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Gale Warning 3, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 2012, 3:13 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 15, 2012, 10:00 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 15, 2012, 3:13 PM EST (20:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 15, 2012, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
163 WHUS73 KDTX 152013 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 313 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALES DEVELOPING OVER PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON LATE TONIGHT... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. ALTHOUGH WE ARE UNDER A STRONG WARM ADVECTION PATTERN...THE LOW LEVEL TEMPS START OUT VERY COLD AND WE STAY MODESTLY UNSTABLE IN THE LOWEST LEVELS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MODEL CONSENSUS IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TO TOP OUT AROUND 30 KNOTS SUSTAINED...WITH GUSTS OF GALE FORCE. HAVE THUS ISSUED A LOCALIZED GALE WARNING FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CONTINUED AND EXTENDED INTO OUTER SAGINAW BAY DUE TO THE SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS/HIGHER WAVES EXPECTED. COLD FRONT WILL SINK THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES MONDAY NIGHT...WITH A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE RIDING THROUGH ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW FOR TUESDAY NIGHT...AS MUCH COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION ONCE AGAIN...WITH GALES POSSIBLE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON. LHZ362-160900- /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0003.120116T0300Z-120116T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 313 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 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 2 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST MONDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ421-160900- /O.EXA.KDTX.SC.Y.0005.120116T0100Z-120116T2100Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY- 313 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST MONDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ441-442-160900- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0005.120116T0100Z-120116T2100Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- 313 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST MONDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 26 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 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST MONDAY. 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. && $$
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588 WHUS73 KDTX 160218 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 918 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...WINDS AND WAVES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. ALTHOUGH WE ARE UNDER A STRONG WARM ADVECTION PATTERN...THE LOW LEVEL TEMPS START OUT VERY COLD AND WE STAY MODESTLY UNSTABLE IN THE LOWEST LEVELS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MODEL CONSENSUS IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TO TOP OUT AROUND 30 KNOTS SUSTAINED...WITH GUSTS OF GALE FORCE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CONTINUED AND EXTENDED INTO OUTER SAGINAW BAY DUE TO THE SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS/HIGHER WAVES EXPECTED. COLD FRONT WILL SINK THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES MONDAY NIGHT...WITH A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE RIDING THROUGH ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW FOR TUESDAY NIGHT...AS MUCH COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION ONCE AGAIN...WITH GALES POSSIBLE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON. LHZ363-462>464-161430- /O.EXA.KDTX.GL.W.0003.120116T0300Z-120116T1500Z/ 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- 918 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 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 7 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST MONDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ362-161430- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0003.120116T0300Z-120116T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 918 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 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 7 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST MONDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ443-161430- /O.EXA.KDTX.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120116T2100Z/ PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 918 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441-442-161430- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120116T2100Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- 918 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 8 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 11 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST MONDAY. 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. && $$
947 WHUS73 KDTX 160530 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1230 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINDS AND WAVES WILL INCREASE TODAY... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. ALTHOUGH WE ARE UNDER A STRONG WARM ADVECTION PATTERN...THE LOW LEVEL TEMPS START OUT VERY COLD AND WE STAY MODESTLY UNSTABLE IN THE LOWEST LEVELS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MODEL CONSENSUS IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TO TOP OUT AROUND 30 KNOTS SUSTAINED...WITH GUSTS OF GALE FORCE. HAVE THUS ISSUED A LOCALIZED GALE WARNING FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CONTINUED AND EXTENDED INTO OUTER SAGINAW BAY DUE TO THE SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS/HIGHER WAVES EXPECTED. COLD FRONT WILL SINK THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES MONDAY NIGHT...WITH A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE RIDING THROUGH ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW FOR TUESDAY NIGHT...AS MUCH COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION ONCE AGAIN...WITH GALES POSSIBLE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON. LHZ362-363-462>464-161500- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120116T1500Z/ 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- 1230 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 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 7 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST MONDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ422-161730- /O.EXA.KDTX.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120116T2100Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 1230 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 20 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 23 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 9 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM EST MONDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-161730- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120116T2100Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 1230 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 8 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 11 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ KURIMSKI
781 WHUS73 KDTX 160828 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 328 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. ALTHOUGH WE ARE UNDER A STRONG WARM ADVECTION PATTERN...THE LOW LEVEL TEMPS START OUT VERY COLD AND WE STAY MODESTLY UNSTABLE IN THE LOWEST LEVELS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. MODEL CONSENSUS IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TO TOP OUT AROUND 30 KNOTS SUSTAINED...WITH GUSTS OF GALE FORCE. HAVE THUS ISSUED A LOCALIZED GALE WARNING FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CONTINUED AND EXTENDED INTO INNER SAGINAW BAY AND WESTERN LAKE ERIE DUE TO THE SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS/HIGHER WAVES EXPECTED. THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT WILL SINK THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TONIGHT...WITH A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE RIDING THROUGH ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW FOR TUESDAY NIGHT...AS MUCH COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION ONCE AGAIN...WITH GALES POSSIBLE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LIKELY LEAD TO SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS OVER THE NEARSHORE AREAS FROM LATE TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. WILL ISSUE THESE HEADLINES ONCE THE CURRENT EVENT IS OVER AND THE NEXT EVENT DRAWS CLOSER. LHZ362-363-462>464-161700- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120116T1700Z/ 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- 328 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 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 6 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EST MONDAY. 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. && $$ LEZ444-162100- /O.EXA.KDTX.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120116T2100Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 328 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 21 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-422-441>443-162100- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120116T2100Z/ 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- 328 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 8 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 11 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST MONDAY. 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. && $$ KURIMSKI
347 WHUS73 KDTX 161417 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 917 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINDS DIMINISHING TODAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL SINK THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TONIGHT...WITH A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE RIDING THROUGH ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW FOR TUESDAY NIGHT...AS MUCH COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION ONCE AGAIN...WITH GALES POSSIBLE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LIKELY LEAD TO SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS OVER THE NEARSHORE AREAS FROM LATE TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. WILL ISSUE THESE HEADLINES ONCE THE CURRENT EVENT IS OVER AND THE NEXT EVENT DRAWS CLOSER. LHZ462>464-161530- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120116T1700Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 917 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS TOPPING OUT AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY. $$ LHZ421-422-441>443-162100- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120116T2100Z/ 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- 917 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 8 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 11 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST MONDAY. 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. && $$ LEZ444-162100- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120116T2100Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 917 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 21 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jan 15, 3:49 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 35 hr |
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