Alert archive / Michigan / Wind Chill Warnings in 2015
Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind chill warning at Feb 13, 2015, 4:50 AM EST for 22 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Feb 14, 2015, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 23 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2015, 4:50 AM EST (09:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2015, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2015, 11:03 AM EST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
All 22 counties
Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Wexford County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 12:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 39 | 2 S West Branch, MI | MESONET STATION 2 SSE WEST BRANCH /MC023/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 12:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 39 | 3 Nw Houghton Lake, MI | MESONET STATION 3 NW HOUGHTON LAKE /MC022/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 12:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 39 | 1 Nw Pellston, MI | ASOS STATION PELLSTON RGNL AIRPORT OF EMMET COUNTY /PLN/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 12:32 PM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -32 | 4 Wsw Bliss, MI | |
| Feb 14, 12:35 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 36 | 1 Ssw Kalkaska, MI | MESONET STATION 1 SSW KALKASKA /MC051/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 12:35 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 38 | 2 Sse Waters, MI | MESONET STATION 1 SSE WATERS /MC020/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 12:35 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 8 Sw Harrietta, MI | MESONET STATION 6 ENE DUBLIN /MC047/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 12:38 PM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | 3 Wnw Cheboygan, MI | AWOS STATION CHEBOYGAN /SLH/ |
| Feb 14, 12:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 37 | 2 Ssw Alpena, MI | MESONET STATION 2 SSW ALPENA /APNM4/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 12:46 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 38 | 1 Sse Barton City, MI | MESONET STATION 1 SE BARTON CITY /BCYM4/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 1:00 PM EST | HIGH SUST WINDS 54 | 4 Ne Parkdale, MI | MESONET STATION 3 NE PARKDALE /A1060/ HIGH SUST WINDS DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 1:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 35 | 1 Sse Alpena, MI | MESONET STATION ALPENA /LPNM4/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 1:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | 3 Ssw Maple City, MI | MESONET STATION 3 SSW MAPLE CITY /MC045/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 1:09 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | 1 Ese Roscommon County A, MI | ASOS STATION ROSCOMMON COUNTY AIRPORT /HTL/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 1:14 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 5 S Cathro, MI | ASOS STATION PHELPS COLLINS FIELD /APN/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 1:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 36 | 3 S Grayling, MI | MESONET STATION 3 S GRAYLING /MC021/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 1:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 44 | 2 E Cadillac, MI | MESONET STATION 2 E CADILLAC /MC015/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 1:35 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | 2 N Cadillac, MI | AWOS STATION CADILLAC /CAD/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 1:35 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | 3 E Parkdale, MI | AWOS STATION MANISTEE COUNTY-BLACKER AIRPORT /MBL/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 1:35 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 2 Nnw Grayling, MI | AWOS STATION GRAYLING /GOV/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 1:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 38 | Eastport, MI | MESONET STATION 2 NNE TORCH LAKE /MC049/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 1:50 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 35 | 1 Se Lachine, MI | MESONET STATION 1 SE LACHINE /MC052/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 2:02 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 36 | 4 S Pleasant View, MI | MESONET STATION 4 S PLEASANT VIEW /DW7133/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 2:14 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 35 | 1 Ssw Rogers City, MI | AWOS STATION ROGERS CITY /PZQ/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 2:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | 2 S West Branch, MI | MESONET STATION 2 SSE WEST BRANCH /MC023/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 2:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | 3 Nw Houghton Lake, MI | MESONET STATION 3 NW HOUGHTON LAKE /MC022/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 2:24 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 35 | 1 Sse Alpena, MI | MESONET STATION ALPENA /LPNM4/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 2:33 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 38 | 1 Ssw Manistee, MI | MESONET STATION 1 SSW MANISTEE /DW9113/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 2:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 39 | 2 Ssw Alpena, MI | MESONET STATION 2 SSW ALPENA /APNM4/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 2:47 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 38 | 1 Ssw Manistee, MI | MESONET STATION 1 SSW MANISTEE /DW9113/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 2:54 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 36 | 1 Ssw Rogers City, MI | AWOS STATION ROGERS CITY /PZQ/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 2:55 PM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -31 | 1 E Wolverine, MI | MESONET STATION WOLVERINE /MC025/ |
| Feb 14, 2:55 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 37 | 1 E Wolverine, MI | MESONET STATION WOLVERINE /MC025/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 2:55 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 37 | 1 Ssw Kalkaska, MI | MESONET STATION 1 SSW KALKASKA /MC051/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 2:55 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 37 | 3 S Grayling, MI | MESONET STATION 3 S GRAYLING /MC021/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 3:18 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 36 | 3 Wnw Cheboygan, MI | AWOS STATION CHEBOYGAN /SLH/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 3:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | 3 Ssw Maple City, MI | MESONET STATION 3 SSW MAPLE CITY /MC045/ NON-TSTM WND GST DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 5:45 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Cadillac, MI | 12HR TOTAL THROUGH 5:45PM SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 8:15 PM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -32 | 1 E Wolverine, MI | MESONET STATION WOLVERINE /MC025/ |
| Feb 14, 8:24 PM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | Mackinaw City, MI | MESONET STATION MACKINAW CITY /MACM4/ |
| Feb 14, 8:43 PM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | 1 Nw Waters, MI | MESONET STATION 1 WNW WATERS /DW5664/ |
| Feb 14, 9:01 PM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -33 | 4 Wsw Bliss, MI | MESONET STATION 4 WSW BLISS /DW9387/ |
| Feb 14, 11:38 PM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -36 | 3 Wnw Cheboygan, MI | AWOS STATION CHEBOYGAN /SLH/ |
| Feb 14, 11:53 PM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -31 | 1 Sw Gaylord, MI | ASOS STATION OTSEGO COUNTY AIRPORT /GLR/ |
| Feb 15, 12:12 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -33 | 4 S Pleasant View, MI | MESONET STATION 4 S PLEASANT VIEW /DW7133/ |
| Feb 15, 12:35 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -39 | 1 E Wolverine, MI | MESONET STATION WOLVERINE /MC025/ |
| Feb 15, 12:50 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | Mancelona, MI | MESONET STATION MANCELONA /DW3512/ |
| Feb 15, 12:53 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -31 | 2 Sw Gaylord, MI | MESONET STATION 1 WSW GAYLORD /KGLR/ |
| Feb 15, 1:01 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -34 | 4 Wsw Bliss, MI | MESONET STATION 4 WSW BLISS /DW9387/ |
| Feb 15, 1:14 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -33 | 2 W Conway, MI | AWOS STATION HARBOR SPRINGS MUNI /MGN/ |
| Feb 15, 1:24 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -35 | Mackinaw City, MI | MESONET STATION MACKINAW CITY /MACM4/ |
| Feb 15, 1:25 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -34 | 1 Nnw Curran, MI | MESONET STATION CURRAN /MC054/ |
| Feb 15, 2:00 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -32 | 2 Ese Merritt, MI | MESONET STATION 2 E MERRITT /A1076/ |
| Feb 15, 2:00 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -32 | 4 W Vogel Center, MI | MESONET STATION 3 W VOGEL CENTER /MIMCB/ |
| Feb 15, 2:00 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -31 | 4 N Jennings, MI | MESONET STATION 4 N JENNINGS /MIARL/ |
| Feb 15, 2:05 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | Eastport, MI | MESONET STATION 2 NNE TORCH LAKE /MC049/ |
| Feb 15, 2:30 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | 6 Wnw Presque Isle, MI | MESONET STATION 5 WNW PRESQUE ISLE /MC053/ |
| Feb 15, 2:32 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -32 | 1 Nnw Au Sable, MI | AWOS STATION WURTSMITH AFB /OSC/ |
| Feb 15, 2:35 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -32 | 1 Se Lachine, MI | MESONET STATION 1 SE LACHINE /MC052/ |
| Feb 15, 2:37 AM EST | EXTR WIND CHILL -31 | 2 Sse Roscommon, MI | MESONET STATION 2 SE ROSCOMMON /RSCM4/ |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 184 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
903 WWUS43 KAPX 130950 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 450 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 MIZ008-015>019-022>024-028-029-034-131800- /O.NEW.KAPX.WC.W.0001.150214T1700Z-150215T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WW.Y.0038.150213T2200Z-150214T1700Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...ALPENA...GRAYLING...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE 450 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THESE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS ARE BEING ISSUED FOR NASTY WINTER WEATHER...REVOLVING AROUND SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND FRIGID WIND CHILLS. * TIMING OF SNOW: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHWEST LOWER AND THE STRAITS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE LIGHTER LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MIZ030-035-036-041-042-131800- /O.NEW.KAPX.WC.W.0001.150214T1700Z-150215T1600Z/ ALCONA-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 450 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. DUE TO AIR TEMPERATURES ALONE...FROZEN PIPES BECOME A CONCERN. && $$ MIZ020-021-025>027-031>033-131800- /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.A.0001.150213T2200Z-150215T0000Z/ LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 450 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING LATER TONIGHT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG AND VERY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: PERIODIC WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW AMOUNTS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * OTHER IMPACTS: PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ SMD/DML
10 follow-up statements
210 WWUS43 KAPX 131539 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1039 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 MIZ020-021-025>027-031>033-132345- /O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0001.150213T2200Z-150215T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0002.150213T2200Z-150215T0000Z/ LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 1039 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH EXTREMELY LOW WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING LATER TONIGHT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG AND VERY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: PERIODIC WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW AMOUNTS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * OTHER IMPACTS: PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MIZ008-015>019-022>024-028-029-034-132345- /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.150214T1700Z-150215T1600Z/ /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0038.150213T2200Z-150214T1700Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...ALPENA...GRAYLING...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE 1039 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * TIMING OF SNOW: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS NORTHWEST LOWER AND THE STRAITS REGION TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AND COMBINE WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS EARLY SATURDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MIZ030-035-036-041-042-132345- /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.150214T1700Z-150215T1600Z/ ALCONA-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 1039 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
943 WWUS43 KAPX 132111 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 411 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 MIZ008-015>019-022>024-028-029-034-140515- /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.150214T1700Z-150215T1600Z/ /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0038.150213T2200Z-150214T1700Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...ALPENA...GRAYLING...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE 411 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * TIMING OF SNOW: SNOW HAS OVERSPREAD NORTHERN MICHGIAN AND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST LOWER AND THE STRAITS REGION TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS: 2 TO 3 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MIZ020-021-025>027-031>033-140515- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0002.150213T2200Z-150215T0000Z/ LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 411 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: PERIODIC WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW AMOUNTS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * OTHER IMPACTS: PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MIZ030-035-036-041-042-140515- /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.150214T1700Z-150215T1600Z/ ALCONA-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 411 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
732 WWUS43 KAPX 140256 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 956 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 MIZ008-015>019-022>024-028-029-034-141200- /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.150214T1700Z-150215T1600Z/ /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-150214T1700Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...ALPENA...GRAYLING...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE 956 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * TIMING OF SNOW: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL EVOLVE INTO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT...AND SLOWLY BECOME LESS WIDESPREAD AFTER 4 AM. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS: 1 TO 5 INCHES...HIGHEST OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN...AND IN FAR WESTERN CHIPPEWA AND MACKINAC COUNTIES. * OTHER IMPACTS: BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY WITH PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MIZ020-021-025>027-031>033-141200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150215T0000Z/ LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 956 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * TIMING: WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL EVOLVE INTO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. THOUGH SNOW WILL BECOME SOMEWHAT LESS WIDESPREAD...INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR IN LOCALIZED AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT...AND ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY. WING GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN COAST. * MAIN IMPACT: PERIODIC WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN COASTLINE SATURDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * OTHER IMPACTS: PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MIZ030-035-036-041-042-141200- /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.150214T1700Z-150215T1600Z/ ALCONA-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 956 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JZ
110 WWUS43 KAPX 140927 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 427 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 MIZ008-015>019-022>024-028-029-034-141730- /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.150214T1700Z-150215T1600Z/ /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-150214T1700Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...ALPENA...GRAYLING...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE 427 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ALMOST ENDED ACROSS EASTERN UPPER...AND WILL END THROUGH THE DAY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE AROUND THE ROGERS CITY AND ALPENA AREAS. AT THE SAME TIME...WINDS SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS: 0 TO 1 INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS: PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MIZ020-021-025>027-031>033-141730- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150215T0000Z/ LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 427 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WHILE WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL DEVELOP. * MAIN IMPACT: PERIODIC WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN COASTLINE. * ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS: ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * OTHER IMPACTS: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO TODAY AND TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MIZ030-035-036-041-042-141730- /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.150214T1700Z-150215T1600Z/ ALCONA-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 427 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ SMD
697 WWUS43 KAPX 141655 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1155 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 MIZ008-015>019-022>024-028-029-034-150100- /O.EXT.KAPX.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-150215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.150214T1700Z-150215T1600Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...ALPENA...GRAYLING...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE 1155 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * WIND CHILL VALUES: FALLING TO 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS: PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MIZ020-021-025>027-031>033-150000- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150215T0000Z/ LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 1155 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH-NORTHWEST. WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. * MAIN IMPACT: PERIODIC WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN COASTLINE. * ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS: TOTAL DAYTIME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * OTHER IMPACTS: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO TODAY AND TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MIZ030-035-036-041-042-150100- /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.150214T1700Z-150215T1600Z/ ALCONA-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 1155 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO TODAY AND TONIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
697 WWUS43 KAPX 142126 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 426 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 MIZ021-027-033-150500- /O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150215T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KAPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ ANTRIM-KALKASKA-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCELONA...KALKASKA...LAKE CITY 426 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * TIMING: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS...BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOCALIZED POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MIZ008-015>019-022>024-028-029-034-150500- /O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-150215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...ALPENA...GRAYLING...MIO...HOUGHTON LAKE 426 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * TIMING: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS...BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOCALIZED POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MIZ020-025-026-031-032-150500- /O.EXT.KAPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150215T0500Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... MANISTEE...CADILLAC 426 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AND MOVING JUST OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT. COMBINED WITH WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH...WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. * MAIN IMPACT: PERIODIC WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN AND GRAND TRAVERSE BAY COASTLINE. * OTHER IMPACTS: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MIZ030-035-036-041-042-150500- /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ ALCONA-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 426 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOCALIZED POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
494 WWUS43 KAPX 142155 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 455 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 MIZ020-025-026-031-032-150500- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150215T0500Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... MANISTEE...CADILLAC 455 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AND MOVING JUST OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT. COMBINED WITH WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH...WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. * MAIN IMPACT: PERIODIC WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN AND GRAND TRAVERSE BAY COASTLINE. * OTHER IMPACTS: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MIZ008-015>019-021>024-027>030-033>036-041-042-150600- /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM- OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA- MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA... GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO... HARRISVILLE...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 455 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * TIMING: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS... BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOCALIZED POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
817 WWUS43 KAPX 150256 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 956 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 MIZ020-025-026-031-032-150900- /O.EXT.KAPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150215T0900Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... MANISTEE...CADILLAC 956 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER...WITH WINDS STILL GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE. * MAIN IMPACT: PERIODIC WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY OVERNIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MIZ008-015>019-021>024-027>030-033>036-041-042-151100- /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM- OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA- MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA... GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO... HARRISVILLE...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 956 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY... * TIMING: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. WITH TEMPERATURES STEADILY FALLING...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST READINGS WILL BE IN EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. * OTHER IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JZ
016 WWUS43 KAPX 150836 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 336 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 MIZ020-025-026-031-032-151600- /O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150215T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KAPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... MANISTEE...CADILLAC 336 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW: SNOW WAS WEAKENING AND ALSO SLOWLY MOVING OUT OVER LAKE MICHIGAN. WINDS HAVE ALSO BEEN DIMINISHING. POOR VISIBILITIES WERE NO LONGER OCCURRING. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILL VALUES: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MIZ008-015>019-021>024-027>030-033>036-041-042-151600- /O.CON.KAPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM- OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA- MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA... GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO... HARRISVILLE...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 336 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ SMD
835 WWUS43 KAPX 151603 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1103 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 MIZ008-015-160000- /O.CAN.KAPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WC.Y.0003.150215T1603Z-150216T0000Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 1103 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MIZ016>036-041-042-160000- /O.CAN.KAPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WC.Y.0003.150215T1603Z-150216T0000Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA- ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN- ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY... CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA... FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO... HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE... WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 1103 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Feb 13, 4:12 AM EST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 4:12 AM EST, 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
412 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
.NEAR TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 412 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
SYNOPTIC PATTERN AND OBSERVATIONS:
EARLY THIS MORNING...AN AMPLIFIED AND INVETERATE UPPER AIR PATTERN
WITH THE TYPICAL TROUGHING EAST AND RIDGING WEST. COLD AIR IS IN
PLACE ACROSS NRN MICHIGAN BUT WAA IS JUST NOW UNDERWAY BEHIND
DEPARTING SFC HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WARM ADVECTION IS ALL ALOFT RIGHT
NOW...AND TEMPERATURES AT THE SFC ARE VERY COLD WITH READINGS MOSTLY
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO AS COLD AS THE LOWER 20S BELOW
ZERO.
THE WAA WAS ALLOWING HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS TO INCREASE OUT AHEAD OF THE
NEXT LOW PRESSURE...SEEN WORKING TOWARD WESTERN ONTARIO. THE REST OF
THE ATMOSPHERE IS QUITE DRY...SEEN BY THE 00Z APX SOUNDING SHOWING
LOTS OF DRY 550MB-850MB DRY AIR...AND THE ONLY MOISTURE AROUND IS
OUR UBIQUITOUS SHALLOW LAKE CLOUDS. ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE
ARE LESS THAN DESIRABLE PWATS OF 0.25"...BUT THERE IS A NOT SO
FURTIVE STRONG UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE SEEN OVER NRN HUDSON BAY. AND
HERE'S SOME FUN...IT IS COLOCATED WITH VERY COLD -30C AIR AT H8.
SYNOPTIC PATTERN EVOLUTION AND ASSOCIATED WEATHER:
SHALLOW MID LEVEL RIDGING AND "WARMING" ARRIVES THIS MORNING IN
ADVANCE OF THE LOW PRESSURE AND THICKENING MID AND UPPER LEVEL
CLOUDS SEEN OFF TO OUR WEST ON LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY. MUCH OF THE
LEADING EDGE OF THESE CLOUDS ARE LIKELY TO INITIALLY GET
ERODED...BUT SKIES WILL BECOME OVERCAST BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE ABLE TO CLIMB INTO THE TEENS...WITH SOME LOWER 20S AROUND
GTV BAY AND THE M-55 CORRIDOR. THAT WILL BE OUR "WARMTH" WE SEE
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND (MORE ON THAT BELOW). THE WEATHER STARTS
GETTING A BIT MORE HARSH LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
DETAILS TO FOLLOW ARE LURID...
THE SHALLOW LAKE CLOUDS WILL GET THE IMPETUS THEY NEED FOR
REINVIGORATING LAKE SNOWS LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AS MOISTURE
DEEPENS/LIGHT SYNOPTIC SNOWS BEGIN. INVERSION HEIGHTS ALSO LIFT A
TOUCH...FROM ROUGHLY 4-6KFT WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A LEAD...AND ILL-
DEFINED VORT MAX. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD
OF MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS SW/WSW FLOW REGIMES. MAX LIFT/OMEGA IS
FOCUSED ON THE DGZ TOO...WITH THE ONLY LIMITING FACTORS BEING LESS
FETCH DUE TO ICE COVER AND NOT HAVING STEADY STATE LOW LEVEL WINDS.
NOT ENTIRELY SURE HOW THIS ALL PLAYS OUT...BUT A STRONGER BURST OF
SNOW ARRIVES WITH THE COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL ALSO BE WORKING WITH
FAVORABLE TEMPERATURES/DGZ AND INCREASING DYNAMIC FORCING FROM THE
AFOREMENTIONED HUDSON BAY SHORTWAVE. THE ENTIRE PROCESS ABOVE MAY BE
4-5 HOURS LONG...AND WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY
SNOWFALL...CAN SEE 2-4 INCHES ALONG THE NEIGHBORING LAKE MICHIGAN
COUNTIES AND HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH OF GAYLORD. LESS THAN AN INCH FOR
SURE AWAY FROM THE LAKE INFLUENCE...AS MOISTURE WITH THE SYSTEM IS
FAIRLY MINIMAL.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...THERE COULD BE SOME BRIEF SUBSIDENCE AND
LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SNOWS...BUT A SECONDARY TROUGH AXIS AND REAL
STRONG COLD ADVECTION KICKS IN WITH CONTINUED DEEP LAYER FORCING.
THIS WILL FIRE OFF ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS BUT IN MORE NORTH/NW FLOW
REGIMES...WITH INCREASINGLY STRONGER NW WINDS TOWARD DAYBREAK. AN
ADDITIONAL 1-3...LOCALLY 4" INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS NW
LOWER...MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM PETOSKEY TO GAYLORD...AND ALONG
AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAYLING TO HOUGHTON LAKE. POORER FETCH IN
EASTERN UPPER AND ICE COVER OUGHT TO RESULT IN LESS OVERALL SNOW
THERE. ROGERS CITY AND ALPENA AREAS...EXPECT TO GET IN ON THE ACTION
AT TIMES.
LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO WITH WIND CHILLS
REACHING THE -10F TO -20F RANGE BY DAYBREAK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 412 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
URGENT MESSAGE FROM NORTHERN CANADA TO THE GREAT LAKES: "LOOK OUT
BELOW!". SUFFICE IT TO SAY THAT THIS WEEKEND LOOKS DOWNRIGHT BRUTAL
FOR COLD WEATHER...EVEN BY NORTHERN MICHIGAN STANDARDS. AMPED
WESTERN RIDGE REGIME ALREADY IN THE PROCESS OF DISLODGING YET
ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF SHOTS OF COLD AIR FROM THE NORTHERN LATITUDES
(GEE THIS LOOKS SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR)...WITH THE COLDEST AIR OF THE
WINTER SEASON EXPECTED TO DESCEND ON THE GREAT LAKES INTO SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS A PIECE OF THE "NOT TO BE NAMED" (HINT:
RHYMES WITH MOLAR) VORTEX DROPS DIRECTLY OVERHEAD.
THAT SETUP OF COURSE MEANS SOME RATHER EXTREME WEATHER FOR OUR
REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE PASSAGE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT LATE
TONIGHT WILL USHER IN THE FIRST SHOT OF THAT COLD AIR WHILE A VERY
STRONG VORT MAX ROTATES OVERHEAD. SIMPLE MAGNITUDE OF INTENSE COLD
ADVECTION AND DEEPER MOISTURE OVERHEAD WILL EASILY LEAD TO
WIDESPREAD LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
ENHANCED FOR NORTH/NORTHWEST FLOW AREAS WITH EVEN A BIT OF A LAKE
SUPERIOR TAP FOR A TIME INTO SOUTHWEST COUNTIES. WITH A CRASHING
THERMAL REGIME AS THE CORE OF DARN NEAR -30C H8 AIR DROPS
OVERHEAD...EXPECT SNOW RATIOS TO BE QUITE LOW...WITH OUR FAMOUS
"TALCUM POWDER" VARIETY OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. THAT SHOULD HELP
KEEP ACCUMULATION IN CHECK...WITH PERHAPS A HALF INCH TO INCH
OUTSIDE OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED SOUTHWEST AREAS...WHERE SOME
LOCALIZED 2-4 INCH AMOUNTS APPEAR PLAUSIBLE WITH A LAKE SUPERIOR
TAP.
HOWEVER...THE BIG STORY LOOKS TO BE WIND AND WIND CHILLS...WITH VERY
STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES MAKING EVERY ATTEMPT TO TAP INTO A
CORRIDOR OF ENHANCED 40-45 KNOT 900-850MB WINDS. THAT SHOULD
TRANSLATE INTO A PERIOD OF 25 TO 40 MPH GUSTS FOR MANY AREAS INTO
EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...WITH BLOWING SNOW AND SERIOUS VISIBILITY
ISSUES LOOKING LIKE A GIVEN RIGHT ON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THROW IN
ACTUAL AIR TEMPS CRASHING BELOW ZERO FOR JUST ABOUT ALL AREAS INTO
THE AFTERNOON...AND WE HAVE ALL THE MAKINGS OF SEVERELY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES NEARING WARNING CRITERIA OF -30F TO -35F. THIS SETUP
RIVALS ANYTHING WE SAW OCCUR LAST YEAR AND HAVE A GUT FEELING THE
IMPACT WILL BE QUITE HIGH FOR MANY AREAS. AS SUCH...A SLEW OF
HEADLINES WILL BE ENACTED WITH THIS LATEST FORECAST UPDATE...
FEATURING WATCHES FOR SOUTHWEST COUNTIES WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS
ARE EXPECTED...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND A WIND CHILL WARNING
FOR EASTERN UPPER AND THE REST OF NORTHWEST LOWER FOR COMBO OF
SNOW/WIND/WIND CHILL...AND WIND CHILL WARNINGS FAR SOUTHEAST
COUNTIES WHERE SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LEAST.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY LOOKING JUST BRUTAL ALL ACROSS NORTHERN
MICHIGAN AS THE FLOW SHIFTS NEARLY DUE NORTH AND DRAGS DOWN SOME OF
THE COLDEST AIR IN QUITE SOME TIME. THROUGH SIMPLE ADVECTION AS A
SHALLOW ARCTIC AIRMASS...EXPECT ACTUAL SURFACE TEMPS WILL SLIDE DOWN
THROUGH THE NEGATIVE TEENS BELOW ZERO FOR MANY SPOTS...WHILE WINDS
HOLD UP ENOUGH (THOUGH LESSENED FROM SATURDAY) TO PRODUCE AT LEAST
ADVISORY LEVEL WIND CHILL VALUES. JUST HOW COLD TO GO IS A BIG
QUESTION AS THE BETTER MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER SHOULD PREVENT MUCH
DECOUPLING...BUT WHEN YOU DEAL WITH THAT TYPE OF COLD AIR...WE HAVE
OFTEN SEEN MICROSCALE EFFECTS COME INTO PLAY THAT CEASE WINDS AT THE
SURFACE...AT LEAST OPENING THE POTENTIAL FOR THE VERY COLD MET MOS
GUIDANCE NUMBERS (-20 TO -30F) TO VERIFY FOR INLAND AREAS. HONESTLY
JUST NOT SURE THE EXACT LOW TEMPERATURE MATTERS ALL THAT MUCH
(BESIDES BEING A GEE WHIZ THING)...WITH THE OVERARCHING MESSAGE THAT
CONDITIONS WILL BE DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS FROM A WIND CHILL
PERSPECTIVE. AS FOR SNOW...NORTH FLOW SHOULD PUNT ANY LAKE SNOW
SHOWERS TO THE IMMEDIATE COAST OR EVEN JUST OFFSHORE AS LAND BREEZES
PERHAPS ATTEMPT TO SET UP GIVEN THE MAGNITUDE OF COLD. A SIMILAR
SETUP CONTINUES INTO SUNDAY BUT WITH MUCH LIGHTER WINDS...AND THE
DISTINCT POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST MANY AREAS NORTH OF M-72 TO BE STUCK
AT OR BELOW ZERO FOR THE DAY - SOMETHING THAT HAS ONLY OCCURRED A
HANDFUL OF TIMES OVER THE YEARS. STILL THINK THE INCREASING SUN
ANGLE MAY TACK ON A FEW DEGREES TO HIGHS...BUT STILL VERY COLD
NONETHELESS.
&&
.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 412 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
LITTLE REST FOR THE WEARY IN THE COLD AIR DEPARTMENT THROUGH MUCH OF
THE WORK WEEK. IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE WILL TAKE A BRIEF RESPITE ON
MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE WORKS EAST OF THE AREA AND SETS UP A
FLEETING INTERLUDE OF RETURN FLOW/WARM ADVECTION. DEVELOPING
SOUTHWEST FLOW AND A MORE FAVORABLE THERMAL REGIME HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO BRING SOME FLUFFY ACCUMULATION OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE FAVORED
AREAS ON MONDAY...AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF OUR NEXT CLIPPER
SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT SLATED TO ARRIVE SOMETIME TOWARD TUESDAY
MORNING. THAT FEATURE WILL PROBABLY BRING ANOTHER QUICK ROUND OF
SNOW FOR MANY AREAS (MAINLY LIGHT) BUT LOOKS TO USHER IN ANOTHER
SHOT OF VERY COLD AIR INTO MIDWEEK. AT THE MOMENT...AND PER RECENT
TRENDS...THAT NEXT SHOT LOOKS A LITTLE MORE DISPLACED TO THE
WEST...SUGGESTING THAT THE LAKES MAY EXERT A LITTLE MORE OF A
MODIFYING INFLUENCE FOR NORTHERN MICHIGAN. STILL...LOOKS LIKE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ADDITIONAL LAKE
EFFECT SNOWS...ESPECIALLY IF A MORE NORTHWEST LOW LEVEL FLOW INDEED
COMES TO FRUITION. WITH THAT SAID...THERE SHOULD BE TREMENDOUS
GROWING COVERAGE OF ICE ON THE GREAT LAKES THIS WEEKEND...WITH THAT
ICE COVER LIKELY PROVING TO BE A MODULATING INFLUENCE ON ANY
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL. REGARDLESS...STAY WARM NORTHERN
MICHIGAN!
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 116 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
...A BLAST OF ENHANCED SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
COLD HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER IL/IN. NW FLOW LIGHT LAKE
EFFECT CLOUDS/-SHSN CONTINUE OFF OF LAKE MI...AND ARE SPREADING
NORTH AS WINDS SHIFT MORE OUT OF THE WEST. SNOW IS MAINLY FLURRIES
NOW. LOW END VFR CIGS AND P6SM VSBYS WILL PREVAIL INTO FRIDAY.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RACE IN FROM THE NW LATER FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. -SN AND IFR CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TOWARD EVENING AT
PLN/TVC/MBL WITH A BURST OF MODERATE SNOWFALL THAT COULD SEE
SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR FOR A FEW HOURS (23-02Z) WITH A
QUICK 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW. MUCH LIGHTER SNOW EXPECTED AT APN.
LIGHT/VARIABLE THIS EVENING WILL BE OUT OF THE FRIDAY...AND WILL
BE A TOUCH GUSTY.
&&
.APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR MIZ020-025-026.
LH...NONE.
LM...NONE.
LS...NONE.
&&
NEAR TERM...SMD
SHORT TERM...LAWRENCE
LONG TERM...LAWRENCE
AVIATION...SMDHazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 4:22 AM EST, 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 422 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041- 042-141200- 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- 422 AM EST FRI FEB 13 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...BECOMING ENHANCED OFF LAKE MICHIGAN INTO THE STRAITS AND ACROSS NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN FOR A TIME OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PLEASE REFERENCE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AT WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD FOR ALL OF THE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...WITH VERY GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF -25 TO -35 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...AND WIND CHILL WARNING AT WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. PERSISTENT COLD WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND ALL OF NEXT WEEK WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE FOR ICE JAMS ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AMOUNTS...HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS...AND TEMPERATURES AT ANY TIME. REPORTS MAY 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. LAWRENCE/SMD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 4:50 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 13, 4:50 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Alpena, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Montmorency, Oscoda and 3 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 13, 10:39 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee and 2 more | 41 hr |
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Sources
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