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Gale Warning 24, NWS Marquette, MI

April 8, 2020

NWS Marquette, MI issued this gale warning at Apr 8, 2020, 4:17 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 8, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 30 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
Apr 8, 2020, 4:17 AM EDT (08:17 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 8, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 10, 2020, 2:00 AM EDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI

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 Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 7, 6:25 PM EDT, 9 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 6:25 PM EDT, 9 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 4:31 PM EDT, 11 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Marquette MI
431 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020

MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-082045-
Keweenaw-Ontonagon-Northern Houghton-Baraga-Marquette-Alger-Luce-
Gogebic-Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft-
Southern Houghton-Northern Schoolcraft-
431 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020 /331 PM CDT Tue Apr 7 2020/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western Upper
Michigan and central Upper Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Water levels on some rivers will remain high due to continued
snowmelt runoff. See Flood Advisories for more details.

Locally dense fog is possible tonight across the Keweenaw
Peninsula, interior west and across parts of eastern Upper
Michigan.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Locally dense fog is possible Wednesday morning mainly over the
Keweenaw Peninsula and near the Lake Superior shoreline.

Additional snowmelt runoff through midweek will continue to cause
some additional water level rises on local rivers, streams, and
creeks.

Minor beach erosion and lakeshore flooding is possible along the
Lake Superior shoreline Thursday and Thursday night, mainly east
of Marquette and along the northern tip of the Keweenaw
Peninsula.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this
time.

LSZ162-240>251-263>267-082045-
Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand
Portage MN beyond 5NM-Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI-
Black River to Ontonagon MI-
Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI-
Eagle River to Manitou Island MI-
Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI-
Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including
Keweenaw and Huron Bays-Huron Islands to Marquette MI-
Marquette to Munising MI-Munising to Grand Marais MI-
Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI-
Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage
Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle
Royale National Park-
Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou
Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border-
Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI
Beyond 5NM from shore-
Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI
and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border
Beyond 5NM from shore-
Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off
shore to the US/Canadian border-
431 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020 /331 PM CDT Tue Apr 7 2020/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Eastern Lake
Superior...Central Lake Superior and Western Lake Superior.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Dense fog is likely tonight. See the latest Marine Weather
Message for further details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Northwest gales of 35 to 40 knots are possible Thursday, mainly
across the east half of Lake Superior. See the latest Marine
Weather Message for further details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this
time.

LMZ221-248-250-082045-
Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island
Passage-Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI-
5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage-
431 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Northern Lake
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Dense fog is likely tonight. See the latest Marine Weather
Message for further details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

A few northwest gale for gusts to 35 are possible Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this
time.

Ritzman

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 1:46 AM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMQT8 hr
Apr 8, 4:17 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMQT54 hr
Apr 8, 10:19 AM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMQT3 hr
Apr 8, 12:17 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryMQTHoughton4 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.