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Gale Watch 2, NWS Northern Indiana

January 6, 2020

NWS Northern Indiana issued this gale watch at Jan 6, 2020, 3:11 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 7, 2020, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 6, 2020, 3:11 PM EST (20:11 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 7, 2020, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 7, 2020, 4:27 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 gale watch went out at Jan 6, 2:55 PM EST, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 2:55 PM EST, 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 2:57 PM EST, 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
257 PM EST Mon Jan 6 2020

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-072000-
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-
Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN-
Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Cass MI-
St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-
Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
257 PM EST Mon Jan 6 2020 /157 PM CST Mon Jan 6 2020/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest
Michigan and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

A couple of rounds of rain are expected Thursday through Saturday.
Some heavy rainfall totals are possible over this three day period.
Rain may transition to a wintry mix Friday night into Saturday before
potentially changing to all snow for a time late Saturday. Snow
accumulations are possible during this period.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MIZ077-072000-
Berrien-
257 PM EST Mon Jan 6 2020

...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Lakeshore Flood Advisory.

A couple of rounds of rain are expected Thursday through Saturday.
Some heavy rainfall totals are possible over this three day period.
Rain may transition to a wintry mix Friday night into Saturday before
potentially changing to all snow for a time late Saturday. Snow
accumulations are possible during this period.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LMZ043-046-072000-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
257 PM EST Mon Jan 6 2020

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters of
southeastern Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Watch.

Conditions hazardous to small craft are expected late Tuesday
afternoon through Wednesday morning. A period of gale gusts is
possible late Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday evening.

Conditions hazardous to small craft are possible again Thursday and
Thursday night, and then for much of the upcoming weekend.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 5, 11:00 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX12 hr
Jan 6, 3:26 PM ESTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryIWX46 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.