE CWA.
WITH THE LOW FAILING TO DEEPEN...THIS CALLS INTO QUESTION JUST HOW
STRONG THE WINDS WILL BE DURING WEDNESDAY. THE NAM IS CERTAINLY THE
STRONGEST...WITH 50 TO 55 KNOTS AT 850 MB ADVERTISED ACROSS THE
SOUTH HALF...ALONG WITH GOOD SUBSIDENCE SEEN ON THE ISENTROPIC
SURFACES DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. ALTHOUGH THE SURFACE LOW IS
NOT DEEPENING...THE SURFACE HIGH BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS/MIDWEST IS...AND THERE IS A NICE 6 HR +13/-13 MB PRESSURE
COUPLET (ALSO SEEN IN THE GFS)...ALTHOUGH THE PRESSURE RISE CENTER
MOVES OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN BY 18Z WEDNESDAY. BOTTOMLINE...WOULD
EXPECT WESTERLY GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH OVER AT LEAST THE SOUTH HALF
OF THE CWA.
LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL BE STEEP BUT SHALLOW ON WEDNESDAY...AND
STILL THINK SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED ACTIVITY WILL BE TOUCHED
OFF...AS MODELS ARE USUALLY A BIT TOO LOW WITH THE INVERSION HEIGHT.
SURFACE HIGH (1030 MB) BUILDING OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN ON
THURSDAY...WITH CU RULES SUGGESTING AT LEAST PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
DEVELOPING. THINKING MAXES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 50 DEGREES...AS
NAM/GFS BOTH INDICATING 925 MB TEMPS ONLY MAKING IT TO ZERO TO +2 C.
NEXT FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE TRACKING THROUGH
THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN LIKELY. ONCE AGAIN...TEMPERATURES WILL BE A
CHALLENGE AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY...DEPENDENT ON THE ULTIMATE TRACK
OF THE LOW...WHICH LOOKS TO BE A BIT FARTHER WEST THAN TONIGHT'S
TRACK...AND WILL THUS HOLD ON TO THE SHOT AT 60 DEGREES FOR FAR
SOUTHERN AREAS.
&&
.MARINE...
THE NORTHEASTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS
LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
LINGERS JUST NORTHEAST OF LAKE HURON. MODEL SOUNDINGS ACTUALLY
INDICATE ENOUGH SHALLOW COLD AIR...ESPECIALLY OVER LAKE HURON...TO
LEAD TO UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE LAKES. THE LATEST MODEL
SOLUTIONS INDICATE SHALLOW MIXING AND THE TIGHTENING GRADIENT WILL
LEAD TO GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS LAKE HURON TONIGHT WHICH WILL PROMPT
THE ISSUANCE OF A GALE WARNING. THE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE
ENOUGH DURING THE DAY TO WARRANT SMALL CRAFT CONDTIONS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL MARINE AREAS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS
TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL POSE THE RISK OF LINGERING GALES
OVER THE SOUTHERN LAKE HURON BASIN AS WELL AS LAKES ST CLAIR AND
ERIE. WINDS AND WAVES WILL THEN DIMINISH WED NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST.
&&
.AVIATION...ISSUED 108 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2011
DRY AIR HAS SETTLED IN THROUGH THE LOW LEVELS, CONVINCINGLY ENOUGH
ACCORDING TO SURFACE OBSERVATIONS, TO EXPECT MOSTLY VIRGA OUT OF THE
LEADING MOISTURE INDICATED ON RADAR AT PRESS TIME. THIS WILL,
HOWEVER, MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT PATTERN OF PRECIPITATION
THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION. THIS IS TAKING SHAPE IN A LENGTHY
BAND ROUGHLY FROM CHICAGO ALL THE WAY WEST INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
AND WILL CONTINUE TO FILL IN ALONG AND NORTH OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
STALLED IN THE OHIO VALLEY, EVENTUALLY SPREADING INTO LOWER MICHIGAN
AROUND BY SUNRISE. THE LATEST RUNS OF MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE A MIX
OF RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE AT THE ONSET, WHILE THE POTENTIAL FOR
SLEET LOOKS TOO BRIEF TO MENTION AT ANY ONE TERMINAL SITE.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY NEAR THE FREEZING MARK, ESPECIALLY AT PTK,
AND MAY DROP JUST BELOW FOR A SHORT TIME AT PRECIPITATION ONSET. THE
RAIN PORTION OF THE RAIN/SNOW MIX, WHILE TECHNICALLY FREEZING RAIN,
IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON OPERATIONS BEFORE THE
BOUNDARY LAYER WARMS ENOUGH FOR A TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY LATE
MORNING.
SHOWERS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS THE
DAY PROGRESSES. THIS, ALONG WITH THE APPROACH OF THE SURFACE LOW,
WILL LEAD TO LOWERING VISIBILITY AND CEILING IN THE DETROIT AREA AS
THE SURFACE WARM FRONT MAKES A NORTHWARD MOVE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY.
CONDITIONS NO BETTER THAN IFR ARE EXPECTED BY SUNSET WITH A TREND TO
LIFR DURING THE EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.
LAKE HURON...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...SAGINAW BAY AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH...FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM
TUESDAY.
GALE WARNING...LHZ441-LHZ442-LHZ443-LHZ462-LHZ463-LHZ464...FROM 8
PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM WEDNESDAY.
GALE WARNING...SAGINAW BAY...FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 8 AM WEDNESDAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT
HURON...FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 8 PM TUESDAY.
GALE WARNING...LHZ361-LHZ362-LHZ363...FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO NOON
WEDNESDAY.
LAKE ST CLAIR...
GALE WATCH...FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM WEDNESDAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 8 AM WEDNESDAY.
MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...
GALE WATCH...FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM WEDNESDAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 8 AM WEDNESDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...SC
LONG TERM....SF
MARINE.......SC
AVIATION.....BT
YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 18, 3:23 PM EDT, 12 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 323 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 CORRECTED MARINE SECTION MIZ047>049-053>055-191930- MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC- 323 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE NEXT STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH. THE APPROACH OF ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. MIZ060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-191930- SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB- WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- 323 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE NEXT STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH. THE APPROACH OF ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-191930- 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- 323 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN LAKE HURON TUESDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS ALL MARINE AREAS ON WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY OVER LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ST CLAIR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. MR YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).
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Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 4:11 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 40 hr |
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