Alert archive / Michigan / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 8, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this gale warning at Jan 22, 2012, 10:14 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 23, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 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 22, 2012, 10:14 PM EST (03:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
942 WHUS73 KMQT 230314 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1014 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 LSZ243>250-264>266-231115- /O.NEW.KMQT.GL.W.0008.120124T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ 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- 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- 1014 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 19 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST TUESDAY. 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. && $$ LSZ251-267-231115- /O.NEW.KMQT.GL.W.0008.120124T0600Z-120124T1400Z/ GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 1014 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 19 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST TUESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ221-230600- /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120123T0600Z/ GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 1014 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 13 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 19 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 9 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST SUNDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST SUNDAY. 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. && $$ LMZ248-250-231115- /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120124T1100Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 1014 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 10 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST SUNDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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245 WHUS73 KMQT 230918 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 418 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 LSZ251-267-231730- /O.EXT.KMQT.GL.W.0008.120124T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 418 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 15 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST TUESDAY. 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. && $$ LSZ243>250-264>266-231730- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.120124T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI- EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI- MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI- POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI- MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 418 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 17 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST TUESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ248-250-231730- /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120124T1100Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 418 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 31 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 7 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 AM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 2 AM EST TUESDAY. 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. && $$
290 WHUS73 KMQT 231525 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1025 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 LSZ243>250-264>266-232330- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.120124T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI- EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI- MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI- POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI- MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 1025 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 17 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST TUESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ251-267-232330- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.120124T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 1025 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 15 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST TUESDAY. 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. && $$ LMZ248-250-232330- /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120124T1100Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 1025 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 31 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 7 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 AM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 2 AM EST TUESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
410 WHUS73 KMQT 232146 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 446 PM EST MON JAN 23 2012 LMZ248-250-232300- /O.CAN.KMQT.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120124T1100Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 446 PM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ LSZ243>250-264>266-240600- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.120124T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI- EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI- MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI- POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI- MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 446 PM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 17 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST TUESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ251-267-240600- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.120124T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 446 PM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 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 1 AM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST TUESDAY. 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. && $$
658 WHUS73 KMQT 240313 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1013 PM EST MON JAN 23 2012 LSZ243>250-264>266-241115- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI- EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI- MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI- POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI- MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 1013 PM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 17 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST TUESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ251-267-241115- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 1013 PM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 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 1 AM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST TUESDAY. 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. && $$
195 WHUS73 KMQT 240920 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 420 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2012 LSZ248>250-265-266-241730- /O.EXT.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T1800Z/ HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI- MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 420 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST TUESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ251-267-241730- /O.EXT.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T1800Z/ GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 420 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 17 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST TUESDAY. 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. && $$ LSZ243>247-264-241400- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T1400Z/ UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI- EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI- MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI- POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 420 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 16 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EST TUESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
193 WHUS73 KMQT 241557 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1057 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2012 LSZ251-267-241700- /O.CAN.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T1800Z/ GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 1057 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. $$ LSZ248>250-265-266-241800- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120124T1800Z/ HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI- MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 1057 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 14 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 20 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST TUESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
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 Jan 22, 9:30 PM EST, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 9:30 PM EST, 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
930 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012
.UPDATE...
WV IMAGERY AND RUC ANALYSIS INDICATED A VIGOROUS SHRTWV MOVING INTO
WRN MO. TRENDS FROM THE 18Z MDLS AND 00Z NAM/RUC SUGGEST THAT THE
PROMINENT SHRTWV WILL SUPPORT A STRENGTHENING LOW A BIT FARTHER
SOUTH THAN PREVIOUS FCSTS. THE 00Z NAM HAS SHIFTED THE BULK OF THE
WAA/ISENTROPIC LIFT PCPN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MON WELL TO THE
EAST COMPARED TO THE 18Z RUN WHILE THE 00Z RUC CONTINUES TO SUGGEST
THAT THE WAA SURGE WILL MOVE INTO CNTRL UPPER MI LATE TONIGHT BUT
WITH THE THERMAL GRADIENT ALSO SHIFTED A BIT TO THE EAST.
DIFFICULTIES HANDLING THE EXTENSIVE LINE OF CONVECTION MOVING INTO
ALSO LEADS TO GREATER UNCERTAINTY WITH THE MODELS SOLUTIONS.
SO...WITH CONFLICTING SIGNALS FROM MODEL OUTPUT...WILL NOT CHANGE
GOING HEADLINES AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...HAVE TRIMMED ICE
ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS FOR LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND LAKE
MICHIGAN WHERE TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB AOA FREEZING BY MORNING.
LARGER CHANGES MAY BE NEEDED WITH SNOW/ICE AMOUNTS LOCATION WHEN
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
.SHORT TERM TO 00Z TUE...
UPPER AIR PATTERN CONSISTS OF A 500 MB TROUGH OVER THE ROCKIES AND A
TROUGH OFF THE SE COAST. THERE IS ALSO A SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS EMBEDDED IN THE ROCKIES TROUGH WITH A POTENT
SHORTWAVE OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. THIS POTENT SHORTWAVE EVEN HAS
SOME LIGHTNING WITH IT NEAR DENVER THIS MORNING. THE TWO SHORTWAVES
WILL AFFECT THE WEATHER AND BRING WINTRY PCPN WITH THEM.
NAM SHOWS THE SOUTHERN BRANCH SYSTEM FORMING A CLOSED 500 MB LOW AND
THIS LOW HEADS NORTHEAST AND COMBINES WITH THE NORTHERN BRANCH
SHORTWAVE IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS. NAM ALSO SHOWS SOME 850-500 MB
Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE WITH DEEPER MOISTURE THROUGH MONDAY WITH
ISENTROPIC LIFT AND MOISTURE ON THE I280K-I295K SURFACES AS WELL.
GFS SHOWS SOME 850-500 MB Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE THROUGH MONDAY AS
WELL. COMPARING MODELS...00Z ECMWF AT 18Z MONDAY IS THE FURTHEST NW
WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WHILE THE GFS...NAM AND CANADIAN ARE MORE
TOWARDS NE WI FOR THE 500 MB LOW PLACEMENT.
TOUGH FORECAST FOR THIS PERIOD AS TO WHAT TYPES OF PCPN WILL
FALL...WHERE IT WILL FALL AND HOW MUCH. NAM CONTINUES TO SHOW THE
CUTOFF LINE FROM SNOW WEST OF A LINE FROM MARQUETTE TO IRON
MOUNTAIN. 12Z SOUNDINGS FROM KGRB AND KAPX SHOW DRY IN THE LOW TO
MID LEVELS AND THIS HAS PREVENTED PCPN FROM REACHING THE GROUND OVER
THE CWA TODAY. THE QUESTION IS HOW LONG THIS DRY AIR STICKS AROUND.
FOR ONE THING...THE DRY AIR SHOULD TAKE ANY ABOVE ZERO TEMPERATURES
ALOFT BACK BELOW ZERO WITH WET BULB COOLING AND KEEP THE PCPN AS
SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE TODAY AND NOT SLEET.
NOT REAL CONFIDENT IN THIS FORECAST AS MODELS STILL HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH HOW MUCH WARM AIR IS COMING UP AND QPF TOTALS ARE DIFFERENT AS
WELL. WENT WITH A NAM ECMWF BLEND FOR THIS FORECAST WITH MORE
WEIGHTING ON THE MORE DETAILED NAM MODEL. NAM SHOWS THE 850 MB 0C
LINE STAYING AROUND THE IMT TO MQT AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. TOP DOWN SOUNDING METHOD OF FORECASTING SHOWED PCPN
STAYING MOSTLY AS SNOW ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN CWA AND THEY COULD SEE
UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ON MONDAY OUT BY ONTONAGON AND IRONWOOD AND
WENT WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING THERE FOR THE SNOW AMOUNTS. HEAVIER
PCPN DOES NOT ARRIVE UNTIL AFTER 06Z TONIGHT FOR THE CWA. THERE WILL
ALSO BE SOME FREEZING RAIN THAT COULD MIX IN WITH THE SNOW THERE AS
WELL. WENT WITH AN ICE STORM WARNING FOR MARQUETTE...DICKINSON AND
MENOMINEE COUNTIES AS THE 850 MB 0C LINE IS RIGHT ACROSS THIS AREA.
LOOKED LIKE PCPN WOULD BE A BIT OF SNOW...BUT MOSTLY FREEZING RAIN
FOR TONIGHT AND ALSO FOR MONDAY MORNING. TO THE EAST...FREEZING RAIN
IS A BIT LESS FOR AMOUNTS AND WENT WITH A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY AS
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER THERE AND WILL GET ABOVE FREEZING ON
MONDAY. TO THE WEST BETWEEN THE WARNINGS...WENT WITH A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PCPN. NOT ENOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OR
FREEZING RAIN FOR WARNINGS...SO WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LOOKED GOOD.
HAD ALL THE HEADLINES START AT 06Z TONIGHT. COLD AIR COMES IN ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND SWITCHES THE PCPN OVER TO ALL SNOW MONDAY
AFTERNOON. DID NOT CHANGE MUCH FOR TEMPERATURES AS THEY DID NOT
REALLY WARM UP TODAY. ENDED UP LOWERING HIGH TEMPERATURES A BIT
TODAY AND HAVE THE LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING
WITH SLOWLY RISING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH A
NON-DIURNAL CURVE. QPF FROM THIS EVENT LOOKS TO BE 0.40 TO 0.67 INCH
WITH FREEZING RAIN THE MAIN PCPN TYPE OVER THE CENTRAL CWA AND SNOW
IN THE WEST. IF THE WARMER AIR MOVES A BIT FURTHER WEST...THE
HEADLINES AND FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS WILL NEED TO BE ADJUSTED
FURTHER. ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES WERE ALSO
ISSUED BECAUSE PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE BELOW FREEZING
FOR A WHILE AND EVEN IF AIR TEMPERATURES GET ABOVE FREEZING...IT
WILL FREEZE ON THE PAVEMENTS WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ON THE
ROAD SURFACES WHICH WOULD JUSTIFY THE ICE STORM WARNING AND FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORIES.
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY/...
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MESSY PRECIPITATION PRODUCING SYSTEM WILL
BE ON ITS WAY OUT OF THE CWA MONDAY EVENING. HIGH POPS ALL AREAS IN
THE EVENING AS DEFORMATION PRECIP COLLAPSES FM WEST TO EAST ACROSS
CWA. SOUNDINGS INDICATE FAR EAST CWA MAY STILL BE CONTENDING WITH
RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING...BUT SWITCHED OVR TO SNOW ALL AREAS BY
LATE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS AFT 00Z TUESDAY ARE KIND OF
QUESTIONABLE. DEEP MOISTURE TO H7 REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVR THE AREA
BUT LARGER SCALE UVM IS LACKING. ONSHORE WINDS MAY ENHANCE SNOW OVR
FAR WEST AND WITH H85 TEMPS DROPPING BLO -10C THERE COULD ALSO BE
LAKE ENHANCEMENT. LAKE SNOW PARAMETER IS PRETTY MUCH MAX OUT OVR
MUCH OF THE WESTERN CWA...BUT THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO ALL THE MID
LEVEL MOISTURE STILL PRESENT. BEST CHANCE FOR DECENT SNOW AMOUNTS
WILL BE IN THE FAR WEST DUE TO TERRAIN AIDED LIFTING. BLSN/DRSN WILL
BECOME ISSUE ALONG SHORELINE OF LK SUPERIOR IN THE WEST THIRD OF CWA
MUCH OF THE NIGHT DUE TO DEVELOPING GUSTY NW WINDS OVR 30 MPH. KEPT
HIGHER POPS FOR LK EFFECT OVR NW FLOW AREAS EAST OF MARQUETTE ON
TUESDAY. DEEP MOISTURE DEPARTING AND LOWERING INVERSIONS/MARGINAL
INSTABILITY SHOULD KEEP SNOW ACCUMS LIMITED ON TUESDAY. THOUGH
COOLER THAN MONDAY IN MOST AREAS...MAX TEMPS ON TUESDAY WILL STILL
BE A BIT ABOVE NORMAL.
LK EFFECT GRADUALLY DIMINISHES/ENDS TUESDAY NIGHT OVR EASTERN CWA
WITH WARMING TEMPS AT H9 AND BACKING LOW-LEVEL WINDS. WEAK SFC
RIDGE POKES INTO WESTERN INTERIOR OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH PWAT MIN.
FAVORED LOWER END OF GUIDANCE FOR TEMPS WHICH RESULTED IN MINS ZERO
TO 5 ABOVE IN THE INTERIOR SW. MAY SEE SOME MID CLOUDS STREAMING IN
AHEAD OF NEXT SYSTEM BUT OTHERWISE WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE QUIET. TEMPS
IN SOME AREAS WILL REACH ABOVE FREEZING...THIS TIME WITHOUT THE
MESSY MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW.
IN THE EXTENDED...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH
UPPER AIR/SFC PATTERN INTO NEXT WEEKEND. GIVEN FCST OF FAIRLY FAST
WEST TO EAST PACIFIC FLOW...THE AGREEMENT IN THE MODELS LENDS HIGHER
CONFIDENCE TO THE FORECAST. MAIN SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE UPR LAKES
REGION ARE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY THEN AGAIN FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT. BOTH SYSTEMS ARE LACKING MOISTURE AS HIGHER PWATS
REMAIN OVR CNTRL AND SOUTHERN STATES CLOSER TO MORE ACTIVE JET
STREAM. ONLY REAL CHANCE OF SNOW WILL BE LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY OVER LK SUPERIOR AND PERHAPS INTO THE EASTERN CWA. COLD AIR
IS LACKING OVR THE UPR LAKES WITH TEMPS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FCST TO
BE ABOVE NORMAL FOR DAYTIME HIGHS AND NIGHTTIME LOWS. LACK OF COLD
AIR LEADS TO MINIMAL LK EFFECT CONCERNS AS WELL. PUT SOME POPS FOR
NW FLOW LK EFFECT IN FOR NEXT WEEKEND THOUGH AS MODELS SHOW H85
TEMPS BLO -10C IN WAKE OF TROUGH PASSING THROUGH ON FRIDAY. IN A
NUTSHELL...NO REAL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
NEXT WEEK BEYOND THE EVENT ENDING MONDAY NIGHT.
&&
.AVIATION /FOR THE 00Z TAF ISSUANCE/...
FLOW AROUND LOWER PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA HAS ALLOWED
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO RETURN KEEPING CEILINGS IN THE IFR RANGE AT
IWD AND CMX...WHILE SAW HAS FALLEN INTO THE LIFR CATEGORY DUE TO
UPSLOPE FLOW OUT OF THE SOUTH. SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT SNOW WILL BE
THE MAIN WX CATEGORY FOR IWD AND CMX...WHILE SAW WILL SEE -FZRNSN AS
SOUNDINGS ARE NEARLY ISOTHERMAL ALONG THE 0 DEGREE ISOTHERM. ENOUGH
COLD AIR SHOULD FILTER IN BEHIND THE LOW MONDAY AFTERNOON TO CHANGE
PRECIP OVER TO SNOW AT SAW. CEILINGS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE
SLIGHTLY AS FLOW BECOMES NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD
AT SAW.
&&
.MARINE /FOR THE 4 PM LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST ISSUANCE/...
GALES WILL BE WINDING DOWN LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE EAST HALF OF
LAKE SUPERIOR. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX SOME TONIGHT INTO
MON MORNING AS THE PLAINS LOW MOVES NE TOWARD THE UPPER LAKES. AS
THE LOW MOVES ACROSS EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR MON AFTN AND THEN INTO
ONTARIO MON NIGHT...IT APPEARS NORTHWESTERLY GALES WILL DEVELOP IN
ITS WAKE ACROSS CNTRL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH W TO E TUE AFTN/NIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF A HIGH PRES
RIDGE. ALTHOUGH ANOTHER LOW PRES MAY IMPACT THE LAKE THU...NO
ADDITIONAL GALES APPEAR LIKELY ATTM.
&&
.MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UPPER MICHIGAN...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST
/6 PM CST/ MONDAY FOR MIZ001-003-004-010-084.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6
PM CST/ MONDAY FOR MIZ002-009.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST MONDAY FOR MIZ006-
013.
ICE STORM WARNING FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 1 PM EST /NOON
CST/ MONDAY FOR MIZ005-011-012.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST MONDAY FOR MIZ007-
014-085.
LAKE SUPERIOR...
GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LSZ249>251-264-266-
267.
LAKE MICHIGAN...
NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM...JLA
AVIATION...KEC
MARINE...07Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 22, 5:02 PM EST, 5 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 502 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 MIZ001>005-009>012-084-231200- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-GOGEBIC- IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- 502 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 /402 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS LATE TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENTS FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AND SOME ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ICING IS EXPECTED OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN DURING THE MORNING. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ANY REPORTS OF SNOW AND ICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. MIZ006-007-013-014-085-231200- ALGER-LUCE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 502 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INLAND FROM THE GREAT LAKES SHORES. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO RAIN OVER MOST AREAS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ICING IS POSSIBLE OVER INLAND AREAS IN THE MORNING. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ANY REPORTS OF ICING WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-231200- 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- 502 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 /402 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT EXPECT SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS OVER MAINLY THE EAST HALF OF LAKE SUPERIOR THIS EVENING. SEE THE LATEST LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST AND MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NORTH TO NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MAINLY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LMZ221-248-250-231200- 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- 502 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. JLA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 3:03 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Marquette, Ontonagon | 16 hr |
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