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Gale Warning 2, NWS Northern Indiana

January 1, 2012

NWS Northern Indiana issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2012, 4:41 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 1, 2012, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 30 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 1, 2012, 4:41 PM EST (21:41 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 1, 2012, 10:00 PM EST
Expired: Jan 3, 2012, 4:00 AM EST
In force: 30 hr
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

027 
WHUS73 KIWX 012141
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
441 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012

LMZ043-046-020545-
/O.CON.KIWX.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.GL.W.0002.120102T0300Z-120103T0400Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
441 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 PM EST MONDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST GALES OF 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOT STORMS INTO
  THE EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT LATE THIS
  EVENING...HOWEVER...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT
  30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO 40 KNOTS MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING .

* WAVES: 15 TO 20 FEET. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE TO 12 TO 16 FEET MONDAY
  AND MONDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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
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.

&&

$$


STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE

6 follow-up statements

172 
WHUS73 KIWX 020302
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1002 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012

LMZ043-046-021100-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T0300Z/
/O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T0400Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
1002 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST MONDAY...
...STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST GALES OF 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOT STORMS. GALE
  FORCE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO 40
  KNOTS MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING .

* WAVES: 15 TO 20 FEET. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE TO 12 TO 16 FEET MONDAY
  AND MONDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$


STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE

391 
WHUS73 KIWX 020907
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
407 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012

LMZ043-046-021715-
/O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T0400Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
407 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES.

* WAVES: 12 TO 16 FEET. 

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.

&&

$$


STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE

330 
WHUS73 KIWX 021604
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1104 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012

LMZ043-046-030015-
/O.EXT.KIWX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T0900Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
1104 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES
  THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WAVES: 12 TO 16 FEET.

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.

&&

$$


STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE

994 
WHUS73 KIWX 022009
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
309 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012

LMZ043-046-030415-
/O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T0900Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
309 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES 
  THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* WAVES: 12 TO 16 FEET.

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.

&&

$$


STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE

194 
WHUS73 KIWX 030255
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
955 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012

LMZ043-046-030900-
/O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T0900Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
955 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES 
  THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* WAVES: 12 TO 16 FEET.

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.

&&

$$


STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE

081 
WHUS73 KIWX 030858
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
358 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

LMZ043-046-031700-
/O.EXP.KIWX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120103T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0001.120103T0900Z-120105T1000Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
358 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON TO
  15 KNOTS. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT...VEERING WEST 10 TO
  20 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WAVES: 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS EVENING. WAVES
  3 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN
4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 1, 4:46 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	IWX	Elkhart, LaGrange	47 hr
Jan 1, 4:58 AM EST	Wind Advisory	IWX	Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more	17 hr
Jan 1, 7:19 AM EST	Gale Warning	IWX		4 hr
Jan 1, 7:19 AM EST	Storm Warning	IWX		15 hr
Jan 1, 1:28 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	DeKalb, Marshall, Noble, Starke, Steuben, Whitley	39 hr
Jan 1, 4:58 AM EST	High Wind Warning	IWX		14 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.