Gale Warning 34, NWS Detroit, MI

957 
WHUS73 KDTX 241534
MWWDTX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1034 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...GALES EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY...

.RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK UP FROM THE SOUTH TODAY
...BRINGING WITH IT RAIN AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE INTENSE 
LOW TRACKS THROUGH LAKE HURON LATE THIS EVENING....GALE FORCE WINDS 
ARE EXPECTED TO RAMP WITH GOOD COLD ADVECTION INTO EARLY THURSDAY 
MORNING. CONFIDENCE IN GALES OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON IS 
HIGH...AS FEW STRAY GUSTS TO STORM FORCE ARE NOT OUT OF THE 
QUESTION. GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. A LITTLE CONCERNED ACROSS 
LAKE ST CLAIR AND LAKE ERIE...AS THE DURATION OF GALES LOOKS TO BE 
SHORT. BECAUSE OF THIS SHORT WINDOW OF GALES...WATER LEVELS ARE ALSO 
NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. 

WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THURSDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH 
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY...WITH LIGHT TO 
MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS IN STORE FOR FRIDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT 
PASSING THROUGH ON SATURDAY.

LEZ444-250345-
/O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0034.141224T2300Z-141225T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.LO.Y.0007.141225T0200Z-141225T1700Z/
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
1034 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST THURSDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A LOW
WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST THURSDAY. 

* AS THE GALE FORCE WINDS DEVELOP THE WATER LEVEL WILL
  START DROPPING ON WESTERN LAKE ERIE THIS EVENING. THE WATER
  LEVEL WILL DROP TO NEARLY 3 FEET BELOW LOW WATER DATUM BY
  THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN RISE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
  WATER LEVEL SHOULD BE BACK ABOVE THE CRITICAL LEVEL FOR SAFE NAVIGATION
  ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED 
  WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 
  KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET 
  WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. 

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM WEDNESDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM WEDNESDAY. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

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 LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE
IMPACT.

&&

$$

LCZ460-250345-
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LAKE ST. CLAIR-
1034 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST THURSDAY...

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED 
  WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. 
  THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 3 FEET WITH A 
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 4 FEET. 

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 11 PM WEDNESDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 11 PM WEDNESDAY. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

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.

&&

$$

LHZ422-250345-
/O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0034.141225T0000Z-141225T1000Z/
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
1034 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
EST THURSDAY...

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED 
  WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. 
  THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 3 FEET WITH A 
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 4 FEET. 

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM THURSDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM THURSDAY. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

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.

&&

$$

LHZ363-421-441>443-462>464-250345-
/O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0034.141225T0000Z-141225T1600Z/
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-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-
1034 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
EST THURSDAY...

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED 
  WINDS UP TO 38 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. 
  THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A 
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. 

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 2 AM THURSDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM THURSDAY. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

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.

&&

$$

LHZ361-362-250345-
/O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0034.141225T0400Z-141225T1600Z/
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-
1034 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EST THURSDAY...

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED 
  WINDS UP TO 38 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. 
  THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 14 FEET WITH A 
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 20 FEET. 

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 2 AM THURSDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM THURSDAY. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

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.

&&

$$

SC

334 
WHUS73 KDTX 242048
MWWDTX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
348 PM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...GALES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST OHIO WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS INTO 
FAR SOUTHERN LAKE HURON THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO 
DEEPEN AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO QUEBEC OVERNIGHT. THE RESULT WILL 
BE A BACKING OF THE WINDS FROM NORTH TO WEST ACROSS LAKE HURON 
TONIGHT...WITH THE INTENSIFICATION OF THE LOW LEADING TO GALE FORCE 
WIND GUSTS. 

WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THURSDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH 
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY...WITH LIGHT TO 
MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS IN STORE FOR FRIDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT 
PASSING THROUGH ON SATURDAY.

LEZ444-250900-
/O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0034.141224T2300Z-141225T0900Z/
/O.CON.KDTX.LO.Y.0007.141225T0200Z-141225T1700Z/
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
348 PM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST THURSDAY...

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED 
  WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 
  KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET 
  WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. 

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM WEDNESDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM WEDNESDAY. 

* AS THE GALE FORCE WINDS DEVELOP THE WATER LEVEL WILL
  START DROPPING ON WESTERN LAKE ERIE THIS EVENING. THE WATER
  LEVEL WILL DROP TO NEARLY 3 FEET BELOW LOW WATER DATUM BY
  THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN RISE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
  WATER LEVEL SHOULD BE BACK ABOVE THE CRITICAL LEVEL FOR SAFE NAVIGATION
  ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

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 LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE
IMPACT.

&&

$$

LCZ460-250900-
/O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0034.141224T2300Z-141225T0900Z/
LAKE ST. CLAIR-
348 PM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY...

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED 
  WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. 
  THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 4 FEET WITH A 
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 5 FEET. 

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 11 PM WEDNESDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM THURSDAY. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

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.

&&

$$

LHZ422-250900-
/O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0034.141225T0000Z-141225T1000Z/
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
348 PM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
EST THURSDAY...

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED 
  WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. 
  THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 3 FEET WITH A 
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 4 FEET. 

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM THURSDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM THURSDAY. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

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.

&&

$$

LHZ363-421-441>443-462>464-250900-
/O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0034.141225T0000Z-141225T1600Z/
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-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-
348 PM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
EST THURSDAY...

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED 
  WINDS UP TO 38 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. 
  THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A 
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. 

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 2 AM THURSDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM THURSDAY. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

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.

&&

$$

LHZ361-362-250900-
/O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0034.141225T0400Z-141225T1600Z/
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-
348 PM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM EST THURSDAY...

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED 
  WINDS UP TO 39 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. 
  THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 14 FEET WITH A 
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 20 FEET. 

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM THURSDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM THURSDAY. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

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.

&&

$$

SC

394 
WHUS73 KDTX 250900
MWWDTX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
400 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...GALES TO STEADILY DIMINISH THIS MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE JUST NORTHEAST OF LAKE HURON WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY 
TODAY. AS IT DOES...GALES WILL REMAIN FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON 
EARLY IN THE DAY AND THEN DIMINISH. BY LATE IN THE DAY TODAY...A 
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN 
LAKES. AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS WEAK RIDGE...MODERATE SOUTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO AROUND 20 KTS WILL DEVELOP FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT 
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THAT COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH LATE 
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL BE ANOTHER 
ROUND OF MODERATE WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST.

LEZ444-251700-
/O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141225T0900Z/
/O.CON.KDTX.LO.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-141225T1700Z/
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
400 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE
GALE WARNING. 

* LOW WATER: WATER LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR
  SAFE NAVIGATION...FALLING TO NEARLY 3 FEET BELOW LOW WATER DATUM
  THIS MORNING. WATER LEVELS SHOULD THEN BEGIN RISING BY LATE
  MORNING...CLIMBING ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK DURING THE AFTERNOON.

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE
IMPACT.

&&

$$

LHZ421-441-252100-
/O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141225T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0066.141225T0900Z-141225T2100Z/
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
400 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT 
  SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  29 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 8 
  FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 11 FEET. 

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM THURSDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM THURSDAY. 

THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

LCZ460-251000-
/O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141225T0900Z/
LAKE ST. CLAIR-
400 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE
GALE WARNING. 

$$

LHZ442-443-463-464-251000-
/O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141225T1600Z/
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
400 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE
GALE WARNING. 

$$

LHZ422-251000-
/O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141225T1000Z/
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
400 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE
GALE WARNING. 

$$

LHZ363-462-251200-
/O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141225T1200Z/
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
400 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS
  UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. THE
  LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 18 FEET.

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM THURSDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM THURSDAY. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

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.

&&

$$

LHZ361-362-251600-
/O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141225T1600Z/
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-
400 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS
  UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE
  LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET.

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM THURSDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM THURSDAY. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

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.

&&

$$

DG

521 
WHUS73 KDTX 251152
MWWDTX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
652 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...REMAINING GALES TO SUBSIDING GRADUALLY THIS MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE JUST NORTHEAST OF LAKE HURON WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY 
TODAY. AS IT DOES...GALES WILL REMAIN FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON 
EARLY IN THE DAY AND THEN DIMINISH. BY LATE IN THE DAY TODAY...A 
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN 
LAKES. AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS WEAK RIDGE...MODERATE SOUTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO AROUND 20 KTS WILL DEVELOP FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT 
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THAT COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH LATE 
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL BE ANOTHER 
ROUND OF MODERATE WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST.

LHZ363-462-251300-
/O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141225T1200Z/
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
652 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

$$

LHZ361-362-251600-
/O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141225T1600Z/
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-
652 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS
  UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. THE
  LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A
  POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 17 FEET.

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM THURSDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM THURSDAY. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

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.

&&

$$

LEZ444-251700-
/O.CON.KDTX.LO.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-141225T1700Z/
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
652 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* LOW WATER: AT 4 AM...THE WATER LEVEL AT TOLEDO WAS ALMOST A FOOT
  BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK. THE WATER LEVEL BOTTOM OUT THIS MORNING
  BEFORE RISING BACK ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION
  BY AROUND NOON.

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE
IMPACT.

&&

$$

LHZ421-441-252100-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-141225T2100Z/
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
652 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT 
  SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  29 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 
  FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. 

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM THURSDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM THURSDAY. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

DG

583 
WHUS73 KDTX 251447
MWWDTX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
947 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...SUBSIDING WINDS AND WAVES TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE JUST NORTHEAST OF LAKE HURON WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY 
TODAY. AS IT DOES...GALES WILL REMAIN FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON 
EARLY IN THE DAY AND THEN DIMINISH. BY LATE IN THE DAY TODAY...A 
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN 
LAKES. AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS WEAK RIDGE...MODERATE SOUTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO AROUND 20 KTS WILL DEVELOP FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT 
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THAT COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH LATE 
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL BE ANOTHER 
ROUND OF MODERATE WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST.

LHZ361-362-251600-
/O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141225T1600Z/
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-
947 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE
GALE WARNING. 

$$

LEZ444-251700-
/O.CON.KDTX.LO.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-141225T1700Z/
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
947 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* LOW WATER: AT 4 AM...THE WATER LEVEL AT TOLEDO WAS ALMOST A FOOT
  BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK. THE WATER LEVEL BOTTOM OUT THIS MORNING
  BEFORE RISING BACK ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION
  BY AROUND NOON.

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE
IMPACT.

&&

$$

LHZ421-441-252100-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-141225T2100Z/
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
947 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT 
  SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  29 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 
  FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. 

* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 11 AM THURSDAY 
  WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM THURSDAY. 

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1153 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

.AVIATION...

ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HAS LED TO VLIFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
TAF SITES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO LAST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WHEN WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS HELP MIX
OUT THE LOWER LEVELS AND ALLOW CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE TO IFR. WINDS
WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE MAIN
SURFACE LOW LIFTS THROUGH THE AREA...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30
KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH...TURNING SOUTHWEST DURING WEDNESDAY EVENING.

FOR DTW...ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO VLIFR CONDITIONS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WHEN RAIN SHOWERS WILL IMPROVE CONDITIONS
TO IFR. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
BEHIND A COLD FRONT...LASTING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

//DTW THRESHOLD PROBABILITIES...

* HIGH IN CEILINGS AOB 5000 FEET THROUGHT THE TAF PERIOD.

* HIGH IN VSBYS AOB 1/2 SM AND CEILINGS AOB 200 FEET THROUGH 14Z.

* MEDIUM FOR WIND GUSTS TO REACH 30 KNOTS FROM 160-180 DEG WED
  AFTERNOON.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 1038 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

UPDATE...

THE DENSE FOG HAS GOTTEN A BIT MORE WIDESPREAD AND PROLIFIC AS THE
EVENING HAS WORN ON. WITH MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CWA REPORTING
VISIBILITIES AT OR LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE WILL ISSUE A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. THE FOG
SHOULD LIFT LATER THIS MORNING AS SHOWERS TRACK THROUGH THE AREA
AHEAD OF THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL WAVE

PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 806 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

UPDATE...

THE DRY SLOT...WHICH TEMPORARILY CLEARED THINGS OUT ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...HAS FILLED BACK IN WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AS
EVIDENCED BY VISIBILITIES CRASHING BACK TO ONE MILE OR LESS ACROSS
AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94. DESPITE THE CRASH IN VISIBILITIES
THEY ARE STILL VARYING BETWEEN 1/4 AND ONE MILE...THEREFORE WILL
HOLD OFF ON ANY DENSE FOG ADVISORIES AS VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1/4
OF A MILE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST 3 HOURS OR MORE AT THIS POINT.
WILL INSTEAD ISSUE SPS STATEMENTS AND UPDATE THE FORECAST TO
REFLECT REALITY AND ISSUE HEADLINES AS NECESSARY IF THEY ARE
NEEDED.

PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 341 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

SHORT TERM...THROUGH TONIGHT

UPPER LEVEL TROUGH STILL STRENGTHENING THROUGHOUT THE PLAINS STATES
TODAY. AT THE SFC...A LOW OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WILL SLOWLY
LIFT NE FROM WI INTO ONTARIO OVERNIGHT WHILE SFC PRESSURE FALLS
RELOCATE FURTHER SOUTH UNDER THE DIVERGENT FLOW OF THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH. THE LOW IS ALREADY DEVELOPING OVER LOUISIANA AND WILL LIFT
NORTH TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT. THE OCCLUDED FRONT FROM THE
FIRST LOW WILL PUSH THROUGH SE MI LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL BE THE
FOCUS FOR OVERNIGHT SHOWERS AS THE SECOND LOW SENDS A DEEP PLUME OF
MOISTURE UP INTO THE FRONTAL SURFACE. ISENTROPIC ASCENT IS MAXIMIZED
OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA BUT THE MOISTURE SPREADS FURTHER
WEST ALONG THE FRONT AS EVIDENT ON THE LOW/MID LEVEL THETA SURFACES.
ALREADY HIGH PWAT VALUES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS
WELL...APPROACHING 1 INCH BY 12Z WED. EXPECTING PRECIP SPREAD
THROUGH SE MI OVERNIGHT FROM THE SE TO NW.

FOR THE REST OF THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT A NICE SURGE OF
DRY AIR UP THROUGH INDIANA AND CENTRAL MI IS COMPLICATING THE
CLOUD/TEMP/PRECIP FORECAST AS IT ACTS TO SCOUR OUT THE DENSE CLOUD
FIELD. THIS HAS ALLOWED TEMPS TO OVER ACHIEVE AND SURGE TO AROUND 50
FROM THE OHIO BORDER UP THROUGH FLINT. DEWPOINTS HAVE ALSO SURGED
INTO THE LOW/MID 40S WHICH SHOULD HELP HOLD MINS UP A LITTLE TONIGHT
AND HAVE ADJUSTED FORECAST ACCORDINGLY. CLOUDS SHOULD FILL THE DRY
SLOT BACK IN PRETTY QUICKLY TONIGHT AS THE BETTER MOISTURE MAKES IT
WAY NORTH SO STILL EXPECT A CLOUDY NIGHT. THE SUBSIDENCE IN THIS DRY
SLOT HAS ACTED TO COMPACT/STRENGTHEN THE INVERSION AND TRAP LL
MOISTURE WHICH SHOULD KEEP PATCHY FOG AROUND THROUGH TONIGHT FOR
THOSE AREAS...ESPECIALLY PTK NORTHWARD. BUT AS NOTED IN CURRENT
OBS...VISIBILITIES ARE QUITE VARIABLE ACROSS THE REGION WHICH SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH EVENING HOURS AS WE TRY TO RESATURATE THE DRY AIR.

LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY

THE RECENT NOAM WATER VAPOR LOOP AND 12Z UPPER AIR ANALYSIS ARE
SHOWING THE MAIN FACTORS WHICH WILL COME TOGETHER TO PRODUCE A
POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM SET TO IMPACT THE GREAT LAKES REGION WEDNESDAY
INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. A 140 KT UPPER JET OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THIS
MORNING IS LEADING TO AMPLIFICATION IN THE BASE OF THE LONG WAVE
TROUGH AXIS OVER TEXAS. THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY IS ALSO SHOWING A
TROPICAL MOISTURE FEED INTO THE GULF COASTAL REGION...WHILE THE SFC
ANALYSIS SHOWS DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER SRN LOUSIANA.

THE ENERGY ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE LONG WAVE TROUGH AXIS TONIGHT
WILL FORCE A DEEPENING MID LEVEL WAVE TO LIFT ACROSS THE MS VALLEY
DURING THE FIRST HALF OF WED. CORRESPONDING TIGHTENING OF THE HEIGHT
FIELD TO THE EAST WILL STRENGTHEN THE UPPER JET OVER THE TN/UPPER OH
VALLEYS AND LEAD TO AN EXPANDING REGION OF UPPER DIVERGENCE ACROSS
LOWER MI DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY. THE MID LEVEL WAVE WILL IN
TURN ROTATE INTO LOWER MI WED AFTERNOON OR EVENING...FORECAST TO
EVOLVE INTO A DEEP AND COMPACT MID LEVEL CIRCULATION TAKING A SLIGHT
NEGATIVE TILT AS IT LIFTS ACROSS LOWER MI. THIS STRONG POSITIVE PV
ANOMALY WILL LEAD TO SUBSTANTIAL MID LEVEL HEIGHT FALLS AS IT
TRAVERSES THE STATE. THE CORRESPONDING MASS ADJUSTMENTS WILL LEAD TO
RAPID DEEPENING OF THE ASSOC SFC LOW. MODEL SOLUTIONS HAVE SETTLED
ON A TRACK EITHER THROUGH SE MI OR JUST TO THE WEST. THE
GFS/CANADIAN SOLUTIONS REMAIN ON THE FASTER SIDE OF THE MODEL SUITE
WHILE THE NAM IS THE SLOWEST. THE INTENSIFICATION OF THIS SYSTEM
WOULD TEND TO SUPPORT A LITTLE SLOWER SOLUTION THAN THE
GFS/CANADIAN...BUT PERHAPS NOT QUITE AS SLOW AS THE NAM.

THE SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN TO 975-980MB AS IT LIFTS
NORTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA WED NIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT COLD AIR
ADVECTION IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT GUSTY
WINDS DURING THE NIGHT IN LIGHT OF THE TIGHT SFC GRADIENT OVERHEAD.
THERE IS GROWING CONCERN FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR A BURST OF STRONGER
WINDS SOMETIME DURING THE EVENING /DEPENDENT ON HOW QUICKLY THIS
SYSTEM LIFTS THROUGH THE REGION/. SYSTEM RELATIVE ISENTROPIC DESCENT
WILL BE VERY STRONG WITHIN THE SUBSIDENCE REGION BEHIND THE MID
LEVEL WAVE. THE NAM SOLUTION SHOWS AN AXIS OF 45-55 KT WINDS IN THE
RIBBON OF GREATEST DECENT ALONG THE SFC OCCLUDED FRONT DURING THE
EVENING. THIS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A HIGH WIND WATCH WED
EVENING AND NIGHT. THE TRI CITIES REGION WILL BE LEFT OUT OF THE
WATCH AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE HIGHER PROBABILITY THAT THE SFC LOW
TRACK WILL KEEP A WEAKER WIND FIELD /REDUCED MIXING POTENTIAL/ IN
THIS REGION. THE RAPID DEPARTURE OF THIS SYSTEM TO THE NORTHEAST
WILL RESULT IN STEADILY DECREASING WINDS ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

WARM AND MOIST AIR WILL ADVANCE INTO SE MI AHEAD OF THE UPPER WAVE.
PRECIP WATER VALUES ARE FORECAST TO RISE TO ONE INCH. THE MOISTURE
ADVECTION COMBINED WITH INCREASING LARGE SCALE DYNAMICS WILL SUPPORT
WIDESPREAD RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. QPF SHOULD RANGE ANYWHERE FROM A
QUARTER INCH TO AN INCH...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SAGINAW
VALLEY WHERE MID LEVEL DEFORMATION IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE
PERSISTENT. STEEPENING MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL CONTINUE TO
SUGGEST A CHANCE OF ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE INTENSITY OF THE
LARGE SCALE DYNAMICS DOES RAISE CONCERN THAT COLDER AIR WILL WRAP
AROUND THIS SYSTEM AND INTO SE MI A LITTLE FASTER. WHILE THE MID
LEVEL DEFORMATION WILL BE EXITING TO THE NORTH DURING THE
NIGHT...THE COLUMN MAY COOL ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW PRIOR TO THE EXIT
OF THE LARGER SCALE FORCING WED NIGHT. THE NAM AND ECMWF CERTAINLY
SUPPORT THIS. WITH STILL SOME MODEL SPREAD AS TO HOW QUICKLY THE
FORCING EXITS AND THE COLD AIR FUNNELS INTO SE MI...A GENERAL HALF
INCH TO INCH OF SNOW ACCUMS WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THE FORECAST. THE
NEXT COUPLE OF FORECAST SHIFTS WILL HOWEVER HAVE TO MONITOR THIS
CLOSELY. ANY LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD COME TO AN END CHRISTMAS
MORNING AS DRIER AIR FUNNELS IN FROM THE WEST.

THE LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER EASTERN NORTH AMERICA WILL HAVE A
REMARKABLE PROGRESSIVE DISPOSITION AT AN EXTREME NEGATIVE TILT. THIS
ALLOWS STRONG SHORTWAVE RIDGING AND WARM AIR ADVECTION TO BUILD INTO
THE EASTERN ONE HALF OF THE CONUS INCLUDING THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES
FOR FRIDAY AND AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF SATURDAY. WHILE CONFIDENCE
IN A DRY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT BEGINS HIGH...CONFIDENCE ERODES
QUICKLY BY THE DAYLIGHT HOURS SATURDAY AS A MAIN BAROCLINIC ZONE IS
EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE DIRECTLY OVER LOWER MICHIGAN. UNCERTAINTY STEMS
AROUND TIMING AND INTEGRITY OF SHORTWAVE ENERGY THAT WILL RIDE ALONG
THE BAROCLINIC ZONE. THERE IS A SUBSET OF 23.12Z NWP THAT HAS SPED
UP TIMING OF PRECIPITATION INTO THE DAYTIME ON SATURDAY. VERY WARM
THERMAL PROGS AND A LACK OF TRUE COLD AIR IN THE WAKE OF THE MIDWEEK
SYSTEM SUPPORTS A RAIN SNOW MIX FOR SATURDAY. THE BULK OF THE
REMAINING FORECAST THEN DISTILLS DOWN TO EXACTLY HOW THE REMAINING
UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL EJECT OUT OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AS THERE
WILL BE SOME POTENTIAL TO CLOSE OFF. THE AVAILABLE GUIANCE
AND OUTGOING FORECAST IS TRENDED ON THE DRY SIDE AT THIS TIME.

MARINE...

LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MIDWEST WILL LIFT INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
TODAY. THE MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES WILL
VEER AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST AND THEN SOUTH IN RESPONSE AND BECOME
LIGHT TONIGHT. RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN TRACK UP
FROM THE SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING WITH IT RAIN AND POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE INTENSE LOW TRACKS THROUGH LAKE HURON TOWARD
MIDNIGHT....GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAMP WITH GOOD COLD
ADVECTION INTO THURSDAY MORNING. CONFIDENCE IN GALES OVER THE OPEN
WATERS OF LAKE HURON IS HIGH...AS FEW STRAY GUSTS TO STORM FORCE ARE
NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. HOWEVER...THE DURATION OF GALES APPEARS TO
BE RELATIVELY SHORT...ESPECIALLY FOR LAKE ST CLAIR AND LAKE
ERIE...AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA TOWARD THE
END OF DAY THURSDAY.

&&

.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR MIZ047>049-053>055-
     060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR MIZ049-054-055-061>063-068>070-075-076-082-083.

LAKE HURON...GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     LHZ363-421-422-441>443-462>464.

     GALE WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     LHZ361-362.

LAKE ST CLAIR...GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
     LCZ460.

MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
     LEZ444.

&&

AVIATION.....KURIMSKI
UPDATE.......KURIMSKI
SHORT TERM...DRK
LONG TERM....SC/CB
MARINE.......SC

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
358 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-240900-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-
ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
358 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE TREND FOR LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL
GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS STRONGER AND FARTHER
WEST. THE ADDITIONAL WARM AIR AND MOISTURE WILL BRING WITH IT A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THE STRONGER SOLUTION HAS ALSO INCREASED THE WIND
THREAT...WITH SOUTHWEST GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER WINDS. ON THE FLIP SIDE...THE
PROSPECTS FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW HAVE DIMINISHED...WITH ACCUMULATIONS
OF LESS THAN 1 INCH ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LCZ460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-240900-
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-
358 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE NEARSHORE
WATERS OF LAKE HURON...REFER TO THE MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE HURON...LAKE ST CLAIR...AND
LAKE ERIE.

GALE WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL MARINE ZONES WEDNESDAY
EVENING INTO THURSDAY...REFER TO THE MARINE FORECASTS FOR
DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

SF

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1256 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-240800-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-
LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...
PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...
ADRIAN...MONROE
1256 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 9 AM...

WIDESPREAD FOG WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AS LOW LEVELS REMAIN VERY
MOIST. DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER OF A MILE IN MANY AREAS. IN FACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP
TO SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE M 59
CORRIDOR.

WHILE A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT TO VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN AS SHOWERS BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD...FOG WILL CONTINUE TO HAMPER TRAVEL MUCH OF THE
NIGHT. DRIVE WITH CARE IF YOU ARE OUT OVERNIGHT AS TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

DG