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Special Marine Warning 7, NWS Gaylord, MI

May 20, 2012

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this special marine warning at May 20, 2012, 8:52 PM EDT. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 20, 2012, 8:52 PM EDT (00:52 UTC)
Expired
May 20, 2012, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at May 20, 7:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 7:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 3:36 PM EDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
336 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-042-
212245-
STRAITS OF MACKINAC-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
MACKINAC BRDG TO PRESQUE ISLE LT-PRESQUE ISLE LT TO STURGEON PT-
STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER-GRAND TRAVERSE BAY-
SEUL CHOIX PT TO MACKINAC BRDG-NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRDG-
SLEEPING BEAR PT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT-PT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT-
MANISTEE TO PT BETSIE-WHITEFISH BAY-ST. MARYS RIVER-CHIPPEWA-
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-
OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
336 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN PARTS OF THE AREA EAST
OF I-75 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO WARM TEMPERATURES...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS.  PLEASE SEE THE ONGOING
FIRE WEATHER WARNING FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN ON MONDAY.

THERE ARE ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

JK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 20, 10:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAntrim, Charlevoix, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska45 min
May 20, 11:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX39 min
May 20, 11:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX63 min
May 21, 3:05 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX20 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.