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Small Craft Advisory 75, NWS Gaylord, MI

July 24, 2025

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this small craft advisory at Jul 24, 2025, 2:44 AM EDT. It took effect at Jul 24, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 2 hr.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 24, 2025, 2:44 AM EDT (06:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 24, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jul 24, 2025, 2:16 PM EDT
In force
2 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 Jul 24, 2:44 AM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 2:44 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 4:30 PM EDT, 10 hours 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
430 PM EDT Wed Jul 23 2025

MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-086>088-095>099-242030-
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-
430 PM EDT Wed Jul 23 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Multiple rounds of showers and storms are likely through tonight,
particularly across the eastern UP and Tip of the Mitt region.
A few storms could be strong to severe, with damaging winds as the
primary concern. Any storms will be capable of torrential
rainfall.

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

Locally heavy rain and strong to severe thunderstorm chances
exist for northern Lower Michigan on Thursday.

Hot and humid weather is expected Thursday across much of
northern Lower Michigan.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated, but any reports of strong
storms or rainfall totals are appreciated.

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

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-242030-
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-
430 PM EDT Wed Jul 23 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Multiple rounds of showers and storms are likely through tonight,
particularly across the eastern UP and Tip of the Mitt region,
most likely affecting northern Lake Michigan, Whitefish Bay, and
the St. Marys River. A few storms could be strong to severe, with
damaging winds as the primary concern. Any storms will be capable
of torrential rainfall.

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

Thunderstorms chances spread across all of northern Michigan on
Thursday, especially over the Lake Huron and Lake Michigan waters.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated, but any reports of strong
storms or rainfall totals are appreciated.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 23, 11:11 PM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 24, 12:52 AM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX104 min
Jul 23, 8:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX86 min
Jul 23, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXBenzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manistee, Wexford43 min
Jul 23, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX58 min
Jul 23, 9:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXGrand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Missaukee, Wexford41 min
Jul 23, 9:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX58 min
Jul 23, 9:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXEmmet34 min
Jul 23, 9:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXMackinac47 min
Jul 23, 9:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXCheboygan42 min
Jul 23, 9:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXKalkaska37 min
Jul 23, 10:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXCrawford, Roscommon29 min
Jul 24, 2:42 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryAPXArenac, Gladwin, Iosco16 hr
Jul 24, 9:58 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX92 min
Jul 24, 10:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCharlevoix, Emmet42 min
Jul 24, 11:25 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCheboygan, Emmet, Mackinac50 min
Jul 24, 11:28 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX62 min
Jul 24, 11:34 AM EDTTornado WarningAPXCheboygan31 min
Jul 24, 12:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCheboygan, Otsego66 min
Jul 24, 12:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX44 min
Jul 24, 12:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX66 min
Jul 24, 12:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXPresque Isle64 min
Jul 24, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX37 min
Jul 24, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX93 min
Jul 24, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXOgemaw40 min
Jul 24, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXPresque Isle38 min
Jul 24, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXGladwin30 min
Jul 24, 2:16 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX8 hr
Jul 24, 2:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXArenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw58 min
Jul 24, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX2 hr
Jul 24, 3:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAPXAlpena, Presque Isle108 min
Jul 24, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX91 min
Jul 24, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX43 min

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