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Small Craft Advisory 96, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

December 12, 2017

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this small craft advisory at Dec 12, 2017, 3:40 PM EST. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Dec 12, 2017, 3:40 PM EST (20:40 UTC)
Expired
Dec 14, 2017, 11:00 AM EST
In force
43 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 Dec 12, 3:22 PM EST, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 3:22 PM EST, 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 12, 4:08 AM EST, 11 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
408 AM EST Tue Dec 12 2017

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-130915-
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
408 AM EST Tue Dec 12 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Areas near and west of US-131, into Wednesday morning, expect
frequent snow squalls. This will result in near zero visibilities
and times with winds gusting to over 40 mph at times. With the 6
to 12 inches of snow expected to fall, some roads may drift enough
to stop or greatly decrease travel on those roads.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

A storm system tracking just south of Michigan during the day on
Wednesday will bring a band of 3 to 6 inches of snow to areas near
and south of a line from Muskegon to Lansing. Lesser amounts are
expected over the rest of the area.

Yet another system will move through the area later Thursday into
Friday and yet another over the weekend. Each of these systems
is expected to bring measurable snow to most of Southwest
Michigan.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ844>849-130915-
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-
408 AM EST Tue Dec 12 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Gales to 40 knots with snow squalls will make it very dangerous
to be in a small craft into this evening. Visibilities may be near
zero at times in snow squalls.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Winds and waves will likely be hazardous to small craft Wednesday
night into Thursday as the next system moves through.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

wdm

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 12, 10:52 AM EST, 4 hours 48 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 12, 10:03 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGRRLake, Newaygo6 hr
Dec 12, 3:45 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGRRAllegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 14 more31 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.