Alert archive / Michigan / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 13, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale warning at Mar 3, 2012, 3:29 AM EST. It took effect at Mar 3, 2012, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 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
- Mar 3, 2012, 3:29 AM EST (08:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2012, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2012, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
839 WHUS73 KGRR 030829 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 329 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 LMZ844>849-031630- /O.CON.KGRR.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.GL.W.0013.120303T1200Z-120303T2000Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 329 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...STORM FORCE TO 50 TO 55 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING THEN GALE FORCE TO 35 KNOTS FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * WAVES...UP TO 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
151 WHUS73 KGRR 031203 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 703 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 LMZ844>849-032000- /O.EXP.KGRR.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120303T2000Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 703 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...STORM FORCE TO 50 TO 55 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING THEN GALE FORCE TO 35 KNOTS FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * WAVES...UP TO 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
333 WHUS73 KGRR 031559 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1059 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 LMZ844>849-032000- /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120303T2000Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 1059 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...GALE FORCE WINDS TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * WAVES...UP TO 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY... THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. && $$ MEADE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 10:39 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 4 days |
| Mar 3, 10:39 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 11 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:34 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 18 hr |
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