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Gale Warning 14, NWS Detroit, MI

April 3, 2014

NWS Detroit, MI issued this gale warning at Apr 3, 2014, 4:03 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 4, 2014, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 16 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
Apr 3, 2014, 4:03 PM EDT (20:03 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2014, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2014, 9:38 AM EDT
In force
16 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 Apr 3, 3:53 PM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 3:53 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:19 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
319 PM EDT THU APR 3 2014

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-041930-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-
ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
319 PM EDT THU APR 3 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE GREAT LAKES
REGION. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE AND WILL NOT BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL OR WIND GUSTS. ANY STORM THAT DOES MOVE
INTO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO THE EAST AT 40
MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. GUSTS WILL BE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-041930-
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-
319 PM EDT THU APR 3 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN LAKE HURON FOR LATE
TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE GALE WARNING WILL CONTINUE FOR NORTHERN LAKE HURON FRIDAY
MORNING. A GALE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHERN LAKE HURON...LAKE ST CLAIR AND
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
NORTHERN LAKE HURON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MR

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 1:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 1:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 4:20 AM EDTGale WatchDTX23 hr
Apr 3, 4:20 AM EDTGale WarningDTX53 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Michigan, 2014Every gale warning 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.