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Gale Warning 1, NWS Duluth, MN

January 3, 2015

NWS Duluth, MN issued this gale warning at Jan 3, 2015, 8:05 PM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jan 3, 2015, 8:05 PM CST (02:05 UTC)
Expired
Jan 4, 2015, 4:00 AM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

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 Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 3, 5:55 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 5:55 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 3:48 PM CST, 4 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
348 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-041130-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
348 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER NORTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO
EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTY WINDS CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OVER FAR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA WILL BE UP TO AN
INCH. A BETTER CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN
WISCONSIN...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE WHERE AN ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST FORECAST AND WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR MORE DETAILS.

COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT. THE
COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS OVER MUCH OF
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO FAR NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. WIND CHILL
WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH ACROSS FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN THROUGH THE
DAY SUNDAY WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.

COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY INTO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE
PART OF THE WEEK. WIND CHILL WARNINGS...ADVISORIES AND WATCHES ARE
IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY BRING A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW TO FAR
SOUTHERN AREAS MONDAY NIGHT...MAINLY FROM PINE CITY EAST INTO PARK
FALLS AND PHILLIPS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL THEIR REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LSZ121-140>148-041130-
BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
348 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WAVES WILL BUILD TONIGHT AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AND GALE WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. THE HIGH
WIND AND WAVES WILL RESULT IN SOME FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT AS
WELL...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE WHERE WAVES WILL BE
HIGHEST. SEE THE LATEST MARINE PRODUCTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY...AND POSSIBLY
INTO TUESDAY AS WELL. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...AND THEY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED FOR PORTIONS OF
THE NEARSHORE WATERS. PERIODS OF FREEZING SPRAY WILL ALSO OCCUR AS
A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MUCH OF
THE WEEK. SEE THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

MELDE

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH (ALL LOWER CASE)

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 3, 4:32 PM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jan 3, 5:42 PM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jan 3, 6:54 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
654 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0651 PM     SNOW             2 W IRON JUNCTION       47.42N 92.65W
01/03/2015  M2.0 INCH        ST. LOUIS          MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 3, 8:05 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH49 hr
Jan 3, 9:52 PM CSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningDLH12 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Minnesota, 2015Every gale warning in 2015

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.