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Small Craft Advisory 9, NWS Northern Indiana

January 20, 2013

NWS Northern Indiana issued this small craft advisory at Jan 20, 2013, 10:14 AM EST. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2013, 10:14 AM EST (15:14 UTC)
Expired
Jan 24, 2013, 1:00 PM EST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

The text

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

196 
WHUS73 KIWX 201514
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1014 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

LMZ043-046-202315-
/O.EXP.KIWX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130120T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.130120T1514Z-130123T0000Z/
/O.CON.KIWX.UP.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T1800Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
1014 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY.
THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS.

* WAVES: 8 TO 12 FEET.

* FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY
  AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND STRONG NORTHWEST
  WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE
WARING AREA.

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
17 follow-up statements
342 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
107 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

LMZ043-046-210215-
/O.EXP.KIWX.UP.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T1800Z/
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130123T0000Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
107 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS.

* WAVES: 8 TO 12 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
009 
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MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
359 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

LMZ043-046-210500-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130123T0000Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
359 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS MONDAY AND
  MONDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET BY MONDAY.

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
514 
WHUS73 KIWX 210314
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1014 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

LMZ043-046-211100-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130123T0000Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
1014 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS MONDAY 
  AND MONDAY NIGHT. 

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET BY MONDAY.

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
836 
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MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
524 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013

LMZ043-046-211830-
/O.EXT.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130123T1000Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
524 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH
  TUESDAY. WEST WINDS DECREASING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 KNOTS
  TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES: 8 TO 14 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT...6 TO 10 FEET TUESDAY.
  WAVES DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT.

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
163 
WHUS73 KIWX 211504
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1004 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013

LMZ043-046-212315-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130123T1000Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
1004 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH 
  TUESDAY. WEST WINDS DECREASING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 KNOTS BY
  TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WAVES: 8 TO 14 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT...6 TO 10 FEET TUESDAY. 
  WAVES DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. 

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
615 
WHUS73 KIWX 212045
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
345 PM EST MON JAN 21 2013

LMZ043-046-220445-
/O.EXT.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130123T2200Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
345 PM EST MON JAN 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING
  TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WAVES: 8 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT...5 TO 10 FEET TUESDAY. WAVES
  DECREASING TO LESS THAN 4 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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
605 
WHUS73 KIWX 220251
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
951 PM EST MON JAN 21 2013

LMZ043-046-221100-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130123T2200Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
951 PM EST MON JAN 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS 
  DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WAVES: 8 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT...5 TO 10 FEET TUESDAY. WAVES 
  DECREASING TO LESS THAN 4 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

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
241 
WHUS73 KIWX 220927
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
427 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

LMZ043-046-221730-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130123T2200Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
427 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
  TONIGHT.

* WAVES: 6 TO 10 FEET TODAY DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

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
496 
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MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1046 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

LMZ043-046-230000-
/O.EXT.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130124T1000Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
1046 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...VEERING
  NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN CONTINUING TO VEER TO
  NORTHEAST BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WHILE DIMINISHING TO AROUND
  10 KNOTS. DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* WAVES: 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY SUBSIDING TO 4 FEET OR LESS BY EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING.

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
588 
WHUS73 KIWX 222124
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
424 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

LMZ043-046-230530-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130124T1000Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
424 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...VEERING
  NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS...THEN CONTINUING
  TO VEER TO NORTH BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WHILE DIMINISHING TO
  AROUND 10 KNOTS. 

* WAVES: 4 TO 8 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 4 FEET OR LESS BY EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING.

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
554 
WHUS73 KIWX 230246
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
946 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

LMZ043-046-231100-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130124T1000Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
946 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... VEERING
  NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS...THEN CONTINUING
  TO VEER TO NORTH BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WHILE DIMINISHING TO
  AROUND 10 KNOTS.

* WAVES: 4 TO 8 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 4 FEET OR LESS BY EARLY 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

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
061 
WHUS73 KIWX 230958
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
458 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

LMZ043-046-231800-
/O.EXT.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130124T1600Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
458 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
  VEERING NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS...THEN
  CONTINUING TO VEER TO NORTHEAST BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WHILE
  DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS.

* WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT.


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
955 
WHUS73 KIWX 231525
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1025 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

LMZ043-046-232330-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130124T1600Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
1025 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS TODAY...VEERING NORTHWEST THIS
  EVENING AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. WINDS CONTINUE
  TO VEER TO NORTHEAST BY THURSDAY MORNING WHILE DIMINISHING TO
  AROUND 10 KNOTS.

* WAVES: IN ICE FREE AREAS...3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET
  TONIGHT...SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 4 FEET THURSDAY MORNING.

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
715 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
349 PM EST WED JAN 23 2013

LMZ043-046-240500-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130124T1600Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
349 PM EST WED JAN 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WIND VEERING NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AT 15 TO 25
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. WINDS CONTINUE TO VEER TO
  NORTHEAST BY THURSDAY MORNING WHILE DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10
  KNOTS.

* WAVES: IN ICE FREE AREAS...3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 
  FEET TONIGHT...SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 4 FEET THURSDAY MORNING. 

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
614 
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MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
957 PM EST WED JAN 23 2013

LMZ043-046-241100-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130124T1600Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
957 PM EST WED JAN 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING VEERING NORTH
  AND EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL VEER TO
  NORTHEAST BY THURSDAY MORNING AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

* WAVES: IN ICE FREE AREAS...8 TO 14...SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 4
  FEET LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

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
534 
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MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
506 AM EST THU JAN 24 2013

LMZ043-046-241800-
/O.EXT.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130124T1800Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
506 AM EST THU JAN 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS
  EARLY THIS MORNING...BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 KNOTS TOWARD MIDDAY.

* WAVES: IN ICE FREE AREAS...6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3
  FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

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059 
WHUS73 KIWX 241430
MWWIWX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
930 AM EST THU JAN 24 2013

LMZ043-046-241800-
/O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130124T1800Z/
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
930 AM EST THU JAN 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS 
  EARLY THIS MORNING...BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 KNOTS TOWARD 
  MIDDAY. 

* WAVES: IN ICE FREE AREAS...3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 20, 6:29 AM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 6:29 AM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
629 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

.AVIATION...

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS HAVE BEGUN WITH MVFR RESTRICTIONS SEEN AT
KSBN. TRAJECTORIES SUGGEST THIS ACTIVITY TO PERSIST THROUGH THE
DAY WITH VIS LIKELY BOUNCING BETWEEN VFR AND MVFR THROUGH THE
PERIOD. DEEPER MOISTURE ARRIVES TONIGHT AND COULD SEE VIS DROP
SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER IN SNOW SHOWERS. ADDED A TEMPO GROUP TO
ACCOUNT FOR THIS POSSIBILTY RATHER THAN A FM GROUP GIVEN
UNCERTAINTY WITH LOCATION OF SNOW BANDS. KFWA REMAINS ON EASTERN
FLANK OF SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY. A FEW PERIODS OF RESTRICTED MVFR
VIS POSSIBLE AT KFWA TONIGHT BUT UNCERTAINTY AND TIMING PRECLUDES
ADDING MENTION CIGS ALREADY IN MVFR CATEGORY TONIGHT.

&&

.UPDATE...

SNOW SHOWERS HAVE MOVED A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH AND HAVE UPDATED
GRIDS TO REFLECT LATEST RADAR TRENDS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. SO
FAR VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN IN THE 3SM TO 7SM MILE RANGE IN OUR
AREA SUGGESTING LIMITED MOISTURE AND DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT UPSTREAM IS
LIMITING EFFECTIVE SNOW BANDS. CONTINUED WITH ACCUMS OF MAINLY AN
INCH TODAY BUT DID NUDGE AMOUNTS UP SLIGHTLY NEAR THE TOLL ROAD IN
EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA.

06Z NAM12 CAME IN WITH A BIT MORE MOISTURE IN THE LOWER LEVELS
TONIGHT. 12Z NAM AND HIGH RES GUIDANCE WILL BE LOOKED AT FOR
SIMILAR TRENDS AND POSSIBLE CHANGES TO HEADLINES. 06Z LOCAL WRF
WAS SIMILAR BUT LOW LEVEL WINDS A BIT MORE BACKED SUGGESTING EVEN
LESS FETCH TONIGHT BUT BEST BANDS IN THE MICHIGAN COUNTIES.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 419 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013/

SHORT TERM...

ARCTIC FRONT HAS CLEARED FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND
TEMPERATURES/DEW POINTS WERE FALLING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA. SEVERAL ISSUES TO DEAL WITH IN THIS SHORT TERM WINDOW BUT LAKE
EFFECT SNOW THE MOST PROMINENT.

A RATHER UNUSUAL ARCTIC COLD FRONT FOR OUR AREA AS DRY ATMOSPHERE
HAS LED TO FEW CLOUDS. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION DID ALLOW FOR
STRONG WIND GUSTS ALONG AND BEHIND FRONT WITH 40 TO 45 KNOTS
OBSERVED. THESE HIGHER WIND GUSTS ARE ALREADY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE
WEST AND WILL CONTINUE TO EASE THROUGH NEXT FEW HOURS. WILL KEEP
WIND ADVISORY FOR A FEW MORE HOURS CENTRAL AND EAST. MAY BE ABLE TO
EXPIRE A LITTLE EARLY.

LAKE RESPONSE TO ARCTIC AIR IS IN FULL SWING WITH LAKE EFFECT CLOUDS
DEVELOPING AND MOVING INLAND. DELTA T VALUES EXPECTED TO RISE INTO
LOWER 20S TODAY AND SNOW SHOWERS ALREADY DEVELOPING ACROSS LOWER
MICHIGAN. MOISTURE DEPTH AND FETCH WILL BE THE LIMITING FACTORS TO
THIS LAKE EFFECT EVENT BUT EXTREME DELTA T VALUES...LIQUID TO SNOW
RATIOS APPROACHING 30 TO 1 AND EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL
STILL LEAD TO DECENT ACCUMULATIONS. MOISTURE REMAINS SHALLOW TODAY
AS COLD BUT DRY CP AIR DEEPENS. THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY WITH MAINLY AN INCH TO POSSIBLY
TWO INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES IN MICHIGAN BY LATE
AFTERNOON.

EXPECT LAKE EFFECT TO PICK UP LATE AFTERNOON AS FAST MOVING SHORT
WAVE MOVES IN HELPING TO RAISE INVERSION HEIGHTS AND ADDS A LITTLE
DEEPER MOISTURE UP TO 700MB. BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SHOW THIS WELL WITH
LIFT MAXIMIZED WITHIN DGZ TONIGHT. CROSS SECTIONS SHOWING LOW
LAYER RH VALUES IN THE 80 TO 90 PERCENT RANGE WITH ONLY BRIEF
PERIODS OF OPTIMUM HIGHER VALUES DURING THIS PERIOD. NAM12 AND LOCAL
12KM WRF SHOWING TWO DISTINCT BANDS DEVELOPING WITHIN 300 TO 310
FETCH. WE HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE WITH ONE CONVERGENT BAND EXTENDING
FROM CENTRAL LAKE MICHIGAN INTO BRANCH AND HILLSDALE COUNTIES WHILE
SECOND BAND COMES INLAND ACROSS BERRIEN AND INTO NW INDIANA. AMOUNTS
FROM THIS EVENT REMAIN COMPLICATED GIVEN THE LIMITED MOISTURE BUT
YET EXTREME INSTABILITY. EXPECTING MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS OUR
MICHIGAN COUNTIES TO SEE 2 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATE FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS OVER NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF OUR MICHIGAN COUNTIES COULD SEE HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8
INCHES WITHIN THE AFOREMENTIONED BANDS. HOWEVER...PINPOINTING THESE
AREAS REMAINS DIFFICULT AT THIS TIME THUS FELT THE ADVISORY FOR
WIDESPREAD 2 TO 5 WAS MORE APPROPRIATE FOR NOW GIVEN POSSIBLE
LIMITING FACTORS AND UNCERTAINTY. LOCALIZED WARNINGS CAN BE ISSUED
IF AND WHEN THESE STRONGER BANDS MATERIALIZE. WILL START THE
ADVISORY THIS EVENING TO MATCH HEADLINES TO OUR NORTH AND COVER THE
TIME WHEN SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL FALL.

SECOND SHORT WAVE AND SURGE OF COLDER AIR MOVES IN MONDAY. THIS WILL
FORCE DGZ TO NEAR THE SURFACE EFFECTIVELY ENDING OPTIMAL DENDRITE
DEVELOPMENT AND LEADING TO SMALLER SNOW FLAKES OF PLATES AND COLUMNS
WHICH IN TURN LEADS TO LOWER ACCUMULATIONS. THEREFORE EXPECT
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY.

AS FOR TEMPS...KEPT SIMILAR TRENDS OF PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH VERY
COLD AIR AND LITTLE DIURNAL SWINGS. WAS DIFFICULT TO FIND ANY HIGH
RES GUIDANCE HANDLING THE QUICK TEMP/DEW POINT DROP WELL THIS
MORNING SO BLENDED MANUAL EDITS WITH SOME RAW BLENDS. TEMPS SHOULD
FALL EARLY THEN BECOME STEADY...THEN FALL AGAIN LATE TODAY. STILL
LOOKS LIKE WIND CHILLS WILL DROP JUST INTO ADVISORY LEVELS LATE
MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

COLD WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD
WITH MEAN EASTERN CONUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING ANTICIPATED. POLAR
VORTEX NEAR THE QUEBEC/ONTARIO BORDER BY TUESDAY MORNING WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST SUPPORTING A MODERATING TREND LOCALLY THROUGH THURSDAY
BEFORE TEMPS LEVEL OUT. ADVISORY LEVEL (-15F TO -24F) WIND CHILLS
ARE A CONCERN TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE CORE OF THE WELL ADVERTISED
ARCTIC AIRMASS OVERHEAD. COLD AIR OVER THE WARMER LAKE WATERS WILL
ALLOW LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
FOR AREAS NORTH OF HWY 30 IN INDIANA AND MICHIGAN. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT EVEN WITH EXTREME LAKE-7H
TEMP DIFFERENTIALS GIVEN UNFAVORABLE 290-300 DEGREE MIXED LAYER
FLOW WITH UPPER MIDWEST DRY ENTRAINMENT. A WEAK PV FILAMENT TRACKING
WSW OF THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT COULD BRING A FEW FLURRIES TO OUR
SOUTHWESTERN ZONES. OTHERWISE...MAINLY DRY/COLD OUTSIDE OF THE LAKE
ZONES TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

A SYNOPTIC SNOW EVENT APPEARS POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT
AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH OF PACIFIC ORIGINS DROPS INTO THE MIDWEST AND
INTERACTS WITH A VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL BAROCLINIC ZONE IN PLACE. A
00Z MODEL CONSENSUS FAVORS A SFC REFLECTION TRACK EAST THROUGH THE
OH VALLEY...FAVORABLE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE IWX CWA.
HOWEVER...THE OUTLIER GFS/GEFS SHOWS A MUCH WEAKER AND LESS
AMPLIFIED (FARTHER SOUTH/DRY) SOLUTION WITH GUIDANCE DIFFERING ON
TIMING AND INTERACTION WITH NORTHERN STREAM ENERGY. THERE IS
OBVIOUSLY A LOT THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED HERE WITH THIS SHORTWAVE
STILL OUT IN THE PACIFIC AND THE EVENT 5 DAYS AWAY. IT IS WORTH
NOTING THAT THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A DECENT SWATH
OF SNOW (ADVISORY LEVEL?) SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION GIVEN PROGGED
MODEST MOISTURE RETURN, GOOD RATIOS, AND A STRONG FGEN RESPONSE. A
MORE AMPLIFIED/PHASED SYSTEM WOULD ALSO BRING PTYPE INTO QUESTION
ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS. STAY TUNED...

COLDER AIR WILL FILTER IN BEHIND THE AFOREMENTIONED SYNOPTIC SYSTEM
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE. OVER
THE LAKE INSTABILITY DOES NOT LOOK AS IMPRESSIVE THIS GO
AROUND...BUT THIS MAY BE OVERCOME BY SYNOPTIC MOISTURE/ENHANCEMENT
AND MORE NORTHERLY TRAJECTORIES FOR LES ACCUMS ACROSS OUR NW INDIANA
AND SW LOWER MICHIGAN ZONES FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
MI...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST
     MONDAY FOR MIZ077>081.

OH...NONE.
LM...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     LMZ043-046.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR LMZ043-046.

&&

SHORT TERM...LASHLEY
LONG TERM...STEINWEDEL
AVIATION...LASHLEY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 4:53 AM EST, 5 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
453 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

INZ003>007-MIZ077>081-211000-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE
453 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013 /353 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO
TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY TONIGHT WHICH MAY
CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED WHICH MAY CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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INZ008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-
024-025-211000-
NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-
ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-
BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-
VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...
GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...
PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...
BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...
ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
453 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013 /353 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND
NORTHERN INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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LMZ043-046-211000-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
453 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING ARE IN EFFECT THIS
MORNING. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT CAN BE EXPECTED
TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 4:30 AM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryIWXElkhart4 days

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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.