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Small Craft Advisory 24, NWS Northern Indiana

March 4, 2020

NWS Northern Indiana issued this small craft advisory at Mar 4, 2020, 10:36 PM EST. It took effect at Mar 5, 2020, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 4, 2020, 10:36 PM EST (03:36 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2020, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 6, 2020, 1:00 AM EST
In force
18 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 Mar 4, 6:30 PM EST, 4 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 6:30 PM EST, 4 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 3:05 PM EST, 7 hours 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
305 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2020

INZ004>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-052015-
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-
305 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2020 /205 PM CST Wed Mar 4 2020/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ003-MIZ077-052015-
La Porte-Berrien-
305 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2020 /205 PM CST Wed Mar 4 2020/

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   Lakeshore Flood Watch.

Strong northwest winds and high waves are expected to result in some
lakeshore flooding and beach erosion Thursday night and Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LMZ043-046-052015-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
305 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2020

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   Gale Watch.

Hazardous conditions for small craft are expected Thursday night
through Friday evening. A period of north to northwest gale gusts is
also expected late Thursday night into Friday.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 4:03 AM ESTGale WarningIWX36 hr
Mar 5, 4:03 AM ESTLakeshore Flood WarningIWX42 hr
Mar 5, 3:22 PM ESTWind AdvisoryIWX22 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.