Alert archive / Michigan / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 13, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale warning at Dec 16, 2015, 11:26 AM EST. It was in force for 11 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 16, 2015, 11:26 AM EST (16:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2015, 10:32 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
100 WHUS73 KGRR 161626 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1126 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 LMZ844>849-170030- /O.UPG.KGRR.SC.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-151217T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.GL.W.0013.151216T1626Z-151217T0400Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 1126 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO 35 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH THEN WEST TONIGHT. * WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
027 WHUS73 KGRR 162046 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 346 PM EST WED DEC 16 2015 LMZ844>849-170400- /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151217T0400Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 346 PM EST WED DEC 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES...4 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ MEADE
242 WHUS73 KGRR 170332 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1032 PM EST WED DEC 16 2015 LMZ844>849-171145- /O.CAN.KGRR.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151217T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.SC.Y.0071.151217T0332Z-151219T0000Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 1032 PM EST WED DEC 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND DIMINISHING ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON FRIDAY. * WAVES...4 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET ON THURSDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OR WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ NJJ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 4:16 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 7 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.