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Small Craft Advisory 31, NWS Northern Indiana

May 4, 2018

NWS Northern Indiana issued this small craft advisory at May 4, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 4, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT (18:00 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana

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 Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at May 4, 1:53 PM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 1:53 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 4:30 AM EDT, 9 hours 30 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
430 AM EDT Fri May 4 2018

INZ003>009-014-016>018-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-
050830-
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-
Marshall-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-Berrien-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-
Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-
Van Wert-Allen OH-
430 AM EDT Fri May 4 2018 /330 AM CDT Fri May 4 2018/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph are expected from mid morning through late
afternoon today.

An isolated thunderstorm is possible across northeast Indiana,
southern Lower Michigan, and northwest Ohio today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Any spotter reports of measured wind gusts in excess of 45 mph or
wind damage will be appreciated today.

&&

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

INZ012-013-015-020-022>027-032>034-050830-
Starke-Pulaski-Fulton IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-
Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-
430 AM EDT Fri May 4 2018 /330 AM CDT Fri May 4 2018/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Wind gusts to 40 mph are expected from late morning through mid
afternoon Friday.

An isolated thunderstorm is possible today, mainly from mid morning
through mid afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight.

&&

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

LMZ043-046-050830-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
430 AM EDT Fri May 4 2018

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 will continue through this
afternoon. A period of gale gusts is expected this morning into early
this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Hazardous conditions for small craft may develop again Sunday
afternoon into Sunday night.

.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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 4, 11:52 AM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 4, 11:54 AM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 4, 12:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 4, 12:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 4, 12:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 4, 1:22 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 9:48 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	IWX	Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble and 2 more	18 hr
May 3, 10:52 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	IWX		5 hr
May 4, 4:02 AM EDT	Gale Warning	IWX		10 hr
May 4, 11:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Kosciusko, Noble	23 min
May 4, 10:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Williams	48 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.