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Gale Warning 8, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this gale warning at Jan 29, 2014, 3:48 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 30, 2014, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 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
- Jan 29, 2014, 3:48 PM EST (20:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2014, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2014, 10:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
941 WHUS73 KDTX 292048 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 348 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...SOUTHERLY GALES THROUGH THURSDAY... .WINDS WILL EASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING ALLOWING FOR A BREAK IN THE GALES UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. BY MID-MORNING GALES WILL RE-EMERGE ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING. AS A RESULT...THE EXISTING GALE WARNING FOR CENTRAL LAKE HURON WAS EXTENDED BY SEVERAL HOURS AND THE SOUTHERN WATERS WERE ADDED. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS A SURE BET OVER ANY OPEN WATERS...OF WHICH THERE IS LITTLE ON THE AMERICAN SIDE. AS A RESULT...WILL FORGO A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF WELL OVER 10 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE LAKE. WINDS WILL EASE TO 15 KNOTS OR LESS BY FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE WATERS. LHZ462-300915- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140130T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0008.140130T1500Z-140131T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 348 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EST THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EST 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. && $$ LHZ463-464-300915- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140130T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KDTX.GL.W.0006.140130T1500Z-140131T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 348 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EST THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ362-363-300915- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140131T0300Z/ 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- 348 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THURSDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THURSDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 42 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 16 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 2 PM EST 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. && $$ LHZ421-422-441>443-300000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140130T0000Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 348 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
949 WHUS73 KDTX 300014 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 714 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...SOUTHWEST GALES WILL REDEVELOP ON THURSDAY... .WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR A BREAK IN THE GALES UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. BY MID-MORNING GALES WILL RE-DEVELOP ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS A SURE BET OVER ANY OPEN WATERS...OF WHICH THERE IS LITTLE ON THE AMERICAN SIDE. AS A RESULT...WILL FORGO A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF WELL OVER 10 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE LAKE. WINDS WILL EASE TO 15 KNOTS OR LESS BY FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE WATERS. LHZ462-301215- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140130T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0008.140130T1500Z-140131T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 714 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING FOR THIS EVENING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HOWEVER....A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EST 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. && $$ LHZ463-464-301215- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140130T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0006.140130T1500Z-140131T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 714 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING FOR THIS EVENING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EST THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-422-441>443-300115- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140130T0000Z/ 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- 714 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ LHZ362-363-301215- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140131T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 714 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THURSDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 42 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 16 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 2 PM EST THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ DG
671 WHUS73 KDTX 300346 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1046 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...SOUTHWEST GALES EXPECTED INTO THURSDAY EVENING... .SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH GALE CONDITIONS EXPANDING AGAIN DURING THE DAY AFTER BEING CONFINED TO CENTRAL PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON OVERNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS A SURE BET OVER ANY OPEN WATERS. HOWEVER...SINCE ICE COVERAGE REMAINS EXTENSIVE ON THE AMERICAN SIDE OF LAKE HURON...WILL FORGO A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF WELL OVER 10 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE LAKE. WINDS WILL EASE TO 15 KNOTS OR LESS BY FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE WATERS. LHZ462-301600- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0008.140130T1500Z-140131T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1046 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EST 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. && $$ LHZ463-464-301600- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0006.140130T1500Z-140131T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1046 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EST THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ362-363-301600- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140131T0300Z/ 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- 1046 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THURSDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 42 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 16 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 2 PM EST 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. && $$ DG
505 WHUS73 KDTX 300904 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 404 AM EST THU JAN 30 2014 ...SOUTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE GALES THROUGH THIS EVENING... .WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING PRODUCING GALES FOR MOST OF LAKE HURON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY EVENING AND OVER NIGHT EASING THE GRADIENT WHICH WILL ALLOW WINDS TO DROP OFF TO 15 KNOTS OR LESS. THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME FREEZING SPRAY IN ANY PART OF THE LAKE THAT IS STILL ICE FREE...BUT WITH SO MUCH ICE OUT THERE THE WAVES MAY BE MORE LIMITED PREVENTING A MORE WIDESPREAD HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EVENT. AS A RESULT...WILL FORGO A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FOR THE WEEKEND WILL BRING SNOW BACK TO THE FORECAST BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE EVEN. LHZ421-422-441>443-302130- /O.EXB.KDTX.GL.W.0008.140130T1800Z-140131T0300Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 404 AM EST THU JAN 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EST THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ462-302130- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0008.140130T1500Z-140131T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 404 AM EST THU JAN 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 42 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EST 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. && $$ LHZ463-464-302130- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0006.140130T1500Z-140131T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 404 AM EST THU JAN 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 33 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EST THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ362-363-302130- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140131T0300Z/ 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- 404 AM EST THU JAN 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 36 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 43 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 16 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 2 PM EST 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. && $$
581 WHUS73 KDTX 302028 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 328 PM EST THU JAN 30 2014 ...SOUTHERLY GALES THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... .GALE WARNINGS FOR SOUTHERLY GALES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR LAKE HURON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING WITH AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY OVER ANY EXISTING AREAS OF OPEN WATER. THE PASSAGE OF THE RESPONSIBLE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO EASE CONSIDERABLY BY FRIDAY MORNING...REMAINING 15 KNOTS OR LESS THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. LHZ462-310300- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 328 PM EST THU JAN 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 36 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EST THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ463-464-310300- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140131T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 328 PM EST THU JAN 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EST 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. && $$ LHZ362-363-310300- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140131T0300Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 328 PM EST THU JAN 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 36 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 46 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 17 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EST THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-422-441>443-310300- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0300Z/ 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- 328 PM EST THU JAN 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EST 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. && $$
219 WHUS73 KDTX 310301 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1001 PM EST THU JAN 30 2014 LHZ421-422-441>443-462-310415- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140131T0300Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1001 PM EST THU JAN 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ LHZ362-363-463-464-310415- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140131T0300Z/ 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- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1001 PM EST THU JAN 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
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 Jan 29, 3:11 PM EST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 3:11 PM EST, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
311 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT
A FIRM SOUTHWEST GRADIENT WILL TAKE A PROGRESSIVE HOLD ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THROUGH TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT ROUND OF
HEIGHT FALLS QUICKLY LIFTING OUT OF THE PLAINS. THIS WILL ESTABLISH
A DEEPER LAYER OF WARM AIR ADVECTION THAT PROVIDES THE LINGERING
RESIDENT ARCTIC AIR A FINAL PUSH EASTWARD. 850 MB TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO INCREASE ROUGHLY 7-8 DEGREES THROUGH THIS TIME.
LINGERING LAKE STRATUS ACROSS THE NORTH CARRYING A STRONG DIURNAL
COMPONENT NOW PER RECENT SATELLITE TRENDS. THIS COMBINED WITH THE
EFFECTIVE LOWERING AND EVENTUAL REMOVAL OF THE INVERSION UPSTREAM
UNDER THE INCREASING ADVECTIVE PROCESS WILL LEAVE SKIES CLEAR FOR
THE DURATION OF THE POST-SUNSET PERIOD. THIS WILL LEAVE LOW
TEMPERATURES AT A DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN SOME ENHANCED NOCTURNAL
COOLING UNDER OPEN SKY AND A MODESTLY MIXED/WARMING BOUNDARY LAYER.
DIURNAL RECOVERY A STRUGGLE TODAY...TEMPERATURES STILL HOVERING IN
THE LOW-MID TEENS. GRADIENT MAY TEND TO EASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING
AS THE APEX OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY SURFACE RIDGE SLIDES THROUGH.
WITH THIS IN MIND...WILL LEAN SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH READINGS
GENERALLY BOTTOMING OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER SINGLE DIGITS. THIS
COMBINED WITH A STEADY 10 KNOT SOUTHWEST WIND WILL TRANSLATE INTO
THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS APPROACHING THE -10C RANGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...
STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST RETURN FLOW WILL SUPPORT GUSTY 20 KNOT WINDS
THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY SUPPORTING HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE
20S. TIGHT GRADIENT WILL KEEP WINDS UP THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE COLD
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW ROTATING TOWARD JAMES BAY
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL OFFSET DIURNAL COOLING AND
SHOULD HELP MAINTAIN OVERNIGHT LOWS AROUND 20 DEGREES. AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES THE LOWER PENINSULA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON, PAC JET
ENERGY WHICH HAS FORCED THE BREAKDOWN OF THE WEST COAST RIDGE WILL
SNAKE ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE UNITED STATES THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT. A SHEAR MAX ALONG ITS NORTHERN PERIPHERY WILL
UNDERGO SOME AMPLIFICATION AS IT IS PICKED UP BY THE AFOREMENTIONED
JAMES BAY LOW. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE REFLECTION WILL BE SUFFICIENT
TO PRODUCE A 3 TO 5 HOUR BURST OF SNOW THAT WILL ACCUMULATE TO
AROUND INCH...PERHAPS 2 ACROSS THE FAR NORTH.
THE BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL THEN SETTLE SOUTH OF THE AREA AND BECOME
MORE ORGANIZED AS IT ALIGNS WITH DEVELOPING DEEP LAYER SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW. UPPER JET ARISING FROM DEVELOPING CONFLUENT FLOW ALOFT WILL
FAVOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACTIVE FGEN ALONG THE FRONT, THE BULK OF
WHICH IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER, A
COUPLE OF INCHES IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION SOUTH OF THE I-96/696
CORRIDOR BETWEEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SATURDAY. AS HAS ALREADY
BEEN WITNESSED THIS SEASON, PLACEMENT OF THE FGEN BAND MAY
ULTIMATELY BECOME A NOWCASTING ISSUE, SO FURTHER FORECAST
REFINEMENTS FOR FRI/FRI NIGHT CAN BE EXPECTED.
CONVOLUTED TROUGH COMPLEX OVER THE EAST PACIFIC IS FORECAST TO
CONSOLIDATE TO SOME EXTENT BEFORE EJECTING ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS
AHEAD OF DIGGING NORTHERN STREAM ENERGY WHICH HAS YET TO REALLY TAKE
SHAPE IN ANY FASHION. AS A RESULT, CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES REMAIN
AMONG THE NWP, MAINLY REGARDING THEIR HANDLING OF SAID NORTHERN
WAVE. SLOWER AND STRONGER REPRESENTATIONS OFFERED BY THE ECMWF/GEM
ALLOW FOR A MORE NORTHWESTERLY TRACK OF THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
WHILE THE GFS IS CHARACTERISTICALLY FLATTER AND FURTHER EAST.
EC/GEM/NAM CONSENSUS TRACKS THE SURFACE LOW SOMEWHERE BETWEEN METRO
DETROIT AND TOLEDO DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY WHICH WILL OPEN THE
DOOR FOR A POTENTIAL CHANGEOVER TO RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTH LATE IN THE
DAY. GIVEN THE COMPLEX APPEARANCE OF EAST PAC WATER VAPOR AND THE
NORTHERN WAVE WHICH HAS YET TO ACTUALLY EXIST, UNCERTAINTY IS QUITE
HIGH AND HAVE LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO FOLLOW AFOREMENTIONED CONSENSUS.
WARM ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN PER THE NON-GFS SOLUTIONS SUGGEST RATHER
INEFFICIENT RATIOS RESULTING IN A SWATH OF AT LEAST 3-5" ACROSS A
PORTION OF THE CWA ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE
GREATEST UNCERTAINTY ACROSS THE SOUTH WHERE PTYPE MAY BECOME AN
ISSUE.
THIS WINTER CONTINUES TO BE AN ACTIVE ONE AND IT DOES NOT LOOK TO
CALM DOWN ANY TIME SOON. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL ALREADY BE IMPACTING
THE AREA AT THE START OF THE EXTENDED ON SATURDAY THEN EXITING TO
THE EAST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ONCE THAT SYSTEM DEPARTS...HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN THROUGH TUESDAY AND AS IT DOES ANOTHER LARGE
AMPLITUDE LONGWAVE TROUGH DEVELOPS AND PUSHES CLOSER TO THE GREAT
LAKES. MODELS ARE HINTING AT YET ANOTHER SYSTEM DEVELOPING AND
MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH THE NORTHERN EDGE CLIPPING
THE SOUTHERN CWA. OF COURSE...THIS IS TOWARDS THE END OF THE
EXTENDED PERIOD AND WE FIRST NEED TO GET THROUGH THE SYSTEM
THIS WEEKEND. AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES ARE CONCERNED...THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO REMAIN BELOW NORMAL...WITH HIGHS RANGING IN THE
20S...BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT WHICH WAS SEEN EARLIER THIS WEEK.
&&
.MARINE...
WINDS WILL EASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING ALLOWING FOR A BREAK IN THE
GALES UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. BY MID-MORNING GALES WILL RE-EMERGE
ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE HURON AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE
EVENING. AS A RESULT...THE EXISTING GALE WARNING FOR CENTRAL LAKE
HURON WAS EXTENDED BY SEVERAL HOURS AND THE SOUTHERN WATERS WERE
ADDED. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS A SURE BET OVER ANY OPEN WATERS...OF
WHICH THERE IS LITTLE ON THE AMERICAN SIDE. AS A RESULT...WILL
FORGO A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF
WELL OVER 10 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE LAKE.
WINDS WILL EASE TO 15 KNOTS OR LESS BY FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES OVER THE WATERS.
&&
.AVIATION...ISSUED 1208 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014/
//DISCUSSION...
A PERSISTENT WSW FLOW SUSTAINING A CANOPY OF MVFR LAKE STRATUS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN TAF SITES. AN INCREASING DIURNAL MIXED LAYER
COMBINED WITH A GRADUALLY BACKING WIND WILL BRING A STEADY DECREASE
IN CLOUD COVERAGE FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. GUSTY
WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON PEAKING IN THE 25 KNOT RANGE. GUSTINESS
SUBSIDES WITH SUNSET BUT A SOLID SOUTHERLY GRADIENT WILL REMAIN
TONIGHT /10-12 KTS/. CLEAR SKIES BELOW 10K FT THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE TAF PERIOD.
//DTW THRESHOLD THREATS...
* LOW CONFIDENCE IN CEILINGS BELOW 5000 FT THIS AFTERNOON.
* MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 25 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON.
&&
.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.
LAKE HURON...
GALE WARNING...LHZ421-LHZ422-LHZ441-LHZ442-LHZ443-LHZ462-LHZ463-
LHZ464...UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY.
GALE WARNING...LHZ462-LHZ463-LHZ464...FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM
THURSDAY.
GALE WARNING...LHZ362-LHZ363...UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY.
LAKE ST CLAIR...NONE.
MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...MR
LONG TERM....JVC/SS
MARINE.......JVC
AVIATION.....MR
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AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 4:03 AM EST, 11 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 403 AM EST WED JAN 29 2014 MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-301000- MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER- ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- 403 AM EST WED JAN 29 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-301000- 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- 403 AM EST WED JAN 29 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF LAKE HURON TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A GALE WARNING CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL LAKE HURON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. DRK YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).
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Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 3:58 AM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 15 hr |
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