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Gale Warning 9, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

March 14, 2025

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2025, 10:19 AM EDT. It took effect at Mar 15, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 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
Mar 14, 2025, 10:19 AM EDT (14:19 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 15, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 15, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
12 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 Mar 14, 4:18 AM EDT, 6 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 4:18 AM EDT, 6 hours 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 14, 10:14 AM EDT, 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
1014 AM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-150945-
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
1014 AM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There will be an elevated fire danger today with warm and dry
conditions combined gusty winds.

Thunderstorms will be possible late tonight into early Saturday.
Some of the storms could become locally strong to severe with wind
gusts to 60 mph posible. The highest threat will be southwest of a
line from Holland to Battle Creek.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Strong southerly wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph will be expected
Saturday afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ844>849-150945-
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-
1014 AM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Hazardous winds and waves for Small Craft are expected through
tonight.

Thunderstorms will be possible late tonight into early Saturday.
Some of the storms could become locally strong to severe with wind
gusts to 60 mph posible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Gales are expected on Saturday, creating hazardous conditions for
Small Craft.

.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
Mar 14, 10:19 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRR22 hr
Mar 14, 3:34 PM EDTWind AdvisoryGRRAllegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more28 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.