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Small Craft Advisory 24, NWS Marquette, MI

March 8, 2012

NWS Marquette, MI issued this small craft advisory at Mar 8, 2012, 4:37 PM EST. It took effect at Mar 9, 2012, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 8, 2012, 4:37 PM EST (21:37 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 9, 2012, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 9, 2012, 2:00 PM EST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Mar 8, 4:17 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 4:17 PM EST, 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 8, 3:44 PM EST, 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
344 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012

MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-091315-
KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
344 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012 /244 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SEVERAL INCHES OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT FOR
NORTHWEST WIND SNOWBELTS. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SEVERAL INCHES OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY FOR NORTHWEST
WIND SNOWBELTS. SEE THE LATEST 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>267-091315-
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-
344 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012 /244 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NORTHWEST GALES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT ALONG WITH HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. SEE THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NORTHWEST GALES ARE EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SEE THE LATEST
MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST HALF OF LAKE
SUPERIOR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

LMZ221-248-250-091315-
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-
344 PM EST THU MAR 8 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

07

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 8, 1:09 PM EST, 3 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
109 PM EST THU MAR 08 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     SNOW             2 E WINONA              46.88N 88.86W
03/08/2012  M2.5 INCH        HOUGHTON           MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL.

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KCOOLEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 8, 5:20 AM ESTGale WarningMQT32 hr
Mar 8, 5:20 AM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningMQT29 hr
Mar 8, 4:03 PM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryMQTAlger, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce, Schoolcraft21 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Michigan, 2012Every small craft advisory in 2012

Sources

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