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Gale Warning 39, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this gale warning at Dec 27, 2011, 5:14 AM EST. It took effect at Dec 27, 2011, 1:00 PM EST. 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
- Dec 27, 2011, 5:14 AM EST (10:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 27, 2011, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2011, 3:23 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
508 WHUS73 KIWX 271014 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 514 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 LMZ043-271815- /O.EXT.KIWX.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-111227T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KIWX.GL.A.0012.111227T2000Z-111228T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.GL.W.0039.111227T1800Z-111228T0900Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI- 514 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO 15 KNOTS...VEERING WEST TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING...THEN VEERING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES. NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES EARLY. NORTHWEST WINDS QUICKLY SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 25 KNOTS BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON...12 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT. 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 SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ046-271815- /O.EXT.KIWX.SC.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111227T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KIWX.GL.A.0012.111227T2000Z-111228T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.GL.W.0039.111227T1800Z-111228T0900Z/ MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 514 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO 15 KNOTS...VEERING WEST TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING...THEN VEERING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES EARLY. NORTHWEST WINDS QUICKLY SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 20 KNOTS BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON...12 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
4 follow-up statements
613 WHUS73 KIWX 271541 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 LMZ043-272345- /O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-111227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0039.111227T1800Z-111228T0900Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI- 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES. NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES EARLY. NORTHWEST WINDS QUICKLY SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 25 KNOTS BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON...12 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT. 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 SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ046-272345- /O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0039.111227T1800Z-111228T0900Z/ MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 1041 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES EARLY. NORTHWEST WINDS QUICKLY SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 20 KNOTS BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON...12 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
620 WHUS73 KIWX 272144 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 444 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 LMZ043-046-280545- /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-111228T0900Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 444 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 KNOT GALES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
670 WHUS73 KIWX 280301 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1001 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 LMZ043-046-281000- /O.EXT.KIWX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-111228T1000Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 1001 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 KNOT GALES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES: 12 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
838 WHUS73 KIWX 280823 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 323 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011 LMZ043-046-281630- /O.CAN.KIWX.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-111228T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0083.111228T0823Z-111228T2200Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 323 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10-20 KNOTS BY MID MORNING. WINDS WILL BACK TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. * WAVES: 8 TO 12 FEET THIS MORNING SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 7:55 PM EST | Gale Watch | IWX | 9 hr | |
| Dec 26, 7:55 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 17 hr |
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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.