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Small Craft Advisory 4, NWS Gaylord, MI

January 15, 2016

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this small craft advisory at Jan 15, 2016, 4:22 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 15, 2016, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 15, 2016, 4:22 PM EST (21:22 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 15, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 19, 2016, 4:31 AM EST
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

The text

As transmitted.

777 
WHUS73 KAPX 152122
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
422 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

LHZ347>349-LMZ323-342-344>346-160530-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.160116T0000Z-160116T1800Z/
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
422 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$

LHZ345-346-LMZ341-160530-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.160116T0600Z-160116T1200Z/
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
422 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
15 follow-up statements
383 
WHUS73 KAPX 160352
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1052 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

LHZ347>349-LMZ323-342-344>346-161200-
/O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160116T1800Z/
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
1052 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY.

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$

LHZ345-346-LMZ341-161200-
/O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.160116T0600Z-160116T1200Z/
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
1052 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY.

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
509 
WHUS73 KAPX 160856
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
356 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-161700-
/O.EXT.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160117T0000Z/
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
356 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
199 
WHUS73 KAPX 161532
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1032 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-162345-
/O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160117T0000Z/
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
1032 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
573 
WHUS73 KAPX 162049
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
349 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016

LHZ345-346-LMZ341-162200-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160117T0000Z/
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
349 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

$$

LHZ347>349-LMZ323-342-344>346-170500-
/O.EXT.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T2200Z/
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
349 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
673 
WHUS73 KAPX 170336
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1036 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016

LHZ347>349-LMZ323-342-344>346-171145-
/O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T2200Z/
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
1036 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
054 
WHUS73 KAPX 170855
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
355 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

LHZ347>349-LMZ323-342-344>346-171700-
/O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T2200Z/
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
355 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
620 
WHUS73 KAPX 171818
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
118 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

LHZ347>349-LMZ323-342-344>346-180230-
/O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T2200Z/
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
118 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
057 
WHUS73 KAPX 180400
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1100 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

LHZ345-346-LMZ341-181200-
/O.EXB.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160119T1000Z/
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
1100 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$

LHZ347>349-LMZ323-342-344>346-181200-
/O.EXT.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160119T1000Z/
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
1100 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY.

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
047 
WHUS73 KAPX 180626
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
126 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-181430-
/O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160119T1000Z/
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
126 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
139 
WHUS73 KAPX 181557
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1057 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-190000-
/O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160119T1000Z/
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
1057 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
986 
WHUS73 KAPX 182044
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
344 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-190445-
/O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160119T1000Z/
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
344 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$
WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
002 
WHUS73 KAPX 190328
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1028 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-191000-
/O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160119T1000Z/
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
1028 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
840 
WHUS73 KAPX 190334
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1034 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344-190445-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160119T1000Z/
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
1034 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

$$

LMZ345-346-191000-
/O.CON.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160119T1000Z/
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
1034 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
994 
WHUS73 KAPX 190810
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
310 AM EST TUE JAN 19 2016

LMZ345-346-191100-
/O.EXT.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160119T1100Z/
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
310 AM EST TUE JAN 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
198 
WHUS73 KAPX 190931
MWWAPX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
431 AM EST TUE JAN 19 2016

LMZ345-346-191045-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160119T1100Z/
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
431 AM EST TUE JAN 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

$$

LHZ347-348-191745-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SC.Y.0005.160119T0931Z-160120T0000Z/
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
431 AM EST TUE JAN 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED 
  INFORMATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 15, 4:08 PM EST, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 4:08 PM EST, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
408 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

.NEAR TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 407 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

HIGH IMPACT WEATHER: NONE

MAIN CONCERN: TURNING COLDER WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW STARTING AGAIN.

UPPER LEVEL JET OVER EASTERN CANADA/NEW ENGLAND PULLS EAST TODAY
WITH MID LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE MIDWEST THIS MORNING MOVING OVER
MICHIGAN. AT THE SURFACE...LOW CENTERED OVER CENTRAL LAKE MICHIGAN
WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING BETWEEN M-32 AND M-55 ACROSS THE STATE.
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO NEAR CHICAGO.

ATTM...RADAR SHOWING RETURNS FROM GRR TO APN MOVING EAST. THIS AREA
WHICH IS MOSTLY RAIN WILL CROSS THE SE PARTS OF THE CWA THROUGH 00Z
THIS EVENING. POST FRONTAL PRECIPITATION ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT
AND MOVES THROUGH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE OUT OF MICHIGAN AROUND MIDNIGHT
WITH STRONG COLD ADVECTION IN ITS WAKE. 850MB TEMPS DROP TO NEAR
MINUS 10C BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH A NNW 925-850MB WIND WHICH
WILL START ANOTHER ROUND OF LES.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 407 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

..COLD AND SNOWY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

HIGH IMPACT WEATHER POTENTIAL: SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE
THIS WEEKEND.

OVERVIEW: BROAD TROUGHINESS ANALYZED ACROSS NOAM THIS MORNING WITH A
DEEP CLOSED PARENT UPPER LOW AND CORE OF VERY COLD AIR (-26C H8 AIR)
OVER CENTRAL CANADA. SHORT WAVE TROUGH AXIS MOVING ACROSS THE
MIDWEST WITH A SHORT WAVE CENTER MOVING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.
STRONGER WAVE NOTED MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST INTO FLORIDA
BRINGING SEVERE WEATHER TO THAT AREA. AT THE SFC...LOW PRESSURE
IS SLOWLY ADVANCING THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN WITH A COLD FRONT
STRETCHING INTO THE SRN PLAINS AND INVERTED SFC TROUGH AXIS
STRETCHING UP THROUGH NRN LOWER MICHIGAN. MUCH OF THE PRECIP WITH
THIS SYSTEM IS DOWN THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY...AIDED BY LOW LEVEL
CONVERGENCE AND UPPER JET ENTRANCE REGION FORCING THROUGH THE
REGION. BUT A THIN LINE OF PRECIP HAS MANAGED TO EXPAND UP INTO NE
LOWER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FRONT/TROUGH. UPSTREAM...
THERE IS A THIN CORRIDOR OF MODEST LOW LEVEL DEFORMATION FORCING
AND A THIN BATCH OF LIGHT WINTRY PRECIP FROM THE CENTRAL U.P. DOWN
THROUGH WISCONSIN THAT WILL BE SWINGING THROUGH TONIGHT.

PATTERN FORECAST: DEEP UPPER LOW/CORE OF VERY COLD AIR WILL DROP
DOWN INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION DURING THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND.
THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN PUSH NORTHERN MICHIGAN INTO A STRETCH OF COLD
WEATHER WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOWS IMPACTING THE SNOW BELTS INTO THE
EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. SUBSTANTIAL LAKE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
LIKELY...PINNING DOWN THE EXACT LOCATIONS IS PROBLEMATIC.

SATURDAY...PSEUDO TRANSITIONAL DAY AS SFC LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES ON
INTO SRN QUEBEC AND HIGH PRESSURE NOSES DOWN INTO THE NRN PLAINS...
WITH COLD ADVECTION CONTINUING ACROSS NRN MICHIGAN THROUGH THE
DAY. SFC/LAKE AGGREGATE TROUGHING EXPECTED TO LAG BACK ACROSS LAKE
HURON AND UP INTO LAKE SUPERIOR WHICH WILL HELP DEVELOP/STRENGTHEN
LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AXIS FROM CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN DOWN INTO
NRN LAKE MICHIGAN. THAT...COMBINED WITH INCREASINGLY COLD/FAVORABLE
LAKE EFFECT CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING LAKE SNOWS THROUGH
THE DAY. HOWEVER...I/M NOT PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT HEAVY/HIGH
IMPACT LAKE SNOWS FOR SATURDAY AS WE WILL REMAIN WITHIN LARGER
SCALE SUBSIDENCE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AND A BIT ON THE DRIER SIDE
ALOFT. THUS...ONLY HAVE A FEW INCHES IN THE FORECAST FOR THE
FAVORED SNOW BELT AREAS.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...LAKE EFFECT RAMPS UP LATER
SATURDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY AS THE AFOREMENTIONED
DEEP UPPER LOW ROTATES DOWN INTO THE GREAT LAKES...DRAGGING THE
CORE OF COLD AIR/STEEP LAPSE RATES ALOFT OVER THE REGION AND
EFFECTIVELY ERASING ANY SEMBLANCE OF A CAPPING INVERSION TO LAKE
EFFECT. STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL ALSO ROTATE THROUGH THE
REGION ON SUNDAY BRINGING A STRONG BULLSEYE IN QG-ASCENT ACROSS
THE STATE...PRIMARILY THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN.

HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE LIKELY BUT PINNING DOWN THE EXACT AREAS
IS TRICKY AT THIS JUNCTURE AND MAY CHANGE. AT THE SFC...HIGH
RESOLUTION GUIDANCE SUGGESTS LAKE AGGREGATE TROUGH THAT WILL
ALREADY BE IN PLACE WILL TIGHTEN SUBSTANTIALLY IN RESPONSE TO THE
SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE LOWER LAKES. THIS RESULTS IN AN AXIS
OF STRONG CONVERGENCE ACROSS NRN LAKE MICHIGAN INTO NRN LAKE HURON
FOR A TIME SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...SUGGESTING PARTS
OF NW LOWER MICHIGAN NORTH OF M-72 INTO THE TIP OF THE MITT MIGHT
BE UNDER THE GUN FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THEN...TIGHT SFC TROUGH GETS
PULLED DOWN THROUGH NRN LOWER MICHIGAN DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AS
THE WAVE DEPARTS TO THE EAST DRAGGING WHATEVER HEAVIER LAKE
CONVECTION THERE IS DOWN THROUGH THE REGION...BUT THEN SHIFTING
THE LAKE EFFECT FOCUS MORE INTO THE GRAND TRAVERSE BAY REGION AND
FAR WESTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY.

SO...LOTS TO CONSIDER FOR ACCUMULATIONS. FOR NOW...HAVE PAINTED A
BROAD 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF NW LOWER MICHIGAN LARGELY
NORTH OF M-72 FOR THE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY TIMEFRAME.
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OF COURSE...BUT WE WILL HAVE TO
ADDRESS THAT WHEN THE TIME COMES. AS FAR AS HEADLINES...WE WILL
LIKELY NEED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR PARTS OF THE CWA
SATURDAY NIGHT ONWARD. I DO NOT HAVE WARNING CRITERIA SNOW AMOUNTS
FORECAST ANYWHERE...AND SO I AM NOT PLANNING ANY TYPE OF WATCH.

MONDAY...DEEP CYCLONIC FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WHILE
THE UPPER LOW ADVANCES ON TO THE EAST INTO NEW ENGLAND. LAKE
EFFECT SNOWS SHOULD SUBSIDE TO SOME DEGREE AS WE LOOSE THE QG-
ASCENT...COLDEST AIR AND RESULTING STEEPEST LAPSE RATES ALOFT.
NONETHELESS...LAKE SNOWS WILL PERSIST IN THE SNOW BELTS THROUGH
THE DAY (AND LIKELY BEYOND) AND WILL OF COURSE MAINTAIN HIGH POPS
FOR THOSE AREAS.

&&

.LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 407 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

COLD AIR (WITH 850MB TEMPERATURES BETWEEN -15 TO -20C) FUNNELING IN
ON NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH THEY SHOULD
DECREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE DEEPER MOISTURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST
WITH A DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM. MODELS ARE IN CONSENSUS WITH SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE AND ANTI-CYCLONIC FLOW MOVING OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN
LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL BRING ONLY
FLURRIES...IF ANY AT ALL...DEVELOPS OFF THE LAKES. THURSDAY
EVENING...AND THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD...WILL SEE A
COUPLE SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH...PRODUCING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF LIGHT
SNOW. MODELS ARE IN A BIT OF A DISAGREEMENT OF SURFACE
FEATURES...WHICH WILL DETERMINE WIND DIRECTION AND AREAS OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF LAKE EFFECT/ENHANCED SNOWS. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL
BE IN THE UPPER TEENS TUESDAY AND IN THE 20S FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE FORECAST...WHILE LOWS WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 114 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

WARM FRONT HAS PASSED THRU KMDL/KTVC BRIEFLY IMPROVING
CONDITIONS. KAPN/KPLN WILL REMAIN IN IFR CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL
MORE HOURS. AREA OF RAINFALL MOVING NORTHEAST WILL CLIP APN BTWN
18Z AND 22Z.

SFC LOW AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH REGION FROM AROUND 21Z
TVC/MBL TO APPROX 02Z AT APN. SNOW SHOWERS WILL KICK IN AFTER COLD
FRONT PASSAGE AND LAKE EFFECT STARTS UP AT TVC/MBL TOWARD MORNING.

&&

.MARINE...
ISSUED AT 407 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

WINDS WILL REMAIN VARIABLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AS THE
SURFACE LOW MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. STRONG COLD
ADVECTION IN THE WAKE OF SURFACE LOW WILL BRING NW-NNW SCA GUSTS TO
MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.
LH...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY
     FOR LHZ347>349.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR LHZ345-
     346.

LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY
     FOR LMZ323-342-344>346.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR LMZ341.

LS...NONE.
&&

NEAR TERM...FARINA
SHORT TERM...ADAM
LONG TERM...TJL
AVIATION...FARINA
MARINE...FARINA
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 15, 11:08 AM EST, 5 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1108 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-
042-161615-
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
WHITEFISH BAY (U.S. PORTION)/WHITEFISH POINT TO POINT IROQUOIS MI-
ST. MARYS RIVER POINT IROQUOIS TO E. POTAGANNISSING BAY-CHIPPEWA-
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-
OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
1108 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
FROM GAYLORD NORTH INTO EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. UNTREATED ROADWAYS
AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE SLIPPERY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...POTENTIALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...IS
EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST LOWER AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. REPORTS MAY BE MADE ONE OF THREE WAYS:

ONLINE:   WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD

FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/NWSGAYLORD

TWITTER:  TWITTER.COM/NWSGAYLORD

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 15, 10:30 AM EST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1030 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1028 AM     FREEZING RAIN    2 WNW WATERS            44.91N 84.74W
01/15/2016  M0.00 INCH       OTSEGO             MI   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            LIGHT ICING

&&

GILLEN
Special weather statement, Jan 15, 11:12 AM EST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1112 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

MIZ008-015>036-041-042-151815-
CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-
LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-
ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE...
PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...
MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT...
TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...
MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...
TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
1112 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

...FREEZING DRIZZLE MAKING AREA ROADS SLIPPERY...

FREEZING DRIZZLE IS FALLING OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER AREAS
GENERALLY NORTH OF CHARLEVOIX...GAYLORD AND ROGERS CITY WERE
STILL BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS MORNING. THESE AREAS AND HIGHER
TERRAIN AREAS WILL BE MOST PRONE TO ICY ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.
TEMPERATURES IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REACH FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON.

IN CHIPPEWA AND MACKINAC COUNTIES TEMPERATURES WERE GENERALLY IN
THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S. MOSTLY SNOW IS EXPECTED BUT FREEZING
DRIZZLE COULD MIX IN A TIMES THROUGH MIDDAY. TEMPERATURES IN
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING
TODAY.

UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE SLIPPERY OVER THE AREA THIS
MORNING. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF DRIVING OR WALKING.

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Michigan, 2016Every small craft advisory in 2016

Sources

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