Alert archive / Illinois / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 9, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this gale warning at Jan 27, 2012, 2:51 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 28, 2012, 4:00 AM CST. It was in force for 17 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 27, 2012, 2:51 PM CST (20:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 28, 2012, 4:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2012, 9:02 PM CST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
336 WHUS73 KLOT 272051 MWWLOT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 251 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 LMZ745-280500- /O.EXP.KLOT.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120127T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KLOT.GL.A.0006.120128T1200Z-120129T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.GL.W.0009.120128T1000Z-120129T0000Z/ BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 251 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST GALES TO 35 KT. * WAVES...7 TO 10 FT. OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 14 FT. 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. && $$ LMZ080-567-669-671-673-675-740>744-777-779-868-870-872-874-876- 878-280500- /O.UPG.KLOT.GL.A.0006.120128T1200Z-120129T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.GL.W.0009.120128T1000Z-120129T0000Z/ LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- GARY TO BURNS HARBOR- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 251 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST GALES TO 40 KT. * WAVES...10 TO 15 FT. OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 20 FT. 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. && $$
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996 WHUS73 KLOT 280310 MWWLOT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 910 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 LMZ080-567-669-671-673-675-740>745-777-779-868-870-872-874-876- 878-281115- /O.CON.KLOT.GL.W.0009.120128T1000Z-120129T0000Z/ LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE-WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 910 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... * WINDS...WEST GALES TO 40 KT. * WAVES...10 TO 15 FT WITH OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 20 FT. 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. && $$ IZZI
195 WHUS73 KLOT 280945 MWWLOT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 345 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-281745- /O.EXB.KLOT.GL.W.0009.120128T1600Z-120129T0300Z/ LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 345 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST GALES TO 35 KT. * WAVES...8 TO 12 FT WITH OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 16 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ080-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-878-281745- /O.EXT.KLOT.GL.W.0009.120128T1000Z-120129T0300Z/ LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 345 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST GALES TO 40 KT. * WAVES...11 TO 15 FT WITH OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 20 FT. 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. && $$ LMZ740>745-281745- /O.CON.KLOT.GL.W.0009.120128T1000Z-120129T0000Z/ WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 345 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST GALES TO 35 KT. * WAVES...6 TO 9 FT WITH OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 13 FT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INDIANA SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ MTF
053 WHUS73 KLOT 281448 MWWLOT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 848 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 LMZ080-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874-876-878-282300- /O.CON.KLOT.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 848 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST GALES TO 40 KT. * WAVES...11 TO 15 FT WITH OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 20 FT. 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. && $$ LMZ740>745-282300- /O.CON.KLOT.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120129T0000Z/ WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 848 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST GALES TO 35 KT. * WAVES...6 TO 9 FT WITH OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 13 FT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INDIANA SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-282300- /O.CON.KLOT.GL.W.0009.120128T1600Z-120129T0300Z/ LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 848 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST GALES TO 35 KT. * WAVES...8 TO 12 FT WITH OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 16 FT. 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. && $$ RATZER
849 WHUS73 KLOT 282049 MWWLOT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 249 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-290300- /O.CON.KLOT.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 249 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST GALES TO 40 KT. * WAVES...11 TO 15 FT WITH OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 20 FT. 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. && $$ LMZ740>745-290000- /O.CON.KLOT.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120129T0000Z/ WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 249 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST GALES TO 35 KT. * WAVES...6 TO 9 FT WITH OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 13 FT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INDIANA SHORE. 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. && $$ RATZER
340 WHUS73 KLOT 290006 MWWLOT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 606 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 LMZ744-745-290300- /O.EXP.KLOT.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120129T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.GL.W.0010.120129T0006Z-120129T0300Z/ GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 606 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST GALES TO 35 KT. * WAVES...6 TO 9 FT WITH OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 13 FT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INDIANA SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ740>743-290300- /O.EXP.KLOT.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120129T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.SC.Y.0012.120129T0006Z-120129T0300Z/ WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- 606 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS TO 30 KT. * WAVES...3 TO 6 FT WITH OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 9 FT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INDIANA SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FT WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-290300- /O.CON.KLOT.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 606 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST GALES TO 40 KT. * WAVES...11 TO 15 FT WITH OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 20 FT. 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. && $$ IZZI
989 WHUS73 KLOT 290300 MWWLOT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 900 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 LMZ744-745-291100- /O.CAN.KLOT.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.SC.Y.0013.120129T0900Z-120130T0400Z/ GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 900 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM CST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM CST SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. * WAVES...5 TO 8 FT WITH OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 12 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FT WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-290400- /O.CAN.KLOT.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 900 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO AROUND 30 KT TONIGHT...THUS THE GALE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ LMZ740>743-290400- /O.CAN.KLOT.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- 900 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... OFF SHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT...ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT WAVES...THUS THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ BMD
908 WHUS73 KLOT 290302 CCA MWWLOT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 902 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 LMZ744-745-291115- /O.CAN.KLOT.GL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ /O.COR.KLOT.SC.Y.0013.120129T0900Z-120130T0400Z/ GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 902 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM CST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM CST SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. * WAVES...5 TO 8 FT WITH OCCASIONAL WAVES TO 12 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FT WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-290415- /O.CAN.KLOT.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 902 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO AROUND 30 KT TONIGHT...THUS THE GALE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ LMZ740>743-290415- /O.CAN.KLOT.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120129T0300Z/ WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- 902 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... OFF SHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT...ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT WAVES...THUS THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ BMD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Chicago, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 27, 2:02 PM CST, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 2:02 PM CST, 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
202 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012
.DISCUSSION...
333 AM CST
FOR TODAY...CLOUDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW THAT IS LIFTING OUT OF
THE OHIO VALLEY...WILL CONTINUE TO CHARGE TO THE SOUTHEAST. AIRCRAFT
SOUNDINGS OUT OF ORD SHOW A FAIRLY SHALLOW SATURATED LAYER REMAINING.
UPSTREAM SOUNDINGS AND RUC ANALYSIS SHOW AN OVERALL DRYING TREND
TO CONTINUE AND NOT EXPECTING ANY EXPANSION TO THE CLOUDS EARLY
THIS MORNING. MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD SEE MOSTLY SUNNY AND BLUE
SKIES...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FAR SOUTHEAST WHERE THEY WILL BE
SLUGGISH. BOTH THE RUC AND NARRE-TL GUIDANCE ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT
THE NORTHWEST SHOULD BE CLEAR BY SUNRISE...WITH THE CHICAGO METRO
A FEW HOURS BEYOND. FAST ON THE HEELS OF THE CLEAR SKIES WILL BE
MID LEVEL CLOUDS ARRIVING FROM THE WEST WITH THE NEXT WAVE MOVING
IN...AND THE ENTIRE CWA IS THEN EXPECTED TO BECOME CLOUDY AGAIN
BY THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. WITH NO REAL CHANGE TO THE AIRMASS
TODAY AND TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO
CARBON COPIES OF YESTERDAY. FOCUS IN THE EVENING WILL THEN TURN
TOWARDS THE WEST AS A WEAK CLIPPER /THAT IS NOTED ON REGIONAL
RADAR THIS MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN DAKOTAS/ AND A WEAK
SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM /NEAR THE OKLAHOMA PAN HANDLE THIS MORNING/
SHIFT EAST AND NOT QUITE MERGE...RATHER COMPLICATE THE EVENING
FORECAST. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE TIMING SHOULD BE AS RUSH HOUR
COMES TO A CLOSE FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST...AND HOURS BEYOND THE
CHICAGO METRO RUSH.
THE OVERALL PICTURE HAS BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT THE LAST FEW DAYS
THAT ANYWHERE FROM AN INCH TO INCH AND A HALF OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE EARLIER 18/00Z GUIDANCE SEEMED TO BE IN DECENT
AGREEMENT WITH KEEPING THE BEST FORCING NORTH AND HAVING A BIT MORE
OF A UNIFORM TOTAL ACROSS THE AREA...WITH POTENTIALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
NORTH OF I-80...BUT THE 00Z GFS AND ECMWF BEGAN TO THROW A WRENCH
AND GIVE THE SOUTHERN SECTION A LITTLE MORE GUSTO THAN PREVIOUS
RUNS...MAKING THE SNOW FALL A LITTLE MORE DISJOINTED. WITH DRY AIR
INVADING THE REGION THIS MORNING...IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO
SATURATE THE COLUMN BEFORE IT PRECIPITATES TO THE GROUND. THE OTHER
QUESTION WILL BE ON WHAT FORM THE PRECIP WILL BE AT THE ONSET.
FORECAST SOUNDINGS ARE TRYING TO HOLD ONTO SURFACE TEMPERATURES AT
OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH ROUGHLY 9 TO 10 PM
TONIGHT...CONTINUING TO COOL BEYOND AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
SIMPLE CROSS HAIRS TECHNIQUE SHOWS THE HIGHEST OMEGA VALUES
INTERSECTING THE DGZ IN A 2 OR SO HOUR WINDOW...AND GENERALLY IN THE
3-4-5Z TIME FRAME. IT IS WITHIN THIS WINDOW THAT THE BEST
ACCUMULATION SHOULD HAPPEN...BUT NOT ANTICIPATING MUCH BEYOND A HALF
INCH AN HOUR RATE WHEN THE ATMOSPHERE IS MOST EFFICIENT...AND WILL
LIKELY START AS A HEAVIER/WET SNOW. STILL CONFIDENT THAT THE
TOTALS WILL BE LOW AND IN THE GENERAL INCH TO MAYBE CLOSE TO AN
INCH AND A HALF/TWO INCH RANGE FOR SOME LOCATIONS. THE SYSTEM WILL
BE FAST MOVING AND GENERALLY TO THE EAST BY THE MORNING.
THE COOLING TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND UNDER GENERAL
NORTHWEST FLOW. THE NEXT WIGGLE IN THE FLOW WILL COME SHOOTING
ACROSS THE DAKOTAS AND BRING THE CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE ILLINOIS AND
WISCONSIN BORDER OVERNIGHT TOMORROW. MOISTURE IS LACKING WITH THIS
SYSTEM AND GENERALLY ANTICIPATING A DUSTING TO A SMIDGEN MORE FARTHER
NORTH...TYPICALLY NORTH OF THE I-88 DIVISION LINE. WITH FAIRLY FRESH
SNOW...AND ON AND OFF CLOUDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ONLY EXPECTING
TEMPERATURES TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY AND NOT NOSEDIVE. SUNDAY HIGHS
WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM THE LOWER 30S TO MIDDLE 20S...WITH
OVERNIGHT LOWS 10 OR SO DEGREES BELOW THE AFTERNOON HIGHS.
THE EXTENDED FORECAST IS STILL MODERATELY LOW WITH RESPECT TO
OVERALL CONFIDENCE. ANOTHER WEAK CLIPPER WILL SLIDE ACROSS WISCONSIN
MONDAY AND BRUSH THE EXTREME NORTHERN COUNTIES. BUT THERE ARE STILL
CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE EC AND GFS...WITH THE GFS BEING
A LITTLE MORE BULLISH WITH THE 00Z RUN. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN
ADJUSTING POPS UP OR DOWN IS THE FACT THAT THE GFS HAS BEEN FLOPPING
EVERY RUN WITH WHERE THE BEST AXIS LINES UP...AND THE ECMWF REMAINS
CONSISTENT AND MOVES THE NEXT SYSTEM THROUGH OUR AREA COMPLETELY
DRY. TRENDS BEYOND INDICATE A DECENT THERMAL RIDGE ALOFT BUILDING
IN FROM THE WEST...BRINGING HIGHS TUESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY INTO
THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 40S...TO EVEN LOWER 50S SOUTH. BY THE
EVENING...A SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION. THE DIFFERENCES AT 120
HOURS OUT ARE FROM DRY /ECMWF/ TO WET /GFS/ AND ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE
LEAVES CONFIDENCE TO GAIN. FOR NOW...WILL LEAVE ONLY CONTINUE WITH
A SLIGHTS MENTION.
SHEA
&&
.AVIATION...
//ORD AND MDW CONCERNS...UPDATED 20Z...
* ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH TEMPORARY VISIBILITY UNDER 1SM TONIGHT.
* INCREASING GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AFTER 03Z FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST
BECOMING NORTHWEST INTO SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 30 KTS POSSIBLE
SATURDAY.
RATZER
//DISCUSSION...UPDATED 18Z...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS
AFTERNOON...ALLOWING LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS TO BACK SOUTHWEST. NEXT
WEATHER SYSTEM QUICKLY APPROACHING HOWEVER...IN THE FORM OF MID
LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRACKING SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE DAKOTAS AND
MISSOURI VALLEY REGION. SNOW ALREADY SPREADING ACROSS WESTERN AND
PARTS OF CENTRAL IOWA AT THIS HOUR...AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
INTO ILLINOIS THIS EVENING. PREVIOUS FORECAST APPEARS TO HAVE THIS
WELL IN HAND...WITH LITTLE OVERALL CHANGE NOTED IN 12Z MODEL RUNS.
IF ANYTHING...MAY HAVE TO WATCH FOR A LITTLE EARLIER ONSET. SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH QUICKLY OVERNIGHT...WITH PERHAPS AN INCH OR SO OF
ACCUMULATION AND A BRIEF PERIOD OF IFR VSBY A LITTLE LESS THAN A
MILE. SNOW SHOULD BE EXITING STAGE RIGHT PRIOR TO SUNRISE
SATURDAY...WITH CEILINGS SCATTERING OUT RATHER QUICKLY DURING THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS.
AFTER THE SNOW...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST
SATURDAY MORNING AS COLDER AIR PUSHES INTO THE REGION. BETWEEN A
RELATIVELY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND DEEP MIXING DUE TO COLD
ADVECTION...FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KTS BY
LATE MORNING/MIDDAY.
RATZER
//ORD AND MDW CONFIDENCE...UPDATED 20Z...
* HIGH CONFIDENCE IN ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH AT LEAST TEMPORARY
VISIBILITY AT OR JUST UNDER ONE MILE TONIGHT. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
IN EXACT TIMING.
* HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WIND TRENDS.
RATZER
//OUTLOOK FOR ORD/MDW FOR 00Z SUNDAY-12Z FRIDAY...UPDATED 12Z...
SATURDAY NIGHT...SLIGHT CHANCE OF A DUSTING SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT.
MVFR LIKELY.
SUNDAY...MORNING MVFR THEN CLEARING.
MONDAY...VFR,
TUESDAY...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW EARLY
AND AGAIN LATE AT NIGHT. IFR POSSIBLE.
WEDNESDAY....MVFR POSSIBLE.
THURSDAY...CHANCE OF SNOW. IFR POSSIBLE.
MTF
&&
.MARINE...
420 AM CST
AN ACTIVE PATTERN MEANS MULTIPLE LOWS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS
SOUTHERN CANADA AND THE NORTHERN STATES. THIS WILL RESULT IN
REPEATED COLD FRONTAL PASSAGES ACROSS LAKE MI OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
MODERATELY STRONG NW WINDS THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH AND BACK TO
OUT OF THE SW AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES E TO THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES AND LOWER OH VALLEY BY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT AS A LOW AND COLD FRONT MOVE E INTO THE WESTERN
GREAT LAKES OVERNIGHT.
ANOTHER LOW WILL DROP SE OVER NORTHERN MN BY SAT EVENING. AS IT
CONTINUES ON TO LOWER MI BY DAWN SUN...IT WILL SWEEP ANOTHER COLD
FRONT ACROSS LAKE MI. THIS LOW MOVES E TO NEAR LAKE ONTARIO BY
LATE SUN ALLOWING A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES TO SLIDE E TO THE UPPER
MIDWEST AND MID MS VALLEY SUN. IT CONTINUES MOVING ACROSS THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES TO THE LOWER LAKES AND UPPER OH VALLEY BY MON
MORNING.
YET ANOTHER LOW WILL BE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN MN AND LAKE
SUPERIOR TUE...BRINGING ANOTHER COLD FRONT ACROSS LAKE MI.
TRS
&&
.LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...NONE.
IN...NONE.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...NEARSHORE BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN UNTIL 3 PM FRIDAY.
GALE WARNING...LMZ080-LMZ567-LMZ669-LMZ671-LMZ673-LMZ675-LMZ740-
LMZ741-LMZ742-LMZ743-LMZ744-LMZ745-LMZ777-LMZ779-LMZ868-
LMZ870-LMZ872-LMZ874-LMZ876-LMZ878...4 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM
SATURDAY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 27, 4:35 AM CST, 10 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 435 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 281045- WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE- DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON- IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- 435 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 /535 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR SHELBY WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING THROUGH TONIGHT. A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO POSSIBLY MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO THE LATE OVERNIGHT HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR SHELBY INDIANA WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING THAT WILL PERSIST UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO LMZ740>745-281045- WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 435 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON FROM BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY INDIANA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY FOR ALL THE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-281045- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 435 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF LAKE MICHIGAN. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO SHEA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 9:42 PM CST | Gale Watch | LOT | 17 hr | |
| Jan 26, 9:42 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 6 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:48 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LOT | 11 hr |
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