Alert archive / Michigan / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 45, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this gale warning at Jan 20, 2011, 4:24 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 20, 2011, 5:00 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
- Jan 20, 2011, 4:24 AM EST (09:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2011, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2011, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
726 WHUS73 KMQT 200924 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 424 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 LSZ266-201730- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.110120T2100Z-110121T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.GL.W.0045.110120T2200Z-110121T1200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 424 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 20 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST FRIDAY. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. 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. && $$ LSZ267-201730- /O.NEW.KMQT.GL.W.0045.110120T2200Z-110121T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.110121T0000Z-110121T1800Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 424 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 19 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST FRIDAY. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ162-201730- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.110120T1200Z-110121T1200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 424 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /324 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011/ ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. && $$ LSZ263-264-201730- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.110120T1200Z-110121T1800Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 424 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. && $$ LSZ265-201730- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.110120T2100Z-110121T1800Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 424 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. && $$ LMZ248-250-201730- /O.NEW.KMQT.SC.Y.0012.110120T2200Z-110121T1800Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 424 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ SRF
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430 WHUS73 KMQT 202201 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 501 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 LSZ266-210615- /O.EXT.KMQT.UP.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110121T1200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 501 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 19 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. 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. && $$ LSZ267-210615- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110121T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.UP.W.0006.110121T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 501 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 19 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ265-210615- /O.EXT.KMQT.UP.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 501 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. && $$ LSZ162-210615- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110121T1200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 501 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /401 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011/ ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. && $$ LSZ263-264-210615- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110121T1800Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 501 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. && $$ LMZ248-250-210615- /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110121T1800Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 501 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 22 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 7 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
792 WHUS73 KMQT 210319 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1019 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 LSZ266-211130- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110121T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 1019 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 19 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. 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. && $$ LSZ267-211130- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110121T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 1019 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 19 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ162-211130- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110121T1200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 1019 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /919 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011/ ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. && $$ LSZ263-264-211130- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110121T1800Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 1019 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. && $$ LSZ265-211130- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 1019 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. && $$ LMZ248-250-211130- /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110121T1800Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 1019 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 22 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 7 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
522 WHUS73 KMQT 210911 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 411 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 LSZ266-211715- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110121T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 411 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 20 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. 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. && $$ LSZ267-211715- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110121T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 411 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ162-211200- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110121T1200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 411 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 /311 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011/ ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. && $$ LSZ263-264-211715- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110121T1800Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 411 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. && $$ LSZ265-211715- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110122T0000Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 411 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. && $$ LMZ248-250-211715- /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110121T1800Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 411 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 21 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 7 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ SRF
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 Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 20, 12:35 AM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 12:35 AM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1235 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION FOR 06Z TAFS
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT AND THU/...
LINGERING -SHSN/FLURRIES OVER PORTIONS OF THE CNTRL AND ERN FCST
AREA WILL END THIS EVENING AS SHORTWAVE OVER WRN UPPER MI/NE WI
MOVES E OF THE AREA AND LOW-LEVEL WINDS BECOME SW. TO THE W...
MESOLOW JUST SSW OF ISLE ROYALE WILL CONTINUE MOVING NE AS
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS AHEAD OF SHORTWAVE DROPPING SE INTO THE
NRN PLAINS TONIGHT. THE SW FLOW MAY HAVE ENOUGH WRLY COMPONENT
TONIGHT TO BRING PERSISTENT LES INTO THE KEWEENAW. HOWEVER...BELIEVE
STRENGTHENING LAND BREEZE COMPONENT WILL TEND TO KEEP MUCH OF THIS
LES OFFSHORE OR AT LEAST CONFINE THE MORE PERSISTENT SNOW TO THE FAR
NRN PORTION OF THE KEWEENAW. 18Z RUC13 AND HRLY RUC RUNS MOST
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS IDEA. HAVE MAINTAINED POPS MAINLY NORTH OF
HOUGHTON THRU 06Z WITH LIKELY POPS CONFINED TO NW PORTION OF
KEWEENAW COUNTY. LATE IN THE NIGHT...COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS LAKE
SUPERIOR SHOULD NEAR THE KEWEENAW TOWARD 12Z. THIS SHOULD BRING
HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE KEWEENAW AT THAT TIME. INCLUDED
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-3 INCHES NORTH OF HOUGHTON TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...
PERIOD OF PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES SHOULD OCCUR...ALLOWING TEMPS TO FALL
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BLO ZERO.
THU...SHORTWAVE WILL DIG SE INTO THE WRN GREAT LAKES WITH ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT MOVING FROM NW UPPER MI IN THE MORNING TO THE ERN FCST
AREA BY EVENING. BAND OF DEEPER MOISTURE AND DEEP LAYER FORCING WILL
SUPPORT MDT/POSSIBLE HVY LES ALONG CONVERGENCE ZONE OF COLD FRONT
AND MDT LES FOR AT LEAST SEVERAL HRS AFTER FROPA. AT THIS TIME...IT
APPEARS SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE W WILL BE UNDER ADVY CRITERIA AS 850MB
TEMPS PLUMMETING TO THE MID -20S C IN THE AFTN WILL WORK TO DECREASE
SNOWFLAKE SIZE AND THUS LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. ALTHOUGH MIXED
LAYER WINDS ARE ONLY INDICATED TO BE AROUND 25KT PER NAM/GFS...BLSN
WILL LIKELY BE AN ISSUE...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTN WHEN FALLING SNOW
WILL BECOME MORE EFFICIENT AT REDUCING VIS AS SNOWFLAKE SIZE
DECREASES. TO THE E...HEAVIER SNOW WILL DEVELOP MID TO LATE AFTN AS
COLD FRONT ARRIVES. WILL LIKELY NEED ADVY LATER AFTN THRU THU NIGHT
E OF MARQUETTE DUE TO COMBINATION OF SNOW/BLSN. BLSN WILL BE MORE OF
AN ISSUE OVER THE E THAN THE W AS GRADIENT WINDS WILL BE STRONGER
ACROSS ERN LAKE SUPERIOR INTO THE ERN FCST AREA LATE THU THRU THU
NIGHT DUE TO LOW PRES DEVELOPING AND DEEPENING ALONG DEPARTING COLD
FRONT. TEMPS WILL BEGIN FALLING AFTER FROPA THU.
.LONG TERM...
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT OF A 1009MB SFC LOW
OVER FAR EASTERN UPPER MI/LK SUPERIOR AT 00Z FRI...WITH A SHARP 500MB
TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL CWA. 850MB TEMPS WILL BE FROM -16C EAST TO
-27C WEST...PROMOTING LAKE EFFECT/ENHANCED SNOW WITH THE NW WINDS.
SNOW OVER THE WEST SHOULD BE NEARLY PURE LAKE EFFECT OVER THE
WEST...WHILE THE CENTRAL AND EAST WILL SEE MORE LAKE ENHANCEMENT ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW. HELPING THE PRECIPITATION OVER THE EAST
WILL BE THE EXTRA FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND
CYCLONIC NORTHERLY FLOW OFF LAKE SUPERIOR. BY 00Z SAT...THE SFC LOW
WILL HAVE MERGED WITH A LOW OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD...WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
EXTEND FROM HUDSON BAY TO ME. AS THE HIGH MOVES IN...WINDS WILL
BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY OVER THE WEST...WHILE WINDS REMAIN
NORTHWESTERLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND EAST. THIS WILL CAUSE LAKE EFFECT
TO SLOWLY DWINDLE OVER THE WEST...WHILE MAINTAINING THROUGH THIS
PERIOD OVER THE CENTRAL AND EAST.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DOMINATE AT 500MB...WITH
850MB TEMPS AT OR COLDER THAN -20C. IN THE LOWER LEVELS...THERE WILL
BE HIGH PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
MUCH OF THE CWA. THERE IS SOME VARIABILITY BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF
WITH RESPECT TO THE SFC PATTERN. THE GFS PLACES AN INVERTED TROUGH
OVER CENTRAL UPPER MI EXTENDING FROM A 1011MB LOW OVER IL AT 12Z
SAT. THE ECMWF HAS A 1014MB LOW OVER MI WITHOUT A TROUGH EXTENDING
THIS FAR TO THE NORTH...HOWEVER IT DOES SHOW LOW PRESSURE OVER LAKE
SUPERIOR. THROUGH 12Z SUN...THE GFS MOVES THE LOW TO OUR SOUTH EAST
WHILE WEAKENING...BUT KEEPS THE TROUGH OVER THE AREA. THE ECMWF
KEEPS WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR. THEN BY 00Z SUNDAY...A
1002MB LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SE TO SOUTHERN MANITOBA...WHILE
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...PUTTING THE CWA IN
SOUTHERLY FLOW.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MODEL DIFFERENCES ARE SIGNIFICANT WITH
LOW AND UPPER LEVEL PATTERNS. WENT WITH A MODEL BLEND DURING THIS
PERIOD...WITHOUT SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGING THE PREVIOUS FORECAST.
&&
.AVIATION /FOR THE 06Z TAF ISSUANCE/...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR LOOKS TO BE JUST
BRUSHING KCMX AT THIS TIME AND DECIDED TO GO WITH MVFR CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE NIGHT...ALTHOUGH COULD SEE IT BOUNCE TO VFR CIGS AT
TIMES. AS A COLD FRONT COMES INTO KCMX LATER TONIGHT...WEST WINDS
SHOULD PUSH THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND FARTHER ONSHORE AND CONDITIONS
WILL DETERIORATE DURING THE DAY TO MVFR VSBYS BY MORNING AND TO IFR
BY LATE MORNING AS THE BAND AND BLOWING SNOW WITH INCREASING WINDS
TAKES OFF.
AT KSAW...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL IN THE AFTERNOON AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WITH PASSAGE OF A SHORTWAVE. FLURRIES AND
MVFR CIG BY MID AFTERNOON WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING AS SNOW
CONTINUES WITH INCREASING WINDS BY LATE AFTERNOON.
&&
.MARINE /FOR THE 4 PM LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST ISSUANCE/...
MAIN FOCUS FOR THIS FCST ISSUANCE IS ARCTIC COLD FRONT DROPPING
ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR LATE TONIGHT AND THU. ALTHOUGH GALE WARNING
DOES NOT APPEAR WARRANTED...STRONG PUSH OF COLD AIR AND DEEPENING
LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG COLD FRONT WILL PROBABLY PUSH GUSTS TO
NEAR GALE FORCE...MAINLY OVER ERN LAKE SUPERIOR THU AFTN AND THU
NIGHT...CLOSER TO THE DEPARTING DEEPENING LOW PRES. WITH HIGH WAVES
AND STRONG WINDS...SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE HVY FREEZING
SPRAY OVER MUCH OF THE LAKE THU INTO FRI MORNING.
&&
.MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UPPER MICHIGAN...
NONE.
LAKE SUPERIOR...
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
FRIDAY FOR LSZ267.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
EST FRIDAY FOR LSZ265-266.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY FOR LSZ162.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST
FRIDAY FOR LSZ263-264.
LAKE MICHIGAN...
NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...ROLFSON
LONG TERM...TITUS
AVIATION...07/SRF
MARINE...ROLFSONHazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 4:42 PM EST, 11 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 442 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-202145- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE- GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 442 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 /342 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SNOW BELTS OVER WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN ON THURSDAY. THESE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL SHIFT INTO THE NORTHWEST WIND SNOW BELTS EAST OF MARQUETTE ON LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS OVER INTERIOR WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN MAY FALL AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-202145- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI- BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI- ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI- EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI- MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI- POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI- MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI- GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 442 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 /342 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ACROSS WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR ON THURSDAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF LAKE SUPERIOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THERE COULD BE NORTHWEST TO NORTH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THURSDAY NIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LMZ221-248-250-202145- GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 442 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:24 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 33 hr | |
| Jan 20, 5:02 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | MQT | Alger, Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce and 3 more | 72 hr |
| Jan 20, 5:02 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MQT | Gogebic, Iron | 28 hr |
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