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Gale Warning 4, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 2012, 9:16 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 17, 2012, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 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 16, 2012, 9:16 PM EST (02:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2012, 3:46 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
056 WHUS73 KDTX 170216 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 916 PM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE LOOKS TO BE TRACKING THROUGH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN TOMORROW MORNING...DEEPENING AS IT SLIDES EAST DURING THE DAY. STRONG LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION AND TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS LATE IN THE DAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH GALES POSSIBLE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON. A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS FOR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 KNOTS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FOR THE MID WEEK PERIOD WILL LEAD TO LIGHTER WINDS BEFORE THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH ON THURSDAY. LHZ361>363-462>464-171430- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0004.120117T1800Z-120118T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0005.120117T1800Z-120118T1200Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 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- 916 PM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 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 11 PM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ421-441-171430- /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0004.120117T1800Z-120118T1200Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- 916 PM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
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267 WHUS73 KDTX 170858 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 358 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...NORTHWEST GALES DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THIS MORNING...RAPIDLY DEEPENING ALONG THE WAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL AIDE IN STRONG LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION ON TUESDAY. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LIKELY LEAD TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER ALL MARINE AREAS. THE CURRENT GALE WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO COVER ALL NEARSHORE AND OPEN LAKE WATERS. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER LAKE HURON WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 KNOTS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FOR MID WEEK PERIOD ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH BEFORE THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. LHZ422-442-443-172130- /O.EXA.KDTX.GL.W.0004.120117T1800Z-120118T1200Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 358 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 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 5 PM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EST TUESDAY. 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. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-172130- /O.EXA.KDTX.GL.W.0004.120117T1800Z-120118T1200Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 358 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 4 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 5 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EST TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361>363-462>464-172130- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0005.120117T1800Z-120118T1200Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 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- 358 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 32 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 41 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 PM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 11 PM EST TUESDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ421-441-172130- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0004.120117T1800Z-120118T1200Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- 358 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 17 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EST TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
190 WHUS73 KDTX 171514 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1014 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...NORTHWEST GALES DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THIS MORNING...RAPIDLY DEEPENING ALONG THE WAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL AIDE IN STRONG LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION ON TUESDAY. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LIKELY LEAD TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER ALL MARINE AREAS. THE CURRENT GALE WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO COVER ALL NEARSHORE AND OPEN LAKE WATERS. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER LAKE HURON WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 KNOTS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FOR MID WEEK PERIOD ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH BEFORE THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. LHZ361>363-462>464-180315- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0005.120117T1800Z-120118T1200Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 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- 1014 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 44 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 PM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST TUESDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ421-422-441>443-180315- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0004.120117T1800Z-120118T1200Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 1014 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 32 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EST TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-180315- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0004.120117T1800Z-120118T1200Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 1014 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 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 4 PM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EST TUESDAY. 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. && $$
194 WHUS73 KDTX 172056 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 356 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...NORTHWESTERLY GALES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THIS MORNING IS CONTINUING TO UNDERGO A RAPIDLY DEEPENING PHASE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW WILL ALLOW COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR TO OVERSPREAD AREA WATERS. AT THE SAME TIME...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL ALSO BE ON THE RISE AS THE LOW STRENGTHENS MARKEDLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RESULT WILL BE A WIDESPREAD NORTHWESTERLY GALE EVENT WITH MODERATE GALES POSSIBLE FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LAKE HURON. THEREFORE...THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL WATERS THROUGH WEDNEDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FOR MID WEEK PERIOD ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH BEFORE THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. A LOW END GALE IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. LHZ361>363-462>464-180900- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120118T1200Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 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- 356 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 44 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 PM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST TUESDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ421-422-441>443-180900- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120118T1200Z/ 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- 356 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 41 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 5 PM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EST TUESDAY. 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. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-180900- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120118T1200Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 356 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 4 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 5 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EST TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
470 WHUS73 KDTX 180846 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 346 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALES PERSIST OVER THE OPEN WATER OF LAKE HURON... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OVER LAKE HURON THROUGH THIS MORNING AS COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO REGION. THEREFORE...THE GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OPEN WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. OBSERVATIONS OVER NEARSHORE AREAS HAVE DECREASED ENOUGH TO WARRANT CANCELING THE GALE WARNING FOR THOSE AREAS. WAVES WILL REMAIN AN ISSUE FOR OUTER SAGINAW BAY DOWN TO PORT HURON SO HAVE ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THOSE AREAS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT LAKES TODAY ALLOWING WINDS TO RELAX SOME BEFORE THE NEXT DISTURBANCE APPROACHES TONIGHT. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GALES WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH THIS SYSTEM. LHZ441>443-181700- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120118T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0006.120118T0846Z-120118T1700Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 346 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 16 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 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. && $$ LHZ421-181500- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120118T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0006.120118T0846Z-120118T1500Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY- 346 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 19 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 9 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 13 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-LHZ422-181000- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120118T1200Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 346 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. $$ LHZ361>363-462>464-181200- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120118T1200Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 346 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 17 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 9:16 PM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 34 hr | |
| Jan 17, 12:25 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | Bay, Midland, Saginaw | 15 hr |
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