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Gale Warning 5, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

February 5, 2025

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale warning at Feb 5, 2025, 1:15 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 6, 2025, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 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 5, 2025, 1:15 PM EST (18:15 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 6, 2025, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 7, 2025, 3:03 AM EST
In force
14 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 5, 12:55 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 12:55 PM EST, 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 3:15 AM EST, 10 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
315 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-060815-
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
315 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Freezing rain may create hazardous travel conditions late tonight
near to south of I-94.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Gusty winds Thursday may result in scattered power outages. A
wintery mix of precipitation may cause hazardous travel conditions
Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ844>849-060815-
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-
315 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for the nearshore waters from
St Joseph to Manistee.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Winds and waves will become hazardous to small craft on Thursday
and wind gusts Thursday will likely reach gale force.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 5, 3:04 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGRRAllegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and 7 more30 hr
Feb 5, 2:46 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGRRAllegan, Barry, Clare, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella and 11 more34 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.