Alert archive / Michigan / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale warning at Jan 8, 2017, 2:45 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 8, 2017, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 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 8, 2017, 2:45 AM EST (07:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2017, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2017, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
The text
As transmitted.
551 WHUS73 KGRR 080745 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 245 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 LMZ848-849-081545- /O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KGRR.GL.A.0001.170109T0300Z-170109T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.GL.W.0002.170109T0300Z-170109T1200Z/ WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 245 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY...BACKING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES TONIGHT. * WAVES...3 TO 5 FEET TODAY...INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ LMZ844>847-081545- /O.EXT.KGRR.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.GL.W.0002.170109T0300Z-170109T1200Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- 245 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY BACKING SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES TONIGHT. * WAVES...3 TO 5 FEET TODAY...INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OR WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ OSTUNO
5 follow-up statements
706 WHUS73 KGRR 081540 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1040 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 LMZ844>849-082345- /O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0002.170109T0300Z-170109T1200Z/ 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- 1040 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET TODAY...INCREASING TO 4 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ TJT
595 WHUS73 KGRR 081947 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 247 PM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 LMZ844>849-090400- /O.CAN.KGRR.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KGRR.GL.W.0002.170108T2100Z-170109T1200Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 247 PM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WAVES...3 TO 6 FEET EARLY TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 FEET TOWARDS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ TJT
227 WHUS73 KGRR 090205 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 905 PM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 LMZ844>849-091015- /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T1200Z/ 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- 905 PM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WAVES...3 TO 6 FEET EARLY TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 FEET TOWARD MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$
770 WHUS73 KGRR 090802 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 302 AM EST MON JAN 9 2017 LMZ844>849-091615- /O.CON.KGRR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.SC.Y.0003.170109T1200Z-170111T1200Z/ ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 302 AM EST MON JAN 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS EARLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE DAY...THEN INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. * WAVES...4 TO 6 FEET EARLY TONIGHT...DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE DAY THEN INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OR WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ OSTUNO
580 WHUS73 KGRR 091212 MWWGRR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 712 AM EST MON JAN 9 2017 LMZ844>849-092015- /O.EXP.KGRR.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGRR.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170111T1200Z/ 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- 712 AM EST MON JAN 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...SOUTH TO 30 KNOTS EARLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE DAY...THEN INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. * WAVES...4 TO 6 FEET EARLY TODAY...DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE DAY THEN INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 8, 5:42 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 9 days |
| Jan 8, 7:45 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 4 days |
| Jan 8, 3:27 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana | 19 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.