Alert archive / Indiana / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 9, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this gale warning at Feb 11, 2012, 5:07 AM EST. It was in force for 6 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
- Feb 11, 2012, 5:07 AM EST (10:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2012, 11:00 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
528 WHUS73 KIWX 111007 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 507 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 LMZ046-111815- /O.EXP.KIWX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120211T1000Z/ /O.UPG.KIWX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.GL.W.0009.120211T1007Z-120211T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0018.120211T1600Z-120213T1200Z/ MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 507 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES THIS MORNING. * WAVES: 12 TO 16 FEET TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT...THEN TO 6 TO 10 FEET SUNDAY. 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. && $$ LMZ043-111815- /O.EXP.KIWX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120211T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KIWX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120213T1200Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI- 507 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES: 12 TO 16 FEET SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT...THEN TO 6 TO 10 FEET SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 1:08 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Marshall, Pulaski | 17 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 53 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.