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Gale Watch 3, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

February 9, 2017

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale watch at Feb 9, 2017, 11:15 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 10, 2017, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2017, 11:15 AM EST (16:15 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 10, 2017, 9:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 9, 2017, 4:00 PM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale watch went out at Feb 9, 11:06 AM EST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 11:06 AM EST, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 9, 3:50 AM EST, 7 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
350 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2017

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-100900-
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
350 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Some slick spots are possible on the roadways today as lake effect
snow showers occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ844>849-100900-
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-
350 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Conditions will be hazardous to small craft into tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

The hazardous conditions for small craft will likely continue
through Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 4:00 PM ESTGale WarningGRR28 hr
Feb 9, 4:00 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRR35 hr

Nearby

Gale Watches in Michigan, 2017Every gale watch 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.