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Gale Warning 1, NWS Duluth, MN

January 5, 2018

NWS Duluth, MN issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2018, 3:32 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 6, 2018, 4:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 5, 2018, 3:32 PM CST (21:32 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 6, 2018, 4:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 7, 2018, 9:55 AM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

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 Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 5, 3:06 PM CST, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 3:06 PM CST, 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 3:12 PM CST, 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Duluth MN
312 PM CST Fri Jan 5 2018

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-061130-
Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook/Northern Lake-
North Itasca-Central St. Louis-Southern Lake/North Shore-
Southern Cook/North Shore-North Cass-South Itasca-South Cass-
Crow Wing-Northern Aitkin-South Aitkin-Carlton/South St. Louis-
Pine-Douglas-Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-Burnett-Washburn-Sawyer-Price-
312 PM CST Fri Jan 5 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Cold wind chills from 25 to 35 below zero are expected once again
tonight. Wind Chill Advisories are in effect for locations in
Minnesota. Wind chills of 15 to 25 below zero are expected in
northwest Wisconsin.

Light lake effect snow showers will end tonight over northern
Bayfield and Iron Counties as winds near the ground and aloft turn
southerly.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Cold wind chills will continue through late Saturday morning.

A clipper will bring around 1 to 2 inches of snowfall to the
Northland Saturday night, mainly across the Minnesota Arrowhead. A
light wintry mix of freezing drizzle, sleet, and light snow may
linger through the day Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Snow spotters are requested to report their snowfall measurements
to the National Weather Service.

LSZ121-140>148-061130-
Bayfield to Oak Point WI-Grand Portage to Grand Marais MN-
Grand Marais to Taconite Harbor MN-
Taconite Harbor to Silver Bay Harbor MN-
Silver Bay Harbor to Two Harbors MN-Two Harbors to Duluth MN-
Duluth MN to Port Wing WI-Port Wing to Sand Island WI-
Sand Island to Bayfield WI-Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI-
312 PM CST Fri Jan 5 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Nearshore
waters of western Lake Superior.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Increasing southwest winds Saturday afternoon into Sunday will
cause building waves and hazardous conditions for small craft
across western Lake Superior. Gale force gusts are possible for
parts of the north shore. See the latest Marine Weather Message
for more details.

JJM/Huyck

More information may be obtained at the following web address:
http://www.weather.gov/duluth (all lower case)

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 5, 9:50 AM CST, 5 hours 42 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jan 5, 1:39 PM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 5, 9:52 AM CSTGale WatchDLH6 hr
Jan 5, 9:52 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH48 hr
Jan 5, 2:34 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more19 hr

Nearby

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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.