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Gale Warning 16, NWS Duluth, MN

December 27, 2018

NWS Duluth, MN issued this gale warning at Dec 27, 2018, 4:06 AM CST. It took effect at Dec 28, 2018, 2:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 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
Dec 27, 2018, 4:06 AM CST (10:06 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 28, 2018, 2:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 28, 2018, 12:00 PM CST
In force
10 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 Dec 26, 11:52 PM CST, 4 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 11:52 PM CST, 4 hours 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 3:38 PM CST, 12 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Duluth MN
338 PM CST Wed Dec 26 2018

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-272145-
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-
338 PM CST Wed Dec 26 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

The first widespread major winter storm of the season will move
into central and northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin
tonight. It is expected to bring a large swath of heavy snow for
most of the region tonight through Friday. Much of the region will
get an initial round of 2 to 5 inches of snow through tonight.
Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories go into effect
for many areas by midnight. Please refer to the latest winter
weather messages, and the official forecast for more information.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

The winter storm will continue into Friday across the region.
Much of the region can expect an additional 5 to 9 inches
Thursday morning through Friday, with areas along the Minnesota
North Shore getting an additional 10 to 12 inches. A mixture of
rain and snow though in parts of east-central Minnesota and
northwest Wisconsin, including areas near and south of Hinckley,
Hayward, and Park Falls, will mean only an additional 1 to 3
inches of snow. Storm total snowfall by the time things wind down
on Friday should be in the 8 to 12 inch range in many areas, with
heavier amounts from 12 to 16 inches along the Minnesota North
Shore, and lesser amounts from 3 to 5 inches from Pine County
eastward into parts of northwest Wisconsin. Lake effect snow
showers could persist into Saturday morning across Bayfield,
Ashland, and Iron Counties. Please refer to the latest winter
weather messages and official forecast for additional details.

Wind chills from 15 to 25 below zero are expected Friday night and
Saturday morning across parts of northeast Minnesota.

There is also a chance of light snow New Year's Eve and New Year's
Day, with another round of cold arctic air and the potential for
temperatures well below zero returning to the region just after
the New Year's Holiday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Snow spotters are requested to report precipitation type and
snowfall measurements to the National Weather Service over the
next couple of days.

LSZ121-140>148-272145-
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-
338 PM CST Wed Dec 26 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Increasing easterly winds this evening and overnight will result
in building wave heights and hazardous conditions developing
across most of the western Lake Superior nearshore waters by
daybreak Thursday. Please refer to the latest marine weather
message and nearshore marine forecasts for additional details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Easterly winds will shift to north/northwest and increase further
Thursday night and Friday. It is possible that parts, or all, of
the western Lake Superior nearshore waters will need to be
upgraded to a gale warning for Thursday night and Friday. In
addition, freezing spray will become increasingly likely from
Thursday night into Friday night as much colder air moves into the
region.

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, Dec 27, 3:12 AM CST, 54 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 27, 3:18 AM CST, 48 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 27, 3:22 AM CST, 44 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 27, 3:23 AM CST, 43 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 27, 3:40 AM CST, 26 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 27, 3:44 AM CST, 22 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 27, 4:06 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH42 hr
Dec 27, 1:41 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH28 hr

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Gale Warnings in Minnesota, 2018Every gale warning in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.