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Gale Watch 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

January 5, 2015

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale watch at Jan 5, 2015, 3:38 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 6, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 5, 2015, 3:38 PM EST (20:38 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 6, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 6, 2015, 4:07 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale watch went out at Jan 5, 3:29 PM EST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 3:29 PM EST, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 11:38 AM EST, 4 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1138 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-061100-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
1138 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND CHILL VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO
RANGE.

AN INCREASE IN SNOW IS EXPECTED AREA WIDE TONIGHT...BUT
ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS FROM MUSKEGON TO GRAND RAPIDS TO HOLLAND
AND SOUTH HAVEN. ALL AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW
TONIGHT...BUT PLACES TOWARDS THE LAKE WILL SEE 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POOR WITH SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY
ROADS. THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED FOR GRAND RAPIDS
AND POINTS TO THE WEST TOWARDS THE LAKE BY LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
BANDS AND VERY LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FROM TUESDAY INTO
FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS LAKE MICHIGAN. IT WILL REMAIN
COLD...SO SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE.

BY WEEKS END...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED FOR
AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 131.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

LMZ844>849-061100-
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-
1138 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LARGE WAVES WILL CONTINUE ON LAKE MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON ALONG
WITH MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY. A BRIEF LULL IN THE WAVES WILL OCCUR
TONIGHT. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE INTO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE BEFORE
BUILDING ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WINDS AND WAVES WILL RAMP UP SIGNIFICANTLY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT WITH GALES POSSIBLE AFTER DARK TUESDAY EVENING. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY WILL BE LIKELY ONCE AGAIN FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

DUKE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 5, 3:55 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRR36 hr
Jan 5, 3:38 PM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray WatchGRR12 hr

Nearby

Gale Watches in Michigan, 2015Every gale watch in 2015

Sources

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