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Small Craft Advisory 1, NWS Detroit, MI

January 3, 2017

NWS Detroit, MI issued this small craft advisory at Jan 3, 2017, 4:03 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 4, 2017, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 3, 2017, 4:03 PM EST (21:03 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 4, 2017, 4:00 AM EST
Expired: Jan 4, 2017, 3:58 AM EST
In force
Issued by: NWS Detroit, 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 Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 3, 3:48 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 3:48 PM EST, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 3:43 PM EST, 20 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 3, 10:07 AM EST, 5 hours 56 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1007 AM EST Tue Jan 3 2017

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-031700-
Midland-Bay-Huron-Saginaw-Tuscola-Sanilac-Shiawassee-Genesee-
Lapeer-St. Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-
Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of...Midland...Bay City...Bad Axe...
Saginaw...Caro...Sandusky...Owosso...Flint...Lapeer...
Port Huron...Howell...Pontiac...Warren...Ann Arbor...Detroit...
Adrian...Monroe
1007 AM EST Tue Jan 3 2017

...Fog increasing in coverage and density this morning...

Dense fog has overspread the western half of the state and
conditions have begun to deteriorate in Southeast Michigan as
well. Visibility of 1 mile or less is widespread. However...dense
fog with visibility less than one quarter of a mile remains patchy
at this time. Motorists are advised to exercise caution and be
prepared for rapid reductions in visibility through early
afternoon.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 3, 10:08 AM EST	Gale Warning	DTX		42 hr
Jan 3, 12:14 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	DTX	Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb and 7 more	4 hr

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Sources

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