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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this small craft advisory at Feb 29, 2012, 4:17 PM EST. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 29, 2012, 4:17 PM EST (21:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2012, 11:22 AM EST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
197 WHUS73 KGRR 292117 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 417 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 LMZ848-849-010530- /O.CAN.KGRR.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.120229T2117Z-120301T1800Z/ WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 417 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING. * WAVES...WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 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. 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. && $$ LMZ844>847-010530- /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- 417 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS THIS EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT AND SUBSIDE TO BELOW GALE FORCE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES...WAVES WILL REACH THE 5 TO 9 FOOT RANGE TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ DUKE
3 follow-up statements
445 WHUS73 KGRR 010316 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1016 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 LMZ844>847-010600- /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- 1016 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS THIS EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND SUBSIDE TO BELOW GALE FORCE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES...WAVES WILL REACH THE 5 TO 9 FOOT RANGE TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ LMZ848-849-011130- /O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120301T1800Z/ WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 1016 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING. * WAVES...WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ NJJ
990 WHUS73 KGRR 010552 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1252 AM EST THU MAR 1 2012 LMZ844>847-011600- /O.CAN.KGRR.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120301T1800Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- 1252 AM EST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 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 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING. * WAVES...WAVES OF 5 TO 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 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. 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. && $$ LMZ848-849-011600- /O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120301T1800Z/ WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 1252 AM EST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING. * WAVES...WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ NJJ
914 WHUS73 KGRR 011622 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1122 AM EST THU MAR 1 2012 LMZ844>849-011730- /O.CAN.KGRR.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120301T1800Z/ 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- 1122 AM EST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS AND WAVES HAVE COME DOWN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WAS CANCELLED. WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. $$ DUKE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 10:56 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kalamazoo | 3 days |
| Feb 29, 6:09 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GRR | Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 2 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.