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Winter Weather Advisory 9, NWS Gaylord, MI

February 1, 201617 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this winter weather advisory at Feb 1, 2016, 4:14 PM EST for 17 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Feb 2, 2016, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 1, 2016, 4:14 PM EST (21:14 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 2, 2016, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 3, 2016, 12:55 AM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Wexford County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter weather 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 winter weather advisory went out at Feb 1, 4:01 PM EST, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 4:01 PM EST, 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 1, 4:08 AM EST, 12 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
408 AM EST MON FEB 1 2016

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-
042-020915-
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-
408 AM EST MON FEB 1 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A POTENTIAL WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. WHILE ALL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN WILL SEE SOME SNOW FROM
THIS SYSTEM...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AT THIS POINT IN TIME WILL
LIKELY FALL ACROSS EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND THE STRAITS REGION
OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. SNOW WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF TO DRIZZLE
AND FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN LATER
TUESDAY EVENING. SEE ONGOING WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

DURING THE UPCOMING WINTER STORM...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. REPORTS MAY BE MADE IN ANY OF
THESE THREE WAYS:

ONLINE:   WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD

FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/NWSGAYLORD

TWITTER:  TWITTER.COM/NWSGAYLORD

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD.

JPB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 1, 4:04 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchAPX12 hr
Feb 1, 3:57 PM ESTGale WarningAPX36 hr
Feb 1, 3:57 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX60 hr
Feb 1, 4:14 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningAPXCheboygan, Emmet33 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.