Alert archive / Michigan / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 13, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this gale warning at Mar 18, 2013, 4:09 PM EDT. It took effect at Mar 18, 2013, 10:23 PM EDT. It was in force for 23 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
- Mar 18, 2013, 4:09 PM EDT (20:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2013, 10:23 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2013, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
458 WHUS73 KDTX 182009 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 409 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY... .A PAIR OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TO OUR SOUTH AND WEST ADVANCING INTO THE GREAT LAKES HAS TIGHTENED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE HURON AS IT RUNS UP AGAINST A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER QUEBEC. COLD AIR ALOFT WITH A FAVORABLE FETCH NORTH OF THE TROUGH CONNECTING THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE HURON THROUGH THIS EVENING UNTIL THE TROUGH PASSES AND WINDS RELAX TEMPORARILY. THE NORTHERN SFC LOW TRACKING ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR WILL SWEEP A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT WHICH WILL VEER THE WINDS TO THE WSW. STRONG CAA AND A TIGHT GRADIENT WILL ALLOW GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY WITH GALES FORCE GUSTS LIKELY FOR THE SOUTH HALF OF LAKE HURON...LAKE ST CLAIR...AND LAKE ERIE. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE NW TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL ALLOWING GUSTS TO DROP BACK BELOW GALES BUT WILL STILL BE ELEVATED WITH GUSTS TO 30KTS POSSIBLE. LHZ421-441-190900- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130319T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0011.130319T1200Z-130320T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0013.130319T1200Z-130320T0200Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- 409 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 8 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 11 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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 21 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. && $$ LHZ442-190900- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-130319T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0011.130319T1200Z-130320T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0013.130319T1200Z-130320T0200Z/ HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- 409 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 8 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 11 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EDT MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ443-190900- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130319T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0011.130319T1200Z-130320T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0013.130319T1200Z-130320T0200Z/ PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 409 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EDT MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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 21 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. && $$ LEZ444-190900- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130319T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0011.130319T1200Z-130320T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0013.130319T1200Z-130320T0200Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 409 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 22 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-LHZ363-422-462>464-190900- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0011.130319T1200Z-130320T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0013.130319T1200Z-130320T0200Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 409 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 8 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 11 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ361-362-190200- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130319T0200Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 409 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE EAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 17 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT MONDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EDT MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
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219 WHUS73 KDTX 190223 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1023 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALES WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH LAKE SUPERIOR WILL SWEEP A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT WHICH WILL VEER THE WINDS TO THE SOUTHWEST. THIS FRONT WILL BRING COLD AIR BACK INTO THE REGION AND SUPPORT GALE FORCE GUSTS OVER SOUTH HALF OF LAKE HURON...LAKE ST CLAIR...AND LAKE ERIE. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL ALLOW GUSTS TO DROP BACK BELOW GALES BUT WILL STILL BE ELEVATED WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. LHZ361-362-190330- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130319T0200Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1023 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE NIGHT BUT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TONIGHT. $$ LEZ444-191500- /O.CAN.KDTX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130319T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0013.130319T0223Z-130320T0200Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 1023 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441-443-191500- /O.CAN.KDTX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-130319T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0013.130319T0223Z-130320T0200Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 1023 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ442-191500- /O.CAN.KDTX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-130319T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0013.130319T0223Z-130320T0200Z/ HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- 1023 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EDT MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ363-462>464-191500- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0013.130319T0223Z-130320T0200Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1023 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 9 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 13 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EDT MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ422-191500- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0013.130319T0223Z-130320T0200Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 1023 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-191500- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0013.130319T0223Z-130320T0200Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- 1023 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT TUESDAY. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ BT
318 WHUS73 KDTX 190820 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 420 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALES WILL PERSIST TODAY... .THE LATEST OBSERVATIONAL DATA SUPPORT THE CURRENT GALE WARNINGS SOUTH OF STURGEON POINT. THE STRONG WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER UPPER MI...FORECAST TO LIFT NORTH OF THE SOO THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND WILL MAINTAIN A FAIRLY STRONG WESTERLY GRADIENT OVER THE GREAT LAKES INTO WEDNESDAY. NONETHELESS...THERE SHOULD JUST ENOUGH WEAKENING IN THE LOW LEVEL WIND FIELD TO END THE GALES TONIGHT. AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH OF THE SOO TONIGHT...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A CORRIDOR OF STRONGER WINDS /POSSIBLY UP TO GALES/ TO DEVELOP ACROSS LAKE HURON NORTH OF THUNDER BAY. THE CONFIDENCE ON THIS SCENARIO IS TOO LOW TO ISSUE ANY HEADLINES FOR NORTHERN LAKE HURON AT THIS TIME. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY COLD AIR ADVANCING ACROSS THE LAKE WILL SET THE STAGE FOR SOME FREEZING SPRAY TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SIGNIFICANT DEGREASE IN THE WINDS IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN HIGH PRESSURE FINALLY NUDGES IN FROM THE WEST. LEZ444-192030- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.LO.Y.0005.130319T1400Z-130320T0200Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 420 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO DROP 20 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM OR ABOUT 10 INCHES BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. LOW WATER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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 LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ LHZ363-462>464-192030- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0400Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 420 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 9 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 13 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ421-422-441>443-192030- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0100Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 420 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-192030- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0100Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- 420 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$
289 WHUS73 KDTX 191322 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 922 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GUSTS TO SOUTHWEST GALES TODAY... .THE LATEST OBSERVATIONAL DATA SUPPORT THE CURRENT GALE WARNINGS SOUTH OF STURGEON POINT. THE STRONG WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER UPPER MI...FORECAST TO LIFT NORTH OF THE SOO THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND WILL MAINTAIN A FAIRLY STRONG WESTERLY GRADIENT OVER THE GREAT LAKES INTO WEDNESDAY. NONETHELESS...THERE SHOULD JUST ENOUGH WEAKENING IN THE LOW LEVEL WIND FIELD TO END THE GALES TONIGHT. AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH OF THE SOO TONIGHT...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A CORRIDOR OF STRONGER WINDS /POSSIBLY UP TO GALES/ TO DEVELOP ACROSS LAKE HURON NORTH OF THUNDER BAY. THE CONFIDENCE ON THIS SCENARIO IS TOO LOW TO ISSUE ANY HEADLINES FOR NORTHERN LAKE HURON AT THIS TIME. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY COLD AIR ADVANCING ACROSS THE LAKE WILL SET THE STAGE FOR SOME FREEZING SPRAY TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SIGNIFICANT DEGREASE IN THE WINDS IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN HIGH PRESSURE FINALLY NUDGES IN FROM THE WEST. LEZ444-192015- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.LO.Y.0005.130319T1400Z-130320T0200Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 922 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO DROP 20 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM OR ABOUT 10 INCHES BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. LOW WATER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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 LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ LHZ363-462>464-192015- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0400Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 922 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 9 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 13 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ421-422-441>443-192015- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0100Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 922 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-192015- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0100Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- 922 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$
853 WHUS73 KDTX 191928 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 328 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SOUTHWEST GALES WILL EASE TONIGHT... .SOUTHWEST GALES WILL EASE TONIGHT AS THE RESPONSIBLE CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE SLOWLY DRIFTS AWAY FROM THE GREAT LAKES AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. EVEN SO...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE PLAINS WILL MAINTAIN A FRESH TO STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST BREEZE THROUGH THURSDAY WHICH WILL IN TURN MAINTAIN ELEVATED WAVE CONDITIONS ACROSS AREA WATERS THROUGH MIDWEEK. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR NORTHWEST WINDS TO APPROACH LOW END GALES LATE THURSDAY AS COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR MAKES A PUSH INTO THE AREA...BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT YET HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT THE ISSUANCE OF A GALE WATCH. WINDS AND WAVES WILL SUBSIDE FOR THE EARLY WEEKEND AS THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE MIGRATES TOWARD THE AREA. LEZ444-200200- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.LO.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130320T0200Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 328 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EDT TUESDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO DROP 20 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM OR ABOUT 10 INCHES BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. LOW WATER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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 LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ LHZ363-462>464-200400- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0400Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 328 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 9 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 13 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$ LHZ421-422-441>443-200100- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0100Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 328 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-200100- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0100Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- 328 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EDT TUESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EDT TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. 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. && $$
209 WHUS73 KDTX 200055 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 855 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 LHZ363-462>464-200200- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0400Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 855 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. $$ LEZ444-200200- /O.CAN.KDTX.LO.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130320T0200Z/ /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0100Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 855 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE LOW WATER ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. $$ LHZ421-422-441>443-200200- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0100Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 855 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. $$ LCZ460-200200- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130320T0100Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- 855 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. $$ DG
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 Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 18, 3:57 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 3:57 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
357 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
.SHORT TERM...THROUGH TONIGHT
THE NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS NOW OVER THE WESTERN
GREAT LAKES PER LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY WITH ASSOCIATED SFC LOW
APPROACHING WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. A SECONDARY/WEAKER MID LEVEL WAVE
AND SFC REFLECTION OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL LIFT NE ACROSS EXTREME
SE MI THIS EVENING. A PAIR OF FRONTAL BOUNDARIES WILL PASS THROUGH
THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THESE SYSTEMS. THE FIRST WILL LIFT
NORTHEASTWARD THIS EVENING AS PSEUDO WARM FRONT WITH A COLD FRONT
SWEEPING THOUGH BETWEEN 03Z-06Z. FORCING WILL BE SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE
THIS EVENING AS THE FIRST FRONT LIFTS NORTH WITH A REGION OF
ISENTROPIC ACCENT BETWEEN 295-305K COINCIDENT WITH WEAK MID LEVEL
DIFFLUENCE AND BROAD LIFT FROM THE BASE OF THE TROUGH SWINGING
THROUGH. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY STAY TIED CLOSER
TO THE TROUGH ITSELF SWINGING THROUGH NORTHERN MI AND EXTENDING
SOUTH TOWARD SAGINAW. OBSERVATIONS UPSTREAM SHOW SOME MODERATE
SNOWFALL AND VSBYS DROPPING UNDER 1SM FOR A FEW HOURS. THIS WILL
HAVE A CHANCE TO BRING SOME ACCUMULATIONS TO AT LEAST THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE CWA THROUGH THE NIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FURTHER NORTH AND TAPERING OFF QUICKLY
SOUTHWARD TOWARD FNT AND BEYOND AS THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE MUCH
QPF AT ALL TO WORK WITH MID LEVEL DRY AIR WORKING INTO THE REGION.
SOME LINGERING LIGHT DZ/RA WILL HOLD INTO THE EVENING BEFORE THE
COLD FRONT PASSES AND COLD WESTERLY FLOW ADVANCES INTO THE AREA.
WINDS WILL VEER FROM EAST...TO SOUTH...AND FINALLY WEST TONIGHT AND
BECOME GUSTY. THE COLD FRONT WILL ALSO CHANGE PTYPE BACK TO ALL SNOW
AS 850MB TEMPS FALL RAPIDLY TOWARD -15C.
&&
.LONG TERM... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MID LEVEL TROUGH AXIS PIVOTING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT WILL
CLOSE OFF NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR ON TUESDAY AS ADDITIONAL ENERGY
FUNNELS INTO THE FALLING HEIGHT FIELD. THIS MASS ADJUSTMENT WILL
COINCIDE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANOTHER DEEP CLOSED MID LEVEL
CIRCULATION OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. THIS EVOLUTION WILL DRIVE
A FIRM TRANSITION TOWARD A HIGH AMPLITUDE BLOCKING PATTERN
THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN CONUS/SOUTHERN CANADA...WITH THE GREAT LAKES
EFFECTIVELY LOCKED INTO A PROLONGED STRETCH OF COLD CONDITIONS
EMBEDDED WITHIN THE EXTENSIVE LOWER HEIGHT FIELD AND PREVAILING
NORTHWEST FLOW.
INITIAL COLD AIR ADVECTION COMMENCES TONIGHT...WITH A SECONDARY
AND STRONGER SURGE OF COLD AIR THEN ACCOMPANYING THE PASSAGE OF A
SHORTWAVE ROTATING THROUGH THE MEAN TROUGH BASE EARLY TUESDAY.
850 MB TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE -14 TO -16C RANGE
BY AFTERNOON. GIVEN LIMITED PROSPECTS FOR ANY REAL DIURNAL HEATING
CONTRIBUTION UNDER AN EXTENSIVE STRATOCU DECK...THE STRENGTH OF THIS
AIRMASS WILL ENSURE THE TEMPERATURE RECOVERY IS MINIMAL WITH
READINGS HOLDING MAINLY IN THE MID-UPPER 20S. IN ADDITION...SFC
CYCLOGENESIS ONGOING TO THE NORTH WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT POST-FRONTAL
WEST-SOUTHWEST PRESSURE GRADIENT LOCALLY ON TUESDAY. THIS COMBINED
WITH A RELATIVELY DEEP MIXED LAYER SUPPORTED BY THE COLD AIR
ADVECTION AND STEEP LAPSE RATES WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LOOKING AT A RAW DAY...WITH THIS WIND FIELD
SUPPORTING PEAK GUSTS IN THE 40 MPH RANGE...PERHAPS MARGINALLY
APPROACHING LOW END WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN
SECTIONS LATE IN THE DAY. THE COLD CYCLONIC FLOW AND SUPPORTIVE
MOISTURE DEPTH...AIDED BY SOME DEGREE OF MOISTURE FLUX OFF THE
UPSTREAM LAKES...WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DIURNAL HEATING CYCLE. AN AREA OF MORE
PERSISTENT CONVERGENCE AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT WILL TEND TO ALIGN
BETWEEN M-59 AND SAGINAW VALLEY WITHIN THE PREVAILING WEST-
SOUTHWEST GRADIENT. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SOME VERY LOCALIZED
HIGHER ACCUMULATION TOTALS /INCH RANGE/ WILL EXIST WITHIN THIS
CORRIDOR...ALTHOUGH ALL LOCALES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO AT LEAST A
LIGHT COATING SHOULD A FEW HEAVIER BURSTS EMERGE.
CLOSED LOW OVER LAKE SUPERIOR WILL PIVOT THROUGH SE MICHIGAN AS TWO
SEPARATE FRAGMENTED PIECES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL YIELD
ADDITIONAL REINFORCING SURGES OF COLD AIR /850 TEMPS HOLD IN THE
NEGATIVE MID TEENS/...ENSURING TEMPERATURES REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL
THROUGH THIS TIME. HIGHS NEAR TO BELOW FREEZING EACH DAY. AN
ALREADY SUPPORTIVE BACKGROUND ENVIRONMENT FOR SNOW SHOWER
DEVELOPMENT WILL RECEIVE AN ADDED BOOST ON WEDNESDAY VIA THE PASSAGE
OF THE LEAD AND STRONGER PV ANOMALY COINCIDENT WITH THE DIURNAL
COMPONENT. STRONGEST ASCENT/CVA ATTACHED TO THE WAVE WILL EXIST
TOWARD THE NORTH...LENDING SUPPORT FOR GREATER COVERAGE AND MINOR
ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL ALONG/NORTH OF THE M-59 CORRIDOR.
LITTLE VARIATION FROM THIS PATTERN IS EXPECTED RIGHT THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK...AND POSSIBLY INTO NEXT WEEKEND...AS THE WESTERN
EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHEAST CANADIAN CLOSED LOW MAINTAINS A POSITION
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. ANY SLIGHT MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THIS TIME WILL COME VIA THE GRADUAL INCREASE IN UPPER
HEIGHTS AND PERHAPS A GREATER DEGREE OF INSOLATION AS A DRYING
NORTH-NORTHEAST FLOW WORKS TOWARD SCOURING OUT THE STRATUS.
REGARDLESS...PATTERN FAVORS THE MAINTENANCE OF A TEMPERATURE FIELD
THAT SIDES ON THE COOLER END OF NORMAL FOR THE 3RD WEEK IN MARCH.
&&
.MARINE...
A PAIR OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TO OUR SOUTH AND WEST ADVANCING INTO
THE GREAT LAKES HAS TIGHTENED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN
LAKE HURON AS IT RUNS UP AGAINST A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
QUEBEC. COLD AIR ALOFT WITH A FAVORABLE FETCH NORTH OF THE TROUGH
CONNECTING THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS
NORTHERN LAKE HURON THROUGH THIS EVENING UNTIL THE TROUGH PASSES AND
WINDS RELAX TEMPORARILY. THE NORTHERN SFC LOW TRACKING ACROSS LAKE
SUPERIOR WILL SWEEP A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT
WHICH WILL VEER THE WINDS TO THE WSW. STRONG CAA AND A TIGHT
GRADIENT WILL ALLOW GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH GALES FORCE GUSTS LIKELY FOR THE SOUTH HALF OF
LAKE HURON...LAKE ST CLAIR...AND LAKE ERIE. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE
NW TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL ALLOWING GUSTS TO DROP BACK BELOW GALES
BUT WILL STILL BE ELEVATED WITH GUSTS TO 30KTS POSSIBLE.
&&
.AVIATION...ISSUED 139 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013
//DISCUSSION...
THE NARROW BAND OF PRECIPITATION LIFTING THROUGH SE MI HAS BECOME
QUITE DIFFUSE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS BETTER MOISTURE HAS SHED OFF
TO THE EAST. LOCATIONS SOUTH OF PTK WILL BE LEFT WITH DETERIORATING
CONDITIONS WITH IFR CIGS MOST OF THE AFTERNOON AND DRIZZLE OR LIGHT
RAIN SHOWERS. COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE NORTH MAY KEEP
PRECIPITATION AS ALL SNOW FOR MBS AND RAIN/SNOW FOR FNT YIELDING
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH LATER THIS EVENING. A FRONT WILL PASS
THROUGH LATER THIS EVENING USHERING IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS
INCREASING THROUGH THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL ALLOW CIGS TO IMPROVE
BUT STRONG GUSTS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE REST OF THE TAF PERIOD.
FOR DTW...INCREASING TEMPERATURES WILL CHANGE ANY LINGERING LIGHT
FZDZ/SN OVER TO LIGHT RA/DZ FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. EASTERLY WIND GUSTS WILL GUST TO 20 KNOTS FOR A FEW MORE
HOURS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE RELAXING THIS EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE
OF THE SURFACE LOW. THE WINDS WILL THEN VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST BY
MIDNIGHT. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION OVERNIGHT WILL LEAD TO SOME
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS LASTING THROUGH THE REST OF THE TAF PERIOD.
//DTW THRESHOLD THREATS...
* HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CEILING BELOW 5000 FEET UNTIL 00Z.
* MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN A LIGHT WINTRY MIX CHANGING TO LIGHT
RAIN/DRIZZLE THIS AFTERNOON.
&&
.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.
LAKE HURON...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...NEARSHORE WATERS FROM PORT AUSTIN TO PORT
HURON INCLUDING OUTER SAGINAW BAY...UNTIL 8 AM TUESDAY.
GALE WARNING...LHZ363-LHZ421-LHZ422-LHZ441-LHZ442-LHZ443-LHZ462-
LHZ463-LHZ464...FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 10 PM TUESDAY.
GALE WARNING...LHZ361-LHZ362...UNTIL 10 PM MONDAY.
LAKE ST CLAIR...
GALE WARNING...FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 10 PM TUESDAY.
MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...
GALE WARNING...FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 10 PM TUESDAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...UNTIL 8 AM TUESDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...DRK
LONG TERM....MR
MARINE.......DRK
AVIATION.....DRK
YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 4:03 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 403 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 MIZ047>049-053>055-192015- MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC- 403 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AN AREA OF LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES...BEFORE SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO ONTARIO WILL USHER IN COLDER TEMPERATURES WITH WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. MIZ060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-192015- SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB- WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- 403 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO ONTARIO WILL USHER IN COLDER TEMPERATURES WITH WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-192015- ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 403 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN LAKE HURON. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON...OUTER SAGINAW BAY AND THE MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE THROUGH TONIGHT. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE HURON SOUTH OF STURGEON POINT...LAKE ST CLAIR AND THE MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE ON TUESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. MR YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 18, 10:12 AM EDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1012 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 MIZ068>070-075-076-082-083-181615- LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR... DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE 1012 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 A NARROW BAND OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTH THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THOUGH THERE MAY BE A BRIEF WINDOW FOR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AT THE ONSET...LIGHT SNOW WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN UNTIL TEMPERATURES WARM ENOUGH TO CHANGE IT OVER TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AND EVENTUALLY LIGHT DRIZZLE BY THIS AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS A FEW SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP ON ROADWAYS. DRK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 4:03 AM EDT | Gale Watch | DTX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:03 AM EDT | Gale Warning | DTX | 18 hr |
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