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Frost Advisory 9, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this frost advisory at Sep 23, 2012, 4:16 PM EDT for 18 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Sep 24, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2012, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 24, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2012, 8:18 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Wexford County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 171 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 529 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
741 WWUS73 KAPX 232016 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 416 PM EDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...AREAS OF FROST TONIGHT OVER INTERIOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... .HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR WILL EDGE INTO THE STATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO THINNING/CLEARING SKIES LATER TONIGHT ALONG WITH DIMINISHING WINDS...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DIP INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S BY MONDAY MORNING. SOME OF THE COLDEST LOCATIONS MAY DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR A TIME. AREAS OF FROST WILL DEVELOP... ESPECIALLY EAST OF US-131. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES. MIZ017-018-022>024-026>036-041-042-240400- /O.NEW.KAPX.FR.Y.0009.120924T0600Z-120924T1300Z/ CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...ALPENA...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO... HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE... WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 416 PM EDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES FALLING TO BETWEEN 32 DEGREES AND 36 DEGREES WITH A FEW LOCATIONS DIPPING BELOW FREEZING. * AREAS OF FROST OVER INTERIOR AREAS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. IMPACTS... * COLD TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ ADAM
2 follow-up statements
762 WWUS73 KAPX 240658 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 258 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...AREAS OF FROST EARLY THIS MORNING OVER INTERIOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... ...STRONG WINDS QUICKLY DEVELOPING TODAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN... .TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S WILL BE COMMON OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH SUNRISE. SOME OF THE COLDEST LOCATIONS MAY DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR A TIME. AREAS OF FROST WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF US-131. .BY LATER THIS MORNING...THE INTERACTION BETWEEN AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF VERY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN COAST OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND THROUGH THE STRAITS...AS WELL AS BEAVER ISLAND. WINDS GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING. MIZ015-016-019-020-241500- /O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.120924T1500Z-120925T0000Z/ MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX... NORTHPORT 258 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED WINDS APPROACHING 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN COASTLINE...AS WELL AS BEAVER ISLAND. IMPACTS... * MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * LIGHT WEIGHT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD EASILY BE BLOWING ABOUT. * SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN UNSHELTERED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/APX/?N=WEATHER_PREPAREDNESS (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION TO KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE. && $$ MIZ017-018-022>024-026>036-041-042-241300- /O.CON.KAPX.FR.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120924T1300Z/ CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...ALPENA...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO... HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE... WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 258 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 32 DEGREES AND 36 DEGREES WITH A FEW LOCATIONS DIPPING BELOW FREEZING. AREAS OF FROST. IMPACTS... * COLD TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ MSB
054 WWUS73 KAPX 241218 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 818 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...STRONG WINDS QUICKLY DEVELOPING TODAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN... THE INTERACTION BETWEEN AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF VERY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN COAST OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND THROUGH THE STRAITS...AS WELL AS BEAVER ISLAND. WINDS GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING. MIZ017-018-022>024-026>036-041-042-241330- /O.CAN.KAPX.FR.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120924T1300Z/ CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...ALPENA...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO... HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE... WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 818 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE FROST ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST AREAS...AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE WELL INTO THE 50S THROUGH THE MORNING. $$ MIZ015-016-019-020-250000- /O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.120924T1500Z-120925T0000Z/ MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX... NORTHPORT 818 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED WINDS APPROACHING 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN COASTLINE...AS WELL AS ON BEAVER ISLAND. IMPACTS... * MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * LIGHT WEIGHT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD EASILY BE BLOWING ABOUT. * SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN UNSHELTERED AREAS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LAWRENCE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 4:06 PM EDT | Gale Warning | APX | 34 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.