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Winter Weather Advisory 2, NWS Gaylord, MI

January 7, 20178 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this winter weather advisory at Jan 7, 2017, 3:33 AM EST for 8 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 7, 2017, 3:33 AM EST (08:33 UTC)
Expired
Jan 8, 2017, 6:51 AM EST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:35 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 Jan 7, 3:31 AM EST, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 3:31 AM EST, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 8:04 PM EST, 7 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
804 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-
042-080115-
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-
804 PM EST FRI JAN 6 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...TONIGHT.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO TARGET PORTIONS OF
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR
PARADISE AND WHITEFISH POINT. PLEASE SEE ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.

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

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A PERIOD OF HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT IN THE
TRADITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW BELT LOCATIONS.

A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATER TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT.

.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

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 7, 12:41 AM EST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 6, 10:33 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX3 days
Jan 7, 3:47 PM ESTGale WatchAPX12 hr

Nearby

Winter Weather Advisories in Michigan, 2017Every winter weather advisory in 2017

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.