Alert archive / Michigan / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 2, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this storm warning at Dec 24, 2015, 7:02 AM EST. It was in force for 3 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
- Dec 24, 2015, 7:02 AM EST (12:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
457 WHUS73 KDTX 241202 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 702 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS... .POWERFUL SURFACE LOW PRESSURE...NOW NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR...WILL RAPIDLY LIFT NORTHWARD TO JAMES BAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SURGE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN DURING THE FIRST HOUR OR TWO OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AND ACROSS LAKE HURON BY 12Z. POST FRONTAL SURFACE WINDS HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN ROBUST WITH SOME SFC OBSERVATIONS ON LAND OVER LOWER MICHIGAN PUSHING/REACHING 50 KNOTS AT TIMES. BEST ISALLOBARIC SUPPORT WILL PUSH NORTHWARD ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN...BUT ENOUGH GRADIENT FLOW WITH STEEPENING LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL SUPPORT A HIGH END GALE EVENT OF 45 KNOTS OVER SAGINAW BAY AND THE NORTHERN LAKE HURON BASIN. FARTHER SOUTH...GALE FORCE WINDS OF 40 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE ROBUST WIND FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE RATHER SHORT LIVED WITH DIMINISHING WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE REST OF THE DAY. WIND GUSTS OVER LAKE HURON ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 20 KNOTS BY 06Z FRIDAY. A BRIEF SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FOR FRIDAY BEFORE THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SET ITS SIGHTS ON THE MICHIGAN OHIO BORDER FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. MODELS ARE SHOWING LEGITIMATE COLD AIR ADVECTION OCCURING DOWN INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES FOR A TIME SUNDAY NIGHT. LHZ361-242000- /O.UPG.KDTX.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-151224T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.SR.W.0002.151224T1202Z-151224T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 702 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE STORM WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 36 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 48 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 7 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ LHZ362-242000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-151224T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 702 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 36 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 47 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ421-422-441-462-241700- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-151224T1700Z/ 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- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 702 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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 8 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST 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. && $$ LHZ363-242000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-151224T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 702 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 36 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 47 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 14 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 20 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ442-443-463-464-241500- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-151224T1500Z/ HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 702 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 42 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 7 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EST 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. && $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-241500- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-151224T1500Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 702 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 20 KNOTS FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 3 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 4 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 AM EST THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ CB
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882 WHUS73 KDTX 241455 MWWDTX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 955 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...STRONG WINDS SUBSIDING TODAY... .POWERFUL SURFACE LOW PRESSURE...NOW NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR...WILL RAPIDLY LIFT NORTHWARD TO JAMES BAY. POST FRONTAL SURFACE WINDS HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN ROBUST WITH SOME SFC OBSERVATIONS ON LAND OVER LOWER MICHIGAN PUSHING/REACHING 50 KNOTS AT TIMES. BEST ISALLOBARIC SUPPORT WILL PUSH NORTHWARD ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN...BUT ENOUGH GRADIENT FLOW WITH STEEPENING LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL SUPPORT A HIGH END GALE EVENT OF 45 KNOTS OVER SAGINAW BAY AND THE NORTHERN LAKE HURON BASIN. FARTHER SOUTH...GALE FORCE WINDS OF 40 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE ROBUST WIND FIELD IS EXPECTED TO BE RATHER SHORT LIVED WITH DIMINISHING WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE REST OF THE DAY. WIND GUSTS OVER LAKE HURON ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 20 KNOTS BY 06Z FRIDAY. LHZ361-242000- /O.EXP.KDTX.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151224T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KDTX.GL.W.0054.151224T1500Z-151224T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- 955 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. 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. && $$ LHZ442-443-242100- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-151224T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0149.151224T1500Z-151224T2100Z/ HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 955 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ463-464-241600- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-151224T1500Z/ LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 955 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. $$ LCZ460-LEZ444-241600- /O.EXP.KDTX.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-151224T1500Z/ LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- 955 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. $$ LHZ421-441-250000- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-151224T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0149.151224T2000Z-151225T0000Z/ OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- 955 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * 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 9 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 13 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST 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. 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. && $$ LHZ462-242000- /O.EXT.KDTX.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-151224T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 955 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 16 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EST THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ422-242100- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-151224T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.SC.Y.0149.151224T1700Z-151224T2100Z/ INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- 955 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 32 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 43 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 12 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EST THURSDAY. * 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 5 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 7 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST 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. 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. && $$ LHZ362-242000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-151224T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 955 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 46 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A POTENTIAL MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF 19 FEET. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST THURSDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LHZ363-242000- /O.CON.KDTX.GL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-151224T2000Z/ LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 955 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND AND WAVES: DURING THE GALE WARNING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 36 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 48 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 AM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST 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. && $$ HLO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 3:05 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 115 min | |
| Dec 24, 9:55 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 9 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:03 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 3 hr |
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