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Small Craft Advisory 15, NWS Gaylord, MI

February 17, 2024

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this small craft advisory at Feb 17, 2024, 10:26 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 17, 2024, 2:36 PM EST. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2024, 10:26 AM EST (15:26 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2024, 2:36 PM EST
Expired
Feb 18, 2024, 7:00 PM EST
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, 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 Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Feb 17, 10:23 AM EST, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 10:23 AM EST, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 4:04 AM EST, 6 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
404 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024

MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-086>088-095>099-180915-
Emmet-Cheboygan-Presque Isle-Leelanau-Antrim-Otsego-Montmorency-
Alpena-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Kalkaska-Crawford-Oscoda-Alcona-
Manistee-Wexford-Missaukee-Roscommon-Ogemaw-Iosco-Gladwin-Arenac-
Western Chippewa-Central Chippewa-Southeast Chippewa-
Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac-
Mackinac Island/Bois Blanc Island-
Beaver Island and surrounding islands-Charlevoix-
404 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024

This hazardous weather outlook is for Eastern Upper Michigan and
Northern Lower Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Accumulating lake effect snow showers will continue through
tonight across portions of eastern upper and northwest lower
Michigan. Please see the latest winter weather advisories for
additional details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Periods of accumulating lake effect snow showers are expected to
continue through much of the day Sunday in our traditional
snowbelt locations of eastern upper and northwest lower Michigan.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts to the
National Weather Service. Reports may be made one of three ways:

Online:    weather.gov/gaylord
Facebook: facebook.com/nwsgaylord

Twitter:  twitter.com/nwsgaylord

For more information visit http://weather.gov/gaylord.

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-180915-
Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including
Mackinac Island-St Ignace to False Detour Channel-
5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including
Bois Blanc Island-
Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay
National Marine Sanctuary-Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI-
Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to
Norwood MI-Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge-
Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little
Traverse Bay-Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI-
Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI-
Manistee to Point Betsie MI-
Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI-
St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay-
404 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024

This hazardous weather outlook is for the northern Michigan
nearshore waters of Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Small craft advisories remain in effect for portions of the Lake
Michigan nearshore area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

For more information visit http://weather.gov/gaylord.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 17, 7:32 AM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 17, 7:59 AM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 17, 2:36 PM ESTGale WarningAPX7 hr
Feb 17, 2:36 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryAPXCheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet, Mackinac22 hr

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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.