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Small Craft Advisory 114, NWS Gaylord, MI

December 24, 2017

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this small craft advisory at Dec 24, 2017, 4:35 AM EST. It took effect at Dec 25, 2017, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 24, 2017, 4:35 AM EST (09:35 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 25, 2017, 4:00 AM EST
Expired: Dec 24, 2017, 11:06 PM EST
In force
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, 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 Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Dec 24, 4:02 AM EST, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 4:02 AM EST, 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 4:21 AM EST, 14 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
421 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-
042-250930-
Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm 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 Pt 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-
421 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017

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.

Accumulating lake effect snow will redevelop over portions of
northwest lower Michigan and in the Drummond Island area late this
afternoon and tonight. See ongoing Winter Storm Watch for further
details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Accumulating lake effect snow showers, heavy at times, will
impact travel in the Lake Superior and Lake Michigan snow belts
Christmas Day through Wednesday. See ongoing watches for
additional information.

Very cold air will overspread the Great Lakes Christmas Day...with
below zero wind chills likely through Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts 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

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 24, 10:45 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	APX	Antrim, Benzie, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and 4 more	4 days
Dec 24, 1:15 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	APX	Benzie, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Manistee and 4 more	4 days

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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.