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Gale Warning 16, NWS Duluth, MN

August 18, 2015

NWS Duluth, MN issued this gale warning at Aug 18, 2015, 9:48 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
Aug 18, 2015, 9:48 PM CDT (02:48 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2015, 3:44 AM CDT
In force
6 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 Aug 18, 7:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 7:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 3:56 PM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
356 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-192100-
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-
356 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE INCREASING EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR THE TWIN
PORTS INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS AND RESULTING WAVES ARE
RESULTING IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE DULUTH
AND SUPERIOR BEACHES...IN PARTICULAR PARK POINT BEACH. PLEASE SEE
THE SURF ZONE FORECAST AND BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHLAND LATE TODAY...BECOMING
HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS BE POSSIBLE...WITH A
LOW CHANCE TOWARDS THE BORDERLAND THIS EVENING AND A BETTER CHANCE
FOR THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR TOWARDS
WEDNESDAY MORNING. OVERNIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE ONE TO TWO
INCHES OR MORE...AND HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED
FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS IN THE MORNING
ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR EAST ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF
A COLD FRONT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR
TONIGHT...BUT RAINFALL TOTALS AND REPORTS OF ANY FLOODING ARE
APPRECIATED.

LSZ121-140>148-192100-
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-
356 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE INCREASING EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR THE TWIN
PORTS INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS AND RESULTING WAVES ARE
RESULTING IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE DULUTH
AND SUPERIOR BEACHES...IN PARTICULAR PARK POINT BEACH. PLEASE SEE
THE SURF ZONE FORECAST AND BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

STRONG AND GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVER WESTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR AND THE RESULTING WAVES WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT FOR THE NORTH AND SOUTH SHORES THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE READ THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER
STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION.

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT WESTERN
LAKE SUPERIOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. THERE COULD BE
OCCASIONAL EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT BECAUSE OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HIGH WINDS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN
WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON.

STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN
LAKE SUPERIOR EARLY THURSDAY...WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH SHORE
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.

JJM/G2

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 9:48 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH18 hr
Aug 19, 3:51 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLHCarlton, Saint Louis16 hr
Aug 19, 4:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHWashburn47 min
Aug 19, 4:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBayfield31 min
Aug 19, 5:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHBurnett52 min
Aug 19, 8:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLHDouglas11 min
Aug 19, 11:20 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHDouglas3 hr
Aug 19, 11:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLHBayfield3 hr

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Sources

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