Alert archive / Michigan / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 21, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this gale warning at Oct 25, 2013, 3:40 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 26, 2013, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 24 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
- Oct 25, 2013, 3:40 AM EDT (07:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2013, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2013, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
383 WHUS73 KDTX 250740 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 340 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...SOUTHWEST GALES DEVELOPING TONIGHT... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE TRACKING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL BE RAMPING UP TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT...WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE IN GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE MAJORITY OF LAKE HURON...AS LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION DOES NOT OFFSET THE UNSTABLE NEAR SURFACE LAYER. CONFIDENCE IN SUSTAINED AND PROLONGED GALE FORCE WINDS IS A BIT LOWER OVER LAKE ST. CLAIR AND LAKE ERIE...AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON...AND WILL BE MAINTAIN THE GALE WATCH FOR THOSE MARINE LOCATIONS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND...ALLOWING FOR LIGHTER WINDS. WAVES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED WITH THE COLD AIRMASS HOWEVER...AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHERN LAKE HURON. LHZ441-252000- /O.CAN.KDTX.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-131025T0800Z/ /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0017.131026T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0021.131026T0400Z-131026T2000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- 340 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 32 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST 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 5 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 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. && $$ LHZ421-252000- /O.CAN.KDTX.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-131025T0800Z/ /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0017.131026T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0021.131026T0400Z-131026T2000Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY- 340 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ442-443-252000- /O.CAN.KDTX.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-131025T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.A.0017.131026T0400Z-131027T0000Z/ HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 340 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WATCH...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 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 6 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ LHZ422-252000- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0017.131026T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0021.131026T0400Z-131026T2000Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 340 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 33 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 8 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 11 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361>363-462>464-252000- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0017.131026T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0021.131026T0400Z-131027T0000Z/ 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- 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- 340 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 39 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 44 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 15 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 22 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EDT SATURDAY. 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. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-252000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.A.0017.131026T0600Z-131027T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 340 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WATCH...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 11 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
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184 WHUS73 KDTX 251541 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1141 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALES EXPECTED ACROSS ALL MARINE AREAS TONIGHT... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE TRACKING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL INCREASE TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE INCREASES CONFIDENCE IN GALES OCCURRING EVEN IN PROTECTED REGIONS OF LAKE ST. CLAIR...WESTERN LAKE ERIE...AS WELL AS LAKE HURON. WITH THE FRONT MOVING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...WILL KEEP GALES IN EFFECT THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. UPDATES WILL BE UTILIZED IF AN EARLIER CANCELLATION IS WARRANTED. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND...ALLOWING FOR LIGHTER WINDS. WAVES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED WITH THE COLD AIRMASS...AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHERN LAKE HURON. LCZ460-LEZ444-260345- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0017.131026T0600Z-131027T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KDTX.GL.W.0021.131026T0600Z-131027T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 1141 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST 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 10 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 11 AM EDT SATURDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ442-443-260345- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0017.131026T0400Z-131027T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDTX.GL.W.0021.131026T0400Z-131027T0000Z/ HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 1141 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ441-260345- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0021.131026T0400Z-131027T0000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- 1141 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 32 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST 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 5 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EDT SATURDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ421-422-260345- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.131026T0400Z-131026T2000Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 1141 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SATURDAY... * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361>363-462>464-260345- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.131026T0400Z-131027T0000Z/ 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- 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- 1141 AM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 39 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 44 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 15 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 22 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EDT SATURDAY. 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. && $$ MM
688 WHUS73 KDTX 260144 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 944 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHWEST GALES TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... .SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE WATERS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS AND SUSTAINED GALES ARE STILL FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG GALES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AXIS OF LAKE HURON WHERE THE SOUTHWEST FETCH WILL BE MAXIMIZED AND WHERE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 14 TO 18 FEET WITH MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHTS WELL OVER 20 FEET. REMAINING AREAS...INCLUDING NEARSHORE ZONES...MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE....AND LAKE SAINT CLAIR...CAN STILL EXPECT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AND A HIGH PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WAVES. GALE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL FORECAST ZONES. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE GREATLY FOR SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE ALLOWING FOR A GENTLE WEST-SOUTHWEST BREEZE AND SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 FEET OR LESS ACROSS THE WATERS. LHZ421-422-262000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.131026T0400Z-131026T2000Z/ 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- 944 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 37 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 44 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EDT SATURDAY. 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-LEZ444-262015- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.131026T0600Z-131027T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 944 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST 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 10 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 11 AM EDT SATURDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ361>363-462>464-262015- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.131026T0400Z-131027T0000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 944 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 39 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 47 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 16 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 23 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ441-262015- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.131026T0400Z-131027T0000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- 944 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EDT SATURDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ442-443-262015- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.131026T0400Z-131027T0000Z/ HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 944 PM EDT FRI OCT 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
250 WHUS73 KDTX 260819 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 419 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...SOUTHWEST GALES OVER ALL MARINE AREAS TODAY... .SOLID SOUTHWEST GALES OVER LAKE HURON THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL BE SWINGING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ACROSS LAKE ST CLAIR AND LAKE ERIE ARE ALSO APPROACHING GALE FORCE AS OF 3 AM...AND NO HEADLINE ADJUSTMENTS TO GALE WARNINGS ARE NEEDED. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE GREATLY FOR SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE ALLOWING FOR A MODEST WEST-SOUTHWEST BREEZE AND SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 4 FEET OR LESS ACROSS THE WATERS. HOWEVER...ANOTHER COLD FRONT SWINGING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER LAKE HURON...WHICH WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD IN EXCESS OF 4 FEET OVER SOUTHERN LAKE HURON. LEZ444-262030- /O.NEW.KDTX.LO.Y.0007.131026T0819Z-131026T2000Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 419 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO DROP 36 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM LATE THIS MORNING WITH LOW WATER CONDITIONS PERSISTING UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 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 8 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. 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. && $$ LCZ460-262030- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- 419 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-422-262000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131026T2000Z/ 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- 419 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 33 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 44 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 6 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ361>363-462>464-262030- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 419 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 39 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 48 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 15 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 22 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ441-262030- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- 419 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 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 5 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ442-443-262030- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 419 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
464 WHUS73 KDTX 261341 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 941 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALES WILL END DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING... .SOLID SOUTHWEST GALES OVER LAKE HURON THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL BE SWINGING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ACROSS LAKE ST CLAIR AND LAKE ERIE ARE ALSO APPROACHING GALE FORCE AS OF 3 AM...AND NO HEADLINE ADJUSTMENTS TO GALE WARNINGS ARE NEEDED. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE GREATLY FOR SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE ALLOWING FOR A MODEST WEST-SOUTHWEST BREEZE AND SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 4 FEET OR LESS ACROSS THE WATERS. HOWEVER...ANOTHER COLD FRONT SWINGING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER LAKE HURON...WHICH WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD IN EXCESS OF 4 FEET OVER SOUTHERN LAKE HURON. LEZ444-270000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.LO.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-131026T2000Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 941 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 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 9 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO DROP TO 30 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM WITH LOW WATER CONDITIONS PERSISTING UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ LCZ460-270000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- 941 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-422-262000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131026T2000Z/ 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- 941 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST 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 9 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ361>363-462>464-270000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 941 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 36 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 46 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 15 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 22 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ441-270000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- 941 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST 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 9 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ442-443-270000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 941 AM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
508 WHUS73 KDTX 261919 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 319 PM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS AND WAVES WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING... .THE GALE WARNINGS IN THE NEARSHORE AREAS WILL BE REPLACED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES AS WINDS HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPTICK IN W-NW POST FRONTAL WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SOME PERIODIC GALE FORCE WINDS REDEVELOPING OVER THE OPEN WATER OF LAKE HURON LATE THIS EVENING. THE GRADIENT WILL THEN WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT ADVANCES INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. THIS FRONT WILL TRAVERSE LAKE HURON SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE NORTH BY MONDAY MORNING IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN EXPAND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...LEADING TO A DIMINISHING TREND IN THE WINDS AND WAVES. LEZ444-270000- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0078.131026T1919Z-131027T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KDTX.LO.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-131026T2000Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 319 PM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 4 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 5 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE LOW WATER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ LHZ421-422-270400- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131026T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0078.131026T1919Z-131027T0400Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 319 PM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 11 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ441>443-270730- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0078.131026T1919Z-131027T1000Z/ PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 319 PM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST 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 8 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ LCZ460-270000- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0078.131026T1919Z-131027T0000Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- 319 PM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 4 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 5 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ362-363-462>464-270400- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0400Z/ 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- 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- 319 PM EDT SAT OCT 26 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 29 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 11 PM EDT SATURDAY. 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. && $$ LHZ361-270000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131027T0000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 319 PM EDT SAT OCT 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EDT SATURDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EDT SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
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 Oct 24, 11:48 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 11:48 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1148 PM EDT THU OCT 24 2013
.AVIATION...
//DISCUSSION...
OCCASIONAL POCKETS OF VFR LAKE STRATUS WILL FUNNEL DOWNSTREAM
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...ALTHOUGH A LOCALLY DRIER ENVIRONMENT
IN GENERAL NORTHWEST FLOW WILL NOT BE CONDUCIVE FOR A GREATER
EASTWARD EXPANSION. THIS ENVIRONMENT SHOWING A TENDENCY THE PAST
TWO NIGHTS OF DEVELOPING AN AREA OF IFR CEILINGS WITHIN A COUPLE
HOURS OF SUNRISE...INITIALLY EVOLVING ACROSS CENTRAL LOWER MI.
RECENT MODEL SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THIS POSSIBILITY EXISTS AGAIN
TONIGHT. STILL ENOUGH UNCERTAINY YET IN POTENTIAL COVERAGE TO
TREAD MORE CAREFULLY WITH JUST A SCT MENTION. ANOTHER ROUND OF
DIURNALLY AGITATED VFR STRATOCU EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AIDED BY A
BACKING/WESTERLY WIND.
//DTW THRESHOLD THREATS...
* LOW CONFIDENCE IN CEILINGS BELOW 5000 FEET MID MORNING THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 345 PM EDT THU OCT 24 2013
SHORT TERM...TONIGHT
SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS PRESENT ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE ACROSS
THE REGION. CLOUDS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS
WINDS DECREASE AND A SUBTLE MID LEVEL RIDGE DRIFTS OVER SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN. THIS WILL KEEP MOST OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN PARTLY CLOUDY
FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE BECOMING MOSTLY
CLEAR BY SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. WITH THE CLEAR SKIES AND FAIRLY
CALM WINDS...LIGHT FROST WILL NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR FRIDAY
MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT WILL KEEP LOW TEMPERATURES
WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR /UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S/.
EXPECT THE METRO DETROIT AREA TO DROP INTO THE LOW 30S WITH THE
OUTLYING AREAS TO POTENTIALLY DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S.
LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY
SHORTWAVE RIDGING WILL CONTROL THE WEATHER ON FRIDAY AS A SURFACE
HIGH BUILDS OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION. THIS HIGH WILL BRING
SUBSIDENCE OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES...BRINGING DOWN EQUILIBRIUM
HEIGHTS AND TURNING WINDS FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION TO A
SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. THE COMBINATION OF THE CHANCE IN WIND
DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE GREAT LAKES AND A SHALLOWER BOUNDARY LAYER
WILL DECREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR LAKE EFFECT...WITH DRY WEATHER
FORECAST ON FRIDAY. DESPITE SOUTHWEST WINDS...NEUTRAL THERMAL
ADVECTION AND A SHALLOW BOUNDARY LAYER WILL CONTINUE TO CONFINE HIGH
TEMPERATURES TO THE 45 TO 50 DEGREE RANGE.
AN UPPER SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY VISIBLE ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY OVER
NORTHERN ALBERTA AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL CANADA...EVENTUALLY
TRACKING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES REGION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY. THE SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL
DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE WARM SECTOR OF THIS SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH
300K SYSTEM RELATIVE ISENTROPIC LIFT BRINGING THE CHANCE FOR RAIN
SHOWERS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 69. THE WARM FRONT IS QUICKLY FOLLOWED
BY THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ON SATURDAY...WITH A BETTER
CHANCE FOR MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE CWA. MODEL
SOUNDINGS INDICATE THE BOUNDARY LAYER IS A BIT WARMER THIS
RUN...WITH THE CHANCE FOR SNOW TO MIX IN MINIMAL AT BEST. IN
ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN
RESPONSE TO THE DEEPENING LOW AND DEEP LAYER MIXING WILL BRING WINDY
CONDITIONS TO THE AREA WITH WIND GUSTS REACHING 35 TO 40 MPH. HIGHS
ON SATURDAY LOOK TO GET AROUND 50 DEGREES GIVEN THE RESIDENCE TIME
IN THE WARM SECTOR BEFORE THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH.
A QUICK MOVING SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES
SUNDAY NIGHT...SENDING ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH THE CENTRAL
GREAT LAKES REGION. GIVEN THE POLAR ORIGINS OF THIS SYSTEM...ITS
INABILITY TO TAP INTO A SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE SOURCE AS IT TRACKS
THROUGH...AND THE MAIN FORCING STAYING OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES
THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK THROUGH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN WITHOUT
MUCH FANFARE. THE ONE EXCEPTION COULD BE THE THUMB AS THE WIND
DIRECTION IS FAVORABLE FOR SOME LAKE EFFECT TO MAKE IT ONSHORE. UP
TO THIS POINT THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING THE
TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS TRACKING
THROUGH NORTH AMERICA.
THE MODELS QUICKLY COME OFF THE RAILS LATER IN THE WEEK WITH THE GFS
GENERATING TWO SIGNIFICANT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...TRACKING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES REGION
TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. THE CANADIAN MODEL ONLY HAS ONE LOW
THAT TRACKS SLOWLY THROUGH DURING THE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TIME
FRAME. MEANWHILE THE ECMWF GENERATES THIS LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS WHICH BASICALLY HANGS AROUND THAT AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY...WITH VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION DURING THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. ALL OF THESE SOLUTIONS HINGE ON BREAKING THE
BLOCKING PATTERN LOCATED OVER EASTERN CANADA. IN THIS NEGATIVE NAO
PATTERN WE ARE CURRENTLY IN...NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AND COLD PREVAILS
WITH THE SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEMS HANDLED VERY POORLY. THEREFORE ANY
SOLUTION THAT DEVELOPS A DEEP CYCLONE AND STORM TRACK FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES IS HIGHLY SUSPECT.
WITH THIS IN MIND WILL LEAN TOWARDS THE ECMWF SOLUTION WHICH KEEPS
THE BLOCKING HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE AND KEEPS THE STORMS OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS AT BAY.
MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR OUTER
SAGINAW BAY AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON WITH COLD
NORTHWEST FLOW IN PLACE. THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
UNSETTLED MARINE CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
HURON OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A QUICK MOVING CLIPPER IS
FORECASTED TO PIVOT SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TO RAMP UP
SUBSTANTIALLY IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM. A GALE WATCH WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR ALL MARINE AREAS AS WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 34
KNOTS AT LEAST FOR A PORTION OF THIS EVENT. STILL UNCERTAIN ABOUT
EXCATLY WHICH MARINE ZONES WILL RECEIVE GALE CONDITIONS. THIS WILL
BE FINE TUNED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE FORECAST PERIODS.
&&
.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.
LAKE HURON...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...NEARSHORE WATERS FROM PORT AUSTIN TO PORT
HURON INCLUDING OUTER SAGINAW BAY...UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY.
GALE WATCH...LHZ361-LHZ362-LHZ363-LHZ421-LHZ422-LHZ441-LHZ442-
LHZ443-LHZ462-LHZ463-LHZ464...FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 8 PM
SATURDAY.
LAKE ST CLAIR...
GALE WATCH...FROM 2 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM SATURDAY.
MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...
GALE WATCH...FROM 2 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM SATURDAY.
&&
AVIATION.....MR
SHORT TERM...RK
LONG TERM....KURIMSKI
MARINE.......RK
YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 24, 4:48 PM EDT, 10 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 448 PM EDT THU OCT 24 2013 MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-252100- MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE- LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE- LENAWEE-MONROE- 448 PM EDT THU OCT 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST 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... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-252100- 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- 448 PM EDT THU OCT 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR OUTER SAGINAW BAY AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHERN LAKE HURON. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS OVER LAKE HURON THROUGH THIS EVENING AS COLD AIR CONTINUES TO FLOW OVER THE WARMER LAKE WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF LAKE HURON. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE OR FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-252100- ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 448 PM EDT THU OCT 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND LC. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL MARINE AREAS. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE OR FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. KURIMSKI YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).
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