Alert archive / Michigan / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 48, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this gale warning at Dec 21, 2012, 5:14 AM EST. It was in force for 106 min. 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, 5:14 AM EST (10:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 106 min
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
772 WHUS73 KMQT 211014 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 LMZ248-250-211815- /O.CAN.KMQT.SR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 36 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 16 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. 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. && $$ LSZ246-247-211815- /O.CAN.KMQT.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMQT.SC.Y.0155.000000T0000Z-121222T1200Z/ POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS- 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 15 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 21 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ162-211200- /O.EXP.KMQT.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121221T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.GL.W.0048.121221T1014Z-121221T1200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /414 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/ ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 16 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. 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. && $$ LSZ241-242-211815- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.SC.Y.0156.121221T1200Z-121222T0900Z/ BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI- ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /414 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/ ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 14 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 21 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 14 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 21 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ243-211800- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI- 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 32 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 15 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 22 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. 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. && $$ LSZ244-211815- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121221T2100Z/ EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI- 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 43 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 17 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 24 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ249>251-211815- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/ MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI- GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 39 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 47 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 22 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 32 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. 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. && $$ LSZ263-211600- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121221T1600Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 33 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 14 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 21 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ264-211800- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121221T1800Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 42 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 15 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 22 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. 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. && $$ LSZ245-248-265-211815- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121221T2100Z/ MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 38 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 47 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 22 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 32 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ267-211815- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 36 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 17 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 25 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 2 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. 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. && $$ LMZ221-211815- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 35 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 44 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 15 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ266-211700- /O.CON.KMQT.SR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121221T1700Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE STORM WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 39 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 48 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 20 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 30 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. 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. && $$ LSZ240-211815- /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0155.000000T0000Z-121222T1000Z/ SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI- 514 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /414 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/ ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 31 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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 Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 21, 12:37 AM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 12:37 AM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1237 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 831 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012
WITH SNOW REPORTS UP TO WARNING CRITERIA IN IWD AND LOOKING AT NAM
WHICH IS SHOWING STRONG 950 MB CONVERGENCE THIS EVENING...IWD HAS
REPORTED 6-8 INCHES OF SNOW. PUT THEM IN A WINTER STORM WARNING.
TOOK A LOOK AT WINDS AND THEY LOOKED A LITTLE WEAK ON EASTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR AND BUMPED THEM UP A BIT WHICH CAUSED A STORM WARNING FOR
LSZ-266 AND ALSO NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 458 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012
THE WINTER STORM IS ONGOING AND IS PACKING QUITE A PUNCH. HAVE SEEN
WIDESPREAD/SYNOPTIC SNOW INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST SYNOPTIC SNOW IS ROUGHLY EAST OF A
LINE FROM BARAGA TO IRON MOUNTAIN. SNOW REPORTS FROM INLAND
MENOMINEE COUNTY TO FAR SOUTHERN MARQUETTE COUNTY HAVE BEEN IN THE 6
TO 9 INCH RANGE SINCE 8 AM EST. THIS WAS IN AREA OF STRONGEST H85-H7
FGEN...THAT WAS CURRENTLY LIFTING NORTH TOWARD LK SUPERIOR. AT
20Z...983MB SFC LOW WAS JUST NORTH OF CHICAGO WITH TROUGH PUSHING
NORTH-NORTHEAST INTO CNTRL LK MICHIGAN. SEEMS THAT ANYWHERE SOUTH OF
1005MB ISOBAR...SFC WINDS/GUSTS ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE AND THESE
STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS ALONG LK SUPERIOR AND IN THE SCNTRL
CWA TONIGHT. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING TONIGHT IN THE
SCNTRL CWA EVEN AFTER THE SNOW DIMINISHES/ENDS.
SFC LOW PROJECTED TO SLIDE INTO CNTRL LOWER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT. ALSO
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. FARTHER
NORTHWEST TRACK OF THE LOW ALLOWS WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS UPR
MICHIGAN TO PERSIST THROUGH MIDNIGHT OVER EAST HALF OF UPR MICHIGAN.
ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED OVER SCNTRL...WITH
THE MOST OCCURRING JUST INLAND FROM BAY OF GREEN BAY AND LAKE
MICHIGAN. ADDITIONAL UPSLOPE FROM NE WINDS WILL SUPPORT LAKE
ENHANCED SNOW OVER MUCH OF NCNRL UPR MICHIGAN...HURON MOUNTAINS TO
GWINN. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS THROUGH TONIGHT COULD PUSH PAST 10
INCHES IN ISOLD HIGHER TERRAIN SPOTS. SNOW AMOUNTS OVER LOWER
ELEVATIONS HAVE BEEN HAMPERED THUS FAR BY JUST ENOUGH WARMING OFF
THE 36-38F DEGREE WATERS OF LK SUPERIOR. SEEMS THAT TOTAL SNOW
AMOUNTS THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG LK SUPERIOR SHORE WILL HAVE HARD TIME
REACHING PAST 5-8 INCHES DUE TO THE WARMER BLYR TEMPS AND LESSER
ADDITIONAL ACCUMS. SYSTEM IS KIND OF MORE LIKE NOVEMBER THAN LATER
DECEMBER.
OVER EASTERN CWA...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES SEEM
REASONABLE...WITH MANY SPOTS SEEING 1-2" PER HOUR SNOW RATES AT
LEAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUS FAR SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE WEST HAVE
BEEN APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 4 INCHES. LAKE ENHANCED SNOW MAY BOOST
TOTALS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN OF GOGEBIC AND ONTONAGON COUNTY THOUGH BY
LATE EVENING...DEEPER MOISTURE CUTS OUT FAIRLY QUICK...ULTIMATELY
LIMITING SNOW AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT SINCE TEMPS AT TOP OF LOWERING
INVERSION ARE GENERALLY WARMER THAN -10C.
LAKE ENHANCED SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NCNTRL UPR MICHIGAN
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. MIXED LAYER WINDS UP TO 40 KTS WILL LEAD TO
SIGNIFICANT BLSN ISSUES ALONG OPEN AREAS OF LK SUPERIOR BTWN
MARQUETTE AND MUNISING. CONTINUED TO MENTION NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN WSW STATEMENT. SINCE HAZARD WILL NOT BE TOO WIDESPREAD
AND THERE IS NO ICE YET OFFSHORE PROVIDING PLATFORM FOR SNOW TO BLOW
IN OFF OF/...OPTED TO NOT UPGRADE TO ANY KIND OF BLIZZARD WARNING.
ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS ON FRIDAY WILL BE MAINLY LESS THAN 4 INCHES
THROUGH EARLY AFTN...GREATEST OVER NORTH CENTRAL UPR MICHIGAN.
CONDITIONS ALL AREAS WILL DRASTICALLY IMPROVE BY MID-LATE AFTN.
.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 458 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012
FRIDAY NIGHT...EVEN WITH 850 MB TEMPS AROUND -10C...ANY LINGERING
LAKE EFFECT OR LAKE ENHANCED SNOW WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH AS THE
FAVORABLE 850-700 MB MOISTURE MOVES TO THE EAST AND INVERSION
HEIGHTS DROP TO AROUND 3K FT. NNW FLOW WILL COULD STILL PRODUCE SOME
SCT LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY FROM MARQUETTE EASTWARD COULD STILL
GIVE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A HALF INCH.
SATURDAY...MID LEVEL AND SFC RIDGING BUILDING INTO THE AREA WITH
BACKING WINDS AND DEVELOPING ACYC FLOW WILL SHOULD LIMIT LES TO NO
MORE THAN ISOLD -SHSN WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION.
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...NW FLOW BTWN A MID/UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER
QUEBEC AND A RIDGE OVER THE PLAINS WILL ALLOW A SHORTWAVE TROUGH TO
DROP SE THROUGH NRN ONTARIO INTO THE NRN GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL DRAG
A COLD FRONT THROUGH LAKE SUPERIOR AS ARCTIC HIGH RPESSURE OVER
CENTRAL CANADA BUILDS TO THE SOUTH. SOME LES MAY BE POSSIBLE AS
850 MB TEMPS DROP TO AROUND -12C...BUT THE SHALLOW COLD AIRMASS WITH
INVERSION HEIGHTS ONLY AROUND 3K-4K WILL SHOULD RESULT IN ONLY LIGHT
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR LESS FOR NW FLOW FAVORED LOCATIONS.
MON-TUE...THE GFS SHOW GREATER DIFFERENCES IN HANDLING THE
INTERACTION OF SHORTWAVES MOVING OUT OF THE PLAINS AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE LOW NEAR THE OHIO VALLEY. ALTHOUGH
CONFIDENCE IN THE DETAILS IS LOW...SOME WEAK TO MODERATE FORCING ON
THE NORTH END OF THIS SYSTEM MAY BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW AND SOME
ADDITIONAL LES TO NRLY WIND FAVORED LOCATIONS.
WED-THU...MODEL TRENDS CONTINUE TO FAVOR A TRACK TO THE SOUTH AND
EAST OF THE NRN GREAT LAKES WITH THE NEXT MAJOR MID LEVEL TROUGH AND
SFC LOW. REGARDLESS OF THE LOW TRACK AND DEVELOPMENT...NRLY FLOW
WITH 850 MB TEMPS TO AROUND -15C COULD BRING ANOTHER PERIOD OF LES
INTO THE CWA.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1231 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW
OVER SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN MOVES NORTHEAST. IN ADDITION...SURFACE
N WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE. ALL OF THIS SHOULD COMBINE TO KEEP LIFR
CONDITIONS OR LOWER AT ALL SITES. CONDITIONS SHOULD SLOWLY START TO
IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT AT CMX AND IWD AS THE SNOW MOVES EAST...BUT THE
WIND WILL STAY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTH SO IT IS UNCLEAR IF VSBYS
WILL IMPROVE GREATLY UNTIL WELL INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY. CONDITIONS
BY FRI AFTERNOON SHOULD GO TO MVFR AT ALL SITES AND THIS SHOULD STAY
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
&&
.MARINE...(FOR THE 4 PM LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST ISSUANCE)
ISSUED AT 458 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012
EXPECT GALES TO 35-45KT TO OCCUR OVER ALL OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND WILL
KEEP GALE WARNINGS IN PLACE. STORM GUSTS NOT OF QUESTION...BUT
SHOULD NOT BE TOO WIDESPREAD/FREQUENT GIVEN LACK OF REALLY COLD AIR
SPILLING ACROSS LK SUPERIOR.
FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING NORTHERLY GALE FORCE GUSTS TO
35-45 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE...MAINLY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN
LAKE SUPERIOR AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD INTO THE NEW
ENGLAND STATES AND HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES INTO THE UPPER LAKES. NORTH
GALES SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS FROM
SATURDAY ONWARD ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 25 KNOTS.
&&
.MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UPPER MICHIGAN...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
MIZ001>003-084.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
MIZ004>007-014-085.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY FOR MIZ009.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR MIZ011-012.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR MIZ010.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR MIZ013.
LAKE SUPERIOR...
GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LSZ249>251-267.
STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR LSZ266.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 3 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR LSZ266.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LSZ244-245-248-
265.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LSZ243-264.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING FOR LSZ241-
242-246-247.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
LSZ162.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR LSZ263.
LAKE MICHIGAN...
STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LMZ248-250.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LMZ221.
&&
UPDATE...07
SHORT TERM...JLA
LONG TERM...JLB
AVIATION...07
MARINE...JLAHazardous weather outlook, Dec 21, 4:46 AM EST, 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 446 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 MIZ001>007-009-013-014-084-085-221200- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE- GOGEBIC-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 446 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /346 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM TRACKING ACROSS LAKE HURON WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS GUSTING NEAR 50 MPH WILL ALSO RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. MIZ010>012-221200- IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE- 346 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-221200- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI- BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI- ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI- EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI- MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI- POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI- MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI- GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 446 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /346 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NORTH GALES TO 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. STORM FORCE GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING BETWEEN STANNARD ROCK AND GRANITE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE. SEE THE LATEST LAKE SUPERIOR OPEN WATER FORECAST OR MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LMZ221-248-250-221200- GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 446 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT EXPECT NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS TODAY. SEE THE LATEST NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST OR MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. VOSS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 20, 11:25 PM EST, 5 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1125 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM SNOW 2 S MCMILLAN 46.31N 85.69W
12/20/2012 M9.3 INCH LUCE MI PUBLIC
TOTAL SINCE APPROX 7 AM EST. 2.3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE
5 PM EST.
&&
KFLEEGELLocal storm report, Dec 21, 12:04 AM EST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1204 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1150 PM SNOW 3 NE NEGAUNEE 46.53N 87.56W
12/20/2012 M11.9 INCH MARQUETTE MI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
SNOW SINCE APPROX 8 AM...WITH LIQUID 1.69 INCHES.
&&
KFLEEGELLocal storm report, Dec 21, 12:22 AM EST, 4 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1222 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM SNOW CEDAR RIVER 45.41N 87.35W
12/20/2012 E4.0 INCH MENOMINEE MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
STORM TOTAL SO FAR. RELAYED BY MENOMINEE COUNTY EM.
0300 PM SNOW DAGGETT 45.46N 87.60W
12/20/2012 E5.0 INCH MENOMINEE MI COUNTY OFFICIAL
STORM TOTAL SO FAR. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH LESS THAN
1/4 MILE VISIBILITY. RELAYED BY MENOMINEE COUNTY EM.
0300 PM SNOW STEPHENSON 45.41N 87.61W
12/20/2012 E4.0 INCH MENOMINEE MI DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
STORM TOTAL SO FAR.
0315 PM SNOW 4 W STEPHENSON 45.41N 87.69W
12/20/2012 M6.0 INCH MENOMINEE MI TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING. INCREASING WINDS. STORM TOTAL SINCE
APPROXIMATELY 5 AM CST. RELAYED BY MENOMINEE COUNTY HAM
NETWORK CONTACT.
0323 PM SNOW 8 WSW ONTONAGON 46.82N 89.47W
12/20/2012 E3.0 INCH ONTONAGON MI PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL SINCE 7 AM.
0323 PM SNOW BARAGA 46.78N 88.49W
12/20/2012 E3.5 INCH BARAGA MI OTHER FEDERAL
3-4 INCHES STORM TOTAL SO FAR. REPORT FROM BUREAU OF
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
0345 PM SNOW 2 N ARNOLD 46.08N 87.48W
12/20/2012 M8.5 INCH MARQUETTE MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE 7 AM EST.
0400 PM SNOW MARQUETTE 46.55N 87.40W
12/20/2012 E1.0 INCH MARQUETTE MI TRAINED SPOTTER
6 HOUR TOTAL FROM PARK STREET IN DOWNTOWN MARQUETTE.
0412 PM SNOW IRONWOOD 46.45N 90.15W
12/20/2012 E3.5 INCH GOGEBIC MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
3 TO 4 INCHES STORM TOTAL SO FAR.
0419 PM SNOW FELCH 46.00N 87.85W
12/20/2012 M5.5 INCH DICKINSON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
6 HOUR TOTAL.
0430 PM SNOW 1 S MARQUETTE 46.54N 87.40W
12/20/2012 M4.0 INCH MARQUETTE MI NWS EMPLOYEE
TOTAL SINCE APPROX 8 AM EST.
0440 PM SNOW 3 E IRON MOUNTAIN 45.83N 88.00W
12/20/2012 M7.4 INCH DICKINSON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
11 HOUR TOTAL.
0500 PM SNOW 3 NE NEGAUNEE 46.53N 87.55W
12/20/2012 M5.9 INCH MARQUETTE MI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 8 AM EST
0500 PM SNOW MCMILLAN 46.33N 85.67W
12/20/2012 M7.0 INCH LUCE MI PUBLIC
APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL. 4.5 INCHES SINCE 1 PM EST.
0540 PM SNOW 1 W ISHPEMING 46.49N 87.68W
12/20/2012 M5.2 INCH MARQUETTE MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE 8 AM EST.
0540 PM SNOW 3 S ISHPEMING 46.44N 87.66W
12/20/2012 M5.5 INCH MARQUETTE MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE 7 AM EST.
0541 PM SNOW HERMAN 46.67N 88.37W
12/20/2012 M2.8 INCH BARAGA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE 7 AM EST.
0545 PM SNOW 5 N SHINGLETON 46.42N 86.48W
12/20/2012 M7.0 INCH ALGER MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE 9 AM EST.
0545 PM SNOW GARDEN CORNERS 45.89N 86.54W
12/20/2012 M5.4 INCH DELTA MI PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 7 AM EST.
0546 PM SNOW 2 WNW CHATHAM 46.35N 86.97W
12/20/2012 M7.5 INCH ALGER MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE APPROX 8 AM EST.
0547 PM SNOW SENEY 46.35N 85.95W
12/20/2012 E6.0 INCH SCHOOLCRAFT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE 9 AM EST.
0557 PM SNOW ESCANABA 45.75N 87.08W
12/20/2012 E6.5 INCH DELTA MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 7 AM EST
0601 PM SNOW MANISTIQUE 45.96N 86.25W
12/20/2012 E7.0 INCH SCHOOLCRAFT MI DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MANISTIQUE AREA SINCE
APPROX. 7 AM EST.
0605 PM SNOW MENOMINEE 45.12N 87.62W
12/20/2012 M2.5 INCH MENOMINEE MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE 7 AM EST. SNOW IS VERY WET AND HEAVY.
0605 PM SNOW 9 W ISHPEMING 46.50N 87.85W
12/20/2012 M4.0 INCH MARQUETTE MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 8 AM EST.
0615 PM SNOW IRON RIVER 46.10N 88.64W
12/20/2012 M3.5 INCH IRON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE APPROXIMATELY 730 AM EST.
0621 PM SNOW 2 E WINONA 46.88N 88.86W
12/20/2012 E4.0 INCH HOUGHTON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
APPOX. 12 HOUR TOTAL.
0623 PM SNOW 5 SSE MARQUETTE 46.48N 87.36W
12/20/2012 M3.3 INCH MARQUETTE MI NWS EMPLOYEE
TOTAL SINCE 8 AM EST.
0629 PM SNOW ROCKLAND 46.74N 89.18W
12/20/2012 M4.6 INCH ONTONAGON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE 8 AM EST. SOME RAIN MIXED IN WITH THE SNOW
EARLIER...OTHERWISE VERY HEAVY WET SNOW. STILL SNOWING
HEAVILY.
0643 PM SNOW 3 WSW BESSEMER 46.46N 90.11W
12/20/2012 E6.0 INCH GOGEBIC MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE APPROXIMATELY 7 AM EST.
0645 PM SNOW 2 NW WAKEFIELD 46.50N 89.97W
12/20/2012 E5.0 INCH GOGEBIC MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 7 AM EST.
0652 PM SNOW 1 ENE BESSEMER 46.48N 90.03W
12/20/2012 E6.0 INCH GOGEBIC MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE 7 AM EST.
0657 PM SNOW PALMER 46.43N 87.58W
12/20/2012 M7.0 INCH MARQUETTE MI PUBLIC
MEASURE SEVERAL SPOTS IN YARD BETWEEN 6.5 TO 7.5 INCHES.
TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 8 AM EST.
0658 PM SNOW 3 NE NEGAUNEE 46.53N 87.55W
12/20/2012 M7.5 INCH MARQUETTE MI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
TOTAL SINCE 8 AM EST.
0704 PM SNOW MOHAWK 47.30N 88.37W
12/20/2012 E5.0 INCH KEWEENAW MI DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ESTIMATED TOTAL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF KEWEENAW
COUNTY AND THE MOHAWK AREA. TOTAL SINCE APPROX 930 AM
EST.
0715 PM SNOW NORWAY 45.80N 87.91W
12/20/2012 E5.0 INCH DICKINSON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
13 HOUR TOTAL.
0719 PM SNOW 1 NE HOUGHTON 47.12N 88.55W
12/20/2012 E1.5 INCH HOUGHTON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 1-2 INCHES. TOTAL SINCE APPROX 9 AM EST.
0729 PM SNOW IRONWOOD 46.45N 90.15W
12/20/2012 E7.0 INCH GOGEBIC MI TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 INCHES SINCE 7 AM EST.
0729 PM SNOW 4 W STEPHENSON 45.41N 87.69W
12/20/2012 M9.0 INCH MENOMINEE MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 7 AM EST.
0737 PM SNOW POWERS 45.69N 87.53W
12/20/2012 M12.0 INCH MENOMINEE MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 7 AM EST.
0758 PM SNOW 2 SW SIDNAW 46.48N 88.73W
12/20/2012 E4.5 INCH HOUGHTON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 4 TO 4.5 INCHES. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY AND
ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED. BLOWING SNOW WAS ALSO OBSERVED.
TOTAL SINCE APPROX 8 AM EST.
0800 PM SNOW 1 SSE NORWAY 45.78N 87.90W
12/20/2012 M6.2 INCH DICKINSON MI CO-OP OBSERVER
0.52 INCHES LIQUID. 12 HOUR TOTAL.
0804 PM SNOW 6 SSE WATERSMEET 46.19N 89.14W
12/20/2012 M4.0 INCH GOGEBIC MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE APPROX 7 AM EST.
0804 PM SNOW 15 S WETMORE 46.16N 86.62W
12/20/2012 M5.8 INCH ALGER MI TRAINED SPOTTER
APPROX 12 HOUR TOTAL.
0815 PM SNOW 4 NE CALUMET 47.29N 88.38W
12/20/2012 M2.5 INCH KEWEENAW MI TRAINED SPOTTER
12 HOUR TOTAL.
0815 PM SNOW 2 ESE THREE LAKES 46.54N 88.17W
12/20/2012 M3.6 INCH BARAGA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
12 HOUR TOTAL.
0830 PM SNOW 2 S MARQUETTE 46.52N 87.39W
12/20/2012 M4.0 INCH MARQUETTE MI NWS EMPLOYEE
TOTAL SINCE APPROX 8 AM EST
0852 PM SNOW NEWBERRY 46.35N 85.51W
12/20/2012 M7.5 INCH LUCE MI PUBLIC
TOTAL SINCE APPROX 8 AM EST.
0930 PM SNOW 2 WNW MARQUETTE 46.56N 87.44W
12/20/2012 M5.5 INCH MARQUETTE MI NWS EMPLOYEE
TOTAL SINCE APPROX 8 AM EST
0950 PM SNOW 1 E BESSEMER 46.48N 90.03W
12/20/2012 M10.0 INCH GOGEBIC MI TRAINED SPOTTER
6-10 INCH TOTAL SINCE 7 AM EST.
1000 PM SNOW 4 NNE IRON MOUNTAIN 45.88N 88.04W
12/20/2012 M7.5 INCH DICKINSON MI CO-OP OBSERVER
TOTAL SINCE 8 AM EST...WITH 0.47 INCH LIQUID.
1000 PM SNOW 6 WSW NATIONAL MINE 46.43N 87.80W
12/20/2012 M10.0 INCH MARQUETTE MI PUBLIC
12 HOUR TOTAL...WITH 1 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES SINCE
5 PM EST.
1000 PM SNOW MARQUETTE 46.55N 87.40W
12/20/2012 M1.1 INCH MARQUETTE MI NWS EMPLOYEE
TOTAL OF VERY HEAVY WET SNOW SINCE 8 AM.
1000 PM SNOW 4 NNE IRON MOUNTAIN 45.88N 88.04W
12/20/2012 M7.5 INCH DICKINSON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW TOTAL SINCE 8 AM EST...WITH 0.47 INCHES OF LIQUID.
1000 PM SNOW 4 NNE IRON MOUNTAIN 45.88N 88.04W
12/20/2012 M7.5 INCH DICKINSON MI CO-OP OBSERVER
0.47 INCH LIQUID. TOTALS SINCE 8 AM EST.
1000 PM SNOW 4 NNE IRON MOUNTAIN 45.88N 88.04W
12/20/2012 M7.5 INCH DICKINSON MI CO-OP OBSERVER
TOTAL SINCE 8 AM EST...WITH 0.47 INCHES OF LIQUID.
1100 PM SNOW 2 S MCMILLAN 46.31N 85.69W
12/20/2012 M9.3 INCH LUCE MI PUBLIC
TOTAL SINCE APPROX 7 AM EST. 2.3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE
5 PM EST.
1150 PM SNOW 3 NE NEGAUNEE 46.53N 87.56W
12/20/2012 M11.9 INCH MARQUETTE MI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
SNOW SINCE APPROX 8 AM...WITH LIQUID 1.69 INCHES.
&&
KFLEEGELThe office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 8:15 PM EST | Storm Warning | MQT | 20 hr | |
| Dec 21, 5:14 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 26 hr | |
| Dec 21, 5:21 PM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 8 hr | |
| Dec 21, 5:21 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 16 hr |
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