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Small Craft Advisory 161, NWS Marquette, MI

December 30, 2016

NWS Marquette, MI issued this small craft advisory at Dec 30, 2016, 11:20 AM EST. It took effect at Dec 31, 2016, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 30, 2016, 11:20 AM EST (16:20 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 31, 2016, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 1, 2017, 7:00 PM EST
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI

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 Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Dec 30, 6:57 AM EST, 4 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 6:57 AM EST, 4 hours 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 30, 7:00 AM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
700 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016

MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-311200-
KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
700 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 /600 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2016/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LINGERING MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING
SNOW OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST UPPER MICHIGAN WILL DIMINISH
LATER THIS MORNING. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR
COMPLETE DETAILS.

AN ALBERTA CLIPPER TYPE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT INTO EARLY
SATURDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE
HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN...FROM ESCANABA AND
ROCK TO MANISTIQUE AND GERMFASK. SEE THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS.

WAVES AS HIGH AS 8 TO 10 FEET MAY CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION ON THE
LAKE SUPERIOR BEACHES OF ALGER AND LUCE COUNTIES THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE
GREAT LAKES EARLY NEXT WEEK, POSSIBLY BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
OR MIXED PRECIPITATION TO UPPER MICHIGAN MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE
SUPERIOR TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE
EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHWEST AND FAR NORTHEAST UPPER
MICHIGAN ON THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND ANY KNOWN
ROAD CONDITIONS TO THE MARQUETTE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. THE
PUBLIC MAY PROVIDE REPORTS THROUGH OUR WEB PAGE...OUR FACEBOOK AND
TWITTER PAGES...OR BY PHONE.

LSZ162-240>251-263>267-311200-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE
CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE
ROYALE NATIONAL PARK-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
700 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 /600 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2016/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME.

LMZ221-248-250-311200-
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND
PASSAGE-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-
700 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME.

VOSS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 30, 10:02 AM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 30, 10:28 AM EST, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1028 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016

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

0800 AM     SNOW             2 SE HERMAN             46.65N 88.33W
12/30/2016  M3.0 INCH        BARAGA             MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HERMAN /HERM4/. THE
            DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS.

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NWS MARQUETTE MI
IRIS SYSTEM

JSS
Local storm report, Dec 30, 11:07 AM EST, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1107 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016

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

1104 AM     SNOW             1 S CHASSELL            47.02N 88.53W
12/30/2016  E10.0 INCH       HOUGHTON           MI   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED 10.0 INCHES NEAR THE OLD US41
            BRIDGE NEAR CHASSELL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
            REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. THE DURATION OF THE
            SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 30, 3:44 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryMQTAlger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton and 7 more20 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.