Alert archive / Michigan / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 4, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 2012, 11:31 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 15, 2012, 7:00 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 15, 2012, 11:31 AM EST (16:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 15, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2012, 9:36 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
403 WHUS73 KGRR 151631 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1131 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 LMZ844>849-160045- /O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0004.120115T1800Z-120116T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KGRR.GL.A.0002.120116T0000Z-120116T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.GL.W.0004.120116T0000Z-120116T1600Z/ 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- 1131 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON... INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KNOT GALES THIS EVENING. WINDS DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT. * WAVES...WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET SOUTH OF HOLLAND AND TO 6 TO 12 FEET NORTH OF HOLLAND 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. 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. && $$ MEADE HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR
4 follow-up statements
997 WHUS73 KGRR 152124 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 424 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 LMZ844>849-160530- /O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120116T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0004.120116T0000Z-120116T1600Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 424 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES FROM THE SOUTH BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT. * WAVES...WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET SOUTH OF HOLLAND AND TO 6 TO 12 FEET NORTH OF HOLLAND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR MEADE
354 WHUS73 KGRR 160222 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 922 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 LMZ844>849-161030- /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120116T1600Z/ 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- 922 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES FROM THE SOUTH BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT. * WAVES...WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET SOUTH OF HOLLAND AND TO 6 TO 12 FEET NORTH OF HOLLAND 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. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR
132 WHUS73 KGRR 160820 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 320 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 LMZ844>849-161600- /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120116T1600Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 320 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT. * WAVES...WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET THIS MORNING SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR
379 WHUS73 KGRR 161436 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 936 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 LMZ844>849-162100- /O.CAN.KGRR.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120116T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.SC.Y.0005.120116T1436Z-120116T2100Z/ 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- 936 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST FOR TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS NORTH OF HOLLAND. * WAVES...WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET THIS MORNING SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ MEADE HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 8:15 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | GRR | Muskegon, Ottawa | 7 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:32 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 15 hr |
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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.