Alert archive / Indiana / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 28, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this gale warning at Dec 21, 2012, 7:21 PM EST. It was in force for 5 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
- Dec 21, 2012, 7:21 PM EST (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2012, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
284 WHUS73 KIWX 220021 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 721 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 LMZ043-046-220500- /O.EXP.KIWX.SR.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.GL.W.0028.121222T0021Z-121222T0500Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 721 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS GUSTING TO 45 KNOT STORMS... DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. * WAVES: 12 TO 20 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. && $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
1 follow-up statement
128 WHUS73 KIWX 220420 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1120 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 LMZ043-046-221230- /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-121222T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0093.121222T0600Z-121222T2200Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 1120 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS SATURDAY...BACKING SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON0N. * WAVES: 12 TO 18 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 11:20 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 17 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.