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Small Craft Advisory 19, NWS Gaylord, MI

February 12, 2025

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this small craft advisory at Feb 12, 2025, 2:55 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 12, 2025, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 52 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 12, 2025, 2:55 AM EST (07:55 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 12, 2025, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 14, 2025, 5:00 PM EST
In force
52 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 12, 2:53 AM EST, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 2:53 AM EST, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 3:27 PM EST, 11 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
327 PM EST Tue Feb 11 2025

MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-086>088-095>099-122030-
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-
327 PM EST Tue Feb 11 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

An expected winter storm will bring accumulating snow to much of
northern Michigan Wednesday afternoon into early Thursday. Highest
amounts will likely be near Saginaw Bay and the Lake Huron shoreline.
See the winter storm watch for further details.

Accumulating lake effect snow is expected across northwest lower
Michigan Thursday and Thursday night.

Widespread light to moderate snow is expected across the region Friday
night.

Lake effect snow and blowing snow is possible Sunday into Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

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

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-122030-
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-
327 PM EST Tue Feb 11 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 12, 2:26 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningAPXAlcona, Alpena, Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw25 hr
Feb 12, 2:26 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryAPXAntrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Crawford and 13 more25 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.