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Gale Warning 21, NWS Northern Indiana

December 9, 2013

NWS Northern Indiana issued this gale warning at Dec 9, 2013, 4:16 PM EST. It took effect at Dec 10, 2013, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 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 9, 2013, 4:16 PM EST (21:16 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 10, 2013, 9:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 10, 2013, 10:00 PM EST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

597 
WHUS73 KIWX 092116
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
416 PM EST MON DEC 9 2013

LMZ043-046-100530-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-131210T1400Z/
/O.UPG.KIWX.GL.A.0014.131210T1400Z-131211T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.GL.W.0021.131210T1400Z-131211T0300Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
416 PM EST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY.
THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS TOMORROW.
  GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES LATE TOMORROW MORNING THROUGH TOMORROW
  EVENING.

* WAVES: 3 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 FEET TOMORROW.

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 SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN
4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
5 follow-up statements
292 
WHUS73 KIWX 100233
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
933 PM EST MON DEC 9 2013

LMZ043-046-101045-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-131210T1400Z/
/O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0021.131210T1400Z-131211T0300Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
933 PM EST MON DEC 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST
TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS TUESDAY.
  GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 FEET TOMORROW.

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 SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN
4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
989 
WHUS73 KIWX 100957
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
457 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013

LMZ043-046-101800-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-131210T1400Z/
/O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0021.131210T1400Z-131211T0300Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
457 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN
  THE MORNING AND VEERING WEST MIDDAY. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES LATE
  IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 40 KNOT GALES THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUING INTO EARLY EVENING.

* WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
  SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET LATE TONIGHT.

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 SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN
4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
954 
WHUS73 KIWX 101511
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1011 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013

LMZ043-046-102315-
/O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131211T0300Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
1011 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS 
  IN THE MORNING AND VEERING WEST MIDDAY. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES 
  LATE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 45 KNOT GALES THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY EVENING. 

* WAVES: 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
  SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 7 FEET LATE TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$


STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
396 
WHUS73 KIWX 102115
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
415 PM EST TUE DEC 10 2013

LMZ043-046-110300-
/O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131211T0300Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
415 PM EST TUE DEC 10 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. 

* WAVES: 6 TO 9 FEET.

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.

&&

$$


STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
833 
WHUS73 KIWX 110243
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
943 PM EST TUE DEC 10 2013

LMZ043-046-111045-
/O.EXP.KIWX.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131211T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0087.131211T0300Z-131213T0000Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
943 PM EST TUE DEC 10 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES: 4 TO 8 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN
4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

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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.