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Gale Warning 2, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2015, 3:57 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 6, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 63 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
- Jan 6, 2015, 3:57 AM EST (08:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2015, 9:47 AM EST
- In force
- 63 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
024 WHUS73 KDTX 060857 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 357 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...NORTHERLY GALES TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A RESURGANCE OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INFILTRATION OF COLDER AIR THIS AFTERNOON WILL MARK THE BEGINNING OF AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER FOR THE GREAT LAKES. GUSTS TO MODERATE TO STRONG GALES WILL BE THE THEME FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS VERY COLD AIR POURS INTO THE REGION. GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR LAKE HURON FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A BRIEF BREAK IN WIND GUSTS MEETING GALE CRITERIA IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT GUARANTEED...LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE GALES LIKELY EMERGE AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. LHZ361>363-462>464-062100- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.UP.W.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T2100Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 357 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 17 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-062100- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.A.0002.150107T0900Z-150107T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.GL.W.0002.150107T0900Z-150107T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.UP.W.0002.150107T0900Z-150107T2100Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 357 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ CB
10 follow-up statements
701 WHUS73 KDTX 061523 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1023 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...NORTHWEST GALES OVER MUCH OF LAKE HURON TONIGHT AND TOMORROW... .A RESURGENCE OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INFILTRATION OF COLDER AIR THIS AFTERNOON WILL MARK THE BEGINNING OF AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER FOR THE GREAT LAKES. GUSTS TO MODERATE TO STRONG GALES WILL BE THE THEME FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS VERY COLD AIR POURS INTO THE REGION. GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR LAKE HURON FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A BRIEF BREAK IN WIND GUSTS MEETING GALE CRITERIA IS POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN LAKE HURON...BUT NOT GUARANTEED...WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT BEFORE GALES LIKELY EMERGE AGAIN THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. LHZ361-362-070330- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0002.150107T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KDTX.UP.W.0002.150107T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1023 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 32 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 42 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 16 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 AM THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ363-462>464-070330- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T2100Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T2100Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1023 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-070330- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.150107T0900Z-150107T2100Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.150107T0900Z-150107T2100Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 1023 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 31 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 16 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ SF
104 WHUS73 KDTX 062038 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 338 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...NORTHWEST GALES OVER MUCH OF LAKE HURON TONIGHT AND TOMORROW... .AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SLIP SOUTH THROUGH LAKE HURON LATE TONIGHT/TOMORROW MORNING...LEADING TO NORTHWEST GALES ACROSS MUCH OF LAKE HURON. HOWEVER...HAVE TWEAKED DOWN THE WIND GUSTS A BIT...AS MODEL DATA DOES NOT SUGGEST MUCH MORE THAN AROUND 40 KNOTS. AS THE LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION SUBSIDES TOMORROW AFTERNOON...LOOKS LIKE WINDS WILL EASE JUST A BIT AND BACK TO THE WEST...AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES THROUGH THE WESTERN OHIO VALLEY AND INTO KENTUCKY TOMORROW NIGHT...WITH WINDS THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT. THIS LONGER FETCH OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF LAKE HURON SHOULD ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE TO SOLID GALES ONCE AGAIN. HOWEVER...SINCE GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON...WILL DEFER WATCH/WARNING DECISION FOR FUTURE SHIFTS. THE EXTENSION OF THE GALE WARNING WITH THE MORNING PACKAGE FOR NORTHER THIRD OF LAKE HURON LOOKS OK...AS WESTERLY CHANNELING WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN GALES...UNLIKE SOUTHERN LAKE HURON. LHZ363-462>464-070845- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T2100Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.150107T0000Z-150107T2100Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 338 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361-362-070845- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.150107T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.150107T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 338 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 33 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 11 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-070845- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.150107T0900Z-150107T2100Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.150107T0900Z-150107T2100Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 338 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 16 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-070845- /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0072.150107T1200Z-150107T2300Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- 338 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 22 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 2 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 2 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ SF
602 WHUS73 KDTX 070413 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1113 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...NORTHWEST GALES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SLIP SOUTH THROUGH LAKE HURON LATE TONIGHT LEADING TO NORTHWEST GALES ACROSS MUCH OF LAKE HURON. WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT. THIS LONGER FETCH OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF LAKE HURON SHOULD ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE TO SOLID GALES ONCE AGAIN. THE EXTENSION OF THE GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THAT TIME PERIOD. LHZ363-462>464-071615- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1113 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 41 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-071615- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.150107T0900Z-150107T2100Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.150107T0900Z-150107T2100Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 1113 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 16 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 5 AM WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361-362-071615- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1113 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 33 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 14 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 11 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LCZ460-071615- /O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0072.150107T1200Z-150107T2300Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- 1113 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 22 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 29 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 2 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 2 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ BT
992 WHUS73 KDTX 070900 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 400 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...LONG DURATION WESTERLY GALE EVENT... .A LONG DURATION GALE EVENT IS SETTING UP OVER LAKE HURON WITH A FRESH ARCTIC AIRMASS LEADING TO VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OUT OVER THE GREAT LAKES. THE NORTHWESTERLY PHASE OF THIS GALE EVENT WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS DURING THIS TIMEFRAME ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 30 AND 40 KNOTS. THE SOUTHWESTERLY PHASE OF THIS GALE EVENT WILL BEGIN ON THURSDAY AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HIGH END MARINE EVENT BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS FORECASTED TO BECOME SQUEEZED OVER THE REGION AS A CLIPPER SYSTEM SWINGS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. THIS HIGH GRADIENT WIND WILL THEN BECOME AUGMENTED BY ADDITIONAL COLD AIR ADVECTION LEADING TO WINDS REACHING IN EXCESS OF 45 KNOTS. AT THIS TIME...STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED BUT IS SOMETHING TO BE MONITORED. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AN IMPRESSIVE 15 FEET FOR AREAS NEAR GEORGIAN BAY. LCZ460-071000- /O.CAN.KDTX.SC.Y.0072.150107T1200Z-150107T2300Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- 400 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ LHZ363-462>464-072100- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 400 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 37 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-072100- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 400 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 9 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 13 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361-362-072100- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 400 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 39 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 14 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 20 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ CB
117 WHUS73 KDTX 072057 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 357 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...LONG DURATION WESTERLY GALE EVENT CONTINUES... .VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ARE SPREAD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WITH AN ARCTIC AIRMASS FIRMLY SET OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN A LONG DURATION GALE EVENT ACROSS THE REGION. WITH SUCH A COLD AIRMASS AND FAIRLY TIGHT NORTHWESTERLY GRADIENT...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF LAKE HURON. EXPECT WIND GUST TO REACH UP TO 40 KNOTS WITH THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF LULL THURSDAY MORNING AS WINDS REORIENTED TO THE SOUTHWEST DUE TO A PASSING CLIPPER SYSTEM THROUGH THE NORTHERN LAKES. THIS WILL INCREASE THE GRADIENT FURTHER AND BRING IN EVEN COLDER AIR PRODUCING HIGH END GALES ACROSS MUCH OF LAKE HURON. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME BUT IS SOMETHING TO BE MONITORED. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AN IMPRESSIVE 15 FEET FOR AREAS NEAR GEORGIAN BAY. LHZ363-462>464-080900- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 357 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 36 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-080900- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 357 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 8 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 11 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM WEDNESDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361-362-080900- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 357 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 37 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 14 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 20 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ DRK
950 WHUS73 KDTX 080857 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 357 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LONG DURATION WESTERLY GALE EVENT CONTINUES... .VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ARE SPREAD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WITH AN ARCTIC AIRMASS FIRMLY SET OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN A LONG DURATION GALE EVENT ACROSS THE REGION. WITH SUCH A COLD AIRMASS AND FAIRLY TIGHT NORTHWESTERLY GRADIENT...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF LAKE HURON. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF LULL THIS MORNING AS WINDS BECOME REORIENTED TO THE SOUTHWEST DUE TO A PASSING CLIPPER SYSTEM THROUGH THE NORTHERN LAKES. THIS WILL INCREASE THE GRADIENT FURTHER AND BRING IN EVEN COLDER AIR PRODUCING HIGH END GALES ACROSS MUCH OF LAKE HURON. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AN IMPRESSIVE 15 FEET FOR AREAS NEAR GEORGIAN BAY. LEZ444-082100- /O.EXB.KDTX.GL.W.0002.150109T0200Z-150109T1500Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 357 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ363-462>464-082100- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 357 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 46 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 17 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-082100- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 357 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 11 AM THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361-362-082100- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 357 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 47 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ CB
278 WHUS73 KDTX 082055 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 355 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SOUTHWESTERLY GALES CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .THE PERSISTENT ARCTIC AIRMASS REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE AREA PRODUCING VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. WITH SUCH A COLD AIRMASS MOVING INTO THE AREA AND FAIRLY TIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY GRADIENT...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF LAKE HURON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH HIGH END GALES THROUGH CENTRAL LAKE HURON. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 FEET FOR AREAS NEAR GEORGIAN BAY. EVEN AFTER WIDESPREAD GALES DROP OFF FRIDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL STAY ELEVATED AT AROUND 30 KNOTS WHICH WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE OVERACHIEVING. LHZ363-462>464-090915- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 355 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 47 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 17 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-090915- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 355 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361-362-090915- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 355 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 48 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ444-090915- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.150109T0200Z-150109T1500Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 355 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ DRK
000 WHUS73 KDTX 090321 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1021 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALES CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .THE PERSISTENT ARCTIC AIRMASS REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE AREA PRODUCING VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ACROSS MARINE AREAS. EXPECT HIGH END GALES THROUGH CENTRAL LAKE HURON...BUT STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 FEET FOR AREAS NEAR GEORGIAN BAY. EVEN AFTER WIDESPREAD GALES DROP OFF FRIDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL STAY ELEVATED AT AROUND 30 KNOTS WHICH WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE INCREASING TREND. LHZ363-462>464-091500- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1021 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 17 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED AROUND MIDNIGHT. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-091500- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 1021 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 6 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 8 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED AROUND MIDNIGHT. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361-362-091500- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 1021 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED AROUND MIDNIGHT. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ444-091530- /O.NEW.KDTX.LO.Y.0003.150109T0321Z-150109T2100Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 1021 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO DROP TO ABOUT 9 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM AROUND SUNRISE WITH LOW WATER CONDITIONS PERSISTING UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND MIDNIGHT. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ BT
985 WHUS73 KDTX 090906 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...GALES WILL END THIS MORNING... .ANOTHER ARCTIC COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BRING A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR. ALONG WITH IT WILL BE SOME GALE FORCE GUSTS AND A CONTINUATION OF FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WILL HOWEVER REMAIN GUSTY /AROUND 30 KNOTS/ AS A SFC TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE EXPANDS INTO THE MID MS VALLEY. THE WINDS WILL ACTUALLY REMAIN RATHER GUSTY INTO SATURDAY WHILE SLOWLY BACKING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AS THE STRONG SFC HIGH EXPANDS ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY. THE GRADIENT IS FORECAST TO BE MUCH WEAKER...SO THE POTENTIAL ANOTHER ROUND OF GALES LOOKS FAIRLY LOW AT THIS TIME. LHZ363-462>464-092115- /O.EXT.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 9 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 13 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM FRIDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ361-362-092115- /O.EXT.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 8 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 11 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM FRIDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-441>443-091500- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM FRIDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LEZ444-092100- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.LO.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T2100Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM FRIDAY. * SOUTHWEST TO WEST GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CAUSE THE WATER LEVEL ON THE WESTERN BASIN TO DROP TO 12 TO 18 INCHES BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION OR 9 TO 15 INCHES BELOW LOW WATER DATUM EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WATER LEVEL WILL RISE ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK THIS AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS DECREASE. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ SC
750 WHUS73 KDTX 091447 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 947 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...GUSTY CONDITIONS TO MAINTAIN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY... .REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SURGE ACROSS THE LAKES REGION TODAY. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AS A SFC TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE EXPANDS INTO THE MID MS VALLEY. THE WINDS WILL ACTUALLY REMAIN RATHER GUSTY INTO SATURDAY WHILE SLOWLY BACKING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AS THE STRONG SFC HIGH EXPANDS ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY. THE GRADIENT IS FORECAST TO BE MUCH WEAKER...SO THE POTENTIAL ANOTHER ROUND OF GALES LOOKS FAIRLY LOW AT THIS TIME. LHZ421-441>443-091600- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CAN.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 947 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ LHZ363-462>464-100300- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1200Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 947 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. && $$ LHZ361-362-100300- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150110T1200Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 947 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. * EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. && $$ LEZ444-092100- /O.CAN.KDTX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDTX.LO.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T2100Z/ MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 947 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. * AT 9 AM THE WATER LEVEL ON THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE WAS 8 INCHES BELOW THE CRITICAL MARK FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE THE CRITICAL MARK THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ MR
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 Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 6, 3:55 AM EST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 3:55 AM EST, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
355 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015
.SHORT TERM...THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT
ONGOING SNOW FROM A FAST MOVING CLIPPER SYSTEM IS THE MAIN FOCUS
EARLY THIS MORNING. DESPITE VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO NEAR ONE MILE
OR LESS...IN SITU OBSERVATIONS AT THE NWS OFFICE AND FROM CENTRAL
DISPATCH ACROSS LENAWEE COUNTY INDICATE THE SYSTEM IS A FAIRLY
INEFFICIENT SNOW PRODUCER AS THE CONSISTENCY OF THE SNOW FLAKES IS
MORE LIKE SUGAR WITHOUT THE HUGE DENDRITES THAT INDICATE STRONG LIFT
AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH HAVE RANGED FROM ONE INCH ACROSS
LENAWEE COUNTY...TO 0.75 INCHES ACROSS WAYNE COUNTY. UPSTREAM
OBSERVATIONS SHOW A MARKED INCREASE IN VISIBILITIES TO THE 2 TO 3 SM
RANGE ACROSS WESTERN MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION IR SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS CLOUD TOPS ARE WARMING AS THE MAIN FORCING AHEAD OF THE
SHORTWAVE IS TRACKING EAST. WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS AND THE MAIN
FORCING HEADING EAST SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST LOOK
IN FAIRLY GOOD SHAPE WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN 4 COUNTIES...WITH TOTALS DIMINISHING RAPIDLY NORTH OF
M-59 TO ONLY A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH. THE SNOW LOOKS TO WRAP UP
AROUND 12Z AS THE MAIN SYSTEM HEADS WELL EAST.
A WEAKER MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL TRACK THROUGH CENTRAL MICHIGAN
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BRINGING THE CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW OR
FLURRIES BACK TO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AS IT DRIVES AN ARCTIC COLD
FRONT SOUTH. THE FORCING WITH THIS SHORTWAVE WILL BE FAIRLY
WEAK...WITH MEAGER MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. THEREFORE THE INHERITED
CHANCY POPS STILL LOOK SOLID. HOWEVER THE REAL STORY WITH THIS
FRONT WILL BE THE REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR AS 850 MB
TEMPERATURES PLUMMET TO -20 TO -25 CELSIUS. WHEN COUPLED WITH BRISK
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WIND CHILLS WILL ONCE AGAIN PLUMMET TO DANGEROUS
LEVELS LATE TONIGHT WITH VALUES AROUND -15 F.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR THE INTERSTATE 94
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND TO SET UP THIS EVENING...BUT QUICKLY BECOME
UNFAVORABLE AS WESTERLY WINDS BECOME NORTHWESTERLY. GIVEN THE SHORT
DURATION OF A FAVORABLE WIND DIRECTION NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW.
&&
.LONG TERM...
THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE LONG TERM IS THE LONG DURATION OF BITTERLY
COLD WITH MULTIPLE ARCTIC INTRUSIONS SET FOR THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES
REGION. FUTURE WINDCHILL HEADLINES APPEAR LIKELY.
FIRST ARCTIC INTRUSION WILL BE BLASTING SOUTHWARD THROUGH LOWER
MICHIGAN AT THE START OF THE PERIOD WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BE IN
RESPONSE TO A MAIN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PIVOTING THROUGH THE REGION.
AN IMPRESSIVE AIRMASS WITH 850MB TEMPERATURES SET TO FALL TO -25C
OVER THE THUMB BY 18Z WEDNESDAY. NWP SHOWS A SHALLOW SURFACE FRONTAL
FEATURE WORKING DOWN LAKE HURON DURING THE MORNING...FINALLY
ARRIVING INTO PORTIONS OF THE THUMB AS THE THERMAL TROUGH RELEASES
DUE TO DIFFERENITAL AVA. A NORTHERLY WIND SURGE OCCURRING BEHIND TH
FRONT IS FORECASTED TO BRING WINDCHILLS DOWN INTO THE 15 TO 20
DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER 12Z. A WINDCHILL ADVISORY WILL NEED TO
BE CONSIDERED FOR THE SAGINAW BAY REGION AND MUCH OF THE THUMB.
GEOPOTENTAL HEIGHT RISES WILL CAUSE AN AGGRESSIVE BUILDING OF
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. +1045MB
HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECASTED TO RELEASE OFF OF THE FRONT RANGE OF THE
ROCKIES AND FLASH EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY BY 12Z
THURSDAY. IN THIS GIVEN SCENARIO...SURFACE WINDS WILL RESPOND OUT OF
SOUTHWEST AND CAUSE VERY COLD...LAKE UNMODIFIED AIR TO ADVECT INTO
THE FAR SOUTHWESTERN CWA. GRADIENT FLOW AND STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE
RATES WILL COMBINE TO BRING A BREEZY DAY ON THURSDAY...WINDSPEEDS
RANGING 20 TO 30 MPH. BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE
ANTICIPATED...WITH WINDCHILLS ACROSS THE FAR SW BEGINNING THE DAY IN
THE 20 TO 25 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE...WITH -15 DEGREE BELOW ZERO
WINCHILLS COMMONPLACE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. THIS COULD VERY
WELL REQUIRE A LONGER DURATION WINDCHILL HEADLINE.
THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL JET CORE DESCENDING SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE CANADA
WILL PUSH SHORTWAVE ENERGY ACROSS STATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
BONE DRY ARCTIC AIR WILL LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING EVENT SPECIFICS FROM A MOISTURE
PROFILE PERSPECTIVE. MODELS SUGGEST THAT A DEEP DRY AIR IN THE
LOWEST 10 KFT AGL WILL NEED TO BE OVERCOME BEFORE SNOW CAN BEGIN
REACHING THE SURFACE. THERE IS A VERY NICE EXPECTED FRONTAL
SIGNATURE ALOFT...SO A WIDESPREAD LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF A HALF INCH
TO ONE INCH LOOKS LIKE A GOOD BET.
&&
.MARINE...
A RESURGANCE OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INFILTRATION OF COLDER AIR
THIS AFTERNOON WILL MARK THE BEGINNING OF AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
UNSETTLED WEATHER FOR THE GREAT LAKES. GUSTS TO MODERATE TO STRONG
GALES WILL BE THE THEME FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS VERY COLD
AIR POURS INTO THE REGION. GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR LAKE
HURON FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A BRIEF BREAK IN WIND GUSTS MEETING
GALE CRITERIA IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT GUARANTEED...LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE GALES LIKELY EMERGE AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT.
&&
.AVIATION...ISSUED 1150 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015
THE LIGHT SNOW NOW APPROACHING FROM THE EAST WILL OVERSPREAD THE
TERMINALS BETWEEN 06Z AND 07Z. PEAK INTENSITY OF THE SNOW SHOULD
OCCUR BETWEEN 07Z AND 10Z. THIS MID LEVEL WAVE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
SNOW WILL EXIT THE REGION TOWARD DAYBREAK...LEADING TO A STEADY
DECLINE IN SNOWFALL. FNT AND MBS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE LESS THAN AN
INCH OF POWDERY SNOW BY DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT SO NO
BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR.
FOR DTW...TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH DAYBREAK AT METRO IS EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND AN INCH. THE DRY NATURE OF THE AIRMASS WILL KEEP THE SNOW
POWDERY. THE HIGHER INTENSITY SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW 2SM
AT TIMES BASED ON UPSTREAM OBS...SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 07Z AND 10Z.
//DTW THRESHOLD PROBABILITIES...
* HIGH IN CEILINGS BELOW 5000 FT OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TUES MORNING.
&&
.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.
LAKE HURON...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR LHZ361>363-462>464.
GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
LHZ361>363-462>464.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
LHZ421-441>443.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR LHZ421-441>443.
LAKE ST CLAIR...NONE.
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...KURIMSKI
LONG TERM....CB
MARINE.......CB
AVIATION.....SC
YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 3:53 PM EST, 12 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 353 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 MIZ047>049-053>055-062100- MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC- 353 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WINDCHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. LCZ460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-062100- LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 353 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY GALE WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT. SEE THE MARINE FORECAST FOR DETAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. MIZ060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-062100- SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB- WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- 353 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A CLIPPER WILL BRING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE AREA. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR THE I-69 CORRIDOR AND THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS TOWARD THE OHIO BORDER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WINDCHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...HOWEVER SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 2:05 AM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 205 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 MIZ075-076-082-083-060915- WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE 205 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING... LOOK FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 AM. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE OHIO BORDER. MIZ053-060>063-068>070-060915- SAGINAW-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND- MACOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAGINAW...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER... PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN 205 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING... LOOK FOR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG AND NORTH OF M-59 DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING UP TO 1 INCH THROUGH 6 AM. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE M-59 CORRIDOR. KURIMSKI
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 2:05 AM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 205 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 MIZ075-076-082-083-060915- WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE 205 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING... LOOK FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 AM. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE OHIO BORDER. MIZ053-060>063-068>070-060915- SAGINAW-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND- MACOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAGINAW...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER... PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN 205 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING... LOOK FOR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG AND NORTH OF M-59 DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING UP TO 1 INCH THROUGH 6 AM. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE M-59 CORRIDOR. KURIMSKI
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 3:04 AM EST, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 304 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 MIZ075-076-082-083-061015- WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE 304 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING... LOOK FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 AM. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE OHIO BORDER. MIZ060>063-068>070-061015- SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...PORT HURON... HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN 304 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING... LOOK FOR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG AND NORTH OF M-59 DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING UP TO 1 INCH THROUGH 6 AM. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE M-59 CORRIDOR. MIZ047-048-053>055-061015- MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...SAGINAW...CARO... SANDUSKY 304 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING... LOOK FOR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES ACROSS THE SAGINAW VALLEY AND NORTHERN THUMB DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A DUSTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 AM. KURIMSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 3:57 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | DTX | 5 days | |
| Jan 6, 3:15 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 49 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:38 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 12 hr |
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