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Winter Storm Watch 1, NWS Gaylord, MI

November 9, 2014

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this winter storm watch at Nov 9, 2014, 4:20 AM EST. It took effect at Nov 10, 2014, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 9, 2014, 4:20 AM EST (09:20 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 10, 2014, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 9, 2014, 4:34 PM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Nov 9, 4:07 AM EST, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 4:07 AM EST, 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 9, 4:09 AM EST, 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
409 AM EST SUN NOV 9 2014

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-
042-100915-
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
WHITEFISH BAY (U.S. PORTION)/WHITEFISH POINT TO POINT IROQUOIS MI-
ST. MARYS RIVER POINT IROQUOIS TO E. POTAGANNISSING BAY-CHIPPEWA-
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-
OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
409 AM EST SUN NOV 9 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

MAIN CONCERN HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE FIRST
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN
MICHIGAN:

* THE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE GREAT LAKES IN THE
  MONDAY/TUESDAY TIME FRAME CONTINUES TO BRING A LOT OF FORECAST
  UNCERTAINTY DEALING BOTH WITH PRECIPITATION TYPE AND WHERE THE
  HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION MAY FALL.

* CURRENT TRENDS SUGGEST THAT THE BEST CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN FROM
  EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* SMALL SHIFTS IN THE EXPECTED TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM IS LIKELY OVER
  THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WHICH WILL HAVE A DRAMATIC EFFECT ON
  EXPECTED IMPACTS. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATED
  INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL SNOW EVENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD.

AJS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 9, 4:34 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningAPX35 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Michigan, 2014Every winter storm watch in 2014

Sources

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