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Gale Warning 38, NWS Detroit, MI

December 22, 2013

NWS Detroit, MI issued this gale warning at Dec 22, 2013, 10:17 AM EST. It took effect at Dec 22, 2013, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 3 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
Dec 22, 2013, 10:17 AM EST (15:17 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 22, 2013, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 22, 2013, 3:00 PM EST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI

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 Dec 21, 6:53 PM EST, 15 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 6:53 PM EST, 15 hours 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 21, 4:06 PM EST, 18 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
406 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013

MIZ047>049-053-054-222115-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-
406 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO
THE LATEST URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SNOW AND SOME FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE IN THE TRI
CITIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW AND
ICE REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED HOWEVER.

MIZ055-060>063-068>070-075-222115-
SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-
MACOMB-WASHTENAW-
406 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ICE STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MAY LINGER INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT
AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE STATE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW AND
ICE REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED HOWEVER.

MIZ076-082-083-222115-
WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
406 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT
AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE STATE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-222115-
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-
406 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING IS EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL PORTION OF LAKE HURON
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT
FOR THE LAKE HURON NEARSHORE WATERS...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF INNER
SAGINAW BAY WHERE SIGNIFICANT ICE COVER EXISTS. PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE OR MARINE FORECAST FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE GALE WARNING FOR CENTRAL LAKE HURON CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HLO

YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 22, 10:17 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryDTX12 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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