Alert archive / Michigan / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 8, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 2017, 5:03 AM EST. It was in force for 43 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2017, 5:03 AM EST (10:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2017, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 43 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
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194 WHUS73 KMQT 021003 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 503 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 LSZ162-021815- /O.NEW.KMQT.GL.W.0008.170202T1003Z-170203T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T1200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 503 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 /403 AM CST THU FEB 2 2017/ ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 11 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EST THURSDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. 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. && $$ LSZ267-021815- /O.NEW.KMQT.GL.W.0008.170202T1003Z-170204T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KMQT.UP.W.0008.170202T1003Z-170203T2200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 503 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 33 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 44 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ264>266-021815- /O.NEW.KMQT.GL.W.0008.170202T1003Z-170204T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T2200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 503 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 32 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 44 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EST THURSDAY. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. 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. && $$ LSZ263-021815- /O.NEW.KMQT.GL.W.0008.170202T1003Z-170203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T2200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 503 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 15 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EST THURSDAY. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ248-250-021815- /O.NEW.KMQT.SC.Y.0014.170202T1003Z-170204T0000Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 503 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 4 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 6 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 AM EST THIS MORNING WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ JLA
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608 WHUS73 KMQT 021508 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1008 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 LSZ162-022315- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T1200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 1008 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 /908 AM CST THU FEB 2 2017/ ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 11 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EST THURSDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ264>267-022315- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170204T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T2200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 1008 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 33 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 43 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EST THURSDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. 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. && $$ LSZ263-022315- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T2200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 1008 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 15 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EST THURSDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ248-250-022315- /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-170204T0000Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 1008 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 24 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 4 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 6 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 2 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ TITUS
957 WHUS73 KMQT 022056 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 356 PM EST THU FEB 2 2017 LSZ162-030500- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T1200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 356 PM EST THU FEB 2 2017 /256 PM CST THU FEB 2 2017/ ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 11 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EST THURSDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ264>267-030500- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170204T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T2200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 356 PM EST THU FEB 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 43 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EST THURSDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. 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. && $$ LSZ263-030500- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T2200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 356 PM EST THU FEB 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 15 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 6 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 5 PM EST THURSDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ248-250-030500- /O.EXT.KMQT.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-170203T1500Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 356 PM EST THU FEB 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 21 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 4 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 5 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ KLUBER
614 WHUS73 KMQT 030251 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 951 PM EST THU FEB 2 2017 LSZ162-031100- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T1200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 951 PM EST THU FEB 2 2017 /851 PM CST THU FEB 2 2017/ ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 11 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ264>267-031100- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170204T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T2200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 951 PM EST THU FEB 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 43 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 12 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 17 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST THURSDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. 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. && $$ LSZ263-031100- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T2200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 951 PM EST THU FEB 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 5 PM EST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 14 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST THURSDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST THURSDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ248-250-031100- /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-170203T1500Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 951 PM EST THU FEB 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 21 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 4 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 5 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 12 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 1 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ KLUBER
740 WHUS73 KMQT 030934 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 434 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 LSZ162-031200- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T1200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 434 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 /334 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2017/ ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 26 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 34 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 7 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 10 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LSZ264>267-031745- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170204T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T2200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 434 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 15 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. 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. && $$ LSZ263-031745- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T2200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 434 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 36 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 9 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 14 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ248-250-031500- /O.CON.KMQT.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-170203T1500Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 434 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 21 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 3 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 5 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 AM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ RITZMAN
400 WHUS73 KMQT 031427 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 927 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 LMZ248-250-031530- /O.CAN.KMQT.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-170203T1500Z/ SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 927 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ LSZ264>267-032230- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170204T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T2200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 927 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 28 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 15 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. 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. && $$ LSZ263-032200- /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T2200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 927 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. && $$ 07
461 WHUS73 KMQT 032101 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 401 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 LSZ264>267-040500- /O.CAN.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170204T0500Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 401 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 14 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. 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. && $$ LSZ263-032215- /O.CAN.KMQT.UP.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170203T2200Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 401 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING. $$ KEC
383 WHUS73 KMQT 032141 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 441 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 LSZ264>267-040500- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170204T0500Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 441 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 27 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 37 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 10 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 14 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 7 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. 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. && $$ JS
467 WHUS73 KMQT 040309 MWWMQT URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1009 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 LSZ264>267-040500- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170204T0500Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 1009 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 32 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 9 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 13 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST FRIDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM EST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ JS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 2, 4:49 AM EST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 4:49 AM EST, 14 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Marquette MI
449 AM EST Thu Feb 2 2017
.SHORT TERM...(Today and Tonight)
Issued at 449 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017
An ugly weather morning if your on the Keweenaw or to the east of
Munising and north of Newberry. Moderate to heavy lake effect snow
ongoing in these areas. Automated instruments sampling these areas
(CMX, P59 and marine site at Grand Marais) are showing winds gusting
over 35 mph. Vsby at CMX has been 1/4 or 1/2sm most of the night and
web cams Houghton vcnty and around Grand Marais seem to be verifying
that pretty well. With temps only in the single digits the wind
chill has fallen to 14 below at CMX. Not a pleasant morning.
Elsewhere not near as eventful as WNW to NW flow but very dry low-
levels resulting in light snow/flurries over rest of western Upper
Michigan and even into ncntrl Upper Michigan. Skies are clear over
scntrl Upper Michigan. WV loop shows broad upper level troughing
persists. 00z temps at h85 or roughly at the 3kft level ranged from -
16c at APX to -22 at INL and a bitter cold -29c at YPL in northern
Ontario. Inversion heights and moisture profiles not all that
impressive upstream but the degree of cold air and a wide open Lk
Superior adds up to persistent lake effect snow where sfc-h85 winds
are onshore.
Shortwave that passed through last evening and early overnight is
being replaced by subsidence. 925-850mb winds have veered more NW
behind the shortwave and sfc winds have turned more NW as well in
wake of weaker sfc trough that crossed eastern Lk Superior. Expect
inversions to fall to 3kft over west today with 4-6kft over east cwa
at end of longer fetch across Lk Superior. Snow amounts today should
stay less than 3 inches over west cwa due to closer proximity of dry
airmass with arctic sfc high from western Canada into the central
Plains. 3 to 6 inches of fluffy snow will occur over the east cwa as
soundings show flow over relatively warm/moist Lk Superior keeping
most of the convective layer within dgz. Probably the winds gusting
over 30 mph/blowing snow/poor vsby will be bigger issue than the
actual snow amounts, especially on the Keweenaw. Elsewhere NW flow
to h85 will result in sct-bkn clouds/flurries for the morning away
from far scntrl but backing flow this aftn should help skies become
partly to mostly sunny. Kind of airy though with winds 10-20 mph.
Highs around 10 above west half and making it to mid teens scntrl
and east. Most areas will see wind chills stay blo zero all day.
Another shortwave moves through this evening into the early
overnight. Soundings indicate some lifting in inversions by 2-3kft
compared to this aftn. Lake effect snow and blowing snow will become
enhanced through the evening for the W-NW flow areas. Heaviest snow
again though will be over northeast cwa at end of fetch over Lk
Superior. Once the shortwave passes mid to late evening 925-850mb
winds turn more NW as is occurring early this morning so probably
will see more clouds and chance of snow showers or flurries expand
over more of northern Upper Michigan. Winds then back more WNW-W
late so the snow showers will begin to retreat back toward Lk
Superior. Scntrl Upper Michigan should stay out of any snow for the
whole night. Temps should drop blo zero over interior west closer to
dry air/sfc ridging. Closer to Lk Superior and east temps will stay
in the single digits above zero. Wind chills tonight lowest over the
west, possibly down to 15 to 20 blo zero.
.LONG TERM...(Friday through Wednesday)
Issued at 419 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017
Les in the persistent cold wnw flow wl cont thru Fri ngt, so
extended the going les headlines for the Keweenaw and Alger/Luce
thru 12Z Sat. The arrival of a hi pres rdg wl result in diminishes
les on Sat, but there wl then be a period of waa light sn Sat
aftn/ngt ahead of a clipper shrtwv/sfc lo pres. Area sn accums with
this disturbance wl be 1-3", with the hier totals most likely
downwind of Lk MI with some lk enhancment psbl in that area. A
return of colder air in the wake of this disturbance wl bring more
les late Sat ngt thru Sun ngt. Although the longer range models
continue to show a good deal of uncertainty on the handling of
another shrtwv that is progged to dig into the Great Lks early next
week and on the timing/track/intensity of the accompanying sfc lo
pres, there is the potential for a sgnft winter storm sometime late
Mon into Wed.
Fri/Fri ngt...Upr MI wl remain under a deep wnw flow of cold air
btwn a slowly progressive upr rdg bldg into the Plains and a
retreating upr trof over ern NAmerica and ahead of a sfc hi pres rdg
that is fcst to reach the wrn Great Lks/Ohio River Valley at 12Z
Sat. A shrtwv embedded in the nw flow aloft is progged to slide thru
the Upr Lks on Fri evng and lift the invrn base to near 5k ft agl
per 00Z NAM fcst sdngs, so expect an uptick in les intensity for at
least a time in the favored sn belts. Opted to extend the going advy
thru Fri ngt for the Keweenaw and Alger/Luce groups as blsn wl
remain a hazard as well. Otrw, the large scale subsidence associated
with the steadily rising hgts that wl lower the invrn base closer to
3k ft agl later on Fri ngt and moderate h85 temps fm arnd -20C at
12Z Fri to arnd -14C by 12Z Sat wl tend to grdly limit the les
intensity. Away fm the wnw wind sn belts, overall dryness of the
airmass wl probably result in dry wx, with nothing more than some
clds and a few flurries. Depending on how quickly some waa hi clds
spread into the area late on Fri ngt ahead of the next clipper
shrtwv moving thru the nrn Plains, Fri ngt could turn quite chilly
over the scentral cwa as winds diminish with the aprch of the sfc hi
pres rdg. Lowered temps a few degrees blo the superblend fcst in
this area.
Weekend...Lingering les wl diminish and lift out into Lk Sup on Sat
as the sfc hi pres rdg crosses Upr MI and llvl winds shift to the sw
ahead of the clipper shrtwv/sfc lo pres moving toward the Upr Lks.
Depite thickening clds ahead of this disturbance, h85 temps rising
toward -10C in the waa wl allow sfc temps to rebound back to normal.
The bulk of the medium range guidance shows some light sn arriving
over at least the w half of the cwa in the aftn as deeper mstr
within the stronger isentropic ascent/deep lyr qvector cnvgc
overspreads the area and overcomes the initially dry llvls. As the
shrtwv/sharper forcing shifts acrs the area on Sat ngt, the sn wl
overspread the e in the evng before diminishing w-e during the ngt
following the shrtwv/lo pres trof passage. As for expected sn
totals, models show h7 specific humidity rising near 2g/kg during
the 6-9hr or so period of waa/deep lyr forcing ahead of this quick
moving disturbance, which would support up to 2 inches of sn under a
fairly deep dgz. Locations over the ern cwa downstream of Lk MI
could see some enhancement with the llvl flow up the length of the
lake and perhaps up to 3 inches of fluffy sn. With the arrival of
large scale subsidence/mid lvl drying/caa in the wake of the passing
shrtwv that wl lower h85 temps as lo as about -20C over the nw cwa
by late Sun, pcpn wl transition to les as early as late Sat ngt over
the w and then continue thru Sun ngt in the nw flow ahead of the
next arctic hi pres bldg thru scentral Canada and toward nrn MN.
Extended...The longer range models remain in sgnft disagreement on
the timing/track of a potential winter storm that could impact the
Upper Lks next Tue/Wed. In general, there is agreement that some waa
sn could begin as early as Mon well ahead of a shrtwv/sfc lo pres
moving into the nrn Plains. But then how quickly the digging
shrtwv/sfc lo intensifies and tracks is up for question. In general,
the 01/12Z ECMWF was slower, bringing the lo pres thru Lower MI and
the bulk of the pcpn to Upr MI on Tue ngt/Wed. The 00Z GFS/Cndn
models on the other hand show the lo pres deepening earlier, but
with the GFS farther w and accompanying sn falling mainly on Tue/
Tue ngt followed by les on Wed. The Cndn model tracks the lo farther
to the e and shows the bulk of the sn falling on Mon ngt/Tue mrng.
The new 00Z ECMWF has trended a bit faster and toward the farther se
Cndn model track, with heavier sn arriving on Tue mrng. Given the
considerable variability in the ops model fcsts, wl rely on the
model consensus for fcst preparation. Despite this uncertainty,
there remains the potential for a sgnft sn accums over Upr MI fm
late Mon into Wed. Wl continue to highlight this threat in the HWO.
&&
.AVIATION...
Issued at 1240 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017
Mainly MVFR cigs and IFR to LIFR vsby is expeted at CMX through the
forecast period with gusty wrly flow lake effect snow and blowing
snow prevailing. Low level winds over wrn Lake Superior will veer
enough tonight to also bring some LES into IWD with potential for
IFR vsby late tonight into Thursday morning. No vsby restriction
with the LES is expected at SAW with a more downslope flow. However,
there may be a period of MVFR cigs Thursday.
&&
.MARINE...(For the 4 AM Lake Superior forecast issuance)
Issued at 419 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017
Given the observed strong winds enhanced by mixing as arctic air
passes over the relatively warm waters of Lake Superior and forecast
persistent sharp pres gradient over the area, opted to issue a gale
warning for the entire lake thru most of the day on Fri. Heavy
freezing spray will also continue thru most of Fri as the strong
winds build up hi waves in the presence of the arctic cold. The
winds/waves/heavy freezing spray will diminish steadily later Fri
into Sat as a hi pres ridge moves closer and the gradient slackens.
Winds under 25 kts will then persist into Sun, when some stronger nw
winds up to 30 kts will develop in the wake of a lo pres passing
thru Ontario. Expect these stronger nw winds to diminish on Mon with
the approach of another hi pres ridge in scentral Canada.
&&
.MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Upper Michigan...
Lake Effect Snow Advisory until 7 AM EST Saturday for MIZ001-003-
006-007.
Lake Superior...
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning until 5 PM EST Friday for
LSZ263>267.
Gale Warning until midnight EST Friday night for LSZ264>267.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning until 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Friday
for LSZ162.
Gale Warning until 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Friday for LSZ162-263.
Lake Michigan...
None.
&&
SHORT TERM...JLA
LONG TERM...KC
AVIATION...JLB
MARINE...KCHazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 4:57 AM EST, 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 457 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-031200- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE- GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 457 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 /357 AM CST THU FEB 2 2017/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA AND TO THE EAST OF MUNISING...INCLUDING AT GRAND MARAIS AND DEER PARK...WHERE THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. WAVES AS HIGH AS 10 FEET ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR TO THE EAST OF THE MARQUETTE AND ALGER COUNTY LINE WILL CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA AND TO THE EAST OF MUNISING...WHERE THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. DEPENDING ON THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE. THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SUBMIT REPORTS AT OUR WEBPAGE...FACEBOOK PAGE...OR ON TWITTER. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-031200- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI- BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI- ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI- EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI- MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI- POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI- MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI- GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 457 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 /357 AM CST THU FEB 2 2017/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEE THE LATEST LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST AND MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF LAKE SUPERIOR ON FRIDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST HALF OF THE LAKE THROUGH FRIDAY. SEE THE LATEST LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST AND MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LMZ221-248-250-031200- GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 457 AM EST THU FEB 2 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. KC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 5:03 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 28 hr |
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