Small Craft Advisory 10, NWS Gaylord, MI

662 
WHUS73 KAPX 301501
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1101 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2015

LHZ347>349-LSZ321-322-302200-
/O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150330T2200Z/
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-
WHITEFISH BAY (U.S. PORTION)/WHITEFISH POINT TO POINT IROQUOIS MI-
ST. MARYS RIVER POINT IROQUOIS TO E. POTAGANNISSING BAY-
1101 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD

936 
WHUS73 KAPX 302028
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
428 PM EDT MON MAR 30 2015

LHZ347>349-LSZ321-322-302130-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150330T2200Z/
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-
WHITEFISH BAY (U.S. PORTION)/WHITEFISH POINT TO POINT IROQUOIS MI-
ST. MARYS RIVER POINT IROQUOIS TO E. POTAGANNISSING BAY-
428 PM EDT MON MAR 30 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
400 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2015

.NEAR TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 341 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2015

HIGH IMPACT WEATHER POTENTIAL: POSSIBILITY FOR A NARROW BAND OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR SOUTHERN/SOUTHWEST PARTS OF THE AREA TONIGHT.
EXACT PLACEMENT OF THIS FEATURE REMAINS A CHALLENGE.

TODAY FEATURES ANOTHER QUICK SHOT OF COLD AIR ALOFT /H8 TEMPS -
9C/...ON THE BACKSIDE OF LONGWAVE TROUGH TO OUR EAST. HI-RES SHORT
TERM GUIDANCE SHOWS ONE LAST SLUG OF MOISTURE ROTATING SOUTHWARD
ON TAIL END OF UPPER TROUGH THIS MORNING...COMBINING WITH
MARGINAL OVERLAKE INSTABILITY...TO KEEP A FEW SNOW
SHOWERS/FLURRIES GOING IN ARTS OF THE AREA. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY
BE THE CASE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH SOME UPSLOPE
NORTHWEST FLOW HELPING TO ENHANCE ANY LINGERING ACTIVITY.
PRECIPITATION WILL END BY MIDDAY WITH SOME PARTIAL CLEARING AS
FLOW BECOMES MORE ANTICYCLONIC AND MOISTURE WANES. NORTHWEST WINDS
REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TODAY WITH DISSIPATING
GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AS GRADIENT RELAXES.

VERY CHALLENGING FORECAST TONIGHT - WITH CONFIDENCE LACKING IN A
MYRIAD OF MODEL SOLUTIONS.  ENERGETIC SHORTWAVE MOVES QUICKLY TOWARD
THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT...WITH A NARROW BAND OF PRECIPITATION
POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE AREA. MODELS CONTINUE TO
STRUGGLE WITH THIS FEATURE AND PARTICULARLY THE PLACEMENT OF BEST
F-GEN AND RESULTANT PRECIPITATION. IMPRESSIVE MID LEVEL F-GEN
RESPONSE AS THIS FEATURE DIVES QUICKLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST/SOUTHERN PARTS OF OUR AREA. PLENTY OF MOISTURE /NICE TO
SEE MORE ROBUST MOISTURE SYSTEMS AGAIN/ WITH SHORTWAVE TAPPING
INTO PWATS NEARING 0.50 INCHES. WE MAY EVEN SEE A CONVECTIVE
ELEMENT TO THIS SYSTEM WITH MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES ON THE ORDER OF
7-8 DEGC/KM...WITH A RUMBLE OF THUNDER NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. THIS
WILL BE AN ALL OR NOTHING TYPE OF PRECIPITATION EVENT ACROSS OUR
AREA WITH INTENSE PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN THE F-GEN
BAND...WHILE AREAS JUST NORTH OF THE BAND SIT IN THE DOWNWARD
BRANCH OF THE F-GEN CIRCULATION AND SEE NOTHING. GIVEN THE ALL OR
NOTHING NATURE OF THIS EVENT...ANY VARIATIONS IN THE LOCATION OF
THE MID LEVEL FORCING WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON THE FORECAST
/THERE IS A LARGE BUST POTENTIAL WITH A SYSTEM LIKE THIS/. WE MAY
ALSO HAVE SOME P-TYPE ISSUES ACROSS SOUTHWEST AREAS WHERE H10-H8
THICKNESS SUPPORT A RAIN/SNOW MIX. BEST ASSESSMENT RIGHT NOW
PLACES HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE M-55
CORRIDOR. DEFINITELY AN INTERESTING SYSTEM AND ONE THAT WILL HAVE
TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY GIVEN THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF SEVERAL
INCHES OF WET SNOW IN SOME AREAS.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 341 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2015

HIGH IMPACT WEATHER POTENTIAL: NOT A WHOLE LOT. PERHAPS SOME
LINGERING SNOW OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN LOWER (MAINLY SOUTH OF M-32)
TUESDAY MORNING. CONFIDENCE REMAINS RATHER LOW.

IT'S NO JOKE - THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL DOESN'T LOOK ALL THAT
BAD...WITH EVEN HINTS OF SOME DECENT "WARMTH" (IN A RELATIVE SENSE
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR) AS NORTHERN MICHIGAN STARTS TO FIND ITSELF IN
A DEVELOPING WARM SECTOR. MORE ON THAT IN JUST A BIT...BUT FIRST THE
BIG QUESTION REMAINS THE EVOLUTION OF ANY SNOWFALL TUESDAY MORNING.
00Z GUIDANCE SUITE CONTINUES TO HONE IN ON AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION OF
A RATHER TIGHT AXIS OF MID LEVEL INSTABILITY/FGEN ARCING ACROSS
AREAS GENERALLY SOUTH OF M-32. THAT FEATURE...WORKING IN TANDEM WITH
AN AXIS OF 0.50" PWAT VALUES SHOULD DELIVER A ROUND OF PRECIPITATION
FOR THOSE AREAS...LIKELY ENDING DURING TUESDAY MORNING AS FORCING
WANES AND LOW LEVEL RIDGING/DRIER AIR OVER JAMES BAY WORKS SOUTH
INTO NORTHERN MICHIGAN. CAN'T COMPLETELY RULE OUT SOME PRECIP TRYING
ITS BEST TO HANG TIGHT INTO PART OF TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS WE MAINTAIN
AT LEAST SOME SEMBLANCE OF MID LEVEL FGEN...BUT HONESTLY CONFIDENCE
IS JUST NOT TERRIBLY HIGH. THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR PRECIP TYPE WITH
A MYRIAD OF THERMAL PROFILES PRESENTED. ECMWF HAS BY FAR BEEN THE
MOST CONSISTENT ON A COOLER THERMAL REGIME (AND MORE SOUTHERLY
TRACK)...BUT WOULDN'T RULE OUT SOME RAIN MIXING WITH ANY SNOW. DON'T
THINK THE TUESDAY COMPONENT TO THIS EVEN WILL BE ANY BIG DEAL BUT
WILL OF COURSE CONTINUE TO MONITOR.

LOOKING QUIET TUESDAY NIGHT INTO MUCH OF WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
WORKS OVERHEAD. TEMPS A LITTLE TRICKY FOR WEDNESDAY AND WILL DEPEND
ON THE AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER AROUND. NOT REALLY SOLD JUST YET ON GFS
DEPICTION OF SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER MUCH OF AREA DURING THE DAY AS
OUR MOISTURE SOURCE REGION LOOKS AWFULLY DRY TO BEGIN WITH. PERHAPS
WE CAN MUSTER SOME PRECIP DEVELOPMENT TIP OF THE MITT AND EASTERN
UPPER LATE IN THE DAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITHIN AN AREA OF
BETTER MOISTURE ADVECTION AND ALONG A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH WITH
TIME. HONESTLY WOULDN'T EVEN RULE OUT A RUMBLE OF THUNDER WITH
STEEPER LAPSE RATES ADVECTING NORTHWARD...BUT CONFIDENCE OBVIOUSLY
STILL A LITTLE LOW AT THIS POINT. DEFINITELY MUCH MORE MILD AS WE
SIT IN THE WARM SECTOR FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT WITH BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS AND TEMPS STUCK IN THE 40S TO PERHAPS LOWER 50S IN SPOTS.

&&

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 341 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2015

GUIDANCE TRENDS THE PAST 24 HOURS SUGGEST A SLIGHTLY SLOWER COLD
FRONT PASSAGE ON THURSDAY...IN THEORY ALLOWING AT LEAST PARTS OF THE
AREA TO GET RATHER WARM. SHOULD SEE MANY SPOTS (GIVEN THE WARM
START) JUMP THROUGH THE 50S...WITH SOME 60S NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION
EASTERN AREAS PENDING CLOUD AND PRECIP TRENDS. DECENT AGREEMENT FOR
A BAND OF RAIN AS THE FRONT ARRIVES WITH PWAT VALUES SHOOTING UP
TOWARD AN INCH AND MODEST UPPER SUPPORT. THUNDER CHANCE ALSO NOT
ZERO BUT AGAIN LOWER CONFIDENCE AS IS TYPICAL THIS TIME OF YEAR. MAY
HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UPSTREAM CONVECTION TO DISRUPT
BETTER MOISTURE ADVECTION THIS FAR NORTH...BUT THAT REMAINS TO BE
SEEN. THEREAFTER...LOOKING LIKE A RETURN TO MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS
FRIDAY AND INTO THE EASTER HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS ADDITIONAL UPPER
TROUGHING MAKES ANOTHER UNWELCOME APPEARANCE. DEPTH OF THAT FEATURE
REMAINS TO BE SEEN BUT RECENT TRENDS ARE NOT OVERLY ENCOURAGING.
SUFFICE IT TO SAY...ENJOY ANY WARMTH YOU GET FOR MIDWEEK!

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1248 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2015

WIDESPREAD RAIN/SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...WITH SCATTERED
RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING. MVFR CIGS
GRADUALLY IMPROVING TO VFR BY 12Z...AS DRIER AIR BEGINS TO FILTER
INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. WINDS NORTHWEST G25KTS SLOWLY
SUBSIDING ON MONDAY AS GRADIENT RELAXES. NEXT STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES MONDAY NIGHT WITH AREAS OF MVFR CIGS POSSIBLY
DEVELOPING AT TVC/MBL TOWARD 06Z.

&&

.APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.
LH...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LHZ347>349.

LM...NONE.
LS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LSZ321-322.

&&

NEAR TERM...KEYSOR
SHORT TERM...LAWRENCE
LONG TERM...LAWRENCE
AVIATION...KEYSOR

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
439 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2015

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-
042-301100-
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-
439 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2015

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...TONIGHT.

PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH SOME HEAVIER
BURSTS AT TIMES. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED.  SEE
ONGOING ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WHITEFISH BAY AND THE
ST. MARYS RIVER SYSTEM.

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

ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF
NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. AT THIS
TIME...CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW REGARDING THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF
ANY SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AT ANY TIME.
REPORTS CAN BE MADE ONE OF THREE WAYS:

ONLINE:   WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/NWSGAYLORD
TWITTER:  TWITTER.COM/NWSGAYLORD

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD.

JPB

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1149 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2015

MIZ008-015>036-041-042-300600-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE...
PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...
MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT...
TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...
MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...
TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
1149 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2015

...SLICK ROADS FROM WET SNOWFALL...

ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND SLUSHY OVERNIGHT FROM WET SNOWFALL
THAT FELL THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT...GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME AND
LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU.