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Gale Watch 14, NWS Northern Indiana

December 10, 2017

NWS Northern Indiana issued this gale watch at Dec 10, 2017, 4:00 PM EST. It took effect at Dec 11, 2017, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 10, 2017, 4:00 PM EST (21:00 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 11, 2017, 10:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 11, 2017, 3:58 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

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 Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale watch went out at Dec 10, 2:47 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 2:47 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 10, 5:24 AM EST, 10 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
524 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2017

INZ003>009-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-111030-
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-
Berrien-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-
Defiance-Henry-
524 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2017 /424 AM CST Sun Dec 10 2017/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest
Michigan...northern Indiana and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Light snow appears likely Monday followed by potentially heavy lake
effect snow Monday night into Tuesday night. Accumulations of 1 to 2
inches are expected Monday with the 2 inches mainly across lower
Michigan. Significant snow accumulations and strong winds are
possible Monday night through Tuesday night, especially closer to
Lake Michigan. Travel could become difficult during this period.

More snow is possible Thursday and Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

&&

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or
check our web site at weather.gov/iwx

INZ012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-111030-
Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-White-
Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-
Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
524 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2017 /424 AM CST Sun Dec 10 2017/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern Indiana
and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

There is a chance for light snow Monday followed by lake effect
snow in some areas Monday night into Tuesday night. Any
accumulations on Monday would be an inch or less and the best chances
would be near and north of US highway 30. Snow accumulations and
gusty winds are possible Monday night through Tuesday night with any
lake effect snow bands that move inland. Travel could become
difficult during this period, especially over northwest Indiana.

More snow is possible Thursday and Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

&&

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or
check our web site at weather.gov/iwx

LMZ043-046-111030-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
524 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of The Nearshore
Waters of Southeastern Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Conditions hazardous to small craft are expected into early evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Gale force winds are possible Monday night and Tuesday. Conditions
hazardous to small craft are also expected to continue through
Wednesday.

&&

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or
check our web site at weather.gov/iwx

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 10, 10:10 AM EST, 5 hours 50 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 10, 10:20 AM EST, 5 hours 40 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 10, 12:17 PM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 10, 12:23 PM EST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 9, 10:02 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX24 hr
Dec 9, 9:24 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass111 min

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Gale Watches in Indiana, 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.