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Small Craft Advisory 18, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

February 28, 2017

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this small craft advisory at Feb 28, 2017, 3:08 PM EST. It took effect at Mar 1, 2017, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Feb 28, 2017, 3:08 PM EST (20:08 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 1, 2017, 7:00 AM EST
Expired: Mar 1, 2017, 8:15 PM EST
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, 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 Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Feb 28, 12:22 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 12:22 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 11:00 AM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
1100 AM EST Tue Feb 28 2017

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-010830-
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
1100 AM EST Tue Feb 28 2017

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms, the primary
threat being large hail and wind damage, from mid evening into early
Wednesday morning. That threat will for the most part be near and
south of Interstate 96.

There is also the threat for locally heavy rainfall near and south
of Interstate 96 and that too will be this evening into the early
morning hours of Wednesday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Snow could impact travel Wednesday afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this evening.

LMZ844>849-010830-
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-
318 AM EST Tue Feb 28 2017

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Conditions could become hazardous to Mariners on Wednesday and
Thursday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Conditions could be hazardous to Mariners on Wednesday and
Thursday.

Ostuno wdm

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 28, 1:40 PM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 28, 1:45 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 28, 2:05 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 28, 2:09 PM EST, 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 28, 2:28 PM EST, 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 28, 3:04 PM EST, 4 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 27, 9:54 PM EST	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ingham	5 days
Feb 27, 9:54 PM EST	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Osceola	5 days
Feb 27, 9:54 PM EST	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Newaygo	4 days
Feb 28, 11:22 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Jackson	36 hr
Feb 28, 11:22 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Kent	6 days
Feb 28, 11:22 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ingham	5 days
Feb 28, 11:22 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Clinton	12 days
Feb 28, 11:22 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ionia	5 days
Feb 28, 11:22 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Barry	6 days
Feb 28, 11:22 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Calhoun	62 hr
Feb 28, 11:22 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Isabella	4 days
Feb 28, 1:14 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Mason	46 min
Feb 28, 1:40 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Lake	50 min
Feb 28, 2:05 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Mason	25 min
Feb 28, 3:05 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	GRR	Clare, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana and 1 more	30 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.