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Gale Watch 8, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale watch at Nov 16, 2014, 9:39 AM EST. It took effect at Nov 17, 2014, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2014, 9:39 AM EST (14:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2014, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2014, 2:53 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale watch went out at Nov 16, 7:35 AM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 7:35 AM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 7:29 AM EST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 729 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2014 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-171230- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 729 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A MARKED INCREASE IN BOTH LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND WIND WILL OCCUR STARTING MIDDAY MONDAY LASTING INTO MUCH OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW DURING THIS TIME FRAME WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA. THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE AS WELL AS THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE AFFECTED BY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. COLD CONDITIONS AND CONTINUING LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LMZ844>849-171230- ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 729 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALLER CRAFT WILL EXIST BOTH TODAY AND TONIGHT ON LAKE MICHIGAN WITH WAVES IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FURTHER ON LAKE MICHIGAN MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH WAVES PUSHING TOWARDS 10 FEET INTO TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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Local storm report, Nov 16, 8:03 AM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2:47 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo and 8 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:53 PM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 48 hr |
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