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Gale Watch 32, NWS Marquette, MI

December 18, 2012

NWS Marquette, MI issued this gale watch at Dec 18, 2012, 3:55 PM EST. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 18, 2012, 3:55 PM EST (20:55 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 20, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 19, 2012, 4:41 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at Dec 18, 12:45 PM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 12:45 PM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 3:53 PM EST, 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
353 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

MIZ005>007-012>014-085-191200-
MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
353 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 /253 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY...AND PUSH ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY
EVENING. AT THIS TIME...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER
THE AREA...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO
THE LATEST UPDATED FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME.

MIZ001>004-009>011-084-191200-
KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-GOGEBIC-IRON-
DICKINSON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
353 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 /253 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY...AND PUSH ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY
EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER 6 INCHES...AND BLOWING
SNOW...WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH
ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT LAKE ENHANCED SNOW CONTINUING ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR INTO FRIDAY. PLEASE VIEW THE LATEST
FORECAST AND WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME.

LSZ162-240>251-263>267-191200-
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-
353 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 /253 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NORTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. PLEASE VIEW
THE LATEST OPEN WATER FORECAST OR MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME.

LMZ221-248-250-191200-
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-
353 PM EST TUE DEC 18 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY. PLEASE VIEW THE LATEST NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST OR MARINE
WEATHER STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME.

KF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 18, 4:01 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchMQTAlger, Delta, Luce, Marquette, Menominee, Schoolcraft13 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.