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Small Craft Advisory 3, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

January 9, 2020

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this small craft advisory at Jan 9, 2020, 10:09 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2020, 10:09 PM EST (03:09 UTC)
Expired
Jan 10, 2020, 10:00 AM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI

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 Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 9, 9:24 PM EST, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 9:24 PM EST, 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 11:44 AM EST, 10 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
1144 AM EST Thu Jan 9 2020

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-100930-
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
1144 AM EST Thu Jan 9 2020

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A brief period of a light wintry mix is possible this afternoon,
mainly north of Grand Rapids.  Local slick conditions could occur.

Winds this afternoon may gust to around 40 mph.  Isolated power
outages are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A storm system may bring significant impacts to western Lower
Michigan from Friday night through early Sunday, with heavy rain
and accumulating ice and snow. Areal and river flooding, power
outages, and difficult travel conditions are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ844>849-100930-
St Joseph to South Haven MI-South Haven to Holland MI-
Holland to Grand Haven MI-Grand Haven to Whitehall MI-
Whitehall to Pentwater MI-Pentwater to Manistee MI-
1144 AM EST Thu Jan 9 2020

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Gale force southerly winds will create hazardous conditions on
Lake Michigan this afternoon and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Gale force northeast winds are possible on Saturday, followed by
northwest gales late Saturday night into early Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 3:47 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningGRRAllegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more47 hr
Jan 10, 3:49 AM ESTGale WarningGRR45 hr
Jan 10, 11:38 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGRRJackson21 days
Jan 10, 11:38 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGRRIngham4 days
Jan 10, 11:38 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGRRCalhoun63 hr
Jan 10, 11:38 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGRRKalamazoo6 days
Jan 10, 11:38 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGRRKalamazoo4 days
Jan 10, 11:38 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGRRCalhoun21 days
Jan 10, 2:58 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGRRIngham6 days
Jan 10, 2:58 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningGRRIngham21 days

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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.