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Gale Warning 4, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

February 8, 2023

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale warning at Feb 8, 2023, 10:20 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 9, 2023, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 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
Feb 8, 2023, 10:20 PM EST (03:20 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2023, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 9, 2023, 10:00 PM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, 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 Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 8, 3:04 PM EST, 7 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 3:04 PM EST, 7 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 1:46 PM EST, 8 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
146 PM EST Wed Feb 8 2023

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-090845-
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
146 PM EST Wed Feb 8 2023

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Late tonight freezing rain may move into the Mount Pleasant to Big
Rapids to Harrison region.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

A brief period of freezing rain is possible north of a line from
Alma to Ludington early Thursday morning. Otherwise all rain is
expected Thursday and some locations could see over an inch. Wind
gusts later Thursday into Thursday evening may reach or exceed 45
mph, mainly along and south of I-96. An isolated severe thunderstorm
is possible mainly east of Battle Creek.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ844>849-090845-
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-
146 PM EST Wed Feb 8 2023

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Hazardous winds and waves are likely Thursday into Saturday. Gales
are expected Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

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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.