Alert archive / Michigan / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale warning at Jan 12, 2016, 8:40 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
- Jan 12, 2016, 8:40 AM EST (13:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2016, 8:00 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
The text
As transmitted.
822 WHUS73 KGRR 121340 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 840 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 LMZ844>849-122145- /O.UPG.KGRR.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.GL.W.0002.160112T1340Z-160113T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.SC.Y.0003.160113T0100Z-160114T0000Z/ 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- 840 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY * WAVES...5 TO 10 FEET TODAY. 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. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
768 WHUS73 KGRR 121558 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1058 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 LMZ844>849-130000- /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160113T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0003.160113T0100Z-160114T0000Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 1058 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY * WAVES...6 TO 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OR WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
079 WHUS73 KGRR 122004 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 304 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 LMZ844>849-130415- /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160113T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0003.160113T0100Z-160114T0000Z/ 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- 304 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY * WAVES...6 TO 12 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. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 8:40 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 43 hr |
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Sources
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