A powerful storm system tracking across the Upper Great Lakes produced storm force south winds at Parent Bay on northern Lake Michigan on the 16th.
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A powerful storm system tracking across the Upper Great Lakes produced storm force south winds at Parent Bay on northern Lake Michigan on the 16th.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 16, 12:21 AM EST, 39 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Marquette MI 428 PM EST Wed Dec 15 2021 MIZ002-004>007-009>012-084-085-162130- Ontonagon-Baraga-Marquette-Alger-Luce-Gogebic-Iron-Dickinson- Menominee-Southern Houghton-Northern Schoolcraft- 428 PM EST Wed Dec 15 2021 /328 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western Upper Michigan and central Upper Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight Strong southwest to west winds of 45 to 65 mph are expected late tonight. These winds may cause some damage and will likely result in power outages. See the latest High Wind Warning for more details. Areas of fog are expected to continue into tonight and could be locally dense, especially over the higher terrain of central Upper Michigan. See the latest Dense Fog Advisory for more details. There is a slight chance for thunderstorms tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Strong southwest to west winds of 45 to 55 mph are likely through Thursday. These winds may cause some damage and will likely result in some power outages. See the latest High Wind Warning for more details. Waves on Lake Superior building 10 to 18 feet, and occasionally as high as 21 feet, will likely lead to beach erosion and localized lakeshore flooding along the western shoreline of Upper Michigan on Thursday and east of Munising Thursday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any high wind damage and power outages to the National Weather Service in Marquette. The public may also submit reports to the National Weather Service via phone, on our website, or through Facebook or Twitter using #906. MIZ013-014-162130- Delta-Southern Schoolcraft- 428 PM EST Wed Dec 15 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Upper Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight Strong southwest to west winds of 45 to 60 mph are likely late tonight. These winds may cause some damage and will likely result in some power outages. See the latest High Wind Warning for more details. Areas of fog are expected to continue tonight and could be locally dense. See the latest Dense Fog Advisory for more details. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms tonight. Waves building to 7 to 10 feet in the Bay of Green Bay and 12 to 16 feet on Lake Michigan will likely lead to lakeshore flooding and major beach erosion tonight. See the latest Lakeshore Hazard Message for more details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Waves building to 7 to 10 feet in the Bay of Green Bay and 12 to 16 feet on Lake Michigan will likely lead to lakeshore flooding and major beach erosion into Thursday. See the latest Lakeshore Hazard Message for more details. Strong southwest to west winds of 45 to 60 mph are likely through Thursday. These winds may cause some damage and will likely result in some power outages. See the latest High Wind Warning for more details. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any high wind damage and power outages to the National Weather Service in Marquette. The public may also submit reports to the National Weather Service via phone, on our website, or through Facebook or Twitter using #906. MIZ001-003-162130- Keweenaw-Northern Houghton- 428 PM EST Wed Dec 15 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western Upper Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight Strong southwest to west winds of 50 to 60 mph are likely late tonight. Winds gusts as high as 70 mph are possible in the Copper Country. These winds may cause some damage and will likely result in some power outages. See the latest High Wind Warning for more details. Areas of fog will continue tonight and could be locally dense. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Strong southwest to west winds of 50 to 70 mph are likely Thursday. These winds may cause some damage and will likely result in some power outages. See the latest High Wind Warning for more details. Waves on Lake Superior building to 18 to 20 feet, and occasionally as high as 22 feet, will likely lead to beach erosion and localized lakeshore flooding along the western shoreline on Thursday and Thursday evening. See the latest Lakeshore Hazard Message for more details. Lake enhanced and lake effect snowfall over the Keweenaw Peninsula Thursday and Thursday night could bring 4 to 6 inches across the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any high wind damage and power outages to the National Weather Service in Marquette. The public may also submit reports to the National Weather Service via phone, on our website, or through Facebook or Twitter using #906. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-162130- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM-Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI- Black River to Ontonagon MI- Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI- Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI- Eagle River to Manitou Island MI- Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI- Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI- Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays-Huron Islands to Marquette MI- Marquette to Munising MI-Munising to Grand Marais MI- Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border Beyond 5NM from shore- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 428 PM EST Wed Dec 15 2021 /328 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Eastern Lake Superior...Central Lake Superior and Western Lake Superior. .DAY ONE...Tonight A strong system will bring southerly gales to eastern Lake Superior this evening and then storms of 55 to 60 knots to most of Lake Superior late Wednesday night. A few hurricane force gusts to 70 knots cannot be ruled out. See the latest Open Lake Forecast and Marine Weather Message for additional details. Areas of fog are expected tonight and could be locally dense. See the latest Open Lake Forecast for additional details. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday A strong system will bring southwest to west storms of 55 to 60 knots to most of Lake Superior into Thursday evening. A few hurricane force gusts to 70 knots cannot be ruled out. See the latest Open Lake Forecast and Marine Weather Message for additional details. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this time. LMZ221-248-250-162130- Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island Passage-Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI- 5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage- 428 PM EST Wed Dec 15 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Northern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight South to southwesterly gales of 45 to 60 knots are likely tonight. See the latest Nearshore Marine Forecast and Marine Weather Message for details. Areas of fog are expected tonight and could be locally dense. See the latest Marine Dense Fog Advisory for more details. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday South to southwesterly gales and storms of 45 to 50 knots are expected Thursday before diminishing Thursday afternoon and evening. See the latest Nearshore Marine Forecast and Marine Weather Message for details. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this time. TAP
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 marine high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The observer at Parent Bay measured a storm force south wind gust of 57 mph sometime between 1 am and 6 am EST on the 16th.
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