727 NOUS43 KLSX 270006 PNSLSX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 700 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006 ...PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY FOR NORTHEAST MACOUPIN...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY..AND FAR WEST CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS FOR THE SEVERE STORM EVENT ON APRIL 24 2006... PERSONNEL FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN ST. LOUIS SURVEYED DAMAGE OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST MACOUPIN...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND FAR WEST=CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. DAMAGE OVER NORTHEAST MACOUPIN COUNTY OCCURRED MAINLY 1.5 TO 2.0 MILES EAST OF VIRDEN ILLINOIS. MINOR DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO A ROOF OF A BARN...MACHINE SHED...ROOF OF A HOME...AND SOME TREE DAMAGE ALONG COUNTY ROAD 3400N 1.5 TO 2.0 MILES EAST OF VIRDEN. ADDITIONAL MINOR TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 3400N. THIS AREA OF DAMAGE IN NORTHEAST MACOUPIN COUNTY WAS DUE TO DOWNBURST WINDS AND OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 3:45 TO 3:50 PM CDT. A TORNADO DAMAGE TRACK WAS UNCOVERED OVER EXTREME NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND FAR WEST CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. AT 4:05 PM CDT A TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS 3200N AND 700E OR 4 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF FARMERVILLE. THE TORNADO TRAVELED SOUTHEAST..CROSSED THE MONTGOMERY..CHRISTIAN COUNTY LINE AT APPROXIMATELY 4:10 PM AND THEN LIFTED AT APPROXIMATELY 4:12 PM CDT 3 MILES WEST OF MORRISVILLE. FOUR FARMSTEADS WAS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO. ONE MACHINE SHED WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED..WHILE THREE OTHER MACHINE SHEDS SUSTAINED VARYINE DEGREES OF DAMAGE. TWO BARNS WERE ALSO DAMAGED BY THE TORNADO AND TWO HOMES SUSTAINED VARYING DEGREES OF ROOF AND WINDOW DAMAGE. DEBRIS FROM THE MACHINE SHEDS WERE TOSSED 1/4 MILE DOWNWIND FROM THEIR INITIAL LOCATIONS. ANOTHER HOME IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY ALSO SUSTAINED ROOF AND WINDOW DAMAGE. DAMAGE INTENSITY RANGED FROM F(0) TO LOW END F(1) ALONG THE TRACK. SEVERAL WITNESSES OBSERVED THE TORNADO ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE OF STORMS. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE TORNADO TRACK WAS 3.7 MILES AND DAMAGE WIDTH WAS 150 YARDS AT ITS WIDEST PART. DOWNBURST WINDS ALSO CAUSED MINOR TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO ONE FARMSTEAD ALONG AND NORTH OF THE TORNADIC DAMAGE TRACK. AN INTERESTING ASPECT TO THIS EVENT WAS THAT TWO FARMSTEADS WEST OF THE MONTGOMERY..CHRISTIAN COUNTY LINE THAT WERE HIT BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON'S TORNADO WERE ALSO HIT BY ANOTHER TORNADO ON APRIL 02, 2006. $$ PRZYBYLINSKI/MILLER 494 NOUS71 KRLX 270023 ADMRLX ***WARNING*** THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN QUALITY CONTROLLED *** CHARLESTON WV JUST RECEIVED THIS STORM REPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM (POP). THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED FOR ACCURACY...BUT HAS BEEN AUTOMATICALLY FORWARDED TO YOU. THIS REPORT IS ALREADY IN THE LSR FORMAT FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 823 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0820 PM TSTM WND DMG DRESDEN 40.07N 82.00W 05/26/2006 MUSKINGUM OH PUBLIC TWIGS OR SMALL BRANCHES BROKEN. EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN 805 PM 05/26/2006 AND 820 PM 05/26/2006 && $$ 125 NOUS46 KLOX 270120 PNSLOX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 615 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WIND REPORTS SINCE 315 PM PDT FRIDAY... LOS ANGELES COUNTY PEAK WIND SANDBERG...............................NORTH 28 MPH. PALMDALE...............................WEST 28 MPH. POPPY PARK.............................WEST 44 MPH. SADDLEBACK BUTTE.......................WEST 34 MPH. VALYERMO...............................WEST 30 MPH. LANCASTER..............................WEST 46 MPH. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PEAK WIND SANTA MARIA............................NORTHWEST 35 MPH. VANDENBERG.............................NORTHWEST 37 MPH. LAS FLORES CANYON......................NORTHWEST 35 MPH. SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY PEAK WIND MORRO BAY..............................NORTHWEST 32 MPH. $$ GOMBERG 999 NOUS61 KAKQ 270125 FTMAKQ Message Date: May 27 2006 01:25:03 KAKQ NEXRAD IS BACK IN SERVICE. 275 NOUS42 KWNO 270132 ADMNFD SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC 0130 UTC SAT MAY 27 2006 270130Z...THE 00Z NAM STARTED ON TIME. RAOBS... DRA/72387 - UNAVAILABLE ON WEEKENDS/HOLIDAYS DNR/72469 - 10142 GOES-EAST RSO TO RUN UNTIL 27/0326Z..TO HELP WITH THE METWATCH OF SEVERE WEATHER. KNEAS/SDM/NCO/NCEP NNNN 944 NOUS43 KGRR 270156 PNSGRR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 956 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...TWO WEAK TORNADOES IN GRATIOT COUNTY ON THURSDAY EVENING... BASED ON EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT TWO WEAK TORNADOES BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN GRATIOT COUNTY ON THURSDAY EVENING...MAY 25TH. THE FIRST TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT 843 PM AND LIFTED AT 847 PM. THE ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH WAS ABOUT 100 FEET AND THE PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT 3 MILES LONG. THE TORNADO WAS RATED F0 AS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OBSERVED ALONG ITS PATH. THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF POLK AND BALDWIN ROADS AND IT LIFTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BLAIR AND VAN BUREN ROADS. EYEWITNESSES SAW A DUST CLOUD NEAR THE BASE OF THE TORNADO ABOUT 40 FEET HIGH. SHORTLY BEFORE THIS TORNADO LIFTED...ANOTHER FUNNEL CLOUD FORMED JUST TO THE NORTHWEST OF IT. THIS FUNNEL CLOUD PASSED DIRECTLY OVER FIRE DEPARTMENT OBSERVERS IN A FIRE TRUCK ON LINCOLN ROAD JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION WITH WISNER ROAD...THEN TOUCHED DOWN NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF LINCOLN ROAD AND WISNER ROAD AT ABOUT 850 PM. IT LIFTED ABOUT TWO MINUTES LATER ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF BRECKENRIDGE. IT PASSED OVER BRECKENRIDGE AS A FUNNEL CLOUD. THE ESTIMATED PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT ONE HALF MILE LONG. THE TORNADO WAS RATED F0 BASED ON NO DAMAGE BEING OBSERVED ALONG ITS PATH. THESE WEAK TORNADOES FORMED DIFFERENTLY THAN STRONGER TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROTATING UPDRAFTS OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS. IN THIS CASE...IT APPEARS AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY UNDERNEATH A DEVELOPING UPDRAFT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SPINNING UP THE TWO WEAK TORNADOES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE WEAKER TORNADOES AND HOW THEY FORM...ALONG WITH THE CHALLENGE INVOLVED IN WARNING FOR THEM...PLEASE REFER TO A CASE STUDY OF A SIMILAR EVENT IN NEWYAGO COUNTY ON JUNE 29 2005. GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR/SCIENCE (LOWER CASE). ONCE ON THAT PAGE...CLICK THE LANDSPOUT CASE. $$ OSTUNO 096 NOUS56 KLOX 270208 CCA OAVLOX OAVLOX NOTIFICATION REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 422 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006 TO: FORENSIC SERVICES MANAGER (W/OS52) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE C/O TELECOMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND 20910 INFO: WESTERN REGION (ATTN AVIATION METEOROLOGIST (W/WR1X2) ALPHA: PILOT.......UNKNOWN ACFT TYPE...PA28 REG NMBR....N4596X BRAVO: LOCATION........OXNARD AIRPORT (VICTORIA AVE.) DATE............05/26/06 INCIDENT TIME...2038 UTC CHARLIE: ENGINE FAILED UPON DEPARTURE FROM OXNARD AIRPORT...ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A VEHICLE ON VICTORIA AVE 1/4 MILE FROM AIRPORT. 1 PERSON ONBOARD...3 INJURIES ON GROUND. DELTA: OXNARD AIRPORT METAR KOXR 262151Z 24010KT 9SM CLR 19/12 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP091 T01890117 SPECI KOXR 262102Z 25010KT 9SM CLR 19/12 A2981 RMK AO2 METAR KOXR 262051Z 24010KT 9SM CLR 19/12 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP093 T01940117 58004 METAR KOXR 261951Z 28010KT 8SM SCT019 19/13 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP099 T01890128 METAR KOXR 261851Z 27010KT 8SM CLR 19/13 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP101 T01940128 ECHO: TAFOXR TAF KOXR 261745Z 261818 30005KT P6SM BKN017 TEMPO 1820 SCT017 FM2000 26010KT P6SM SCT020 FM0400 VRB04KT P6SM OVC012= KOXR 261318Z 261312 12005KT 5SM BR BKN014 FM1600 23006KT 6SM HZ OVC015 FM2000 26010KT P6SM BKN015 FM0400 VRB04KT P6SM OVC012 FOXTROT: GOLF: WAUS46 KKCI 261945 WA6S SFOS WA 261945 AIRMET SIERRA UPDT 7 FOR IFR AND MTN OBSCN VALID UNTIL 270200 . NO SGFNT IFR EXP OUTSIDE OF CNVTV ACT. . AIRMET MTN OBSCN...CA FROM RZS TO 50SW HEC TO 30ESE MZB TO 20S MZB TO 30SE LAX TO RZS MTNS OCNL OBSC BY CLDS/PCPN/BR/FG. CONDS CONTG BYD 02Z THRU 08Z. . AIRMET MTN OBSCN...WA OR CA ID MT WY NV FROM 40SSE YQL TO 20ENE BIL TO TWF TO 50SE REO TO 40SE LKV TO 70NNW FMG TO 30NW RBL TO 30SSW ENI TO 30SSW FOT TO 40S HQM TO TOU TO BLI TO 40SSE YQL MTNS OCNL OBSC BY CLDS/PCPN/BR/FG. CONDS CONTG BYD 02Z THRU 08Z. .... WAUS46 KKCI 261945 WA6T SFOT WA 261945 AIRMET TANGO UPDT 3 FOR TURB VALID UNTIL 270200 . AIRMET TURB...CA ID WY NV UT CO AZ NM FROM SHR TO BFF TO GLD TO 50W LBL TO INK TO ELP TO 40SSW TUS TO BZA TO LAX TO 40W RZS TO ENI TO 40SE LKV TO 30SSE TWF TO SHR OCNL MOD TURB BLW FL180 DUE TO GUSTY LOW LVL WNDS OVR RUFF TRRN. OCNL MTN WV ACT NR SIERNEV. CONDS ENDG 02Z AZ AND W HLF NM. CONDS CONTG BYD 02Z THRU 08Z ELSW. . AIRMET TURB...WA OR CA AND CSTL WTRS ID MT NV FROM 60SW YXC TO 20N HVR TO BAM TO BTY TO SNS TO 130SW PYE TO 140WSW FOT TO 140NW FOT TO 70WSW OED TO OED TO PDT TO 60SW YXC OCNL MOD TURB BTN FL180 AND FL380 DUE TO UPR TROF AND WIND SHEAR ASSOC WITH JTST. CONDS CONTG BYD 02Z THRU 08Z. .... WAUS46 KKCI 261945 WA6Z SFOZ WA 261945 AIRMET ZULU UPDT 4 FOR ICE AND FRZLVL VALID UNTIL 270200 . AIRMET ICE...WA OR CA AND CSTL WTRS FROM 30SSW YDC TO 40SW LKV TO 40NNE FOT TO 120WNW FOT TO 100WNW ONP TO 140W TOU TO TOU TO BLI TO 30SSW YDC OCNL MOD RIME/MXD ICGICIP BTN FRZLVL AND 170. FRZLVL 040-060. CONDS CONTG BYD 02Z THRU 08Z. . AIRMET ICE...WA OR ID MT WY NV FROM 40SSE YQL TO 80SW BIL TO MLD TO BAM TO 40SE LKV TO 40SW LKV TO 30SSW YDC TO 40SSE YQL OCNL MOD RIME/MXD ICGICIP BTN 100 AND FL210. CONDS CONTG BYD 02Z THRU 08Z. . FRZLVL... WA...040-070. OR...060-090 SERN OR. 040-070 RMNDR. NRN CA...MULT FRZLVLS 040-090 CSTL WTRS. 050-090 LAND AREAS. CNTRL CA...080-120 N HLF. 120-140 S HLF. SRN CA...130-150. .... HOTEL: WEATHER BRIEFING/DOCUMENTATION BY KAPLAN PREPARED BY KAPLAN/RORKE FORECASTER LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 517 NOUS56 KLOX 270208 CCA OAVLOX NOTIFICATION REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 700 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006 TO: FORENSIC SERVICES MANAGER (W/OS52) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE C/O TELECOMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND 20910 INFO: WESTERN REGION (ATTN AVIATION METEOROLOGIST (W/WR1X2) ALPHA: PILOT.......UNKNOWN ACFT TYPE...PA28 REG NMBR....N4596X BRAVO: LOCATION........OXNARD AIRPORT (VICTORIA AVE.) DATE............05/26/06 INCIDENT TIME...2038 UTC CHARLIE: ENGINE FAILED UPON DEPARTURE FROM OXNARD AIRPORT...ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A VEHICLE ON VICTORIA AVE 1/4 MILE FROM AIRPORT. 1 PERSON ONBOARD...3 INJURIES ON GROUND. DELTA: OXNARD AIRPORT METAR KOXR 262151Z 24010KT 9SM CLR 19/12 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP091 T01890117 SPECI KOXR 262102Z 25010KT 9SM CLR 19/12 A2981 RMK AO2 METAR KOXR 262051Z 24010KT 9SM CLR 19/12 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP093 T01940117 58004 METAR KOXR 261951Z 28010KT 8SM SCT019 19/13 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP099 T01890128 METAR KOXR 261851Z 27010KT 8SM CLR 19/13 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP101 T01940128 ECHO: TAFOXR TAF KOXR 261745Z 261818 30005KT P6SM BKN017 TEMPO 1820 SCT017 FM2000 26010KT P6SM SCT020 FM0400 VRB04KT P6SM OVC012= KOXR 261318Z 261312 12005KT 5SM BR BKN014 FM1600 23006KT 6SM HZ OVC015 FM2000 26010KT P6SM BKN015 FM0400 VRB04KT P6SM OVC012 FOXTROT: GOLF: WAUS46 KKCI 261945 WA6S SFOS WA 261945 AIRMET SIERRA UPDT 7 FOR IFR AND MTN OBSCN VALID UNTIL 270200 . NO SGFNT IFR EXP OUTSIDE OF CNVTV ACT. . AIRMET MTN OBSCN...CA FROM RZS TO 50SW HEC TO 30ESE MZB TO 20S MZB TO 30SE LAX TO RZS MTNS OCNL OBSC BY CLDS/PCPN/BR/FG. CONDS CONTG BYD 02Z THRU 08Z. . AIRMET MTN OBSCN...WA OR CA ID MT WY NV FROM 40SSE YQL TO 20ENE BIL TO TWF TO 50SE REO TO 40SE LKV TO 70NNW FMG TO 30NW RBL TO 30SSW ENI TO 30SSW FOT TO 40S HQM TO TOU TO BLI TO 40SSE YQL MTNS OCNL OBSC BY CLDS/PCPN/BR/FG. CONDS CONTG BYD 02Z THRU 08Z. .... WAUS46 KKCI 261945 WA6T SFOT WA 261945 AIRMET TANGO UPDT 3 FOR TURB VALID UNTIL 270200 . AIRMET TURB...CA ID WY NV UT CO AZ NM FROM SHR TO BFF TO GLD TO 50W LBL TO INK TO ELP TO 40SSW TUS TO BZA TO LAX TO 40W RZS TO ENI TO 40SE LKV TO 30SSE TWF TO SHR OCNL MOD TURB BLW FL180 DUE TO GUSTY LOW LVL WNDS OVR RUFF TRRN. OCNL MTN WV ACT NR SIERNEV. CONDS ENDG 02Z AZ AND W HLF NM. CONDS CONTG BYD 02Z THRU 08Z ELSW. . AIRMET TURB...WA OR CA AND CSTL WTRS ID MT NV FROM 60SW YXC TO 20N HVR TO BAM TO BTY TO SNS TO 130SW PYE TO 140WSW FOT TO 140NW FOT TO 70WSW OED TO OED TO PDT TO 60SW YXC OCNL MOD TURB BTN FL180 AND FL380 DUE TO UPR TROF AND WIND SHEAR ASSOC WITH JTST. CONDS CONTG BYD 02Z THRU 08Z. .... WAUS46 KKCI 261945 WA6Z SFOZ WA 261945 AIRMET ZULU UPDT 4 FOR ICE AND FRZLVL VALID UNTIL 270200 . AIRMET ICE...WA OR CA AND CSTL WTRS FROM 30SSW YDC TO 40SW LKV TO 40NNE FOT TO 120WNW FOT TO 100WNW ONP TO 140W TOU TO TOU TO BLI TO 30SSW YDC OCNL MOD RIME/MXD ICGICIP BTN FRZLVL AND 170. FRZLVL 040-060. CONDS CONTG BYD 02Z THRU 08Z. . AIRMET ICE...WA OR ID MT WY NV FROM 40SSE YQL TO 80SW BIL TO MLD TO BAM TO 40SE LKV TO 40SW LKV TO 30SSW YDC TO 40SSE YQL OCNL MOD RIME/MXD ICGICIP BTN 100 AND FL210. CONDS CONTG BYD 02Z THRU 08Z. . FRZLVL... WA...040-070. OR...060-090 SERN OR. 040-070 RMNDR. NRN CA...MULT FRZLVLS 040-090 CSTL WTRS. 050-090 LAND AREAS. CNTRL CA...080-120 N HLF. 120-140 S HLF. SRN CA...130-150. .... HOTEL: WEATHER BRIEFING/DOCUMENTATION BY KAPLAN PREPARED BY KAPLAN/RORKE FORECASTER LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 736 NOUS43 KTOP 270219 PNSTOP PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 919 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...STORM SAFETY INFORMATION.... A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR A PART OF KANSAS. IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY... THE FOLLOWING SAFETY INFORMATION IS PROVIDED. A QUICK REMINDER...THE TERM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN THE WATCH AREA. THERE IS NO CAUSE FOR IMMEDIATE CONCERN. YOU SHOULD GO ABOUT YOUR NORMAL BUSINESS...BUT BE ON THE LOOKOUT AND KEEP UP-TO-DATE ON WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS. HOWEVER...A / WARNING / MEANS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO HAS BEEN OBSERVED OR IS INDICATED BY DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR. PEOPLE NEAR THE STORM SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. ...LIGHTNING IS AN UNDERRATED KILLER SO... GET INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS STAY AWAY TREES OR TOWERS AVOID LAKES AND BOATS HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING QUICKLY...AVOID LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. BE CAUTIOUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AS ROADS COULD BE WASHED OUT. ...TORNADOES ARE NATURES MOST VIOLENT STORMS. BEST SHELTERS ARE... IN A BASEMENT OR UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUILDING AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR DESIGNATED SHELTER AREA AVOID WINDOWS...MOBILE HOMES...GYMNASIUMS AND AUDITORIUMS. ABANDON VEHICLES AND GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS MAY EXCEED 100 MPH...SO GET INDOORS OR INTO A BASEMENT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS STAY INFORMED OF THE WEATHER SITUATION...KNOW YOUR COUNTY...AND NEARBY CITIES AND COUNTIES. LISTEN TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA. $$ 842 NOUS42 KWNO 270300 ADMNFD SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC 0255 UTC SAT MAY 27 2006 270255Z...THE 00Z NCEP PRODUCTION CYCLE IS ON TIME. GOES-EAST RSO TO RUN UNTIL 27/0326Z..TO HELP WITH THE METWATCH OF SEVERE WEATHER. KNEAS/SDM/NCO/NCEP NNNN 034 NOUS63 KTOP 270316 FTMTWX Message Date: May 27 2006 03:16:59 KTWX WSR-88D HAS SUFFERED A MACHANICAL FAULT AT THE RADAR SITE AND IS DOWN. TECH NICIANS HAVE BEEN CALLED. IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN THE RADAR WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVI CE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVIENANCE. 206 NOUS43 KJKL 270355 PNSJKL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1155 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...MICROBURST IN MANCHESTER ON FRIDAY MAY 26... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT A MICROBURST STRUCK AN AREA OF MANCHESTER AT ABOUT 12:45 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING. THE STORM SURVEY WAS PERFORMED AT THE REQUEST OF THE THE KENTUCKY AREA 11 EMERGENCY MANAGER. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 80 AND 100 MPH...OCCURRING NEAR THE SOUTH SIDE OF MANCHESTER...ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF THE EXIT 20 HAL ROGERS PARKWAY INTERCHANGE. THE AREA SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE SPANNING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT ONE HALF MILE LONG...AND ONE QUARTER MILE WIDE. AN APARTMENT BUILDING HAD ABOUT ONE THIRD OF ITS TAR AND GRAVEL ROOF BLOWN OFF. SEVERAL WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING AS WELL AS IN SOME OF THE LOCAL HOUSING UNITS...AND VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY. ONE HOUSING UNIT HAD A CHAIN LINK FENCE DESTROYED ALONG WITH A POOL SLIDE. THIS UNIT ALSO SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND REAR PORCH WHERE THE OVERHANGS HAD BEEN LIFTED UP AND SUPPORTING COLUMNS BLOWN DOWN. FOUR LARGE PINE TREES...FROM 2 TO 3 FEET IN DIAMETER WERE SNAPPED IN HALF. SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT BUT SMALLER TREES WERE FELLED ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL. A SMALL UTILITY BUILDING WAS PICKED UP AND BLOWN 10 TO 15 FEET OFF ITS BASE. ONE LARGE TREE FELL ON A SECOND HOUSE...DESTROYING THE FRONT PORCH. ALSO...TWO LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED BEHIND THIS HOUSE...FALLING INTO AND DESTROYING ANOTHER CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE ROOT BASE OF THE LARGER OF THE TWO TREES WAS ABOUT 8 FOOT IN DIAMETER. $$ RAY/TJ 149 NOUS63 KTOP 270431 FTMTWX Message Date: May 27 2006 04:31:34 TOPEKA DOPPLER RADAR HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT APPROXIMATELY 0410Z...1110 PM CD T FRIDAY. 890 NOUS45 KSLC 270452 PNSSLC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1030 PM MDT FRI MAY 26 2006 WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH. THE FOLLOWING ARE REPORTS FROM AUTOMATED SITES THROUGHOUT UTAH... SUNDANCE 8200 FT 55 MPH STOCKTON BAR 52 DUGWAY UPPER CEDAR 700 FT 52 DUGWAY CAMEL BACK 51 SIGNAL PEAK 8800 FT CENTRAL UT 47 CANYONS PARK CITY 9000 FT 46 MUD SPRINGS WEST CENTRAL UT 45 DUGWAY WHITE SAGE 45 ENTERPRISE SOUTHWEST UT 44 HAT ISLAND GSL 42 TRANS JORDAN LANDFILL 41 BRIGHAM CITY 41 EAST EVANSTON 41 TOOELE 40 DELTA 40 WEST JORDAN 40 $$ TARDY 846 NOUS44 KCRP 270700 PNSCRP PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1230 AM CST SAT MAY 27 2006 PRELIMINARY CLIMATE DATA FOR CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Friday May 26 2006 HIGH TEMPERATURE : 93 LOW TEMPERATURE : 74 RAINFALL (INCHES) : 0.00 2006 RAINFALL: 2.08 INCHES HIGHEST WIND GUST : 35 MPH DIRECTION OF GUST : SOUTHEAST NORMAL AND RECORD TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY... NORMAL RECORD YEAR HIGH 87 99 1973 LOW 72 60 1901 SUNRISE THIS MORNING : 635 AM CDT SUNSET THIS EVENING : 819 PM CDT ============================================================= PRELIMINARY CLIMATE DATA FOR VICTORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT Friday May 26 2006 HIGH TEMPERATURE : 94 LOW TEMPERATURE : 71 RAINFALL (INCHES) : 0.00 2006 RAINFALL: 4.66 INCHES HIGHEST WIND GUST : 30 MPH DIRECTION OF GUST : SOUTH NORMAL AND RECORD TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY... NORMAL RECORD YEAR HIGH 87 102 1928 LOW 71 57 1944 SUNRISE THIS MORNING : 631 AM CDT SUNSET THIS EVENING : 819 PM CDT Notice to users! This is an experimental abbreviated climate message. A full climate summary will be issued under the header CLICRP...WMO Header CDUS44 KCRP...by 700 AM this morning. Please address any comments on this product to John Metz (john.metz@noaa.gov). $$ GW 612 NOUS44 KBRO 270702 PNSBRO TXZ248>257-271400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 600 AM SAT MAY 27 2005 ...TAKE ACTION... IT IS NOW TIME TO PUT YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION. YOU SHOULD USE THIS FINAL DAY IN HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK TO PUT YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION AS IF A HURRICANE WERE THREATENING YOUR AREA. ...WHEN A HURRICANE ENTERS THE GULF... CHECK YOUR DISASTER SUPPLY KIT. CHANGE OUT ANY OLD FOOD AND REPLACE IT WITH FRESH. PUT FRESH BATTERIES IN YOUR RADIO AND FLASHLIGHTS AND PUT AN EXTRA SET OF FRESH BATTERIES IN THE KIT. MAKE SURE YOUR IMPORTANT PAPERS ARE UP TO DATE. FILL YOUR AUTOMOBILES WITH GAS. GET EXTRA CASH. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FOOD FOR YOUR PETS. SECURE YOUR BOAT OR BEACH HOUSE FOR THE STORM BEFORE THE WATCH IS ISSUED. ...WHEN A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED... INSTALL COVERINGS ON WINDOWS AND DOORS. PICK UP ITEMS OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE THAT COULD BECOME MISSILES OF DESTRUCTION. FILL YOUR BATHTUB WITH WATER... ESPECIALLY IF YOU PLAN TO STAY DURING THE STORM. REPLENISH THE WATER IN YOUR KIT. ...WHEN A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED OR YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO EVACUATE INLAND... PUT YOUR DISASTER KIT IN YOUR AUTOMOBILE. NOTIFY A RELATIVE OR SOMEONE WHO IS YOUR INLAND CONTACT THAT YOU ARE EVACUATING YOUR HOME. NOTIFY A NEIGHBOR THAT YOU ARE EVACUATING AND HOW YOU CAN BE REACHED. SECURE YOUR HOUSE AND SHUT OFF YOUR POWER TO YOUR HOUSE. DO NOT TURN YOUR GAS OFF. EVACUATE. DRIVE YOUR EVACUATION ROUTE TO YOUR DESTINATION. WHEN RETURNING HOME...TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE THAT COULD BE USED. TAKE CARE OF YOUR PETS. ...AFTER THE STORM... CHECK YOUR HOME FOR DAMAGE BEFORE TURNING POWER BACK ON. REMOVE WINDOW AND DOOR COVERINGS. NOTIFY A RELATIVE THAT YOU ARE BACK HOME AND YOUR HOME IS OK. $$ 253 NOUS45 KBOU 270859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-272300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 259 AM MDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...TODAY IN METRO DENVER WEATHER HISTORY... 20-27 IN 2002...LIGHTNING SPARKED A WILDFIRE NEAR DECKERS. EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS THE FOLLOWING DAY ALLOWED THE FIRE...KNOWN AS THE SCHOONOVER...TO CONSUME 3850 ACRES BEFORE IT COULD BE CONTAINED. THIRTEEN STRUCTURES WERE DESTOYED...INCLUDING 4 HOMES...RESULTING IN 2.2 MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. 26-31 IN 1995...A COOL PERIOD WITH LIGHT MORNING SHOWERS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PUSHED RIVERS ALREADY SWOLLEN FROM MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT OVER THEIR BANKS CAUSING MINOR FLOODING. STREAMS AND RIVERS SUCH AS THE SOUTH PLATTE AND BOULDER CREEK FLOODED MEADOWLANDS...BIKE PATHS...ROADS NEAR STREAMS...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AND CROP DAMAGE WAS UNKNOWN. RAINFALL TOTALED 1.79 INCHES AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND ONLY 1.51 INCHES AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 27 IN 1874...AN APPARENT THUNDERSTORM GUST FRONT REACHED THE CITY AT 640 PM. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED TO 48 MPH FOR A FEW MINUTES PRODUCED LARGE COLUMNS OF DUST IN THE CITY AND ON THE PRAIRIE. THERE WAS NO RAIN IN THE CITY. IN 1942...A DUSTSTORM SWEPT INTO THE CITY...BUT NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. WEST WINDS WERE SUSTAINED TO 23 MPH. IN 1953...A HEAVY HAILSTORM CAUSED AN ESTIMATED 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGE ACROSS METRO DENVER. LARGER THAN GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL FELL IN WESTMINSTER AND NORTH DENVER. ONLY 1/8 INCH HAIL WAS MEASURED AT STAPLETON AIRPORT. IN 1955...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS AT 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 58 MPH BRIEFLY REDUCED THE VISIBILITY TO 1/2 MILE IN BLOWING DUST AT STAPLETON AIRPORT. IN 1981...LIGHTNING DAMAGED POWER LINES WEST OF LAKEWOOD AND BLEW UP A TRANSFORMER AT THE DENVER FEDERAL CENTER. HAIL 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER WAS REPORTED IN LAKEWOOD AND ON I-25 SOUTH OF DENVER. IN 2001...HAIL AS LARGE AS 3/4 INCH DIAMETER WAS MEASURED NEAR COMMERCE CITY. IN 2003...HAIL TO 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER FELL NEAR CENTRAL CITY. $$ 573 NOUS61 KRNK 270939 FTMFCX Message Date: May 27 2006 09:39:32 THE KFCX 88D RADAR IS DOWN. ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS WILL BE NOTIFIED EARLY THIS M ORNING. EXPECTED RETURN TO SERVICE TIME IS UNKNOWN. 105 NOUS61 KCLE 270958 FTMCLE Message Date: May 27 2006 09:58:04 KCLE 88D RADAR IS DOWN. UNKOWN AT THIS TIME WHEN IT WILL BE BACK IN SERVICE. 407 NOUS61 KCLE 270958 FTMCLE Message Date: May 27 2006 09:58:26 KCLE 88D RADAR IS DOWN. UNKOWN AT THIS TIME WHEN IT WILL BE BACK IN SERVICE. 442 NOUS44 KBRO 271004 PNSBRO TXZ248>257-271400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 600 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...TAKE ACTION... ...WRITTEN BY NWS HOUSTON/GALVESTON... IT IS NOW TIME TO PUT YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION. YOU SHOULD USE THIS FINAL DAY IN HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK TO PUT YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION AS IF A HURRICANE WERE THREATENING YOUR AREA. ...WHEN A HURRICANE ENTERS THE GULF... CHECK YOUR DISASTER SUPPLY KIT. CHANGE OUT ANY OLD FOOD AND REPLACE IT WITH FRESH. PUT FRESH BATTERIES IN YOUR RADIO AND FLASHLIGHTS AND PUT AN EXTRA SET OF FRESH BATTERIES IN THE KIT. MAKE SURE YOUR IMPORTANT PAPERS ARE UP TO DATE. FILL YOUR AUTOMOBILES WITH GAS. GET EXTRA CASH. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FOOD FOR YOUR PETS. SECURE YOUR BOAT OR BEACH HOUSE FOR THE STORM BEFORE THE WATCH IS ISSUED. ...WHEN A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED... INSTALL COVERINGS ON WINDOWS AND DOORS. PICK UP ITEMS OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE THAT COULD BECOME MISSILES OF DESTRUCTION. FILL YOUR BATHTUB WITH WATER...ESPECIALLY IF YOU PLAN TO STAY DURING THE STORM. REPLENISH THE WATER IN YOUR KIT. ...WHEN A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED OR YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO EVACUATE INLAND... PUT YOUR DISASTER KIT IN YOUR AUTOMOBILE. NOTIFY A RELATIVE OR SOMEONE WHO IS YOUR INLAND CONTACT THAT YOU ARE EVACUATING YOUR HOME. NOTIFY A NEIGHBOR THAT YOU ARE EVACUATING AND HOW YOU CAN BE REACHED. SECURE YOUR HOUSE AND SHUT OFF YOUR POWER TO YOUR HOUSE. DO NOT TURN YOUR GAS OFF. EVACUATE. DRIVE YOUR EVACUATION ROUTE TO YOUR DESTINATION. WHEN RETURNING HOME...TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE THAT COULD BE USED. TAKE CARE OF YOUR PETS. ...AFTER THE STORM... CHECK YOUR HOME FOR DAMAGE BEFORE TURNING POWER BACK ON. REMOVE WINDOW AND DOOR COVERINGS. NOTIFY A RELATIVE THAT YOU ARE BACK HOME AND YOUR HOME IS OK. $$ 083 NOUS41 KCLE 271010 PNSCLE OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-280000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT RADAR OUTAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 610 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 CLEVELAND 88-D RADAR OUT OF SERVICE. THE CLEVELAND WEATHER RADAR IS DOWN DUE TO A TRANSMITTER FAILURE. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHEN IT WILL BE BACK IN SERVICE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE. ALTERNATE RADARS...KILN...KDTX...KPBZ...KBUF...KIWX. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. $$ LEINS 992 NOUS43 KIND 271039 PNSIND INZ047-271230- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 615 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...ON THIS DATE IN INDIANA WEATHER HISTORY... 1961 LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING MARK THE LATEST SPRING FREEZE ON RECORD FOR THE CITIES OF SOUTH BEND...FORT WAYNE...AND INDIANAPOLIS. $$ 531 NOUS42 KMHX 271054 PNSMHX NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-272359- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 700 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...NORTH CAROLINA HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK FOR 2006... THIS WEEK HAS BEEN DECLARED NORTH CAROLINA'S HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK FOR 2006. ALL WEEK LONG THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE ISSUING INFORMATIVE MESSAGES TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR HURRICANE SEASON. EACH DAY WE WILL COVER A DIFFERENT TOPIC. TODAY WE WILL TALK ABOUT GOING THROUGH A DISASTER. DISASTER PREVENTION INCLUDES DEVELOPING A FAMILY PLAN...CREATING A DISASTER SUPPLY KIT...HAVING A PLACE TO GO...SECURING YOUR HOME...AND HAVING A PET PLAN. YOUR FAMILY PLAN... YOUR FAMILY'S DISASTER PLAN SHOULD BE BASED ON YOUR VULNERABILITY TO HURRICANE HAZARDS SUCH AS RAINFALL FLOODING...HIGH WINDS...AND FALLING TREES. YOU SHOULD KEEP A WRITTEN PLAN AND BE SURE TO SHARE IT NOT ONLY WITH YOUR FAMILY...BUT ALSO WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. THAT WAY EVERYONE WILL KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO WHEN A HURRICANE THREATENS. CREATING A DISASTER SUPPLY KIT... THERE ARE CERTAIN ITEMS THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE IN YOUR KIT REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU RIDE THE HURRICANE OUT. A DISASTER SUPPLY KIT IS A USEFUL TOOL WHEN YOU EVACUATE...AS WELL AS MAKING YOUR FAMILY AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE IN YOUR HOME. YOUR KIT SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING... 1) AT LEAST 1 GALLON OF WATER PER PERSON PER DAY FOR 3 TO 7 DAYS. 2) ABOUT 3 TO 7 DAYS WORTH OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD. 3) BLANKETS AND PILLOWS. 4) SEASONAL CLOTHING INCLUDING RAIN GEAR AND STURDY SHOES. 5) SPECIAL ITEMS FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. 6) FIRST AID BANDAGES...MEDICINE...AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. 7) TOILETRIES. 8) FLASHLIGHTS WITH BATTERIES. 9) A BATTERY POWERED RADIO AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. 10) CASH (BANKS AND ATM'S MAY BE CLOSED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS) 11) KEYS 12) TOYS...BOOKS AND GAMES. 13) IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS IN A WATERPROOF CONTAINER (INSURANCE PAPERS) 14) TOOLS 15) A VEHICLE WITH ITS GAS TANK FILLED. 16) PET CARE ITEMS. SECURE YOUR HOME... THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS YOU SHOULD DO TO REDUCE YOUR HOMES VULNERABILITY. BE SURE TO PICK UP ALL LOOSE ITEMS IN AND AROUND YOUR YARD SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS...TOYS...LAWN FURNITURE...POTTED PLANTS... AND SO ON. IF YOU WISH TO COVER YOUR WINDOWS BE SURE TO USE HURRICANE SHUTTERS OR AT LEAST 5/8 INCH PLYWOOD. THIS WILL KEEP THE WIND OUT OF YOUR HOUSE. ALSO BE SURE TO REINFORCE YOU GARAGE DOOR. EVACUATION... IF YOU ARE ASKED TO EVACUATE...YOU SHOULD DO SO WITHOUT DELAY. YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO EVACUATE EVEN IF NOT ASKED TO DO SO IF THE AREA AROUND YOUR HOME IS PRONE TO FLOODING. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU EVALUATE YOUR HOMES VULNERABILITY. YOU COULD BECOME CUT OFF TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD BY FLOOD WATERS...OR FALLING TREES MAY THREATEN YOUR FAMILY. ALSO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT IN AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN TOLD TO EVACUATE...VARIOUS EMERGENCY SERVICES MAY BE HINDERED...MEANING THAT FIRE...EMS...AND POLICE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. PREVENTING THE LOSS OF LIFE AND MINIMIZING THE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY FROM HURRICANES ARE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE SHARED BY ALL. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU CAN DO IS TO BE INFORMED AND PREPARED. $$ 713 NOUS43 KICT 271101 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-271500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 601 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1892...A POWERFUL TORNADO STRUCK THE CITY OF WELLINGTON IN SUMNER COUNTY...LEVELING 100 HOMES AND 17 BUSINESSES. SEVENTEEN LOST THEIR LIVES...AND OVER 100 WERE INJURED AND LEFT HOMELESS. $$ AUTO 453 NOUS44 KHGX 271106 PNSHGX TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-271400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 600 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...TAKE ACTION... ...WRITTEN BY NWS HOUSTON/GALVESTON... IT IS NOW TIME TO PUT YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION. YOU SHOULD USE THIS FINAL DAY IN HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK TO PUT YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION AS IF A HURRICANE WERE THREATENING YOUR AREA. ...WHEN A HURRICANE ENTERS THE GULF... CHECK YOUR DISASTER SUPPLY KIT. CHANGE OUT ANY OLD FOOD AND REPLACE IT WITH FRESH. PUT FRESH BATTERIES IN YOUR RADIO AND FLASHLIGHTS AND PUT AN EXTRA SET OF FRESH BATTERIES IN THE KIT. MAKE SURE YOUR IMPORTANT PAPERS ARE UP TO DATE. FILL YOUR AUTOMOBILES WITH GAS. GET EXTRA CASH. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FOOD FOR YOUR PETS. SECURE YOUR BOAT OR BEACH HOUSE FOR THE STORM BEFORE THE WATCH IS ISSUED. ...WHEN A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED... INSTALL COVERINGS ON WINDOWS AND DOORS. PICK UP ITEMS OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE THAT COULD BECOME MISSILES OF DESTRUCTION. FILL YOUR BATHTUB WITH WATER...ESPECIALLY IF YOU PLAN TO STAY DURING THE STORM. REPLENISH THE WATER IN YOUR KIT. ...WHEN A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED OR YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO EVACUATE INLAND... PUT YOUR DISASTER KIT IN YOUR AUTOMOBILE. NOTIFY A RELATIVE OR SOMEONE WHO IS YOUR INLAND CONTACT THAT YOU ARE EVACUATING YOUR HOME. NOTIFY A NEIGHBOR THAT YOU ARE EVACUATING AND HOW YOU CAN BE REACHED. SECURE YOUR HOUSE AND SHUT OFF YOUR POWER TO YOUR HOUSE. DO NOT TURN YOUR GAS OFF. EVACUATE. DRIVE YOUR EVACUATION ROUTE TO YOUR DESTINATION. WHEN RETURNING HOME...TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE THAT COULD BE USED. TAKE CARE OF YOUR PETS. ...AFTER THE STORM... CHECK YOUR HOME FOR DAMAGE BEFORE TURNING POWER BACK ON. REMOVE WINDOW AND DOOR COVERINGS. NOTIFY A RELATIVE THAT YOU ARE BACK HOME AND YOUR HOME IS OK. $$ 637 NOUS42 KRAH 271113 PNSRAH NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-272200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 710 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...NORTH CAROLINA HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK... THIS WEEK HAS BEEN DECLARED NORTH CAROLINA'S HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK FOR 2006. ALL WEEK LONG THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE ISSUING INFORMATIVE MESSAGES TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR HURRICANE SEASON. EACH DAY WE WILL COVER A DIFFERENT TOPIC. TODAY WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHEN AND HOW TO ACT IN ORDER TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. IF YOU ARE HURRICANE AWARE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. WHAT ARE THE HURRICANE HAZARDS? WHAT THREATS DO WIND AND TORNADOES POSE TO MY HOME AND FAMILY? IS INLAND FLOODING A SERIOUS ISSUE? DO I LIVE IN AN AREA PRONE TO FLOODING AND IS MY HOUSE SURROUNDED BY LARGE TREES? AM I SEEKING SHELTER IN A STRONG STURDY HOME? WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD I TAKE TO BE PREPARED? DO I HAVE A FAMILY DISASTER PLAN...DISASTER SUPPLY...AND A PLACE TO EVACUATE TO IF NECESSARY? TAKING ACTION IS AS EASY AS ONE...TWO...THREE. BEFORE HURRICANE SEASON YOU SHOULD ASSEMBLE YOUR DISASTER SUPPLY KIT. THESE ITEMS ARE OFTEN SCATTERED AROUND YOUR HOME AND SIMPLY NEED TO BE BROUGHT TOGETHER INTO ONE LOCATION. ALSO DEVELOP YOUR FAMILY DISASTER PLAN. DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE HAZARDS WITH YOUR FAMILY. DETERMINE IF YOU ARE IN AN EVACUATION AREA AND WHERE YOU WOULD GO IF YOU HAD TO EVACUATE. IDENTIFY AN OUT-OF-TOWN FAMILY CONTACT. WHEN A HURRICANE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST YOU SHOULD... CHECK YOUR DISASTER SUPPLY KIT. MAKE SURE NOTHING IS MISSING. DETERMINE IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU NEED TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR KIT AND REPLENISH YOUR WATER. THEN ACTIVATE YOUR FAMILY DISASTER PLAN. PROTECTIVE MEASURES SHOULD BE INITIATED, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH COASTAL PROPERTY INCLUDING HOUSES AND BOATS. WHEN A HURRICANE WARNING IS ISSUED YOU SHOULD... READY YOUR DISASTER SUPPLY KIT FOR USE. IF YOU NEED TO EVACUATE, YOU SHOULD BRING YOUR SUPPLY KIT WITH YOU. USE YOUR FAMILY DISASTER PLAN. YOUR FAMILY SHOULD BE IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING PROTECTIVE ACTIONS AND DECIDING THE SAFEST LOCATION TO BE DURING THE STORM. $$ ORROCK 414 NOUS43 KGLD 271206 PNSGLD PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 700 AM MDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1953...A HEAVY HAILSTORM CAUSED AN ESTIMATED 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGE ACROSS METRO DENVER. LARGER THAN GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL FELL IN WESTMINSTER AND NORTH DENVER. $$ 870 NOUS44 KSHV 271220 PNSSHV ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-280000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 720 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT... ...DROUGHT CONDITIONS HAVE RETURNED TO MUCH OF THE FOUR STATE REGION... MOST OF THE MONTH OF MAY HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MUCH BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION...AS A PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS REMAINED IN PLACE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS/GULF COAST REGION DURING THE LAST TWO AND A HALF WEEKS. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES DURING THIS TIME HAVE REMAINED SOME FIVE TO SEVEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL, WHILE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE RANGED FROM JUST A HALF AN INCH ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS (LONGVIEW)...TO AN INCH AND A QUARTER ACROSS DEEP EAST TEXAS (LUFKIN) AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA (SHREVEPORT). RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES WERE COMMON ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EAST TEXAS, SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA, SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS, AND PORTIONS OF NORTHCENTRAL LOUISIANA, WITH THREE TO FOUR INCH AMOUNTS FOUND OVER THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF NORTHCENTRAL LOUISIANA. THESE TOTALS WERE SOME TWO TO FOUR INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH, DURING A TIME WHERE MUCH OF THE SPRING RAINS FALL, AND NORMAL MONTHLY RAINFALL IS AT ITS HIGHEST. THE LACK OF RAINFALL IN THE LAST 12+ DAYS (AND IN SOME CASES OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS, 16+ DAYS) HAS PROMPTED THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR TO RECLASSIFY THOSE AREAS WEST OF A NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS...TO MAGNOLIA...TO MINDEN, LOUISIANA...TO HEMPHILL, TEXAS LINE, TO MODERATE DROUGHT (D1) STATUS IN ITS MAY 23RD UPDATE. ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS (D0) REMAIN ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ARKANSAS AND NORTHCENTRAL LOUISIANA. THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR IS UPDATED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, AND CAN BE VIEWED AT: HTTP://WWW.DROUGHT.UNL.EDU/DM/MONITOR.HTML. THE FOLLOWING ARE MAY RAINFALL TOTALS AND THEIR DEPARTURES, AS WELL AS THE YEAR TO DATE RAINFALL/DEPARTURES THROUGH MAY 26TH FOR SELECTED CITIES IN THE FOUR STATE REGION: LOCATION MAY TOTAL DEPARTURE YEARLY TOTAL DEPARTURE ----------------------------------------------------------------- SHREVEPORT LA 1.18 -3.18 18.76 -3.01 MONROE LA 3.80 -0.82 26.75 +2.03 TEXARKANA AR 2.19 -1.33 18.68 +0.22 LUFKIN TX 1.23 -3.18 15.21 -3.48 TYLER TX 2.43 -1.33 16.24 -2.25 LONGVIEW TX 0.49 -3.70 14.07 -5.98 EL DORADO AR 1.41 -3.16 16.55 -6.89 DEQUEEN AR 1.80 -3.41 19.47 -3.00 MCCURTAIN COUNTY OKLAHOMA MESONET STATIONS: BROKEN BOW, OK 1.92 -3.68 19.65 -2.64 IDABEL, OK 2.36 -2.66 18.57 -2.03 MT. HERMAN, OK 2.68 -2.92 20.39 -1.90 ----------------------------------------------------------------- HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS... DESPITE THE LACK OF RAINFALL RECEIVED DURING MAY...AREA LAKES AND RESERVOIRS REMAIN NEAR THEIR RESPECTIVE CONSERVATION POOL STAGES. ON THE OTHER HAND...STREAMFLOWS AND STAGES ON RIVERS AND BAYOUS REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH. FORTUNATELY, THE HEAVY RAINFALL RECEIVED IN MID MARCH AND AGAIN IN LATE APRIL CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A CUSHION AGAINST WORSENING WATER SUPPLY CONDITIONS, AND HAS KEPT RESERVOIRS NEARLY STEADY. FIRE DANGER IMPACTS... NO BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...NORTH LOUISIANA AND EASTERN TEXAS. RESTRICTIONS... NO WATER RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT. AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS... NO SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL CONCERNS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, SHOULD TIMELY RAINFALL NOT RETURN DURING THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS OF MAY OR THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO OF JUNE, IMPACTS WILL BE FELT AGRICULTURALLY, AS JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER ARE THE HOTTEST/DRIEST TIMES OF THE YEAR, WHERE VERY HIGH EVAPOTRANSPIRATION RATES OCCUR. OUTLOOK... NEAR NEUTRAL CONDITIONS ARE NOW PRESENT IN THE NINA 3.4 REGION OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN, WHICH BODES WELL FOR THE FOUR STATE REGION, AS EQUAL CHANCES FOR EQUAL CHANCES OF BELOW NORMAL, NORMAL, AND ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL, AS NOTED IN THE SUMMER OUTLOOK ISSUED EARLIER THIS MONTH FROM THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER. HOWEVER, ABOVE NORMAL PROBABILITIES FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH AUGUST. $$ 15 570 NOUS61 KBTV 271246 FTMCXX MESSAGE DATE: MAY 21 2006 07:06:20 CXX RADAR WILL BE DOWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TECHS ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. 577 NOUS61 KBTV 271250 CCA FTMCXX MESSAGE DATE: MAY 27 2006 12:50:20 CXX RADAR WILL BE DOWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TECHS ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. 970 NOUS42 KWNO 271317 ADMNFD SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC 1315 UTC SAT MAY 27 2006 271315Z...12Z NCEP MODEL PRODUCTION CYCLE STARTED ON TIME WITH GOOD N/A UPA COVERAGE... 12Z RAOB RECAP.. DNR/72469 - 10142..GROUND EQUIP PROBLEMS CUU/76225 - 10142..GROUND EQUIP PROBLEMS GDL/76612 - 10158..FLIGHT EQUIP PROBLEMS A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY IS NOT EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 3 DAYS. NEWBY/SDM/NCO/NCEP NNNN 226 NOUS62 KKEY 271335 FTMAMX Message Date: May 27 2006 13:35:10 MFL SOUNDING 05/27/06 12Z EQUIL LEVEL 46875, CAPE 4034, PWAT 1.70, LI INDEX -8.1 5, 500MB TEMP -8.0C, HGT WET BULB ZERO 11663, FZ HEIGHT 13149. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WET MICROBURST WITH THE STORMS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. A FEW STORMS COU LD EVEN HAVE LARGE HAIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN EARLY THIS EVENING. 230 NOUS62 KMFL 271335 FTMAMX Message Date: May 27 2006 13:35:10 MFL SOUNDING 05/27/06 12Z EQUIL LEVEL 46875, CAPE 4034, PWAT 1.70, LI INDEX -8.1 5, 500MB TEMP -8.0C, HGT WET BULB ZERO 11663, FZ HEIGHT 13149. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WET MICROBURST WITH THE STORMS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. A FEW STORMS COU LD EVEN HAVE LARGE HAIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN EARLY THIS EVENING. 963 NOUS62 KMFL 271341 CCA FTMAMX MESSAGE DATE: MAY 27 2006 13:35:10 MFL SOUNDING 05/27/06 12Z EQUIL LEVEL 46875, CAPE 4034, PWAT 1.70, LI INDEX -8.15, 500MB TEMP -8.0C, HGT WET BULB ZERO 11663, FZ HEIGHT 13149. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WET MICROBURST WITH THE STORMS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. A FEW STORMS COULD EVEN HAVE LARGE HAIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. 560 NOUS71 KCLE 271420 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1016 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 (1418 UTC 05/27/06) Message(s) for Lake Huron VGKK "Chi-Cheemaun" 45.4N 81.9W (10 NW Cove Island Light) 1400Z 5/27/6 Wind speed observed at 23 knots MAFOR forecast: 0-10 knots (code 0) (The observed wind direction was 050 degrees.) AFOS product: YYZLAWYYZ. The ship observation is shown here: VGKK 27144 99454 70819 41/98 00523 10106 70200 222// 00067 2//01= _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LHZ460-272015- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1003 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OF 29.90 INCHES OVER LOWER MICHIGAN WILL MOVE TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY TONIGHT. THIS HIGH WILL THEN MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND BY SUNDAY...STRENGTHENING TO 30.20 INCHES. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. NORTH HALF .REST OF TODAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. SOUTH HALF .REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS DURING THE EVENING... BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. $$ MAFOR 2715/ HURON NORTH 1/2 12903 14313 12410. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220002. HURON SOUTH 1/2 12813 14903 12410. WIDESPREAD FOG THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220002. $$ 859 NOUS71 KCLE 271432 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1029 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 (1430 UTC 05/27/06) Message(s) for Lake Huron VGKK "Chi-Cheemaun" 45.4N 81.9W (10 NW Cove Island Light) 1400Z 5/27/6 Wind speed observed at 23 knots MAFOR forecast: 0-10 knots (code 0) (The observed wind direction was 050 degrees.) AFOS product: CLESHNGL1. The ship observation is shown here: VGKK 27144 99454 70819 41/98 00523 10106 70200 222// 00067 2//01= _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LHZ460-272015- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1003 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OF 29.90 INCHES OVER LOWER MICHIGAN WILL MOVE TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY TONIGHT. THIS HIGH WILL THEN MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND BY SUNDAY...STRENGTHENING TO 30.20 INCHES. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. NORTH HALF .REST OF TODAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. SOUTH HALF .REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS DURING THE EVENING... BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. $$ MAFOR 2715/ HURON NORTH 1/2 12903 14313 12410. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220002. HURON SOUTH 1/2 12813 14903 12410. WIDESPREAD FOG THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220002. $$ 413 NOUS41 KRNK 271433 PNSRNK NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-292200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1033 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...CHANGES COMING TO THE NOAA ALL HAZARDS ROANOKE WEATHER RADIO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LOCATIONS TRANSMITTED ON THE ROANOKE RADIO...WXL 60 BROADCASTING ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.475 MEGAHERTZ FROM AN ANTENNA ON POOR MOUNTAIN. THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ALLOWS A MAXIMUM OF 31 LOCATION CODES TRANSMITTED IN A SINGLE ALERT TRANSMISSION. WE CURRENTLY TRANSMIT UP TO 36 CODES WHICH VIOLATES THIS REGULATION. OUR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE 31 LOCATION CODE LIMIT IS PREVENTING COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS FROM PROPERLY RECEIVING AND DECODING OUR TRANSMISSIONS. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE FCC REGULATIONS...WE WILL BE DROPPING THE FOLLOWING FROM THE ROANOKE TRANSMITTER. APPOMATTOX COUNTY...AMHERST COUNTY...CAMPBELL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT CITY OF LYNCHBURG...AND GRAYSON COUNTY. APPOMATTOX...AMHERST AND CAMPBELL COUNTIES ALONG WITH CITY OF LYNCHBURG CAN BE RECEIVED ON THE LYNCHBURG WEATHER RADIO...WXL 92 BROADCASTING ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.55 MEGAHERTZ. GRAYSON COUNTY CAN BE RECEIVED ON THE MOUNT JEFFERSON TRANSMITTER...WNG 588 BROADCASTING ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.525 MEGAHERTZ. THESE NECESSARY CHANGES WILL TAKE EFFECT ON JUNE 1, 2006. IF YOU NORMALLY RECEIVE ANY OF THESE COUNTIES OR THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG FROM THE ROANOKE TRANSMITTER YOU MUST CHANGE TO THE CORRECT FREQUENCY OF THE LYNCHBURG OR MOUNT JEFFERSON TRANSMITTERS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE WARNINGS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY CONTACT ROGER GALLOWAY AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BLACKSBURG VIRGINIA AT 540.552.0084 OR BY USING THE EMAIL ADDRESS OF ROGER.GALLOWAY@NOAA.GOV. $$ RMG 274 NOUS41 KRNK 271442 PNSRNK NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-272200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1042 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE TIE IS POSSIBLE AT ROANOKE... THE LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY AT ROANOKE IS 69 DEGREES. THE TEMPERATURE IS NOT EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 69 DEGREES THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. IF THE LOW DOES NOT FALL BELOW 69 DEGREES...THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...THAT WAS SET IN 1991...WILL BE TIED. IF THE OLD RECORD IS TIED...A RECORD REPORT WILL BE ISSUED. $$ RMG 323 NOUS76 KPTR 271449 ADMPTR Data Collection National Weather Service Northwest River Forecast Center, Portland, OR 1449z Saturday May 27 2006 The following stations were flagged as "bad" during the QC process group --> east hsastation meta data ID 12z-18z 18z-00z 00z-06z 06z-12z 24hr----------------------------------------------------------- FSTQ2 0.15 0.06 0.05 0.00 0.21 ? FSTQ2 'FT STEELE STEEPLES R' BC 49.53 115.47 2740. GRCW4 0.30 ? GRCW4 'GRANITE CR SNOTEL' WY 43.35 110.43 6770. RKPM8 0.00 ? RKPM8 'ROCKER PEAK SNOTEL' MT 46.37 112.25 8000. SNSI1 0.50 ? SNSI1 'SUNSET SNOTEL' ID 47.53 115.82 5540. group --> west hsastation meta data ID 12z-18z 18z-00z 00z-06z 06z-12z 24hr----------------------------------------------------------- BLAO3 1.00 ? BLAO3 'BLAZED ALDER SNOTEL' OR 45.41 121.86 3650. BLKQ2 0.19 0.24 0.04 0.00 0.47 ? BLKQ2 'BLACK WALL PEAK' BC 49.08 120.77 6360. CHUO3 0.00 ? CHUO3 'CHEMULT ALT SNOTEL' OR 43.21 121.8 4760. CINW1 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.00 0.30 ? CINW1 'ALPHA + CINEBAR' WA 46.6 122.5 1040. EKMW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ? EKMW1 'ELK MDWS NR MONTESAN' WA 47.28 123.65 560. HODO3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ? HODO3 'HOOD RIVER AT TUCKER' OR 45.65 121.55 383. KIMO3 0.00 ? KIMO3 'KING MTN SNOTEL' OR 42.54 123.2 4000. KUSW1 0.00 ? KUSW1 'SKOOKUM CREEK SNOTEL' WA 47.68 121.6 3920. LOHW1 0.00 ? LOHW1 'LOST HORSE SNOTEL' WA 46.35 121.12 5000. MIRW1 0.70 ? MIRW1 'MINERS RIDGE SNOTEL' WA 48.17 120.98 6200. MRBW1 1.30 ? MRBW1 'JUNE LAKE SNOTEL' WA 46.13 122.15 3340. MTAW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ? MTAW1 'MOUNT ADAMS RANGER' WA 46. 121.52 1960. NFRO3 1.30 ? NFRO3 'NORTH FORK SNOTEL' OR 45.55 122.02 3120. PTHW1 0.70 ? PTHW1 'POTATO HILL SNOTEL' WA 46.35 121.5 4500. RLGW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ? RLGW1 'LONGMIRE RANIER NPS' WA 46.75 121.82 2762. SHPW1 1.10 ? SHPW1 'SHEEP CANYON SNOTEL' WA 46.18 122.25 4030. TCMO3 0.00 ? TCMO3 'THREE CK MDWS SNOTEL' OR 44.15 121.62 5650. TRGW1 0.80 ? TRGW1 'TROUGH SNOTEL' WA 47.22 120.32 5300. WHPW1 0.00 ? WHPW1 'WHITE PASS ES SNOTEL' WA 46.63 121.38 4500. WLMO3 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.10 ? WLMO3 'WILLIAMS 1N' OR 42.23 123.28 1450. YALW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ? YALW1 'YALE RESERVOIR' WA 45.97 122.33 490. end/NWRFC 507 NOUS42 KWNO 271452 ADMNFD SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC 1450 UTC SAT MAY 27 2006 271450Z...12Z GFS STARTED ON TIME. NGM DONE. NAM MODEL WAS OUT TO T+81HRS. 12Z RAOB RECAP.. DNR/72469 - 10142..GROUND EQUIP PROBLEMS CUU/76225 - 10142..GROUND EQUIP PROBLEMS GDL/76612 - 10158..FLIGHT EQUIP PROBLEMS NEWBY/SDM/NCO/NCEP NNNN 362 NOUS43 KSGF 271454 PNSSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-281453- VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 953 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 MAX MIN COUNTY LOCATION TEMP TEMP PRECIP SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BARTON LAMAR 6N 88 69 0.00 BARTON MINDENMINES 90 75 0.00 CHRISTIAN 2 SSW HIGHLANDVILLE 91 65 0.00 DALLAS FAIR GROVE 3NE 88 69 0.00 DOUGLAS AVA 9NW 89 67 0.00 GREENE ASH GROVE 4S 87 69 0.00 HICKORY CROSS TIMBERS 2N 90 69 0.00 HOWELL WILLOW SPRINGS 2S 87 65 0.00 JASPER SARCOXIE 1W 85 68 0.44 LAWRENCE MILLER 89 69 0.00 NEWTON NEOSHO 5W 90 72 T NEWTON NEOSHO 3S 85 71 0.00 OREGON MYRTLE 0.41 OZARK NOBLE 1S 97 63 0.00 OZARKS DORA 95 69 0.00 PHELPS ROLLA 3NW 90 68 0.00 SHANNON WINONA 3SW 90 61 0.07 STONE CRANE 4N 94 64 0.00 TANEY FORSYTH 87 69 0.00 TANEY FORSYTH 1NW 88 69 0.00 TANEY RIDGEDALE 4W 86 70 0.00 TANEY PROTEM 4NE 91 68 0.00 TEXAS ROBY 91 70 0.00 WEBSTER NIANGUA 84 69 0.00 417 NOUS43 KOAX 271456 PNSOAX OMAHA METRO PRECIPITATION REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY 0955 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 MEASUREMENTS TAKEN BETWEEN 6 AM And 8 AM BY STORM SPOTTERS AND NWS PERSONNEL .B OMA 0527 C DH07/PP/SF/SD :LOCATION 24HR PRECIP 24HR SNOWFALL SNOW DEPTH [OMAHA MID CITY] BEMIS PARK 0.47 / 0 / 0.00 [OMAHA NORTH] BENNINGTON 0.03 / 0 / 0.00 FLORENCE 1.06 / 0 / 0.00 [OMAHA SOUTH] GRETNA 0.09 / 0 / 0.00 PAPILLION 0.24 / 0 / 0.00 [OMAHA WEST] NWS OFFICE VALLEY 0.02 / / .END $$ 695 NOUS41 KAKQ 271501 PNSAKQ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA 1100 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 MAY 21-27, 2006 IS.... *****NATIONAL HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK***** *****HURRICANE AND FLOODING PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN VIRGINIA***** *****HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK IN NORTH CAROLINA***** TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE NAMES FOR THE 2006 SEASON Alberto Gordon Michael Tony Beryl Helene Nadine Valerie Chris Isaac Oscar William Debby Joyce Patty Ernesto Kirk Rafael Florence Leslie Sandy TODAY'S TOPIC - PREPAREDNESS - IT'S ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS PRODUCE A VARIETY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER, FROM WIND TO HEAVY RAIN TO TORNADOES TO FLOODING AND STORM SURGE. DEATHS AND INJURIES CAN RESULT FROM THESE HAZARDS AND DAMAGE CAN BE DEVASTATING. HOWEVER, THERE ARE THINGS THAT EACH OF US CAN DO TO LESSEN OUR PERSONAL RISK FROM HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS, AS WELL AS MAKE US SAFER AND MORE SECURE DURING AND AFTER SUCH STORMS. 1). BUILD A DISASTER SUPPLIES KIT. ITEMS SUCH AS BOTTLED WATER FOR DRINKING (ONE GALLON PER PERSON PER DAY), NON-PERISHABLE FOODS SUCH AS CANNED MEATS AND PEANUT BUTTER, AND A BATTERY OPERATED RADIO AND FLASHLIGHT WITH EXTRA BATTERIES ARE THE STAPLE ITEMS FOR YOUR KIT. A FIRST AID KIT, EXTRA PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, AND EXTRA CASH SHOULD ALSO BE PART OF THE KIT. START BUILDING YOUR KIT EARLY, SO THAT YOU CAN BUY THINGS WHEN THEY ARE ON SALE AND WHEN THEY ARE IN GOOD SUPPLY. BUYING ONE OR TWO BOTTLES OF WATER PER WEEK OVER ONE TO 2 MONTHS WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR MOST FAMILIES FOR 3 TO 7 DAYS. AN EXTRA CAN OF TUNA OR CONTAINER OF PEANUT BUTTER HERE AND THERE, AND A PACKAGE OF BATTERIES WHEN THEY ARE ON SALE, AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOUR KIT IS COMPLETE. YOU WILL NOW BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY FOR SEVERAL DAYS SHOULD THE POWER GO OUT, OR YOU EXPERIENCE DAMAGE OR FLOODING FROM A TORNADO, HURRICANE OR ICE STORM. 2). KEEP THE WIND OUT. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE BUYING AND CUTTING PLYWOOD NOW TO BOARD UP THEIR WINDOWS IN ADVANCE OF A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE. IN ADDITION, HURRICANE CLIPS CAN BE USED TO REINFORCE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE MAIN FRAME OF THE HOUSE. KEEPING THE ROOF ON AND KEEPING THE WIND OUT IS THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE YOUR HOME EXPERIENCES LESS DAMAGE THAN LESS WELL PROTECTED HOMES. 3). EVACUATE IF ASKED TO. COASTAL RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN AREAS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING OR STORM SURGE SHOULD PLAN TO EVACUATE IF A HURRIANCE THREATENS THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. EVACUATING EARLY MEANS THAT YOU BEAT THECTRAFFIC AND HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF FINDING LODGING AT YOUR DESTINATION. PLAN YOUR EVACUATION ROUTE AS IF YOU WERE PLANNING A VACATION. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR DESTINATION IS TO THE LEFT OF THE PROJECTED STORM TRACK. YOU WILL HAVE TO TRAVEL LESS DISTANCE TO BE OUT OF HARMS WAY. FOR RESIDENTS OF HAMPTON ROADS AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA, THAT MEANS HEADING WEST FOR A STORM HEADING NORTHWARD, OR HEADING SOUTHWEST FOR A HURRICANE APPROACHING THE COAST FROM THE SOUTHEAST. SOUTHERN DELMARVA RESIDENTS AND VISITORS HAVE MORE LIMITED OPTIONS UNTIL THEY REACH THE SALISBURY, DOVER OR WILMINGTON DELAWARE AREAS. 4). PREPARE AND PROTECT YOUR PETS. MOST SHELTERS AND MANY HOTELS DO NOT ALLOW PETS. AS A RESULT EXTRA PREPARATION NEEDS TO BE MADE FOR THOSE EVACUEES WHO HAVE PETS. CHOOSE YOUR DESTINATION EARLY AND MAKE SURE THE HOTEL, MOTEL OR SHELTER YOU PICK WILL TAKE PETS. 5). IF YOU DECIDE TO STAY. COASTAL RESIDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO RIDE OUT A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM SHOULD FIRST MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT PRONE TO STORM SURGE FLOODING. STORM SURGE IS A MAJOR COASTAL KILLER, AS WE SAW ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA GULF COAST LAST YEAR WITH HURRICANE KATRINA. YOU ARE BETTER OFF EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. IF YOU ARE NOT PRONE TO FLOODING, WIND WILL STILL BE A MAJOR THREAT FROM ANY HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM AFFECTING THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. MAKE SURE YOU REMAIN IN THE LOWEST PART OF YOUR HOME, PREFERABLY NEAR THE CENTER, AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DURING THE WORST PART OF THE STORM, GO TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM, CLOSET OR HALLWAY, AND COVER YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS WITH A COAT OR BLANKET. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE TIPS THAT YOU CAN EMPLOY TO MAKE THIS HURRICANE SEASON LESS STRESSFUL, SAFER AND MORE SECURE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. ******************************************************************** THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE AMERCIAN RED CROSS, THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN GIVE US TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE HAZARDS THAT HURRICANES POSE TO RESIDENTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION, AND WHAT THEY CAN DO NOW TO BE PREPARED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE 2006 HURRICANE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS TIPS, AND HURRICANES IN GENERAL, IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET FROM SEVERAL SOURCES: 1). VIRGINIA DEPT. OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HOME PAGE: HTTP://WWW.VAEMERGENCY.COM/THREATS/HURRICANE/INDEX.CFM 2). NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NCEM.ORG/ 3). MARYLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY: HTTP://WWW.MEMA.STATE.MD.US/ 4). NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA HOME PAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.NOAA.GOV/AKQ 5). NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STERLING VA HOME PAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.NOAA.GOV/LWX 6). NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA HOME PAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.NOAA.GOV/RNK 7). NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS HOME PAGE: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/HAW2/ENGLISH/INTRO.SHTML 8). FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY HOME PAGE: HTTP://WWW.FEMA.GOV/HAZARDS/HURRICANES/ 9). AMERICAN RED CROSS HOME PAGE: HTTP://WWW.REDCROSS.ORG/ 10). VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: HTTP://WWW.VIRGINIADOT.ORG/QUICK/HAMPTON_QUICK.ASP BILL SAMMLER WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA 246 NOUS68 PAFC 271527 FTMAHG MESSAGE DATE: MAY 27 2006 1530 UTC KENAI NEXRAD RADAR (PAHG) IS DOWN DUE TO EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS. RETURN TO SERVICE TIME NOT YET KNOWN. 963 NOUS43 KFSD 271607 PNSFSD IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090- 097-098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-272107- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1107 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 82 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 64 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.00 INCH ...HURON CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 78 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 62 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... T ...SIOUX CITY CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 72 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 66 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.07 INCHES MISSOURI RIVER STAGE............. 14.20 FEET $$ 200 NOUS44 KMRX 271647 PNSMRX NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005- 006-008-271646- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1246 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS LISTED BELOW ARE LISTED BY THE COUNTY INTO WHICH THE RAIN FALLS, AND THEN THE RESERVOIR/BASIN INTO WHICH THE WATER WILL FLOW AFTER IT HITS THE GROUND. FOR EXAMPLE, RAIN FALLING AT MCGHEE-TYSON AIRPORT WILL FLOW INTO FT. LOUDON-TELLICO LAKE. THESE FIGURES COME FROM A COMBINATION OF TVA, USGS, COE, NWS, AND VARIOUS COUNTY-OWNED RAIN GAUGES. OUR THANKS TO THESE COOPERATORS. TOTALS ARE FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT 8 AM EDT (7 AM CDT) OR 7 AM EST (6 AM CST). T = TRACE COUNTY, STATE 24 HOUR RESERVOIR PRECIPITATION LOCATION (INCHES) ________________________________________________________________ ANDERSON COUNTY, TN OHIO RIVER VIA CUMBERLAND RIVER CROSS MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS - CSMT1) 0.04 BLOUNT COUNTY, TN FT. LOUDON/TELLICO LAKE CALDERWOOD DAM (TVA - CALT1) 0.10 TOWNSEND 5S (NWS COOP - TNST1) 0.06 CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN OHIO RIVER VIA CUMBERLAND RIVER WALNUT MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS - WLMT1) 0.04 CARTER COUNTY, TN BOONE LAKE BULADEEN (IFLOWS - BULT1) 0.04 BURBANK (TVA - BBKT1) 0.38 HAMPTON VFD (IFLOWS - HAMT1) 0.64 HOLSTON MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS - HLMT1) 1.12 ROAN MOUNTAIN STATE PARK (IFLOWS - RMPT1) 1.86 WATAUGA DAM (TVA - WTGT1) 0.23 CLAIBORNE COUNTY, TN NORRIS LAKE POWELL RIVER NR ARTHUR (TVA - ARTT1) 0.33 GREENE COUNTY, TN DOUGLAS LAKE GREENEVILLE AIRPORT (IFLOWS - GRNT1) 0.60 VIKING MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS - VKMT1) 0.04 HAMILTON COUNTY, TN CHICKAMAUGA LAKE LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN (NWS COOP - LKMT1) 0.14 NICKAJACK LAKE CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD (ASOS - CHA) 0.12 HANCOCK COUNTY, TN NORRIS LAKE SNEEDVILLE (IFLOWS - SNET1) 0.24 HAWKINS COUNTY, TN CHEROKEE LAKE CHURCH HILL (TVA - CHHT1) 0.81 ROGERSVILLE-JOHN SEVIER PLANT (TVA - JSST1) 0.37 JOHNSON COUNTY, TN WATAUGA LAKE HEATH (IFLOWS - HEAT1) 0.12 PANDORA (TVA - PANT1) 0.02 KNOX COUNTY, TN FT. LOUDON/TELLICO LAKE KNOXVILLE-WATER PLANT (TVA - TVAT1) 0.01 SHARP'S RIDGE (IFLOWS - KOST1) 0.04 MCMINN COUNTY, TN CHICKAMAUGA LAKE ATHENS (NWS COOP - AHNT1) 0.02 MONROE COUNTY, TN FT. LOUDON/TELLICO LAKE TELLICO PLAINS (TVA - TLPT1) 0.39 MORGAN COUNTY, TN WATTS BAR LAKE LANCING 6NW (NWS COOP - LANT1) 0.02 POLK COUNTY, TN CHICKAMAUGA LAKE OCOEE DAM #1 (TVA - OCAT1) 0.01 TURTLETOWN-APALACHIA DAM (TVA - TURT1) 0.02 RHEA COUNTY, TN CHICKAMAUGA LAKE WATTS BAR DAM (TVA - WBOT1) 0.03 SCOTT COUNTY, TN OHIO RIVER VIA CUMBERLAND RIVER ONEIDA (IFLOWS - ONDT1) 0.04 SEVIER COUNTY, TN DOUGLAS LAKE CHEROKEE ORCHARD (IFLOWS - GIFT1) 0.04 GROTTO FALLS (IFLOWS) 0.12 MT. LECONTE (NWS COOP - MTLT1) 0.09 GSMNP HEADQUARTERS - SUGARLANDS (NWS COOP - GTLT1) 0.33 NEWFOUND GAP (IFLOWS - NFGT1) 0.04 FT. LOUDON/TELLICO LAKE DOUGLAS DAM (TVA - DUGT1) 0.02 SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN BOONE LAKE TRI-CITIES AIRPORT (ASOS - TRI) 0.06 BRISTOL SPEEDWAY (IFLOWS) 0.04 CHEROKEE LAKE BAYS MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS - BAMT1) 0.75 UNICOI COUNTY, TN DOUGLAS LAKE ERWIN 1NW (NWS COOP - ERWT1) 2.00 IRON MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS - IRMT1) 0.04 SPIVEY GAP (IFLOWS) 0.32 WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN CHEROKEE LAKE BOONE DAM (TVA - BOOT1) 0.46 DOUGLAS LAKE EMBEREEVILLE (IFLOWS) 1.28 NOLICHUCKY RIVER @ EMBREEVILLE (TVA - EMBT1) 0.78 WASHINGTON COLLEGE (TVA - WAST1) 0.73 LEE COUNTY, VA NORRIS LAKE BENEDICT (IFLOWS - BDTV2) 0.04 BONNY BLUE (IFLOWS - BYBV2) 0.12 PENNINGTON GAP (NWS COOP - PENV2) 0.34 PUCKET CREEK (IFLOWS - PKCV2) 0.04 ROBBINS CHAPEL (IFLOWS - RBCV2) 0.08 STICKLEYVILLE (IFLOWS - STLV2) 0.12 BEN HUR (IFLOWS) 0.20 RUSSELL COUNTY, VA NORRIS LAKE BELFAST (IFLOWS - BFSV2) 0.04 DRILL (IFLOWS - DLLV2) 0.24 HANSONVILLE (IFLOWS - HNVV2) 0.24 PISTOL GAP (IFLOWS - PTGV2) 0.04 SCOTT COUNTY, VA CHEROKEE LAKE HILTON (TVA - HLTV2) 0.02 NORRIS LAKE DUFFIELD (TVA - DUFV2) 0.05 PURCHASE RIDGE (IFLOWS - PSRV2) 0.08 CAMP ROCK (IFLOWS) 0.12 MAPLE GAP (IFLOWS) 0.60 LITTLE DUCK (IFLOWS) 0.40 DUNGANNON (IFLOWS) 0.04 FORT BLACKMORE (IFLOWS) 0.08 STONEY CREEK (IFLOWS) 0.04 WASHINGTON COUNTY, VA BOONE LAKE BRISTOL 5NE (IFLOWS - BRIV2) 0.28 WILLS (IFLOWS) 0.28 WHITETOP MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS) 0.44 NORTH BRISTOL (TVA - NBLV2) 0.15 CHEROKEE LAKE BLACK HOLLOW (IFLOWS - BKHV2) 0.36 SOUTH HOLSTON LAKE ABINGDON (TVA - ABDV2) 0.63 ABINGDON (NWS COOP - ABIV2) 0.52 LAUREL CREEK @ DAMASCUS (IFLOWS - DMCV2) 0.40 WISE COUNTY, VA NORRIS LAKE APPALACHIA (TVA - APLV2) 0.21 BLACK MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS - BKMV2) 0.12 CAMP ROCK (IFLOWS - CPRV2) 0.04 COEBURN (TVA - COEV2) 0.66 DIVIDE RIDGE (IFLOWS - DRGV2) 0.51 FOX GAP (IFLOWS - FXGV2) 0.04 INDIAN GAP (IFLOWS - IGPV2) 0.16 MAPLE GAP (IFLOWS - MGPV2) 0.16 ROBINSON KNOB (IFLOWS - RBKV2) 0.16 SANDY RIDGE (IFLOWS - SYRV2) 0.68 POWELL MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS) 0.16 OHIO RIVER VIA BIG SANDY RIVER POUND GAP (IFLOWS - PGPV2) 0.12 CHEROKEE COUNTY, NC APALACHIA LAKE JOANNA BALD (IFLOWS) 0.04 HAYTH (IFLOWS) 1.38 HIWASSEE LAKE MURPHY (NWS COOP - MURN7) 0.12 CLAY COUNTY, NC HIWASSEE LAKE CHATUGE DAM (TVA - CHAN7) 1.34 CHUNKY GAL (IFLOWS) 0.36 DAVEY MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS) 0.75 END $$ 165 NOUS71 KCLE 271655 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1252 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 (1654 UTC 05/27/06) Message(s) for Lake Huron VGKK "Chi-Cheemaun" 45.4N 81.9W (10 NW Cove Island Light) 1400Z 5/27/6 Wind speed observed at 23 knots MAFOR forecast: 0-10 knots (code 0) (The observed wind direction was 050 degrees.) AFOS product: CLESHICLE. The ship observation is shown here: Unable to locate observation! _______________________________________________________________________ VGKK "Chi-Cheemaun" 45.4N 81.9W (10 NW Cove Island Light) 1400Z 5/27/6 Wind speed observed at 23 knots MAFOR forecast: 0-10 knots (code 0) (The observed wind direction was 050 degrees.) AFOS product: CLESHICLE. The ship observation is shown here: Unable to locate observation! NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LHZ460-272015- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1003 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OF 29.90 INCHES OVER LOWER MICHIGAN WILL MOVE TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY TONIGHT. THIS HIGH WILL THEN MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND BY SUNDAY...STRENGTHENING TO 30.20 INCHES. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. NORTH HALF .REST OF TODAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. SOUTH HALF .REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS DURING THE EVENING... BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. $$ MAFOR 2715/ HURON NORTH 1/2 12903 14313 12410. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220002. HURON SOUTH 1/2 12813 14903 12410. WIDESPREAD FOG THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 220002. $$ 078 NOUS46 KLOX 271658 PNSLOX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 10 AM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WIND REPORTS SINCE 7 AM PDT SATURDAY... VAN NUYS.................................NORTHWEST 23 MPH. NEWHALL PASS.............................NORTH 26 MPH. SAUGUS...................................NORTH 19 MPH. DEL VALLE................................NORTH 19 MPH. CAMP NINE................................NORTHWEST 24 MPH. SANDBERG.................................NORTH 41 MPH. WARM SPRINGS.............................NORTHWEST 42 MPH. WHITAKER PEAK............................NORTHWEST 46 MPH PALMDALE.................................WEST 39 MPH. LAKE PALMDALE............................NORTHWEST 29 MPH. POPPY PARK...............................WEST 43 MPH. LANCASTER................................WEST 37 MPH. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PEAK WIND SANTA BARBARA............................NORTHWEST 21 MPH. EL CAPITAN BEACH.........................SOUTHWEST 22 MPH. MONTECITO HILLS..........................NORTHEAST 45 MPH. SANTA MARIA..............................NORTH 24 MPH. VANDENBERG...............................NORTH 32 MPH. LOMPOC AIRPORT...........................NORTH 25 MPH. FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN........................NORTHEAST 24 MPH. SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY PEAK WIND SAN LUIS OBISPO..........................NORTHWEST 21 MPH. BRANCH MOUNTAIN..........................NORTHEAST 22 MPH. $$ GOMBERG 727 NOUS43 KSGF 271751 PNSSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-282300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1251 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...DROUGHT CONDITIONS REMAIN STATUS QUO ACROSS THE OZARKS... .SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE INTO EARLY IN THE WEEK...KEEPING THE REGION IN A DRY PATTERN. THE RIDGE SHOULD BREAK DOWN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...ALLOWING A FEW STORM SYSTEMS TO MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALSO HELP PUSH SOME OF THE RATHER WARM TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTH FOR THE SHORT TERM. .LOCAL AREAS AFFECTED...ENOUGH RAINFALL OCCURRED DURING THE PAST WEEK TO KEPT THE REGIONS DROUGHT CONDITIONS STEADY. ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS STILL REMAIN IN 13 CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI COUNTIES AND 3 SOUTHEAST KANSAS COUNTIES. MODERATE DROUGHT CONTINUES IN 13 COUNTIES IN WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. MODERATE DROUGHT (D1) - REMAINS IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE MODERATE DROUGHT REGION... IN MISSOURI: MILLER...MARIES...SAINT CLAIR...HICKORY...POLK...MORGAN...CAMDEN... BENTON...DALLAS...DADE...CEDAR. ABNORMALLY DRY (D0) - CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE ABNORMALLY DRY REGION... IN KANSAS: CHEROKEE...BOURBON...CRAWFORD. IN MISSOURI: PHELPS...PULASKI...LACLEDE...WEBSTER...GREENE...CHRISTIAN...STONE... MCDONALD...NEWTON...BARRY...JASPER...LAWRENCE...BARTON...TANEY... VERNON. LOCATIONS THAT ARE NOT IN DROUGHT STATUS... IN MISSOURI: WRIGHT...OZARK...DOUGLAS...SHANNON...HOWELL...OREGON...TEXAS...DENT. FOR THE LATEST DROUGHT MONITOR INFORMATION GO TO...HTTP://WWW.DROUGHT.UNL.EDU/DM/MONITOR.HTML .STATE AND LOCAL ACTIONS...THE STATE OF MISSOURI DROUGHT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON MAY 30TH TO UPDATE THE COUNTY DROUGHT STATUS MAP. CURRENTLY...PHASE THREE DROUGHT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 14 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WITH MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE IN PHASE ONE...32 COUNTIES...OR PHASE TWO...51 COUNTIES...DROUGHT STATUS. TO MONITOR THE CURRENT DROUGHT IN MISSOURI...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WEB SITE AT... HTTP://WWW.DNR.MO.GOV/ENV/WRC/DROUGHTUPDATE.HTM .CLIMATE SUMMARY...THE MEDIUM RANGE OUTLOOK FOR THE 6-10 AND 8-14 DAY TIME PERIODS INDICATES A SHIFT TO ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION DURING THE PERIOD. TEMPERATURES DURING THE 6-10 DAY PERIOD LOOK TO SHIFT TO ABOVE AVERAGE WITH A RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE 8-14 DAY PERIOD. BELOW ARE CURRENT RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM SELECTED LOCATIONS ACROSS MISSOURI: PRECIPITATION(IN) PRECIPITATION(IN) LOCATION MAY TOTALS NORMAL DEP SINCE JAN 1 NORMAL DEP SPRINGFIELD 6.56 3.77 2.79 16.33 16.29 0.04 JOPLIN 6.24 4.17 2.07 13.75 16.20 -2.45 WEST PLAINS 3.25 4.95 -1.70 16.27 19.70 -3.40 VICHY/ROLLA 2.41 3.76 -1.35 11.06 14.79 -3.73 COLUMBIA 0.86 4.12 -3.26 9.50 15.42 -5.92 ST. LOUIS 2.83 3.46 -0.63 10.27 15.17 -4.90 KANSAS CITY 1.00 4.71 -3.71 8.08 12.99 -4.91 ST. JOSEPH 1.20 4.31 -3.11 8.32 11.91 -3.59 PRECIPITATION(IN) PRECIPITATION(IN) LOCATION JAN-MAR DEP NORMAL SINCE JUL 1 DEP NORMAL SPRINGFIELD 4.29 -3.92 32.89 -5.28 JOPLIN 2.63 -5.05 27.13 -12.59 WEST PLAINS 9.17 -1.23 38.45 -3.84 VICHY/ROLLA 5.68 -1.45 29.52 -6.56 COLUMBIA 5.39 -1.75 30.91 -4.60 ST. LOUIS 5.34 -2.68 27.75 -6.59 KANSAS CITY 2.93 -1.97 28.25 -4.61 ST. JOSEPH 2.56 -1.81 26.75 -3.64 .SURFACE MOISTURE CONDITIONS...SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS REMAINED STEADY DURING THE PAST WEEK. THE REGIONAL SOIL MOISTURE DEFICIT REMAINS AROUND 60MM OR NEAR 3 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER(CPC) WEB SITE AT...HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/SOILMST/W.SHTML .RIVER AND STREAM FLOW CONDITIONS ACROSS THE OZARKS REMAIN NEAR NORMAL LEVELS FOR MOST OF THE AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS. SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE AT NORMAL LEVELS WILL THE EXCEPTION OF THE OSAGE RIVER AND CEDAR AND LIGHTNING CREEKS WHICH ARE NOW WELL BELOW NORMAL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR YOUR AREA CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE USGS WATER WATCH WEB SITE...WHICH INCLUDES INFORMATION ON CURRENT FLOW AND HOW IT RELATES TO NORMAL. IT CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE...HTTP://WATER.USGS.GOV/WATERWATCH/ .AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS...THE USDA ISSUED ITS LAST CROP REPORT FOR MISSOURI ON NOVEMBER 14TH...CROP REPORTS WILL RESUME SOON. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE USDA WEB SITE AT... HTTP://WWW.NASS.USDA.GOV/WEATHER/CPCURR/MO-CROP-WEATHER .FIRE DANGER IMPACTS... ...THE KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX (KBDI) IS A DROUGHT INDEX THAT IS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO FIRE POTENTIAL. THE KDBI IS BROKEN INTO 4 CATEGORIES WHICH INDICATE THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF GROUND FUELS TO FIRE DANGER. BELOW ARE THE 4 CATEGORIES AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH. KDBI 0 TO 200 - LOW.......WET WITH LITTLE DANGER OF FIRE INITIATION KDBI 201 TO 400 - MODERATE..DRYING OCCURRING WITH SOME FIRE DANGER KDBI 401 TO 600 - HIGH......GROUND COVER DRY AND WILL BURN READILY KDBI 601 TO 800 - EXTREME...DEAD AND LIVE FUELS WILL BURN READILY THE CURRENT KBDI: SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI: MODERATE LAKE OF THE OZARKS REGION OF MISSOURI: LOW ...PALMER DROUGHT SEVERITY INDEX (PDSI). THE CURRENT WEEKLY PDSI INDICATES THAT SOUTHWEST MISSOURI HAS REBOUNDED IN THE SHORT TERM FROM MODERATE DROUGHT WITH DEFICITS IN THE -1.9 TO +1.9 RANGE. .................................................................... GENERALLY...DRY WEATHER CONTINUED DURING THE PAST SEVEN DAYS ALLOWING THE REGION TO REMAIN DRY. THE 100 AND 1000 HOUR DEAD FUEL STICK MOISTURES DECLINED FOR THE WEEK WITH 100-H FUEL STICKS ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 11 AND 15 PERCENT. 1000-H FUEL STICKS ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI WERE WERE 16 TO 20 PERCENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR OTHER PARTS OF MISSOURI AND KANSAS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE WILDLAND FIRE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (WFAS) WEB SITE AT...HTTP://WWW.FS.FED.US/LAND/WFAS/WELCOME.HTM .PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOKS...THE 30 DAY OUTLOOK FOR JUNE INDICATES EQUAL CHANCE FOR ABOVE...BELOW OR NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION. THE 90 DAY PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK FOR THE PERIOD JUNE THROUGH AUGUST INDICATES AN EQUAL CHANCE FOR ABOVE...BELOW OR NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE FOR SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTERS (CPC) OUTLOOK WEB SITE AT...HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/PREDICTIONS/30DAY/ .ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...THE DROUGHT MONITOR IS A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT INVOLVING NOAAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER...THE USDA...STATE AND REGIONAL CENTER CLIMATOLOGISTS AND THE NATIONAL DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER. INFORMATION FOR THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN GATHERED FROM NWS AND FAA OBSERVATION SITES...COOPERATIVE AND VOLUNTEER OBSERVATIONS...USDAFS...THE USDA AND USGS. .QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: GENE HATCH CLIMATE SERVICES FOCAL POINT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI GENE.HATCH@NOAA.GOV $$ HATCH 034 NOUS71 KCLE 271819 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 217 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 (1818 UTC 05/27/06) Message(s) for Lake Superior ROAM4 "Rock of Ages MI" 1800Z 5/27/6 Wind speed observed at 27 knots MAFOR forecast: 5-15 knots (code 1) occasionally 5-15 (code 1) (The observed wind direction was 040 degrees.) AFOS product: CLEBOYCM3. The C-MAN observation is shown here: Unable to locate observation! NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LSZ260-272145- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 935 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OF 29.3 INCHES WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN FORM A TROUGH FROM NORTHERN MINNESOTA TO NEBRASKA BY SUN NIGHT. THIS TROUGH WILL EVENTUALLY LIFT INTO NORTHERN ONTARIO BY TUE EVENING...AS HIGH PRES OF 30.2 INCHES BUILDS INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES ON WED. WEST HALF .THIS AFTERNOON...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT VEERING SE LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT VEERING W LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. EAST HALF .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. PATCHY FOG. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. $$ MAFOR 2715/ SUPERIOR WEST 1/2 13210 19110 13310 12310 A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. 220002. SUPERIOR EAST 1/2 12310 15320 A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 4 FEET. 220002. $$ 880 NOUS71 KCLE 271825 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 224 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 (1824 UTC 05/27/06) Message(s) for Lake Superior WQZ9670 "Edgar B. Speer" 47.5N 87.8W (10 NW Manitou Island) 1800Z 5/27/6 Wind speed observed at 28 knots MAFOR forecast: 5-15 knots (code 1) (The observed wind direction was 110 degrees.) AFOS product: CLESHIOBS. The ship observation is shown here: WQZ9670 27184 99475 70878 41/// /1128 1//// 2//// 4//// 5//// 7//// 8//// 222// NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LSZ260-272145- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 935 AM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OF 29.3 INCHES WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN FORM A TROUGH FROM NORTHERN MINNESOTA TO NEBRASKA BY SUN NIGHT. THIS TROUGH WILL EVENTUALLY LIFT INTO NORTHERN ONTARIO BY TUE EVENING...AS HIGH PRES OF 30.2 INCHES BUILDS INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES ON WED. WEST HALF .THIS AFTERNOON...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT VEERING SE LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. PATCHY FOG. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT VEERING W LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. EAST HALF .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. PATCHY FOG. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. $$ MAFOR 2715/ SUPERIOR WEST 1/2 13210 19110 13310 12310 A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. 220002. SUPERIOR EAST 1/2 12310 15320 A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 4 FEET. 220002. $$ 682 NOUS61 KBTV 271846 FTMCXX Message Date: May 27 2006 18:46:18 THE KCXX RADAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATIONS. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCO NVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED. 577 NOUS42 KGSP 271848 PNSGSP NCZ069-070-280700- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 248 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS COMPLETED ITS STORM SURVEY OF FRIDAYS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN GASTON AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. THERE WERE THREE VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED ALONG THE BORDER OF THE TWO COUNTIES. THE FIRST STORM PRODUCED PEA SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. THE SECOND STORM PRODUCED QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND WINDS OF UP TO 65 MPH IN BOTH COUNTIES. MOST OF THE HAIL FELL IN THE CROUSE AREA BETWEEN 500 AND 530 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AT 448 PM AND GASTON COUNTY AT 517 PM. THE FINAL STORM MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF GASTON COUNTY BETWEEN CHERRYVILLE AND HIGH SHOALS. THIS STORM PRODUCED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND A TORNADO EAST OF CHERRYVILLE. THE TRACK OF THE STORM WAS 2.9 MILES LONG AND 40 YARDS WIDE. THE INTERMITTENT DAMAGE PATH WAS CONSISTENT WITH LOW END F1 DAMAGE WITH THE WIND ESTIMATED AT 75 MPH. THE DAMAGE INCLUDED A CARPORT THAT HAD BEEN BLOWN INTO THE TOP OF A TREE AND TWISTED PIECES OF A BARN ROOF O.6 MILES AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT 619 PM. A TORNADO COUNTY WAS ISSUED FOR NORTHERN GASTON COUNTY AT 609 PM BASED ON FAA AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS. SKYWARN SPOTTERS ALSO VERIFIED THE FORMATION OF THE TORNADO AS IT APPEARED BELOW THE CLOUDS. THE TORNADO WARNING WAS ISSUED AT 609 PM. THREE TO FIVE INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE MEASURED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WITH SMALL STREAMS COMING OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND WATER FLOWING ACROSS THE ROAD. THE WORST FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN THE HIGH SHOALS AREA OF GASTON COUNTY. $$ DICARLO 332 NOUS44 KFWD 271909 PNSFWD TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-272100- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 208 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT DALLAS...TEXAS (FREQUENCY 162.40) IS OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO A TELEPHONE LINE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMITTER WILL BE DOWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...ESTIMATED DOWN TIME IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NOAA WEATHER RADIO LISTENERS IN THE AFFECTED AREA MAY WISH TO TUNE INTO A NEIGHBORING TRANSMITTER SUCH AS FORT WORTH (FREQUENCY 162.55) OR SHERMAN (FREQUENCY 162.475). $$ JLD 410 NOUS61 KRNK 271912 FTMFCX Message Date: May 27 2006 19:12:27 TO ALL NWS BLACKSBURG VIRGINIA WEATHER RADAR USERS: THE WEATHER RADAR IS BACK U P AND RUNNING AS OF 27/1900 UTC. END/DOC 537 NOUS43 KGID 271925 PNSGID PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 220 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT KEARNEY... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES WAS SET AT KEARNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TODAY AT 215 PM. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 92 SET IN 1942. WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF AFTERNOON HEATING LEFT...THIS RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL LIKELY RISE A FEW MORE DEGREES BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY. $$ MONTEFUSCO 599 NOUS61 KILN 271928 FTMILN Message Date: May 27 2006 19:28:59 THE KILN WILMINGTON OH 88D WILL BE TEMPORARILY DOWN FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE . EXPECTED RTS BY 20:00Z. 5/27/06 854 NOUS63 KDLH 271946 FTMDLH Message Date: May 27 2006 19:46:21 03/27/06 1940Z: KDLH RADAR IS DOWN UNTIL FARTHER NOTICE. ALTN: KMPX KMVX KGRB KM QT. 794 NOUS43 KDLH 271948 PNSDLH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 245 CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 KDLH IS DOWN UNTIL FARTHER NOTICE. ALTN: KMPX, KMVX, KMQT, KGRB. $$ TINGLER 669 NOUS61 KILN 271959 FTMILN Message Date: May 27 2006 19:59:49 the kiln-88d has been returned to service 924 NOUS44 KBRO 272003 PNSBRO TXZ248>257-272300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 300 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...TAKE ACTION... IT IS NOW TIME TO PUT YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION. YOU SHOULD USE THIS FINAL DAY IN HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK TO PUT YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION AS IF A HURRICANE WERE THREATENING YOUR AREA. ...WHEN A HURRICANE ENTERS THE GULF... CHECK YOUR DISASTER SUPPLY KIT. CHANGE OUT ANY OLD FOOD AND REPLACE IT WITH FRESH. PUT FRESH BATTERIES IN YOUR RADIO AND FLASHLIGHTS AND PUT AN EXTRA SET OF FRESH BATTERIES IN THE KIT. MAKE SURE YOUR IMPORTANT PAPERS ARE UP TO DATE. FILL YOUR AUTOMOBILES WITH GAS. GET EXTRA CASH. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FOOD FOR YOUR PETS. SECURE YOUR BOAT OR BEACH HOUSE FOR THE STORM BEFORE THE WATCH IS ISSUED. ...WHEN A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED... INSTALL COVERINGS ON WINDOWS AND DOORS. PICK UP ITEMS OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE THAT COULD BECOME MISSILES OF DESTRUCTION. FILL YOUR BATHTUB WITH WATER...ESPECIALLY IF YOU PLAN TO STAY DURING THE STORM. REPLENISH THE WATER IN YOUR KIT. ...WHEN A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED OR YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO EVACUATE INLAND... PUT YOUR DISASTER KIT IN YOUR AUTOMOBILE. NOTIFY A RELATIVE OR SOMEONE WHO IS YOUR INLAND CONTACT THAT YOU ARE EVACUATING YOUR HOME. NOTIFY A NEIGHBOR THAT YOU ARE EVACUATING AND HOW YOU CAN BE REACHED. SECURE YOUR HOUSE AND SHUT OFF YOUR POWER TO YOUR HOUSE. DO NOT TURN YOUR GAS OFF. EVACUATE. DRIVE YOUR EVACUATION ROUTE TO YOUR DESTINATION. WHEN RETURNING HOME...TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE THAT COULD BE USED. TAKE CARE OF YOUR PETS. ...AFTER THE STORM... CHECK YOUR HOME FOR DAMAGE BEFORE TURNING POWER BACK ON. REMOVE WINDOW AND DOOR COVERINGS. NOTIFY A RELATIVE THAT YOU ARE BACK HOME AND YOUR HOME IS OK. $$ 125 NOUS46 KLOX 272009 PNSLOX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 100 PM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WIND REPORTS SINCE 1000 AM PDT SATURDAY... LOS ANGELES COUNTY PEAK WIND LEO CARRILLO BEACH........................WEST 21 MPH. WHITTIER HILLS............................SOUTH 23 MPH. TONNER CANYON.............................SOUTH 21 MPH. MALIBU CANYON.............................SOUTH 23 MPH. NEWHALL PASS..............................NORTH 22 MPH. CAMP NINE.................................NORTHWEST 23 MPH. SANDBERG..................................NORTH 36 MPH. WARM SPRINGS..............................NORTHWEST 27 MPH. WHITAKER PEAK.............................NORTHWEST 38 MPH. PALMDALE..................................NORTHWEST 37 MPH. LAKE PALMDALE.............................NORTHWEST 28 MPH. POPPY PARK................................NORTHWEST 37 MPH. SADDLEBACK BUTTE..........................NORTHWEST 34 MPH. VALYERMO..................................NORTHWEST 23 MPH. LANCASTER.................................WEST 41 MPH. VENTURA COUNTY PEAK WIND OXNARD....................................WEST 21 MPH. CAMARILLO.................................WEST 21 MPH. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PEAK WIND SANTA BARBARA.............................WEST 30 MPH. LAS FLORES CANYON.........................NORTHWEST 25 MPH. MONTECITO HILLS...........................NORTHEAST 38 MPH. SANTA MARIA...............................WEST 32 MPH. VANDENBERG................................NORTHWEST 29 MPH. LOMPOC AIRPORT............................NORTHWEST 29 MPH. FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN.........................EAST 29 MPH. SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY PEAK WIND SAN LUIS OBISPO...........................NORTHWEST 26 MPH. ARROYO GRANDE.............................NORTHWEST 24 MPH. PASO ROBLES...............................NORTHWEST 22 MPH. $$ 268 NOUS72 KNES 272009 TOPIC: GOES-12 RSO IS SCHEDULED FOR: MAY 27, 2006 DATE/TIME MESSAGE ISSUED: MAY 27, 2006 2010 UTC SATELLITE INVOLVED: GOES-12 INSTRUMENT INVOLVED: IMAGER PRODUCTS AFFECTED: GOES-12 IMAGERY DATE/TIME OF INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION: MAY 27, 2006 2126Z DETAILS: START DATE: MAY 27, 2006 J/D-147 START TIME: 2126Z END DATE: MAY 28, 2006 J/D-0148 END TIME: 0326Z REASON: SEVERE WEATHER LOCATION: UPPER MID-WEST REQUESTOR: MILWAUKEE WFO CONTACT POINT: NOAA SATELLITE SERVICES DIVISION HELP DESK (301) 763-8222 SSDHELPDESK@NOAA.GOV WEB SITES: SEE HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/SATS/GOES/EAST/SCHED.HTML AND HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/SATS/GOES/WEST/SCHED.HTML FOR SCANNING SCHEDULES. = 282 NOUS42 KWNO 272010 ADMNFD SPECIAL NCEP DISCUSSION CENTRAL OPERATIONS/NCEP/NWS/WASHINGTON DC 2010 UTC SAT MAY 27 2006 272010Z...GOES-EAST RSO WILL RUN FROM 27/2126Z UNTIL 28/0326Z..TO ASSIST WITH SEVERE WEATHER METWATCH CONCERNS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MIDWEST. NEWBY/SDM/NCO/NCEP NNNN 640 NOAK48 PAVW 272110 PNSVWS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ AK 1 PM ADT SATURDAY MAY 27 2006 ...NOAA WEATHER RADIO OUT OF SERVICE THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND... CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSMITTER PORTION OF THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO IN VALDEZ WILL PREVENT WEATHER BROADCASTS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. BROADCASTS ARE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO RESUME BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MAY 31 2006. $$ RRW MAY 06 580 NOUS41 KRNK 272120 PNSRNK NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-282200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 520 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICIALS FROM BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA CONDUCTED A STORM SURVEY IN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA. BASED ON THE SURVEY...IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY AN F0 TORNADO THAT OCCURRED FOUR TO FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF MUSEVILLE ON TOMAHAWK MILL ROAD (HWY. 783) SOMETIME BETWEEN 5:10 AND 5:15 PM... FRIDAY MAY 26. THE TORNADO PATH WAS 100 YARDS LONG AND 25 YARDS WIDE. F0 TORNADOS HAVE WIND SPEEDS OF 40 TO 72 MPH. WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED FROM JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF BURNT CHIMNEY TO LAKE BURTON TO GREEN POND. ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS CAUSING THIS DAMAGE WERE 70 TO 80 MPH. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY CERT(COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM)...AND THE CLIMAX FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS ASSISTANCE A DURING THE DAMAGE SURVEY. $$ AMS 559 NOUS99 KGRR 272129 AWOGRR A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM WESTERN QUEBEC INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. THIS RIDGE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOSTLY SUNNY AND NEARLY RAIN FREE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE STRETCHED FROM THE DAKOTAS INTO EASTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL CAUSE THE HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURES TO INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A STRONG SOUTH WIND DEVELOPS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOW. IN ADDITION TO THE WARM AIR THE GULF OF MEXICO OPENS UP ALLOWING THE GULF SURGE OF HUMIDITY TO INVADE THE GREAT LAKES. THE TROUGH GRADUALLY MOVES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST ON MONDAY WHICH WILL USHER IN OUR NEXT CHANCE AT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM AS THEY REACH INTO THE MIDDLE 80S FOR SUNDAY AND THEN INTO THE UPPER 80S FOR THE HOLIDAY ON MONDAY. EXPECT TO HAVE LOWS ONLY IN THE 60S FOR THE REMAIN OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN HAS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF STORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 131. THUNDERSTORM MOVEMENT WILL BE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT AROUND 15 MPH. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER LAKE MICHIGAN SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A VERY WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS SPREADS OVER THE COLD LAKE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME POSSIBLE AGAIN ON MEMORIAL DAY... WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR STORMS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 014 NOUS43 KBIS 272152 PNSBIS NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-272300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA 450 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...SAFETY RULES FOR SEVERE SUMMER STORMS... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND SAFETY RULES MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE. A WATCH MEANS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. DURING A WATCH...YOU SHOULD GO ABOUT YOUR NORMAL BUSINESS...BUT STAY UPDATED ON THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS AND BE PREPARED TO GO TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. TORNADOES ARE NATURES MOST VIOLENT STORMS. IN A HOME...THE BEST SHELTER IS IN THE BASEMENT UNDER HEAVY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...GET TO THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. GET INTO A CLOSET...INTERIOR HALL OR A WINDOWLESS BATHROOM. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. PROTECT YOUR HEAD WITH WHATEVER YOU CAN...A HEAVY BLANKET OR EVEN YOUR HANDS. IN A SCHOOL...OFFICE OR OTHER TYPE OF INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING...GO QUICKLY TO A BASEMENT IF AVAILABLE. IF NONE...GO TO A CENTRAL HALL OR CORRIDOR ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. KEEP AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS...DOORS AND WINDOWS. STAY OUT OF AUDITORIUMS AND GYMNASIUMS. IF CAUGHT THERE...GET UNDER OR NEXT TO SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...WHETHER IT IS TIED DOWN OR NOT...SEEK SHELTER ON FOOT TO THE NEAREST REINFORCED BUILDING. IF IN A CAR AND IN OPEN COUNTRY...DRIVE AT RIGHT ANGLES AWAY FROM THE TORNADO. IF IN A CAR IN AN URBAN AREA...LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND GET TO A REINFORCED SHELTER. $$ 135 NOUS73 KDVN 272201 ADMDVN TO: KDMX FM: KDVN FOUR INCH SOIL TEMPERATURE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 500 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 73 DEGREES $$ 315 NOUS64 KLCH 272210 FTMLCH Message Date: May 27 2006 22:10:56 KLCH RADAR IS DOWN... WORKING WITH EL TECHS TO RESTABLISH OPERATIONS. K. KUYPER RADAR ID 339 DATE/TIME 05:27:06/22:03:36 NUMBER OF STORM CELLS 31 410 NOUS64 KLCH 272211 FTMLCH Message Date: May 27 2006 22:11:02 KLCH RADAR IS DOWN... WORKING WITH EL TECHS TO RESTABLISH OPERATIONS. K. KUYPER RADAR ID 339 DATE/TIME 05:27:06/22:03:36 NUMBER OF STORM CELLS 31 554 NOUS64 KLCH 272211 FTMLCH Message Date: May 27 2006 22:11:10 KLCH RADAR IS DOWN... WORKING WITH EL TECHS TO RESTABLISH OPERATIONS. K. KUYPER RADAR ID 339 DATE/TIME 05:27:06/22:03:36 NUMBER OF STORM CELLS 31 909 NOUS74 KLCH 272213 ADMLCH LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-272400- ALERT ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 505 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 KLCH RADAR IS DOWN AT THIS TIME. EL TECH WORKING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. DO NOT HAVE AN ESTIMATED TIME ON A RETURN TO SERVICE. $$ K. KUYPER 014 NOUS45 KPUB 272259 PNSPUB COZ070-085-086-272359 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 459 PM MDT SAT MAY 27 2006 PUEBLO HIGH TODAY................. 95 LOW THIS MORNING........... 46 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... 0.00 RECORD HI..PREV REC 94 IN 1974 AND ERLYR PK WND GUST SOUTH 33 MPH AT 355 PM. COLORADO SPRGS HIGH TODAY................. 88 LOW THIS MORNING........... 51 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... 0.00 RECORD HI..PREV REC 86 IN 1974. PK WND GUST SOUTHWEST 38 MPH AT 350 PM. ALAMOSA HIGH TODAY................. 77 LOW THIS MORNING........... 39 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... 0.00 PK WND GUST SOUTHWEST 32 MPH AT 231 PM. NNNN 819 NOUS46 KLOX 272305 PNSLOX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 404 PM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WIND REPORTS SINCE 100 PM PDT SATURDAY... LOS ANGELES COUNTY PEAK WIND SANDBERG.................................NORTH 43 MPH. PALMDALE.................................NORTHWEST 39 MPH. LAKE PALMDALE............................NORTHWEST 36 MPH. POPPY PARK...............................WEST 37 MPH. SADDLEBACK BUTTE.........................NORTHWEST 31 MPH. LANCASTER................................NORTHWEST 35 MPH. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PEAK WIND LAS FLORES CANYON........................NORTHWEST 31 MPH. SANTA MARIA..............................WEST 37 MPH. VANDENBERG...............................NORTHWEST 35 MPH. LOMPOC AIRPORT...........................NORTHWEST 33 MPH. $$ MOYER 958 NOUS41 KRNK 272310 PNSRNK NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-282200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 710 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...STORM SURVEY DAMAGE RESULTS FOR PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICIALS FROM BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA CONDUCTED A STORM SURVEY IN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA FOR STORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH ON FRIDAY MAY 26TH. BASED ON THE SURVEY...IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE INITIAL DAMAGE ON WAS CAUSED BY AN F0 TORNADO THAT BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN...FOUR MILES SOUTHEAST OF MUSEVILLE OFF TOMAHAWK MILL ROAD (HWY. 783) AROUND 5:15 PM...FRIDAY MAY 26. THE TORNADO PATH WAS 100 YARDS LONG AND 25 YARDS WIDE. F0 TORNADOS HAVE WIND SPEEDS OF 40 TO 72 MPH. THIS TORNADO UPROOTED NUMEROUS SHALLOW ROOTED TREES. WIDESPREAD NON-TORNADIC...OR STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE...WAS OBSERVED SOUTH AND EAST OF WHERE THE BRIEF F0 TORNADO OCCURRED...FROM JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF BURNT CHIMNEY TO JUST NORTH OF LAKE BURTON TO NEAR GREEN POND. ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS CAUSING THIS DAMAGE WERE 70 TO 80 MPH. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE WAS FOUND ALONG HIGHWAY 649...OR ANDERSON MILL ROAD...WHERE NUMEROUS LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED AND SOME STRUCTURES RECEIVED DAMAGE INCLUDING THE TOMAHAWK MILL VINEYARD AND WINERY. ON HIGHWAY 800...JUST NORTH OF BURTON LAKE ROAD...NUMEROUS LARGE TREES WERE DOWNED AND UPROOTED AND A WOOD STABLE WAS DESTROYED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY CRT(COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM)...AND THE CLIMAX FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS ASSISTANCE A DURING THE DAMAGE SURVEY. $$ AMS/HYSELL 374 NOUS43 KDMX 272326 PNSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-281130- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 626 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 DAILY 4 INCH SOIL TEMPERATURES .BR DSM 0527 C DH1700/TSRIZX : :ID LOCATION 4 INCH TEMP : ATLI4 : ATLANTIC : 71 BLGI4 : BURLINGTON : 71 CSAI4 : CASTANA : 70 DVN : DAVENPORT : 73 DMX : JOHNSTON : 67 DCR : DECORAH : 65 ESTI4 : ESTHERVILLE : M KANI4 : KANAWHA : 74 3OI : LAMONI : 72 NHUI4 : NASHUA : 72 OELI4 : OELWEIN : 65 OSKI4 : OSKALOOSA : M 3SE : SPENCER : M TLDI4 : TOLEDO : 64 .END $$ 419 NOUS43 KBIS 272357 PNSBIS NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-280200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 658 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 THE MINOT AIR FORCE BASE WSR-88D DOPPLER RADAR IS DOWN DUE TO TRANSMITTER PROBLEMS. TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BUT NO TIME OF RETURN TO SERVICE IS KNOWN. ADJACENT WSR-88D RADARS...KMOT...KMVX...KABR. $$ HW 684 NOUS45 KBOU 270045 PNSBOU COZ030>051-272300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 645 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2007 ...THIS WEEK IN METRO DENVER WEATHER HISTORY... 20-27 IN 2002...LIGHTNING SPARKED A WILDFIRE NEAR DECKERS. EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS THE FOLLOWING DAY ALLOWED THE FIRE...KNOWN AS THE SCHOONOVER...TO CONSUME 3850 ACRES BEFORE IT COULD BE CONTAINED. THIRTEEN STRUCTURES WERE DESTROYED...INCLUDING 4 HOMES...RESULTING IN 2.2 MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. 26-31 IN 1995...A COOL PERIOD WITH LIGHT MORNING SHOWERS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PUSHED RIVERS ALREADY SWOLLEN FROM MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT OVER THEIR BANKS CAUSING MINOR FLOODING. STREAMS AND RIVERS SUCH AS THE SOUTH PLATTE AND BOULDER CREEK FLOODED MEADOWLANDS...BIKE PATHS...ROADS NEAR STREAMS...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AND CROP DAMAGE WAS UNKNOWN. RAINFALL TOTALED 1.79 INCHES AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND ONLY 1.51 INCHES AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 27 IN 1874...AN APPARENT THUNDERSTORM GUST FRONT REACHED THE CITY AT 6:40 PM. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED TO 48 MPH FOR A FEW MINUTES PRODUCED LARGE COLUMNS OF DUST IN THE CITY AND ON THE PRAIRIE. THERE WAS NO RAIN IN THE CITY. IN 1942...A DUSTSTORM SWEPT INTO THE CITY...BUT NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. WEST WINDS WERE SUSTAINED TO 23 MPH. IN 1953...A HEAVY HAILSTORM CAUSED AN ESTIMATED 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGE ACROSS METRO DENVER. LARGER THAN GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL FELL IN WESTMINSTER AND NORTH DENVER. ONLY 1/8 INCH HAIL WAS MEASURED AT STAPLETON AIRPORT. IN 1955...WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS AT 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 58 MPH BRIEFLY REDUCED THE VISIBILITY TO 1/2 MILE IN BLOWING DUST AT STAPLETON AIRPORT. IN 1981...LIGHTNING DAMAGED POWER LINES WEST OF LAKEWOOD AND BLEW UP A TRANSFORMER AT THE DENVER FEDERAL CENTER. HAIL 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER WAS REPORTED IN LAKEWOOD AND ON I-25 SOUTH OF DENVER. IN 2001...HAIL AS LARGE AS 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER WAS MEASURED NEAR COMMERCE CITY. IN 2003...HAIL TO 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER FELL NEAR CENTRAL CITY. IN 2006...UNUSUALLY WARM WEATHER FOR LATE MAY PRODUCED TWO TEMPERATURE RECORDS. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES WAS A RECORD MAXIMUM FOR THE DATE. THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES EQUALED THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. BOTH PREVIOUS RECORDS OCCURRED IN 1895. 28 IN 1884...A THUNDERSTORM APPARENTLY PRODUCED LARGE HAIL. THE HAIL STONES WERE NOTED AS UNUSUALLY LARGE...BUT THE DIAMETER OF THE STONES WAS NOT MEASURED. THE HAIL FELL FOR ONLY 5 MINUTES. PRECIPITATION FROM THE STORM WAS ONLY 0.05 INCH. IN 1898...HEAVY THUNDERSTORM RAINFALL TOTALED 1.74 INCHES IN DOWNTOWN DENVER. HAIL OF UNKNOWN SIZE ACCOMPANIED THE STORM. IN 1981...A WOMAN IN AURORA WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY LIGHTNING. ANOTHER BOLT INJURED A BOY ON A BICYCLE AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY. ABOUT HALF AN INCH OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES CAUSED STREET FLOODING IN THE AREA. A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES SOME 3 MILES NORTH OF STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. IN 1982...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN SOUTHEAST DENVER...AURORA...AND STRASBURG. THE LARGE HAILSTONES UNDOUBTEDLY DAMAGED SOME CARS IN THE AREA. AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...ONLY 1/2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL WAS MEASURED. IN 1991...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL FELL IN BRIGHTON. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. LATER...HAIL RANGING IN SIZE FROM 3/4 INCH TO 1 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER FELL OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF METRO DENVER. IN SOME AREAS...HAIL PILED UP A FEW INCHES IN DEPTH. IN 1994...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH DAMAGED 16 SMALL AIRPLANES AND A HANGAR AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT. IN 2001...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED LARGE HAIL ACROSS METRO DENVER. HAIL AS LARGE AS 1 INCH IN DIAMETER FELL IN LAKEWOOD...WHEAT RIDGE...NORTHWEST DENVER...NEAR WATKINS... BENNETT...AND KEENESBURG. HAIL 3/4 INCH OR LARGER FELL IN BRIGHTON. THUNDERSTORM WINDS GUSTED TO 58 MPH AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. A SMALL TORNADO (F0) TOUCHED DOWN NEAR BENNETT...BUT DID NO DAMAGE. 29 IN 1934...THE LOW TEMPERATURE DIPPED TO ONLY 66 DEGREES...THE ALL-TIME RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. IN 1958...A MICROBURST CAUSED A BRIEF WIND GUST TO 56 MPH AT STAPLETON AIRPORT. IN 1964...HEAVY RAIN CAUSED FLOODING IN THE HARVEY GULCH AREA OF SOUTHEAST DENVER. THE HIGH WATER DAMAGED HOMES... BUSINESSES...STREETS...AND BRIDGES. AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...1.33 INCHES OF RAIN WERE MEASURED WITH 1.76 INCHES TOTAL RAINFALL ON THE 29TH AND 30TH. THE HEAVY RAIN DURING THE LAST WEEK OF THE MONTH WAS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION SINCE APRIL 3RD. IN 1967...3/4 TO 1 INCH DIAMETER HAIL STONES FELL IN THE CITY OF DENVER...BUT CAUSED NO REPORTED DAMAGE. HAIL AS LARGE AS 3/4 INCH WAS MEASURED AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. IN 1975...THE HEAVIEST LAST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON OCCURRED WHEN 5.6 INCHES OF SNOW WERE MEASURED AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. RAIN ALL DAY ON THE 28TH CHANGED TO SNOW ON THE 29TH AND ACCUMULATED TO A DEPTH OF 4 INCHES ON THE GROUND. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTED TO 31 MPH. PRECIPITATION (RAIN AND MELTED SNOW) ON THE 28TH AND 29TH TOTALED 1.48 INCHES. IN 1982...ONE MAN WAS KILLED AND TWO OTHERS INJURED BY A LIGHTNING STRIKE AS THEY STOOD UNDER A TREE IN THE CITY OF DENVER'S WASHINGTON PARK. IN 1987...7/8 INCH DIAMETER HAIL FELL NEAR CASTLE ROCK. IN 1990...THUNDERSTORMS OVER METRO DENVER PRODUCED SEVERAL SMALL FUNNEL CLOUDS AND TWO SMALL TORNADOES. THE FIRST TORNADO (F0) TOUCHED DOWN IN NORTHWEST DENVER AND CAUSED ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOUSE AND SNAPPED OFF THE TOPS OF SEVERAL TREES. A SECOND TORNADO (F1) TOUCHED DOWN IN NORTHGLENN AND MOVED INTO THORNTON DAMAGING A GROUP OF SELF STORAGE GARAGES...SEVERAL VEHICLES...A WOODEN FENCE...SEVERAL TREES... AND THE ROOF OF AN AUTO PARTS STORE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE STORMS ALSO CAUSED MINOR STREET FLOODING ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF METRO DENVER. RAINFALL TOTALS RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. LIGHTNING STARTED A SMALL FIRE AT A HOME IN NORTHWEST DENVER. THE FIRE WAS CONFINED TO THE FRONT ROOMS AND WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. SNOW PLOWS WERE USED TO CLEAR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL FROM A STRETCH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 285 IN TURKEY CREEK CANYON. LIGHTNING FELLED A TREE IN NORTHEAST DENVER...WHILE STRONG WINDS SNAPPED OFF SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS IN THE SAME AREA. THUNDERSTORM RAINFALL TOTALED 0.82 INCH AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHERE SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTED TO 30 MPH. IN 1991...LIGHTNING STRUCK A 13 YEAR OLD BOY IN A FIELD IN FORT LUPTON. THE BOY WAS IN CRITICAL CONDITION IN AN AREA HOSPITAL FOR 2 DAYS BEFORE RECOVERING. IN 1995...LIGHTNING STRUCK A SOCCER GOAL POST AND INJURED 6 ADULTS VIEWING A SOCCER GAME IN ARVADA. ALTHOUGH NO ONE RECEIVED A DIRECT HIT FROM THE LIGHTNING...ALL ESCAPED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES...EXCEPT ONE WOMAN WHO WAS HOSPITALIZED. IN 1996...LARGE HAIL...3/4 TO 1 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER... STRUCK LAKEWOOD AND WEST DENVER. LIGHTNING SPARKED A SMALL FIRE WHEN IT STRUCK AN OIL STORAGE TANK 5 MILES WEST OF BRIGHTON. IN 2001...LIGHTNING SPARKED A FIRE IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN AURORA...FORCING THE EVACUATION OF 24 UNITS. MOST OF THE FIRE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE ATTIC. DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS. IN 2004...A MAN AND HIS SON WERE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHILE PRACTICING ON THE DRIVING RANGE AT THE MEADOWS GOLF CLUB IN SOUTHWEST METRO DENVER. THE FATHER WAS KILLED BY THE BOLT...AND HIS 16 YEAR OLD SON SERIOUSLY INJURED. THREE OTHER PEOPLE STANDING NEARBY RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES. 29-1 IN 1894...HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT RUNOFF CAUSED WIDESPREAD FLOODING OVER THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN. RAINFALL WAS HEAVIEST IN THE FOOTHILLS WHERE 5 TO 8 INCHES WERE MEASURED OVER THE 4 DAYS. HEAVY RAINFALL WEST OF BOULDER FLOODED MINING TOWNS AND DAMAGED MINING PROPERTIES. IN THE CANYONS ABOVE BOULDER...RAILROADS AND ROADS WERE WASHED OUT ALONG WITH MANY BRIDGES. THE FLOODWATERS SPREAD INTO CENTRAL BOULDER AND COVERED A WIDE AREA FROM UNIVERSITY HILL NORTH TO NEAR MAPLETON HILL TO A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 8 FEET. MANY HOUSES WERE SWEPT AWAY...AND EVERY BRIDGE IN BOULDER WAS DESTROYED. A FEW PEOPLE...TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES BY THE FLOODWATERS... HAD TO BE RESCUED. HOWEVER...THE GRADUAL RISE OF THE FLOOD WATERS RESULTED IN ONLY ONE DEATH. BOULDER CREEK SPREAD TO A WIDTH OF NEARLY ONE MILE IN THE PASTURE LAND TO THE EAST OF BOULDER. EXTENSIVE FLOODING ON LEFT HAND CREEK NORTH OF BOULDER WASHED AWAY RAILROAD AND WAGON BRIDGES. THE HEAVY CLOUDBURSTS CAUSED FLOODING ON BEAR CREEK...WHICH WASHED AWAY BRIDGES...RAILROAD TRACKS...AND STRUCTURES AND DESTROYED THE CANYON ROADWAY. MORRISON SUSTAINED THE HEAVIEST FLOOD DAMAGE ON BEAR CREEK. IN DENVER...RAINFALL TOTALED ONLY 1.50 INCHES ON THE 30TH AND 31ST...BUT THE HEAVY RAINFALL ON UPSTREAM TRIBUTARIES OF THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER CAUSED THE RIVER TO RISE AS MUCH AS 10 FEET ABOVE THE LOW WATER MARK IN THE CITY...WHICH CAUSED SOME FLOODING OF PASTURE LAND DOWNSTREAM TO A DEPTH OF 6 FEET NEAR BRIGHTON. 30 IN 1875...A WINDSTORM LASTING ALMOST ALL DAY PRODUCED SUSTAINED WINDS TO 42 MPH. IN 1935...SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 34 MPH PRODUCED A MODERATE DUSTSTORM DURING THE AFTERNOON. IN 1938...HEAVY THUNDERSTORM RAIN AND HAIL PUMMELED DOWNTOWN DENVER DURING THE EVENING HOURS. RAINFALL ACCUMULATED TO 1.63 INCHES. HAIL ACCUMULATED TO A DEPTH OF 18 INCHES. IN 1948...A LOCALIZED THUNDERSTORM CAUSED FLOODING ON SAND CREEK IN AURORA AND NORTHEAST DENVER. RAINFALL WAS ONLY 0.49 INCH IN DOWNTOWN DENVER WHERE LIGHT HAIL ALSO FELL. IN 1963...A GOLFER DIED OF INJURIES RECEIVED WHEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON A GOLF COURSE SOUTHWEST OF DENVER. A WAREHOUSE IN DENVER WAS DAMAGED AND ITS CONTENTS DESTROYED BY A LIGHTNING-CAUSED FIRE. IN 1967...UP TO 4.00 INCHES OF RAIN IN LAKEWOOD AND WHEAT RIDGE CAUSED FLOODING OF ROADS AND BASEMENTS. WATER WAS SEVERAL FEET DEEP IN SOME YARDS. MANY STREETS WERE TEMPORARILY CLOSED. HAIL AS LARGE AS 1 INCH IN DIAMETER FELL IN WHEAT RIDGE. HAIL PILED UP TO 2 FEET DEEP IN SOME LOW LYING AREAS OF EAST AND SOUTHEAST DENVER. SNOWPLOWS WERE EMPLOYED TO REMOVE THE HAIL. STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...WHERE WEST WINDS GUSTED TO 39 MPH...RECEIVED 1.51 INCHES OF RAIN AND HAIL...WHICH FORCED THE CLOSURE OF THE RUNWAYS FOR AN HOUR. HAIL STONES TO 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER WERE MEASURED AT BUCKLEY FIELD. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SIGHTED NEAR SOUTH WADSWORTH BLVD. AND BEAR CREEK. A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY IN THE VICINITY OF 60TH AND 62ND AVENUES NEAR NORTH WASHINGTON STREET. THE STORM UPROOTED TREES AND DAMAGED ONE BUILDING. DOORS WERE RIPPED FROM A BUSINESS HOUSE...WIDELY SCATTERING IRRIGATION PIPE. IN ADDITION...A TOTAL OF 3 FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE SIGHTED IN THAT AREA. IN 1970...HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER FELL AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. IN 1976...A SINGLE THUNDERSTORM CROSSED SOUTH METRO DENVER PRODUCING A FUNNEL CLOUD 2 MILES SOUTH OF ARAPAHOE ROAD AND BROADWAY. THE STORM MOVED OVER BUCKLEY FIELD PRODUCING A FUNNEL CLOUD AND 1/2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL. AS THE STORM MOVED NORTHEAST OF THE CITY...A LARGE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR EAST 59TH AVE AND TOWER ROAD AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 20 MINUTES. IT DEMOLISHED A 60-FOOT-LONG CINDERBLOCK COW SHED...TORE A WALL FROM A MACHINERY SHED...TORE SHINGLES OFF THE ROOF OF A FARMHOUSE NEARBY...AND FELLED 12 TREES ON ONE FARM. A BOY IN A FEED SHED 20 FEET FROM A DESTROYED BUILDING WAS NOT INJURED. IN 1977...3/4 TO 1 INCH DIAMETER HAIL FELL AT OR NEAR STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ONE INCH TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL FELL IN SOUTH DENVER...DAMAGING SOME HOMES AND EXTENSIVELY DAMAGING SOME AIRPLANES AT ARAPAHOE COUNTY AIRPORT...NOW CENTENNIAL AIRPORT. HAIL COVERED HIGHWAYS TO A DEPTH OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IN SOUTH DENVER. IN 1978...TWO FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE SIGHTED 5 MILES SOUTH OF STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HAIL UP TO 1 1/4 INCHES IN DIAMETER WAS REPORTED IN WHEAT RIDGE AND NORTHWEST DENVER. ONLY 1/2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL FELL AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. IN 1989...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL FELL AT THE JUNCTION OF I-25 AND I-225. ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL FELL IN LITTLETON. IN 1990...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CROSSED METRO DENVER... PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND SCATTERED AREAS OF PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL. SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES WERE BLOWN DOWN BY THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS...WHICH ALSO CAUSED MINOR POWER OUTAGES ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF METRO DENVER. THE STRONG WINDS UPROOTED A 25- TO 30-FOOT TREE IN THE ACRES GREEN SUBDIVISION OF NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY. THE TREE BLOCKED A BUSY STREET FOR SEVERAL HOURS. A PILOT REPORTED HAIL AS LARGE AS 1 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER COVERING THE GROUND NEAR THE NORTH END OF A RUNWAY AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HEAVY RAIN CAUSED A ROCK AND MUD SLIDE THAT PARTIALLY CLOSED THE BOULDER CANYON HIGHWAY 10 MILES WEST OF BOULDER. THUNDERSTORM WINDS GUSTED TO 41 MPH AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. IN 2001...LIGHTNING IGNITED A FIRE WHICH DESTROYED A LUXURY HOME ON BEAR MOUNTAIN NEAR EVERGREEN. ESTIMATED DAMAGE WAS SET AT 1 MILLION DOLLARS. IN 2003...FLASH FLOODING OCCURRED IN THE HAYMAN FIRE BURN AREA AFTER AS MUCH AS 1 INCH OF RAIN FELL IN 30 MINUTES. THE HEAVY RAINFALL WASHED OUT MANY ACCESS ROADS AND CLOSED STATE HIGHWAY 67 BETWEEN DECKERS AND WEST CREEK. A 3-FOOT WALL OF WATER RAN DOWN FOURMILE CREEK FROM THE YMCA CAMP AT SHADY BROOK...DAMAGING ONE BUILDING IN THE CAMP AND FLOODING ROADS. HAIL AS LARGE AS 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER FELL NEAR ROGGEN IN WELD COUNTY. IN 2005...LIGHTNING STRUCK AS LEAST 20 HOMES IN WESTMINSTER. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED HAIL AS LARGE AS 1.25 INCHES IN AND NEAR FORT LUPTON AND HAIL TO 3/4 INCH NEAR INDIAN HILLS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. 30-31 IN 1935...HEAVY THUNDERSTORM RAINS OVERNIGHT CAUSED FLASH FLOODING EAST OF THE CITY ON BOTH KIOWA AND BIJOU CREEKS... RESULTING IN A TOTAL OF 9 DEATHS. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS ON KIOWA CREEK WHERE THERE WERE MORE STRUCTURES. THE WATER ROSE RAPIDLY DURING THE STORM...RIPPING HOUSES AND STORES FROM THEIR FOUNDATIONS AND SWEEPING THEM DOWNSTREAM. PRECIPITATION IN DENVER TOTALED ONLY 0.01 INCH. HAIL FELL IN THE CITY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE HAIL WAS VERY SMALL AND CAUSED NO DAMAGE. IN 1983...A LATE STORM OF RAIN AND SNOW HIT THE FRONT RANGE. OVER AN INCH OF RAIN FELL AT SOME SPOTS...AND ABOVE 7 THOUSAND FEET...1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WHITENED THE GROUND. SOME SNOW FLAKES EVEN FELL IN THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF METRO DENVER ON THE NIGHT OF THE 30TH. IN 2002...UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER AT THE END OF THE MONTH RESULTED IN 3 TEMPERATURE RECORDS. HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 91 DEGREES ON THE 30TH EQUALED THE RECORD MAXIMUM FOR THE DATE. LOW TEMPERATURE OF 61 DEGREES ON THE 31ST WAS A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM FOR THE DATE. HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES ON THE 31ST WAS A RECORD MAXIMUM FOR THE DATE. 31 IN 1917...RAINFALL TOTALED 0.55 INCH AND WAS MIXED BRIEFLY WITH SNOW AROUND MIDDAY. ONLY A TRACE OF SNOW FELL. COLD TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAY RESULTED IN A HIGH OF 44 DEGREES AND A LOW OF 35 DEGREES. THE MONTH CLOSED AS THE COLDEST MAY ON RECORD WITH A MEAN TEMPERATURE OF ONLY 48.7 DEGREES...ABOUT 8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE COLD TEMPERATURES DURING THE MONTH HAD A MARKED EFFECT ON SHADE TREES AND SHRUBS IN THE CITY. ELMS WERE JUST STARTING TO LEAF. LEAVES ON COTTONWOODS AND MAPLES WERE ONLY HALF FORMED. LILACS WERE JUST BLOOMING...AND SNOWBALL CLUSTERS WOULD NOT BLOOM FOR DAYS. IN 1959...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHING THE GROUND 10 MILES SOUTH OF STAPLETON AIRPORT. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. IN 1984...A THUNDERSTORM MICROBURST PRODUCED A WIND GUST TO 67 MPH...7 MILES EAST OF BOULDER. IN 1991...HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE PUMMELED SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF METRO DENVER AND CONTINUED ON EAST TO WATKINS. SEVERAL HOUSES AND CARS WERE DAMAGED. LATER... THUNDERSTORMS DUMPED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE CITY OF DENVER... CAUSING STREET FLOODING IN AN AREA JUST SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN AND JUST NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN. WATER WAS UP TO 10 INCHES DEEP OVER NORTHWEST DENVER. A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN CASTLE ROCK WHERE 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL ALSO FELL. IN 1993...THUNDERSTORMS DROPPED DIME SIZE HAIL IN COMMERCE CITY. IN 1994...LIGHTNING STRUCK AN APARTMENT IN LOUISVILLE AND DAMAGED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT...INCLUDING A COMPUTER. IN 2006...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED 1 INCH DIAMETER HAIL NEAR BOULDER. 1 IN 1875...A WINDSTORM DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING PRODUCED SUSTAINED WINDS TO 50 MPH. IN 1898...SOUTH WINDS WERE SUSTAINED TO 41 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 46 MPH. IN 1917...A TRACE OF UNMELTED SNOW FELL IN DOWNTOWN DENVER. PRECIPITATION FOR THE DAY TOTALED 0.08 INCH...HALF OF WHICH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE FROM MELTED SNOW. IN 1919...SNOWFALL OF 0.4 INCH WAS MEASURED IN DOWNTOWN DENVER. THIS WAS THE GREATEST CALENDAR DAY AND 24-HOUR SNOWFALL EVER RECORDED DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE. PRECIPITATION (RAIN AND MELTED SNOW) TOTALED 0.15 INCH. TWO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET. THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 32 DEGREES WAS A RECORD MINIMUM FOR THE DATE. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF ONLY 40 DEGREES WAS A RECORD LOW MAXIMUM FOR THE DATE AND THE MONTH. NORTH WINDS WERE SUSTAINED TO 36 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. IN 1951...A TRACE OF SNOW FELL AT STAPLETON AIRPORT. IN 1961...HAIL AS LARGE AS 1 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER FELL IN WEST DENVER WITH HAIL TO 1 1/4 INCHES REPORTED IN DERBY. IN 1965...A MAN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN SOUTHEAST DENVER DIED SHORTLY AFTER BEING ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL. LIGHTNING DAMAGED POWER LINES IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST DENVER. IN 1980...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS BLEW IN THE WINDOWS OF A MOBILE HOME IN NORTHGLENN. IN 1990...A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED WIND GUSTS TO 63 MPH IN BOULDER. A SMALL TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN A FARMER'S FIELD BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF LOUISVILLE AND LAFAYETTE. ANOTHER TORNADO WAS SPOTTED IN AN OPEN FIELD 3 MILES WEST OF BRIGHTON. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SIGHTED NEAR HUDSON. A MICROBURST WIND GUST TO 55 MPH WAS RECORDED AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED FROM ANY OF THESE EVENTS. IN 1991...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...FUNNEL CLOUDS...AND HEAVY RAIN WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS METRO DENVER. FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE REPORTED IN LAKEWOOD... BOULDER...ARVADA...AND JUST EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL. HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE FELL IN LAKEWOOD...JUST WEST OF SEDALIA...IN LITTLETON...ARVADA...ENGLEWOOD...AND THE CITY OF DENVER. A MOBILE HOME PARK IN JEFFERSON COUNTY REPORTED HAIL TO 3 FEET DEEP. UP TO 1.00 INCH OF RAIN FELL IN 45 MINUTES NEAR BOULDER...CAUSING BOULDER CREEK TO FLOW OUT OF ITS BANKS. ROCK AND MUD SLIDES FORCED THE CLOSURE OF MANY ROADS IN BOULDER COUNTY. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OVER A COUPLE OF HOURS. CLEAR CREEK IN GOLDEN SPILLED OVER ONTO U.S. HIGHWAY 6. HEAVY RAINS WASHED AWAY PART OF A BRIDGE NEAR ERIE. WATER WAS UP TO 18 INCHES DEEP IN WESTMINSTER. WIND GUSTS TO 58 MPH WERE REPORTED AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHERE 1/4 INCH HAIL FELL... AND HEAVY THUNDERSTORM RAINFALL TOTALED 0.82 INCHES...BRIEFLY REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO 1 1/4 MILES. ESTIMATES OF TOTAL DAMAGE FROM THESE STORMS WOULD EXCEED 7 MILLION DOLLARS. IN 1994...HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER FELL OVER SOUTH DENVER AND LITTLETON. IN 1997...TWO SHORT LIVED-TORNADOES FORMED NEAR BENNETT...BUT DID NO REPORTED DAMAGE. IN 2002...STRONG WINDS FROM THE OUTFLOW OF DISSIPATING SHOWERS DEVELOPED TO THE EAST OF DENVER. NEAR STRASBURG...A SPOTTER RECORDED A WIND GUST TO 58 MPH. 1-2 IN 2002...UNUSUALLY VERY WARM WEATHER FOR SO EARLY IN JUNE RESULTED IN TWO TEMPERATURE RECORDS. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 96 DEGREES ON THE 1ST AND 93 DEGREES ON THE 2ND WERE RECORD HIGHS FOR EACH DATE...RESPECTIVELY. 1-4 IN 1977...UNUSUALLY WARM WEATHER FOR THIS EARLY IN JUNE RESULTED IN 3 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BEING EQUALED AT THE TIME: 88 DEGREES ON THE 1ST...90 DEGREES ON THE 2ND... AND 93 DEGREES ON THE 4TH. MAXIMUM OF 91 DEGREES ON THE 3RD WAS NOT A RECORD. 2 IN 1914...FLOODING OCCURRED ON BOULDER CREEK WHEN HEAVY RAINS ADDED TO HEAVY SNOWMELT RUNOFF. FLOODING DAMAGED THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FROM THE MOUNTAINS INTO BOULDER AND DESTROYED ROADS AND BRIDGES IN THE CANYONS ABOVE BOULDER. THE FLOODING IN CENTRAL BOULDER WAS DESCRIBED AS THE WORST SINCE THE TRAGIC FLOOD OF MAY 29TH THROUGH JUNE 3RD IN 1894. HOWEVER...THERE WAS NO REPORTED LOSS OF LIFE. THE FLOOD WATERS ALSO INUNDATED PASTURE LAND TO THE EAST OF THE TOWN. IN 1951...THE LOWEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE IN JUNE...30 DEGREES... OCCURRED. THIS WAS ALSO THE LATEST DATE OF THE LAST FREEZE IN DENVER. THE UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER WAS ACCOMPANIED BY 0.3 INCH OF SNOWFALL. PRECIPITATION...BOTH RAIN AND MELTED SNOW...TOTALED 0.30 INCH. IN 1966...MICROBURST WINDS GUSTED TO 51 MPH AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. IN 1981...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ROARED THROUGH METRO DENVER... DUMPING 2.00 INCHES OF RAIN IN AS LITTLE AS 20 MINUTES AND BOMBING MANY AREAS WITH HAIL TO 1 3/4 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE HEAVY RAIN CAUSED LOCAL FLOODING WITH UP TO 3 FEET OF WATER IN SOME STREETS IN NORTHWEST METRO DENVER. PART OF A STREET WAS WASHED OUT IN THORNTON. LIGHTNING STRIKES STARTED A FIRE AND CAUSED A POWER OUTAGE JUST NORTH OF DENVER. LIGHTNING ALSO STRUCK A BARN WHICH BURNED TO THE GROUND IN BRIGHTON. NUMEROUS CARS SUSTAINED MINOR HAIL DAMAGE. A TORNADO WAS SPOTTED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL...BUT CAUSED NO DAMAGE. IN 1982...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED LARGE HAIL ACROSS METRO DENVER. HAIL TO 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER WAS REPORTED IN LOUISVILLE AND NORTHEAST DENVER. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR STRASBURG WHERE TWO TORNADOES WERE ALSO SIGHTED. IN 1983...A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 5 MILES SOUTH OF BENNETT. IT DESTROYED AN OUTBUILDING AND DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO GREYHOUND DOG SHELTERS. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR THE TORNADO...DESTROYING SOME HAY. IN 1985...3/4 INCH HAIL FELL IN SOUTHWEST METRO DENVER. IN 1989...LARGE HAIL FELL OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL DENVER. A FEW STONES WERE AS LARGE AS BASEBALLS...AND MANY RANGED FROM 3/4 INCH TO GOLF BALL SIZE. THE HAIL PILED UP 2 TO 4 INCHES DEEP IN SOME AREAS. HAIL TO 3/4 INCH FELL AT BUCKLEY FIELD IN AURORA...AND 7/8 INCH HAIL FELL JUST EAST OF AURORA. A HOME IN LOUISVILLE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND WAS 30 PERCENT DESTROYED BY THE ENSUING FIRE. IN 1991...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS IN ARAPAHOE COUNTY...14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...DAMAGED THE ROOF OF A HOME AND A RADIO ANTENNA. A FUNNEL CLOUD... 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...WAS SIGHTED FOR 11 MINUTES BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVERS. IN 1993...A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY IN SOUTH DENVER... DESTROYING THE 4-INCH THICK CONCRETE ROOF OF A BUILDING AND CAUSING ABOUT 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. THE TWISTER ALSO PICKED UP A TRASH DUMPSTER AND DROPPED IT ONTO A CAR 30 FEET AWAY...CAUSING AN ESTIMATED 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. HAIL UP TO AN INCH IN DIAMETER FELL IN AURORA... CONIFER...AND BENNETT. TWO FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE SPOTTED NEAR DECKERS. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SIGHTED FOR 19 MINUTES BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVERS TO THE SOUTHWEST OF STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. IN 1994...LIGHTNING STRUCK TWO HOMES IN DENVER...STARTING FIRES WHICH CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO BOTH. HAIL TO 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER FELL IN GOLDEN. IN 1995...LIGHTNING STRUCK A HOUSE IN NEDERLAND...CAUSING A FIRE THAT WAS DOUSED BY SUBSEQUENT RAINFALL. A PORTION OF THE ROOF AND WALL WAS DAMAGED. THE STORM ALSO LEFT MOST OF NEDERLAND WITHOUT POWER FOR TWO HOURS. LIGHTNING ALSO STRUCK A HIGH CHIMNEY OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WEST DENVER. THE JOLT SPRAYED BRICKS AROUND THE SCHOOL YARD AND PARKING LOT. TWENTY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING AT THE TIME...BUT ALL ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SIGHTED OVER FORT LUPTON...AND 3/4 INCH HAIL FELL IN LAFAYETTE. IN 2003...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HAIL AS LARGE AS 1.50 INCHES IN DIAMETER FELL NEAR PARKER. ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH OCCURRED NEAR PARKER AND NEAR DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 52 MPH WERE RECORDED. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WERE ESTIMATED NEAR BENNETT. IN 2005...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED HAIL AS LARGE AS 1 INCH IN DIAMETER IN THE CITY OF DENVER. A TORNADO WAS SIGHTED NEAR BENNETT ALONG WITH 3/4 INCH HAIL. 2-4 IN 1989...HEAVY RAIN DRENCHED METRO DENVER WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS RECORDED ON THE 3RD. TOTAL RAINFALL RANGED FROM 1 1/2 TO 3 INCHES. ROADS WERE WASHED OUT IN BOULDER COUNTY... AND FLOODED BASEMENTS CAUSED WATER DAMAGE TO HOUSES IN THE GUNBARREL SECTION OF BOULDER. IN SUBURBAN DENVER...HEAVY RAIN CAUSED MINOR FLOODING ALONG LENA GULCH IN JEFFERSON COUNTY WHERE TWO MOBILE HOME PARKS WERE EVACUATED. RAINFALL TOTALED 1.66 INCHES AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 2-7 IN 1921...HEAVY RAINFALL FOR NEARLY A WEEK...ON TOP OF STREAMS ALREADY SWOLLEN BY MOUNTAIN SNOWMELT...PRODUCED WIDESPREAD FLOODING OVER THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...INCLUDING THE TRIBUTARIES THROUGH THE CANYONS TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF DENVER. HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE 6-DAY PERIOD TOTALED 3.36 INCHES IN BOULDER...4.98 INCHES IN MORRISON...4.27 INCHES IN CASTLE ROCK...AND 2.94 INCHES IN THE CITY OF DENVER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS WERE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES. THE NARROW-GAGE TRACKS OF THE COLORADO AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD WERE DESTROYED IN THE PLATTE CANYON. FROM THE MOUTH OF THE CANYON THROUGH THE CITY TO NEAR BRIGHTON... THE RIVER SPREAD FROM 1/2 TO NEARLY 1 1/2 MILES WIDE... FLOODING FARM AND PASTURE LAND AND DESTROYING OR DAMAGING MANY BRIDGES. IN THE CITY...MANY BUSINESSES ALONG WITH AS MANY AS 500 HOMES WERE INUNDATED...FORCING THEIR EVACUATION. BRIDGES WERE SWEPT AWAY. THE HIGH WATERS FLOODED THE RAIL YARDS AND STOCK YARDS IN LOWER DOWNTOWN...CLOSING THREE ADJACENT PACKING HOUSES. THE HEAVY RAINS ALSO CAUSED FLOODING ON BOULDER CREEK IN BOULDER ON THE 6TH. $$ 361 NOUS42 KWNO 270121 ADMNFD SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD 0920 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2007 00Z MODEL PRODUCTION CYCLE STARTED ON TIME. 00Z RAOB RECAP... DRA/72387 - UNAVAILABLE ON WEEKENDS/HOLIDAYS KPP/78970 - 10159 FGZ/72376 - MISSING PART A TAE/72214 - NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE NAM NEWBY/SDM/NCO/NCEP $$ 474 NOUS64 KMEG 270124 FTMNQA Message Date: May 27 2007 01:24:52 TO ALL USERS OF KNQA RADAR: THE RADAR IS UP AND FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. SATURDAY MAY 26 8:24 PM CDT 612 NOUS61 KPHI 270129 FTMDIX Message Date: May 27 2007 01:29:07 THE KDIX WSR-88D REMAINS DOWN AFTER ATTEMPTS TO MAKE IT OPERATIONAL EARLIER TODA Y. ADDITIONAL PARTS ARE ON ORDER, AND TECHNICIANS WILL AGAIN ATTEMPT TO RETURN T HE RADAR TO SERVICE WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVE ON SUNDAY. 113 NOUS42 KWNO 270253 ADMNFD SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD 1050 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2007 00Z GFS BEGAN ON TIME. NAM WAS OUT TO T+81HRS..NGM WAS DONE. 00Z RAOB RECAP... DRA/72387 - UNAVAILABLE ON WEEKENDS/HOLIDAYS KPP/78970 - 10159 FGZ/72376 - MISSING PART A..IN FOR GFS TAE/72214 - NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE NAM..IN FOR GFS NEWBY/SDM/NCO/NCEP $$ 283 NOUS66 KEKA 270258 FTMBHX MESSAGE DATE: MAY 27 2007 02:57:25 KBHX RADAR IS OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE WAVE GUIDE. AT THIS TIME, THE RADAR TECHNICIAN SAYS THAT KBHX WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE AT LEAST UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON, SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007...ESTIMATED 27/2300Z OR 27/1600 PDT. 962 NOAK49 PAFG 270308 PNSAFG AKZ212-215-216-221>226-271515- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 708 PM ADT SAT MAY 26 2007 ...INTERIOR HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY... TANANA WITH A HIGH OF 82 BROKE THEIR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE DAY. THE OLD RECORD WAS 77 SET IN 2002. FAIRBANKS 79, GALENA 79 AND BETTLES 75 CAME CLOSE TO BREAKING RECORDS BUT DID NOT. OTHER HIGH ACROSS THE INTERIOR INCLUDE 75 AT HEALY, 81 AT NENANA, 78 AT EAGLE, 58 AT NOME, 72 AT NORTHWAY AND DENALI, 73 AT FORT YUKON AND 74 AT BIG DELTA. SOME SMOKE FROM THE BIRCH LAKE FIRE IS STILL VISIBLE TO THE SOUTH OF FAIRBANKS. $$ 071 NOUS43 KABR 270323 CCA PNSABR MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-270500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR FIRST PARAGRAPH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1025 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... ...ABERDEEN SURPASSES 2006 ANNUAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS... ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN ABERDEEN FRIDAY NIGHT HAS ALLOWED THE YEARLY PRECIPITATION AMOUNT AS OF MAY 25TH...TO SURPASS THE TOTAL ANNUAL PRECIPITATION RECEIVED IN 2006. 2006 RAINFALL 15.94 INCHES 2007 RAINFALL - TO DATE 16.08 INCHES THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL TO DATE FOR MAY 2007 CONTINUES TO RANK 2ND AMONG THE ALL-TIME RECORD FOR PRECIPITATION IN THE MONTH OF MAY. MAY 1906 12.39 INCHES MAY 2007 - TO DATE 9.53 INCHES MAY 1905 8.00 INCHES MAY 1908 7.51 INCHES MAY 1991 7.36 INCHES MAY 1916 6.48 INCHES IN ADDITION...THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TO DATE FOR MAY 2007 CURRENTLY RANKS 3RD AMONG THE ALL-TIME RECORD MONTHLY PRECIPITATION FOR ANY MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. MAY 1906 12.39 INCHES JUNE 1925 10.91 INCHES MAY 2007 - TO DATE 9.53 INCHES JUNE 1915 9.12 INCHES JUNE 1939 8.88 INCHES $$ ECKSTEIN 306 NOUS71 KCLE 270337 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1134 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2007 (0336 UTC 05/27/07) Message(s) for Lake Superior 45136 "Canadian Buoy" 48.5N 87.0W (6 S Slate Island) 0300Z 5/27/7 Wind speed observed at 2 knots MAFOR forecast: 15-25 knots (code 3) occasionally 15-25 (code 3) (The observed wind direction was 240 degrees.) Waves observed at 1 feet MAFOR forecast: 4-7 feet AFOS product: CLEBOYGL5. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: 45136 27031 99485 70870 46/// /2401 10063 39924 40149 57015 22200 00026 10300 70002 333 91202 = _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LSZ260-271000- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 951 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2007 LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OF 29.8 INCHES OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL HEAD NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND STAY JUST TO THE WEST OF THE WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. THE 29.8 INCH LOW WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD EAST ON SUN AND REMAIN NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND END UP ALONG THE QUEBEC AND ONTARIO BORDER BY SUN EVENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD EAST INTO QUEBEC SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES OF 30.3 INCHES OVER JAMES BAY WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES OF 30.1 INCHES WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES SUN NIGHT AND MON. LOW PRES OF 29.6 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON TUE WILL MOVE TO LAKE SUPERIOR ON WED AND PUSH A TROUGH ACROSS THE LAKE ON WED. 30.1 INCH HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WED EVENING WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES THU. WEST THIRD .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT VEERING SE BY LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT AND VEERING NW LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. EAST TWO THIRDS .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT VEERING S LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT VEERING W IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND BACKING S LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING W. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. $$ MAFOR 2703/ SUPERIOR WEST 1/3 11320 19229 12520 13630 11620 11610 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 6 FEET. 210305 210204. SUPERIOR EAST 2/3 11330 19339 11430 12530 12630 12620 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 7 FEET. 220407. $$ 233 NOUS71 KCLE 270343 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1140 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2007 (0342 UTC 05/27/07) Message(s) for Lake Superior 45136 "Canadian Buoy" 48.5N 87.0W (6 S Slate Island) 0300Z 5/27/7 Wind speed observed at 2 knots MAFOR forecast: 15-25 knots (code 3) occasionally 15-25 (code 3) (The observed wind direction was 240 degrees.) Waves observed at 1 feet MAFOR forecast: 4-7 feet AFOS product: CLESHIGL1. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: 45136 27031 99485 70870 46/// /2401 10063 39924 40149 57015 22200 00026 10300 7_______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LSZ260-271000- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 951 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2007 LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OF 29.8 INCHES OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL HEAD NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND STAY JUST TO THE WEST OF THE WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. THE 29.8 INCH LOW WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD EAST ON SUN AND REMAIN NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND END UP ALONG THE QUEBEC AND ONTARIO BORDER BY SUN EVENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD EAST INTO QUEBEC SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES OF 30.3 INCHES OVER JAMES BAY WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES OF 30.1 INCHES WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES SUN NIGHT AND MON. LOW PRES OF 29.6 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON TUE WILL MOVE TO LAKE SUPERIOR ON WED AND PUSH A TROUGH ACROSS THE LAKE ON WED. 30.1 INCH HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WED EVENING WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES THU. WEST THIRD .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT VEERING SE BY LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT AND VEERING NW LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. EAST TWO THIRDS .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT VEERING S LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT VEERING W IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND BACKING S LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING W. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. $$ MAFOR 2703/ SUPERIOR WEST 1/3 11320 19229 12520 13630 11620 11610 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 6 FEET. 210305 210204. SUPERIOR EAST 2/3 11330 19339 11430 12530 12630 12620 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 7 FEET. 220407. $$ 530 NOUS63 KPAH 270346 FTMVWX Message Date: May 27 2007 03:46:09 KVWX IS DOWN. TECHS ARE INVESTIGATING. 895 NOUS43 KMQT 270405 PNSMQT COOPERATIVE OBSERVER DAILY RECORDS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1205 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 THE FOLLOWING ARE RECORDS STARTING AT 7 AM EST TODAY AND ENDING AT 7 AM EST TOMORROW...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RECORDS FOR WFO MARQUETTE WHICH ARE CALENDAR DAY VALUES FOR TOMORROW. GOGEBIC COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW IRONWOOD (1901-2007) 90/1969 29/1984 0.83/1995 3.7/1965 WATERSMEET 5 W (1909-2006) 92/1969 22/1949 1.81/1945 0.0/1999 ONTONAGON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW BERGLAND DAM (1888-2006) 90/1969 22/1917 0.96/1995 T/1952 ONTONAGON 6 SE (1977-2006) 87/1988 28/1984 1.30/1978 0.0/2005 ONTONAGON (1900-1977) 94/1969 28/1949 2.29/1903 T/1965 HOUGHTON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW HOUGHTON ARPT (1887-2006) 95/1969 30/2004 0.85/1941 0.4/1966 HOUGHTON MTU (1993-2003) 83/1998 39/1996 0.99/1995 0.0/2003 KENTON (1993-2003) 83/1998 39/1996 0.99/1995 0.0/2003 KEWEENAW COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW EAGLE HARBOR (1899-1972) 83/1919 30/1917 1.00/1903 0.0/1971 FT. WILKINS (1948-2006) 84/1987 32/2004 1.04/1995 0.0/2005 MOTT ISLAND (1940-2004) 80/1975 30/1941 0.54/1993 0.0/2004 PAINESDALE (1926-1952) MSG/MSG MSG/MSG 0.75/1941 0.0/1952 BARAGA COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW ALBERTA (1956-2006) 95/1969 25/1984 1.02/1995 T/1965 BARAGA (1967-1987) 90/1969 25/1984 1.10/1978 0.0/1986 BARAGA 1 N (1896-1980) 80/1910 30/1910 1.39/1898 0.0/1909 HERMAN (1968-2007) 93/1969 27/2004 1.24/1995 0.0/2005 LANSE 2 S (1929-1967) 86/1929 32/1964 0.66/1941 T/1965 MARQUETTE COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW BIG BAY 2 SE (1945-2007) 90/1969 27/1984 2.00/1999 T/1966 CHAMPION (1949-2006) 93/1969 22/2004 1.34/1995 T/1966 HARVEY (2002-2007) MSG/MSG MSG/MSG 0.49/2002 0.0/2005 ISHPEMING (1898-1987) 95/1969 23/1949 1.30/1903 T/1966 MARQUETTE WWTP (1948-2007) 89/1987 34/1984 2.05/1955 0.0/2005 WFO MARQUETTE (1961-2007) 95/1969 30/1965 1.43/1995 T/1965 ALGER COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW CHATHAM (1900-2007) 96/1969 25/1949 1.20/1945 T/1966 DEER PARK (1900-1954) 89/1931 27/1953 1.77/1945 0.0/1953 GRAND MARAIS (1900-2006) 90/1987 24/1949 0.92/1945 T/1965 MUNISING (1911-2007) 95/1969 25/1917 1.10/1945 T/1994 LUCE COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW NEWBERRY 3 S (1896-2006) 87/1977 27/1903 1.91/1945 0.0/2004 IRON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW AMASA (1999-2007) 81/1999 36/2001 0.00/2005 0.0/2005 BEECHWOOD (1949-1990) 89/1969 31/1985 0.68/1978 T/1965 CRYSTAL FALLS (1893-2006) 87/1977 26/1894 0.83/1987 0.0/1989 STAMBAUGH (1896-2007) 91/1919 23/1917 1.26/1978 T/1965 DICKINSON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW IRON MOUNTAIN (1899-2006) 92/1969 26/1949 0.99/1978 T/1965 MENOMINEE COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW STEPHENSON (1938-2007) 93/1969 27/1949 2.04/1973 T/1947 DELTA COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW CORNELL 5 SE (1991-2007) 83/1998 33/2004 0.49/1995 0.0/2004 CORNELL 4 WSW (1963-1991) 90/1986 28/1971 1.14/1973 T/1966 ESCANABA (1892-2006) 85/1986 34/1949 1.28/1973 T/1966 FAYETTE 4 SW (1920-1997) 79/1977 30/1949 3.23/1941 0.0/1996 ROCK 1 E (1905-1990) 89/1919 26/1907 0.98/1973 T/1966 SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW MANISTIQUE (1896-2006) 87/1986 28/1949 1.65/1945 T/1966 SENEY (1948-2001) 92/1969 28/1949 0.97/1973 T/1965 STEUBEN (1938-1989) MSG/MSG MSG/MSG 1.40/1945 T/1966 $$ 624 NOUS63 KPAH 270449 FTMVWX Message Date: May 27 2007 04:49:06 VWX RADAR BACK IN SERVICE 328 NOUS71 KCLE 270537 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 136 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 (0536 UTC 05/27/07) Message(s) for Lake Superior 45136 "Canadian Buoy" 48.5N 87.0W (6 S Slate Island) 0500Z 5/27/7 Waves observed at 1 feet MAFOR forecast: 4-7 feet AFOS product: CLEBOYGL5. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: Unable to locate observation! _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LSZ260-271000- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 951 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2007 LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OF 29.8 INCHES OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL HEAD NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND STAY JUST TO THE WEST OF THE WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. THE 29.8 INCH LOW WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD EAST ON SUN AND REMAIN NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND END UP ALONG THE QUEBEC AND ONTARIO BORDER BY SUN EVENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD EAST INTO QUEBEC SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES OF 30.3 INCHES OVER JAMES BAY WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES OF 30.1 INCHES WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES SUN NIGHT AND MON. LOW PRES OF 29.6 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON TUE WILL MOVE TO LAKE SUPERIOR ON WED AND PUSH A TROUGH ACROSS THE LAKE ON WED. 30.1 INCH HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WED EVENING WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES THU. WEST THIRD .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT VEERING SE BY LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT AND VEERING NW LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. EAST TWO THIRDS .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT VEERING S LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT VEERING W IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND BACKING S LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING W. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. $$ MAFOR 2703/ SUPERIOR WEST 1/3 11320 19229 12520 13630 11620 11610 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 6 FEET. 210305 210204. SUPERIOR EAST 2/3 11330 19339 11430 12530 12630 12620 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 7 FEET. 220407. $$ 689 NOUS71 KCLE 270543 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 140 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 (0542 UTC 05/27/07) Message(s) for Lake Superior 45136 "Canadian Buoy" 48.5N 87.0W (6 S Slate Island) 0500Z 5/27/7 Waves observed at 1 feet MAFOR forecast: 4-7 feet AFOS product: CLESHNGL1. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: 45136 27051 99485 70870 46/// /1405 10051 39898 40123 57026 22200 00026 10300 7_______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LSZ260-271000- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 951 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2007 LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OF 29.8 INCHES OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL HEAD NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND STAY JUST TO THE WEST OF THE WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. THE 29.8 INCH LOW WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD EAST ON SUN AND REMAIN NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND END UP ALONG THE QUEBEC AND ONTARIO BORDER BY SUN EVENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD EAST INTO QUEBEC SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES OF 30.3 INCHES OVER JAMES BAY WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES OF 30.1 INCHES WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES SUN NIGHT AND MON. LOW PRES OF 29.6 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON TUE WILL MOVE TO LAKE SUPERIOR ON WED AND PUSH A TROUGH ACROSS THE LAKE ON WED. 30.1 INCH HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WED EVENING WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES THU. WEST THIRD .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT VEERING SE BY LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT AND VEERING NW LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. EAST TWO THIRDS .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT VEERING S LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT VEERING W IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND BACKING S LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING W. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. $$ MAFOR 2703/ SUPERIOR WEST 1/3 11320 19229 12520 13630 11620 11610 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 6 FEET. 210305 210204. SUPERIOR EAST 2/3 11330 19339 11430 12530 12630 12620 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 7 FEET. 220407. $$ 478 NOUS64 KEPZ 270615 FTMEPZ Message Date: May 27 2007 06:15:29 KEPZ DOWN UFN DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBLEM. ET WILL BE CALLED IN TO THE SITE LATER THIS MORNING. 5/27/0615Z. 426 NOUS44 KCRP 270632 PNSCRP PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1230 AM CST SUN MAY 27 2007 PRELIMINARY CLIMATE DATA FOR CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Saturday May 26 2007 HIGH TEMPERATURE : 82 LOW TEMPERATURE : 67 RAINFALL (INCHES) : 0.04 2007 RAINFALL: 10.07 INCHES HIGHEST WIND GUST : 18 MPH DIRECTION OF GUST : SOUTHEAST NORMAL AND RECORD TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY... NORMAL RECORD YEAR HIGH 87 99 1973 LOW 72 60 1901 SUNRISE THIS MORNING : 635 AM CDT SUNSET THIS EVENING : 818 PM CDT ============================================================= PRELIMINARY CLIMATE DATA FOR VICTORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT Saturday May 26 2007 HIGH TEMPERATURE : 79 LOW TEMPERATURE : 69 RAINFALL (INCHES) : 4.41 2007 RAINFALL: 27.54 INCHES HIGHEST WIND GUST : 31 MPH DIRECTION OF GUST : SOUTHEAST NORMAL AND RECORD TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY... NORMAL RECORD YEAR HIGH 87 102 1928 LOW 71 57 1944 SUNRISE THIS MORNING : 631 AM CDT SUNSET THIS EVENING : 819 PM CDT Notice to users! This is an experimental abbreviated climate message. A full climate summary will be issued under the header CLICRP...WMO Header CDUS44 KCRP...by 700 AM this morning. Please address any comments on this product to John Metz (john.metz@noaa.gov). $$ 765 NOUS71 KCLE 270637 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 235 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 (0636 UTC 05/27/07) Message(s) for Lake Superior 45136 "Canadian Buoy" 48.5N 87.0W (6 S Slate Island) 0600Z 5/27/7 Waves observed at 1 feet MAFOR forecast: 4-7 feet AFOS product: CLEBOYGL5. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: Unable to locate observation! _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LSZ260-271000- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 951 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2007 LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OF 29.8 INCHES OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL HEAD NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND STAY JUST TO THE WEST OF THE WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. THE 29.8 INCH LOW WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD EAST ON SUN AND REMAIN NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND END UP ALONG THE QUEBEC AND ONTARIO BORDER BY SUN EVENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD EAST INTO QUEBEC SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES OF 30.3 INCHES OVER JAMES BAY WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES OF 30.1 INCHES WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES SUN NIGHT AND MON. LOW PRES OF 29.6 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON TUE WILL MOVE TO LAKE SUPERIOR ON WED AND PUSH A TROUGH ACROSS THE LAKE ON WED. 30.1 INCH HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WED EVENING WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES THU. WEST THIRD .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT VEERING SE BY LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT AND VEERING NW LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. EAST TWO THIRDS .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT VEERING S LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT VEERING W IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND BACKING S LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING W. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. $$ MAFOR 2703/ SUPERIOR WEST 1/3 11320 19229 12520 13630 11620 11610 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 6 FEET. 210305 210204. SUPERIOR EAST 2/3 11330 19339 11430 12530 12630 12620 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 7 FEET. 220407. $$ 326 NOUS71 KCLE 270643 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 240 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 (0642 UTC 05/27/07) Message(s) for Lake Superior 45136 "Canadian Buoy" 48.5N 87.0W (6 S Slate Island) 0600Z 5/27/7 Waves observed at 1 feet MAFOR forecast: 4-7 feet AFOS product: CLESHPGL1. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: 45136 27061 99485 70870 46/// /1207 10050 39881 40106 57043 22200 00026 10301 7_______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LSZ260-271000- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 951 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2007 LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OF 29.8 INCHES OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL HEAD NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND STAY JUST TO THE WEST OF THE WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. THE 29.8 INCH LOW WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD EAST ON SUN AND REMAIN NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND END UP ALONG THE QUEBEC AND ONTARIO BORDER BY SUN EVENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD EAST INTO QUEBEC SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES OF 30.3 INCHES OVER JAMES BAY WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES OF 30.1 INCHES WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES SUN NIGHT AND MON. LOW PRES OF 29.6 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON TUE WILL MOVE TO LAKE SUPERIOR ON WED AND PUSH A TROUGH ACROSS THE LAKE ON WED. 30.1 INCH HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WED EVENING WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES THU. WEST THIRD .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT VEERING SE BY LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT AND VEERING NW LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FT. EAST TWO THIRDS .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT VEERING S LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT VEERING W IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND BACKING S LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING W. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. $$ MAFOR 2703/ SUPERIOR WEST 1/3 11320 19229 12520 13630 11620 11610 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 6 FEET. 210305 210204. SUPERIOR EAST 2/3 11330 19339 11430 12530 12630 12620 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 7 FEET. 220407. $$ 959 NOUK33 EGGY 270724 SADIS GATEWAY MONITORING THE FOLLOWING STATION REPORTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE. MMMX FT LAST RECEIVED AT 270354Z 845 NOUS64 KFWD 270831 FTMGRK Message Date: May 27 2007 08:31:16 THE GRANGER WSR-88D HAS BEEN SWITCHED BACK TO THE DEFAULT CONVECTIVE Z/R RELATIO NSHIP. /DUNN/ 128 NOUS64 KFWD 270831 FTMFWS Message Date: May 27 2007 08:31:49 THE FORT WORTH WSR-88D HAS BEEN SWITCHED BACK TO THE DEFAULT CONVECTIVE Z/R RELA TIONSHIP. /DUNN/ 541 NOUS64 KSJT 270851 FTMSJT Message Date: May 27 2007 08:51:44 KSJT RADAR HAD HAS GONE DOWN. A TECH HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND IS ON THE WAY. ANTIC IPATED TIME FOR THE RADAR TO BE BACK UP IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. WE APOLOGIZE FO R ANY INCONVENIENCE. MKEISER/11 009 NOUS45 KBOU 270859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-272300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 259 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...TODAY IN METRO DENVER WEATHER HISTORY... 20-27 IN 2002...LIGHTNING SPARKED A WILDFIRE NEAR DECKERS. EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS THE FOLLOWING DAY ALLOWED THE FIRE...KNOWN AS THE SCHOONOVER...TO CONSUME 3850 ACRES BEFORE IT COULD BE CONTAINED. THIRTEEN STRUCTURES WERE DESTROYED...INCLUDING 4 HOMES...RESULTING IN 2.2 MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. 26-31 IN 1995...A COOL PERIOD WITH LIGHT MORNING SHOWERS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PUSHED RIVERS ALREADY SWOLLEN FROM MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT OVER THEIR BANKS CAUSING MINOR FLOODING. STREAMS AND RIVERS SUCH AS THE SOUTH PLATTE AND BOULDER CREEK FLOODED MEADOWLANDS...BIKE PATHS...ROADS NEAR STREAMS...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AND CROP DAMAGE WAS UNKNOWN. RAINFALL TOTALED 1.79 INCHES AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND ONLY 1.51 INCHES AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 27 IN 1874...AN APPARENT THUNDERSTORM GUST FRONT REACHED THE CITY AT 6:40 PM. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED TO 48 MPH FOR A FEW MINUTES PRODUCED LARGE COLUMNS OF DUST IN THE CITY AND ON THE PRAIRIE. THERE WAS NO RAIN IN THE CITY. IN 1942...A DUSTSTORM SWEPT INTO THE CITY...BUT NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. WEST WINDS WERE SUSTAINED TO 23 MPH. IN 1953...A HEAVY HAILSTORM CAUSED AN ESTIMATED 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGE ACROSS METRO DENVER. LARGER THAN GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL FELL IN WESTMINSTER AND NORTH DENVER. ONLY 1/8 INCH HAIL WAS MEASURED AT STAPLETON AIRPORT. IN 1955...WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS AT 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 58 MPH BRIEFLY REDUCED THE VISIBILITY TO 1/2 MILE IN BLOWING DUST AT STAPLETON AIRPORT. IN 1981...LIGHTNING DAMAGED POWER LINES WEST OF LAKEWOOD AND BLEW UP A TRANSFORMER AT THE DENVER FEDERAL CENTER. HAIL 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER WAS REPORTED IN LAKEWOOD AND ON I-25 SOUTH OF DENVER. IN 2001...HAIL AS LARGE AS 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER WAS MEASURED NEAR COMMERCE CITY. IN 2003...HAIL TO 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER FELL NEAR CENTRAL CITY. IN 2006...UNUSUALLY WARM WEATHER FOR LATE MAY PRODUCED TWO TEMPERATURE RECORDS. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES WAS A RECORD MAXIMUM FOR THE DATE. THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES EQUALED THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. BOTH PREVIOUS RECORDS OCCURRED IN 1895. $$ 603 NOUS63 KDTX 270911 FTMDTX Message Date: May 27 2007 09:11:45 KDTX 88D IS DOWN DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO ESTIMATE TO WHEN SERVICE WILL BE RESTORED. ALTERNATE RADAR INCLUDE...KGRR...KAPX...KIWX AND KCLE. 294 NOUS63 KDTX 270914 FTMDTX WSR-88D STATUS NOTIFICATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 515 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 KDTX 88D IS DOWN DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS NO ESTIMATE TO WHEN SERVICE WILL BE RESTORED. ALTERNATE RADAR INCLUDE...KGRR...KAPX...KIWX AND KCLE. $$ 778 NOUS43 KMPX 271009 PNSMPX MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 272125- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 510 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...TWIN CITIES NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER TEST TODAY... THERE WILL BE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS WEEKLY TEST OF THE TWIN CITIES TRANSMITTER KEC-65...LOCATED IN ST PAUL... TODAY...MAY 27TH...AT 4:30 PM. THIS IS A ONE TIME SPECIAL TEST TO BE CONDUCTED BECAUSE OF RECENT MAINTENANCE AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE ROUTINE WEEKLY TEST DONE ON WEDNESDAYS AT 1:00 PM. THE ST PAUL TRANSMITTER COVERS THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA: ANOKA...CARVER...CHISAGO...DAKOTA... GOODHUE...HENNEPIN...RAMSEY...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...AND WRIGHT. IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THREE COUNTIES ARE COVERED BY THE ST PAUL TRANSMITTER: PIERCE...POLK...AND ST CROIX. $$ ERICKSEN 991 NOUS43 KIND 271022 PNSIND INZ047-271230- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 615 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...ON THIS DATE IN INDIANA WEATHER HISTORY... 1961 LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING MARK THE LATEST SPRING FREEZE ON RECORD FOR THE CITIES OF SOUTH BEND...FORT WAYNE...AND INDIANAPOLIS. $$ 715 NOUS43 KDMX 271026 PNSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-280500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 526 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...TODAY MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF SIGNIFICANT IOWA TORNADO OUTBREAK... TWELVE YEARS AGO TODAY IN 1995...WHICH WAS THE SATURDAY OF THAT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...A SIGNIFICANT TORNADO OUTBREAK OCCURRED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTH WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA. NINE TORNADOES WERE REPORTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS RANGING FROM F0 TO F4 IN INTENSITY. IN FACT FOUR OF THE NINE WERE RATED AT F3 OR F4. WELL OVER 8 MILLION DOLLARS OF PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED...BUT MIRACULOUSLY ONLY 3 INJURIES WERE NOTED WITH NO DEATHS. ONE OF THE F4 TORNADOES MOVED FROM NEAR CARROLL TOWARD FONDA CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. MANY FARMSTEADS WERE DAMAGED ALONG ITS PATH...SOME OF WHICH WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED. THIS TWISTER WAS REPORTED TO HAVE TAKEN ON A MULTIPLE VORTEX STRUCTURE AS IT PASSED NORTH OF MOUNT CARMEL. ANOTHER F4 MOVED FROM NEAR COON RAPIDS TO NEAR CHURDAN. AT ONE POINT BETWEEN BAYARD AND SCRANTON IT WAS THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE WIDE. THE TORNADO WITH THE LONGEST TRACK...AND ANOTHER F4...TOUCHED DOWN NEAR CRESTON AND HEADED TOWARD PERRY BEFORE DISSIPATING. THE IOWA STATE PATROL CLOSED OFF A FOUR MILE STRETCH OF INTERSTATE 80 AS THE STORM CROSSED THE ROAD NEAR THE 94 AND 95 MILE MARKERS. FARTHER SOUTH...A F3 TORNADO BEGAN NEAR LAMONI AND MOVED INTO SOUTH CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY BEFORE DISSIPATING. THE DAMAGE WITH THIS PARTICULAR STORM WAS RELATIVELY MINOR AS IT TRACKED PARALLEL TO INTERSTATE 35. THE OTHER 5 TORNADOES WERE FAIRLY SMALL AND DID NOT CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. ALL IN ALL SIX IOWA COUNTIES WERE DECLARED DISASTER AREAS...GREENE...ADAIR...CARROLL...GUTHRIE...SAC AND UNION. 52 HOMES WERE DAMAGED...13 OF WHICH WERE DESTROYED WITH ANOTHER 16 RECEIVING HEAVY DAMAGE. 10 BUSINESSES AND 41 FARMSTEADS WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. PAPERS FROM DIFFERENT TORNADOES WERE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CARRIED ANYWHERE FROM 50 TO 75 MILES FROM THE POINT WHERE THE DESTRUCTION INITIATED. $$ SMALL 654 NOUS65 KBOI 271056 FTMCBX Message Date: May 27 2007 10:56:52 light precip in the oregon blue mountains will spread into the kcbx detection ar ea in the next couple hours...so we've manually switched to precip mode a vcp 21 . /vmills 334 NOUS43 KICT 271101 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-271500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 601 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1892...A POWERFUL TORNADO STRUCK THE CITY OF WELLINGTON IN SUMNER COUNTY...LEVELING 100 HOMES AND 17 BUSINESSES. SEVENTEEN LOST THEIR LIVES...AND OVER 100 WERE INJURED AND LEFT HOMELESS. $$ AUTO 941 NOUS64 KSHV 271156 FTMSHV MESSAGE DATE: MAY 27 2007 AT 1150 UTC THE KSHV 88 D RADAR IS DOWN. ENGINEERING STAFF WORKING ON PROBLEM AND HOPE TO BE RETURNING TO SERVICE WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR APPROXIMATELY BY 27/1250 UTC. 660 NOUS43 KGLD 271202 PNSGLD PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 700 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1992...UNDER CLOUDY SKIES AND RAIN NEARLY ALL DAY...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT GOODLAND ONLY REACHED 41 DEGREES. THIS WAS 35 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE EVER REACHED SO LATE IN THE YEAR. $$ 424 NOUS41 KRNK 271206 PNSRNK NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-280015- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 806 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...PROBABLE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM IN BLUEFIELD WEST VIRGINIA... THE MORNING LOW OF 67 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT IN BLUEFIELD WILL LIKELY BE A NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM FOR THE 27TH OF MAY...SINCE THE TEMPERATURE IS UNLIKELY TO FALL BELOW 67 BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE CURRENT RECORD IS 66...SET IN 1991. $$ HYSELL 564 NOUS44 KOUN 271207 PNSOUN PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 707 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 OKZ004>048-050>052-272300- 707 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...100 YEARS OF OKLAHOMA WEATHER... IN CELEBRATION OF OKLAHOMA'S CENTENNIAL YEAR...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN IS LOOKING BACK AT WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THIS DATE 100 YEARS AGO. UNSEASONABLY COOL WEATHER LED TO ANOTHER RECORD LOW AT OKLAHOMA CITY ON THIS DATE IN 1907. THE MORNING LOW OF 42 IS STILL A RECORD FOR MAY 27, AND IS THE FOURTH SUCH RECORD SINCE THE END OF APRIL THAT IS STILL IN THE BOOKS 100 YEARS LATER. ELSEWHERE, VERY LATE FROSTS ALSO AFFECTED PORTIONS OF NORTHERN OKLAHOMA DURING THE MORNING OF THE 27TH. LIGHT FROSTS WERE OCCURRED AT BOTH RIPLEY PAYNE COUNTY AND AT COLUMBIA KINGFISHER COUNTY WHILE A HEAVY FROST WAS REPORTED IN WOODWARD COUNTY AT BRULE WHICH WOULD BE RENAMED BUFFALO THE NEXT MONTH. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OKLAHOMA WEATHER HISTORY...VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN. $$ 636 NOUS44 KOUN 271217 PNSOUN PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 716 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 OKZ004>048-050>052-272300- 716 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...100 YEARS OF OKLAHOMA WEATHER... IN CELEBRATION OF OKLAHOMA'S CENTENNIAL YEAR...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN IS LOOKING BACK AT WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THIS DATE IN OKLAHOMA HISTORY. MAY 27, 2001 BROUGHT ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE AND WIDESPREAD WINDSTORMS TO MUCH OF OKLAHOMA IN RECENT MEMORY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON, AND RAPIDLY MERGED INTO A LARGE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX THAT MOVED RAPIDLY SOUTHEASTWARD AT NEARLY 60 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THESE STORMS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ALONG THEIR PATH, LEAVING 1 PERSON DEAD, 4 INJURED, 160,000 PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER AND OVER 350 MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE IN OKLAHOMA ALONE. SEVERAL NON TORNADIC WIND REPORTS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH WERE RECORDED, AND IT TOOK NEARLY A WEEK TO RESTORE POWER TO ALL OF THE AFFECTED AREAS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OKLAHOMA WEATHER HISTORY...VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN. $$ 817 NOUS43 KGLD 271230 PNSGLD FIVE HOUR PRECIPITATION SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 630 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2007 .BR GLD 0527 M DH06/PP : : VALUES REPRESENT PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST : 5 HOURS SINCE 1 AM MDT (2 AM CDT) : : : PCPN : GLD : GOODLAND KS AIRPORT : 0.00 HLC : HILL CITY KS AIRPORT : 0.00 MCK : MCCOOK NE AIRPORT : 0.00 ITR : BURLINGTON CO AIRPORT : 0.00 .END $$ 997 NOUS64 KSHV 271327 FTMSHV MESSAGE DATE: MAY 27 2007 AT 1300 UTC THE KSHV 88 D RADAR IS BACK IN OPERATION. 176 NOUS41 KCAR 271330 PNSCAR MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-252300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED TYPOS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 655 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2007 ...WARMEST MAY TEMPERATURES RECORDED AT CARIBOU...HOULTON AND BANGOR SINCE MAY OF 1992... THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 92 AT BANGOR AND 91 AT BOTH HOULTON AND CARIBOU FOR TODAY WERE THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES RECORDED AT THESE STATIONS SINCE MAY 22ND 1992...WHEN BANGOR REACHED 96 DEGREES...HOULTON 94 DEGREES AND CARIBOU 93 DEGREES. ALL TIME MAY TEMPERATURE RECORDS AT THESE SITES SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1953 AT BANGOR AIRPORT...1948 AT HOULTON AND 1939 AT CARIBOU ARE AS FOLLOWS: BANGOR 96 ON MAY 22ND 1992 HOULTON 96 ON MAY 29TH 1978 CARIBOU 96 ON MAY 22TH 1977 (TIES ALL TIME RECORD PREVIOUSLY SET ON JUNE 29TH 1944) $$ VJN/MAT 031 NOUS43 KARX 271345 PNSARX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 845 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA LOCATION COUNTY RAINFALL ...IOWA... IONIA 2W CHICKASAW 0.21 STRAWBERRY POINT CLAYTON 0.17 ELKADER CLAYTON 0.13 ELKADER 6SSW CLAYTON 0.13 LITTLEPORT CLAYTON 0.13 GARBER CLAYTON 0.11 MARQUETTE CLAYTON 0.10 GUTTENBERG DAM 10 CLAYTON 0.10 WAUCOMA 3SE WINNESHIEK 0.10 OELWEIN AWOS FAYETTE 0.09 MCGREGOR CLAYTON 0.06 ION ALLAMAKEE 0.04 POSTVILLE ALLAMAKEE 0.04 ST ANSGAR MITCHELL 0.04 LANSING 4SE ALLAMAKEE 0.03 DORCHESTER ALLAMAKEE 0.03 DORCHESTER HWY 76 ALLAMAKEE 0.03 DECORAH AWOS WINNESHIEK 0.02 CRESCO HOWARD 0.01 CHARLES CITY COOP FLOYD T CHARLES CITY AWOS FLOYD T ...MINNESOTA... WINONA DAM 5A WINONA 0.22 WINONA AWOS WINONA 0.18 CALEDONIA 6S HOUSTON 0.12 SPRING VALLEY FILLMORE 0.11 THEILMAN 1SSW WABASHA 0.10 CALEDONIA HOUSTON 0.06 LAKE CITY-COOP WABASHA 0.06 DAKOTA WINONA 0.05 ROCHESTER - BEAR CREEK OLMSTED 0.05 WHITEWATER STATE PARK OLMSTED 0.04 ELGIN 2SSW OLMSTED 0.04 LANESBORO FILLMORE 0.03 MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5 WINONA 0.03 LANESBORO FILLMORE 0.02 ROCHESTER - SILVER CREEK OLMSTED 0.02 ROCHESTER INTL AP OLMSTED 0.01 PRESTON FILLMORE 0.01 PRESTON AWOS FILLMORE T AUSTIN AWOS MOWER T ...WISCONSIN... ROCKVILLE GRANT 0.50 BURTON GRANT 0.37 HATFIELD JACKSON 0.12 MEDFORD TAYLOR 0.12 HOLMEN LA CROSSE 0.10 LA CROSSE WFO LA CROSSE 0.09 STEUBEN CRAWFORD 0.09 ELK MOUND DUNN 0.09 GOODRICH 1E TAYLOR 0.09 BOSCOBEL ASOS GRANT 0.08 BOSCOBEL RAWS GRANT 0.08 FOUR CORNERS MONROE 0.08 OWEN 2N CLARK 0.08 RICHLAND CENTER RICHLAND 0.07 BLAIR TREMPEALEAU 0.07 NEILLSVILLE 3SW CLARK 0.07 RICHLAND CENTER RICHLAND 0.06 NEILLSVILLE CLARK 0.06 BLACK RIVER FALLS JACKSON 0.06 MEDFORD TAYLOR 0.06 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS CRAWFORD 0.05 GAYS MILLS CRAWFORD 0.05 WEST SALEM 1NW LA CROSSE 0.05 ALMA DAM 4 BUFFALO 0.04 LYNXVILLE DAM 9 CRAWFORD 0.04 LA CROSSE LA CROSSE 0.03 LA CROSSE ASOS LA CROSSE 0.03 HILLSBORO VERNON 0.02 DIAMOND LAKE RAWS TAYLOR 0.01 READSTOWN VERNON 0.01 WESTBY 3ENE VERNON 0.01 SPARTA-FT MCCOY AWOS MONROE T OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE $$ 692 NOUS43 KARX 271349 CCA PNSARX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED FORMATTING ERRORS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 845 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA LOCATION COUNTY RAINFALL ...IOWA... IONIA 2W CHICKASAW 0.21 STRAWBERRY POINT CLAYTON 0.17 ELKADER CLAYTON 0.13 ELKADER 6SSW CLAYTON 0.13 LITTLEPORT CLAYTON 0.13 GARBER CLAYTON 0.11 MARQUETTE CLAYTON 0.10 GUTTENBERG DAM 10 CLAYTON 0.10 WAUCOMA 3SE WINNESHIEK 0.10 OELWEIN AWOS FAYETTE 0.09 MCGREGOR CLAYTON 0.06 ION ALLAMAKEE 0.04 POSTVILLE ALLAMAKEE 0.04 ST ANSGAR MITCHELL 0.04 LANSING 4SE ALLAMAKEE 0.03 DORCHESTER ALLAMAKEE 0.03 DORCHESTER HWY 76 ALLAMAKEE 0.03 DECORAH AWOS WINNESHIEK 0.02 CRESCO HOWARD 0.01 CHARLES CITY COOP FLOYD T CHARLES CITY AWOS FLOYD T ...MINNESOTA... WINONA DAM 5A WINONA 0.22 WINONA AWOS WINONA 0.18 CALEDONIA 6S HOUSTON 0.12 SPRING VALLEY FILLMORE 0.11 THEILMAN 1SSW WABASHA 0.10 CALEDONIA HOUSTON 0.06 LAKE CITY-COOP WABASHA 0.06 DAKOTA WINONA 0.05 ROCHESTER - BEAR CREEK OLMSTED 0.05 WHITEWATER STATE PARK OLMSTED 0.04 ELGIN 2SSW OLMSTED 0.04 LANESBORO FILLMORE 0.03 MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5 WINONA 0.03 LANESBORO FILLMORE 0.02 ROCHESTER - SILVER CREEK OLMSTED 0.02 ROCHESTER INTL AP OLMSTED 0.01 PRESTON FILLMORE 0.01 PRESTON AWOS FILLMORE T AUSTIN AWOS MOWER T ...WISCONSIN... ROCKVILLE GRANT 0.50 BURTON GRANT 0.37 HATFIELD JACKSON 0.12 MEDFORD TAYLOR 0.12 HOLMEN LA CROSSE 0.10 LA CROSSE WFO LA CROSSE 0.09 STEUBEN CRAWFORD 0.09 ELK MOUND DUNN 0.09 GOODRICH 1E TAYLOR 0.09 BOSCOBEL ASOS GRANT 0.08 BOSCOBEL RAWS GRANT 0.08 FOUR CORNERS MONROE 0.08 OWEN 2N CLARK 0.08 RICHLAND CENTER RICHLAND 0.07 BLAIR TREMPEALEAU 0.07 NEILLSVILLE 3SW CLARK 0.07 RICHLAND CENTER RICHLAND 0.06 NEILLSVILLE CLARK 0.06 BLACK RIVER FALLS JACKSON 0.06 MEDFORD AWOS TAYLOR 0.06 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS CRAWFORD 0.05 GAYS MILLS CRAWFORD 0.05 WEST SALEM 1NW LA CROSSE 0.05 ALMA DAM 4 BUFFALO 0.04 LYNXVILLE DAM 9 CRAWFORD 0.04 LA CROSSE LA CROSSE 0.03 LA CROSSE ASOS LA CROSSE 0.03 HILLSBORO VERNON 0.02 DIAMOND LAKE RAWS TAYLOR 0.01 READSTOWN VERNON 0.01 WESTBY 3ENE VERNON 0.01 SPARTA-FT MCCOY AWOS MONROE T OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. FOR THIS...AND A WEALTH OF OTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE $$ BROOKS 199 NOUS43 KSGF 271425 PNSSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-281424- VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 924 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 MAX MIN COUNTY LOCATION TEMP TEMP PRECIP SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BARRY EAGLE ROCK 4E 0.08 BARRY ROARING RIVER SP 85 65 0.25 BENTON EDWARDS 6W 81 64 0.20 BARTON MINDENMINES 77 67 T CHRISTIAN NIXA 2S 0.47 CHRISTIAN 2 SSW HIGHLANDVILLE 82 60 0.03 DALLAS WINDYVILLE 4NW 1.40 DALLAS FAIR GROVE 3NE 78 63 2.10 DENT JADWIN 7NW 0.30 DOUGLAS AVA 83 63 0.31 HICKORY CROSS TIMBERS 2N 83 62 0.23 HICKORY PITTSBURG 4W 0.30 HOWELL WEST PLAINS 5SW 88 62 0.50 JASPER SARCOXIE 1W 75 63 0.01 LACLEDE 1 SE MORGAN 81 63 1.00 LAWRENCE MILLER 80 61 T NEWTON NEOSHO 3S 75 65 0.15 OZARK DORA 86 64 0.19 PHELPS ROLLA 3NW 83 62 0.25 PHELPS ROLLA 1SE 0.90 SHANNON WINONA 3SW 84 59 0.02 STONE CRANE 4N 87 57 0.16 TANEY FORSYTH 76 62 0.95 TANEY RIDGEDALE 4W 79 62 T TANEY PROTEM 4NE 79 62 0.29 TEXAS ROBY 76 67 0.50 TEXAS CABOOL 2NW 81 62 0.90 WEBSTER NIANGUA 77 63 1.07 WEBSTER SEYMOUR 1N 1.40 WRIGHT GROVESPRING 4W 0.90 236 NOUS42 KWNO 271427 ADMNFD SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD 1026 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 12Z NCEP MODEL CYCLE IS ON SCHEDULE WITH GOOD NA UPPER AIR DATA COVERAGE... RAOB RECAP... DRA/72387 - UNAVAILABLE ON WEEKENDS/HOLIDAYS TUS/72274 - SHORT TO 733MB MZL/76654 - 10158; FLIGHT EQUIP PROBLEM HYY/76692 - 10159; NOT AVAILABLE PASY/70414 - NOT IN FOR THE NAM; IN FOR THE GFS KPP/78970 - 10159; NOT AVAILABLE TYA/91413 - SHORT TO 546MB; 10158; FLIGHT EQUIP PROBLEMS A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY IS NOT EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 3 DAYS. SHRUELL/SDM/NCO/NCEP $$ 031 NOUS76 KPTR 271451 ADMPTR Data Collection National Weather Service Northwest River Forecast Center, Portland, OR 1451z Sunday May 27 2007 The following stations were flagged as "bad" during the QC process group --> rfc hsastation meta data ID 12z-18z 18z-00z 00z-06z 06z-12z 24hr----------------------------------------------------------- BADM8 0.20TFXBADM8 'BADGER PASS SNOTEL' MT 48.13 113.02 6900. BLFI1 0.19 0.29 0.00 0.00 0.48PIHBLFI1 'BLACKFOOT @BLACKFOOT' ID 43.13 112.48 4420. BLKM8 0.30MSOBLKM8 'BLACK PINE SNOTEL' MT 46.42 113.43 7100. BORO3 0.10BOIBORO3 'BOURNE SNOTEL' OR 44.82 118.2 5800. BOTW4 0.04 0.00 0.19 0.12 0.04RIWBOTW4 'BONDURANT 1 NW' WY 43.25 110.45 6620. BRRI1 0.10BOIBRRI1 'BRUNDAGE RSVR SNOTEL' ID 45.05 116.13 6300. COPM8 0.10TFXCOPM8 'COPPER BOTTOM SNOTEL' MT 47.03 112.58 5200. DBCQ2 0.04 0.12 0.08 0.00 0.04 ? DBCQ2 'DUNCAN R BL BB CREEK' BC 50.63 117.05 1800. ELBI1 0.20MSOELBI1 'ELK BUTTE SNOTEL' ID 46.85 116.12 5550. FISW1 0.20PDTFISW1 'FISH LAKE SNOTEL' WA 47.52 121.07 3371. GARI1 0.10PIHGARI1 'GARFIELD RS SNOTEL' ID 43.62 113.93 6550. GCKW4 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01RIWGCKW4 'GLADE CR NR MORAN' WY 44.13 110.75 7040. GRCW1 0.10PDTGRCW1 'GROUSE CAMP SNOTEL' WA 47.27 120.47 5380. GRCW4 0.10RIWGRCW4 'GRANITE CR SNOTEL' WY 43.35 110.43 6770. GRTQ2 0.33 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.34 ? GRTQ2 'GARRETT CREEK' BC 51.88 117.9 2500. GVRM8 0.10MSOGVRM8 'GARVER CREEK SNOTEL' MT 48.97 115.82 4250. ILLQ2 0.02 0.02 ? ILLQ2 'ILLECILLEWAET R' BC 51.02 118.08 1900. LKCO3 0.40PDTLKCO3 'LAKE CK RS SNOTEL' OR 44.17 118.6 5200. MDBO3 0.30PDTMDBO3 'MADISON BUTTE SNOTEL' OR 45.1 119.5 5250. MDLI1 0.10MSOMDLI1 'MEADOW LAKE SNOTEL' ID 44.42 113.32 9150. NFEM8 0.50MSONFEM8 'NF ELK CREEK SNOTL' MT 46.87 113.28 6250. PMAI1 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01BOIPMAI1 'PARMA 2N' ID 43.8 116.93 2305. PRAI1 0.10BOIPRAI1 'PRAIRIE SNOTEL' ID 43.5 115.58 4800. SEPI1 0.10PIHSEPI1 'SEDGEWIK PEAK SNOTEL' ID 42.53 111.95 7900. SLTW4 0.10RIWSLTW4 'SALT R SUMMIT SNOTEL' WY 42.52 110.92 7600. SPGW1 0.10OTXno meta data STRO3 0.10BOISTRO3 'STARR RIDGE SNOTEL' OR 44.27 119.02 5300. STTM8 0.10MSOSTTM8 'STUART MTN SNOTEL' MT 47. 113.92 7400. STZI1 0.20OTXSTZI1 'SCHWEITZER BSN SNOTL' ID 48.37 116.63 6090. TYLO3 0.10BOITYLO3 'TAYLOR GREEN SNOTL' OR 45.03 117.53 5740. VWGI1 0.10BOIno meta data WHDI1 0.10OTXWHDI1 'WILDHORSE DVD SNOTEL' ID 46.75 116.98 6490. WSKM8 0.50TFXWSKM8 'WHISKEY CREEK SNOTEL' MT 44.6 111.15 6800. end/NWRFC 077 NOUS42 KGSP 271503 PNSGSP GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ062>064-SCZ001-002-004-005-010-011- 019-272315- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1103 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...WILDFIRE SMOKE DRIFTING OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN SOUTHERN GEORGIA WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY TODAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME LIMITED TO 2 TO 5 MILES ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE SCENT OF SMOKE WILL BE NOTICEABLE FROM TIME TO TIME ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GREENWOOD...TO ANDERSON...TO CLEMSON. THE ELDERLY...SMALL CHILDREN...OR ANYONE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE INDOORS. $$ NED 866 NOUS41 KCAR 271512 PNSCAR MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-272300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1100 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...FROST REPORTED IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MAINE... HIGH PRESSURE...LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO NEAR FREEZING FROM THE ALLAGASH TO THE MOOSEHEAD LAKE REGION. THE FOLLOWING ARE TEMPERATURE REPORTING LOCATIONS AND THEIR LOW TEMPERATURES REPORTED AT 700 AM MAY 27: ************************************************************* LOCATION OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE (DEGREE F) MAINE ...AROOSTOOK COUNTY... ALLAGASH 31 BIG BLACK RIVER 32 CLAYTON LAKE 32 NINE MILE BRIDGE 32 ...PISCATAQUIS COUNTY... KOKADJO 32 ...SOMERSET COUNTY... ST. AURELIE 32 $$ 228 NOUS71 KCLE 271513 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1112 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 (1512 UTC 05/27/07) Message(s) for Lake Superior WL3108 "Charles M. Beeghley" 47.6N 86.9W (31 ENE Manitou Island) 1500Z 5/27/7 Waves observed at 7 feet MAFOR forecast: 2-4 feet AFOS product: CLESHIGL1. The ship observation is shown here: WL3108 27154 99476 70869 41/99 82219 10048 40084 70222 22233 00028 20204= _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LSZ260-272145- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 933 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE .SYNOPSIS...EXPECT 29.7 INCH LOW PRES OVER ONTARIO TO MOVE TO NEAR JAMES BAY THIS EVENING AND TO QUEBEC ON MON WHILE 30.2 INCH HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS SHIFTS TO LOWER MICHIGAN. A 29.6 INCH LOW PRES DEVELOPING NEAR LAKE WINNIPEG ON TUE WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS ONTARIO ON WED AND DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR. A 29.8 INCH LOW PRES WAVE DEVELOPING ON THIS FRONT WILL DRIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON THU. WEST HALF .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT VEERING W. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BACKING E 5 TO 15 LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING...THEN VEERING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT BACKING SE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING SW LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. EAST HALF .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING W 15 TO 25 KT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING...THEN VEERING S 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN W LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. $$ MAFOR 2715/ SUPERIOR WEST 1/2 11530 19640 11630 12620 13610 11500 ISOLATED SHOWERS TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 4 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 210305 210407. SUPERIOR EAST 1/2 11520 19630 13630 12620 12610 ISOLATED SHOWERS TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 6 FEET. 210204 210305. $$ 549 NOUS43 KFGF 271527 PNSFGF PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1025 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 THESE ARE SOME STORM TOTALS FROM AROUND THE AREA AS OF 800 AM SUNDAY. GRAFTON 7N 3.31 LANKIN 3.00 STARKWEATHER 2.70 LANCASTER 2.21 ARGYLE 2.00 NWS GRAND FORKS 1.84 VIKING 1.34 WARROAD 1.28 $$ HOPKINS 134 NOUS45 KBOU 271537 PNSBOU PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 936 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...METRO AREA SNOWFALL REPORTS... NOTE: 1: ALL REPORTS ARE IN INCHES NOTE: 2: T = TRACE (LESS THAN 0.1 INCH) NOTE 3: 24 HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNT IS NORMALLY MEASURED AROUND 8 AM SNOWFALL SNOWFALL SNOWFALL 24 HOUR TOTAL MONTHLY TOTAL SEASONAL TOTAL (MAY) (7/1/06-6/30/07) DENVER-STAPLETON 0.0 0.0 72.6 EVERGREEN 0.0 2.2 138.4 NORTH LONGMONT 0.0 0.0 75.0 RALSTON RESERVOIR 0.0 0.0 103.0 WHEAT RIDGE 0.0 T 106.1 $$ JK 359 NOUS44 KLUB 271537 PNSLUB TXZ021>044-271845- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 1037 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...RAINS CONTINUE TO FALL ON THE SOUTH PLAINS REGION... AFTER YESTERDAYS RAINFALL THE PRESTON SMITH LUBBOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONTINUES TO MODIFY THE RECORD BOOKS. AS OF 930 AM THIS MORNING THE AIRPORT HAS A TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE YEAR OF 13.59 INCHES. THIS NOW PLACES 2007 AS THE 3RD WETTEST JANUARY THROUGH MAY SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1911. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TOP 5 WETTEST JANUARY THROUGH MAY YEARS: 1. 19.64 1941 2. 14.78 1949 3. 13.60 2007 4. 13.31 1915 5. 11.70 1957 ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP THROUGH THE 31ST OF THIS MONTH WILL ADD TO THE TOTALS FOR 2007. FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH SHOW A WIDE RANGE OF ACCUMULATIONS VARYING FROM A TRACE TO OVER AN INCH. THESE AMOUNTS COULD END UP ON THE LOW SIDE IF A SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORM CAN PASS OVER THE RAIN GAUGE AT THE AIRPORT. EITHER WAY WITH ANOTHER 5 DAYS STILL REMAINING IN THE MONTH OF MAY IT APPEARS THAT THE LUBBOCK AIRPORT WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO ECLIPSE THE 2ND WETTEST START TO THE YEAR. THE NORMAL RAINFALL FOR THE JANUARY THROUGH MAY PERIOD IS 5.57 INCHES. SO AT THIS TIME THE LUBBOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS 244 PERCENT OF ITS NORMAL RAINFALL. THIS TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE IS ALREADY 73 PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE YEARLY RAINFALL WITH OVER 7 MONTHS OF THE YEAR TO GO. OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORTING STATIONS INDICATE THE FOLLOWING RAINFALL TOTALS YEAR TO DATE: CHILDRESS AIRPORT 11.46 SCIENCE SPECTRUM (S. LOOP 289) 16.73 THE FOLLOWING ARE CURRENT YEAR TO DATE RAINFALL TOTALS AS OF 930 AM FROM THE WEST TEXAS MESONET: LAKE_ALAN_HENRY 1NW 15.28 REESE CENTER 14.91 LUBBOCK 3WNW-TTU 14.76 SEAGRAVES 1SW 14.69 O'DONNELL 1N 14.23 SEMINOLE 2NNE 14.20 GAIL 2ESE 13.77 ASPERMONT 3NE 13.69 LEVELLAND 4S 13.32 WOLFFORTH 6SSW 13.22 ANTON 6SSW 13.15 MEMPHIS 1NE 13.14 LAMESA 2SE 13.11 ROARING SPRINGS 3N 13.10 RALLS 1SE 12.88 BROWNFIELD 2S 12.71 CLARENDON 2WSW 12.69 SUNDOWN 8WSW 12.57 SPUR 1W 12.39 SNYDER 3E 12.36 MCLEAN 1E 12.16 SLATON 2NE 12.10 GRAHAM 5SSW 11.98 POST 1SSW 11.64 TAHOKA 3NNE 11.62 SILVERTON 7ESE 11.61 FLOYDADA 2NNE 11.54 OLTON 6S 11.53 PLAINS 3N 11.36 MORTON 1ENE 11.32 FLUVANNA 3WNW 11.12 JAYTON 1SSE 11.06 ABERNATHY 5ENE 10.93 AMHERST 1NE 10.87 TURKEY 2WSW 10.81 WHITE RIVER LAKE 6N 10.80 DENVER CITY 7WNW 10.54 ANDREWS 2E 10.53 TULIA 2ENE 9.88 PAMPA 2E 9.69 PLAINVIEW 1S 9.50 MULESHOE 2SSW 9.37 PADUCAH 10SW 9.30 GUTHRIE 10WSW 9.02 FRIONA 2NE 7.97 DIMMITT 2NE 7.67 HART 3N 7.46 HEREFORD 2NW 7.28 $$ 419 NOUS44 KLZK 271548 PNSLZK ARZ021-022-030>032-038-039-044-045-056-057-064-065-281200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1045 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER... THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS RECENTLY REISSUED A NEWS RELEASE WARNING OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS ON THE ARKANSAS RIVER. CONDITIONS ARE UNSAFE FOR BOATERS DUE TO HIGH FLOW RATES. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL IN THE SPRING FOR FLOW RATES TO BE THIS HIGH. RIVER LEVELS ARE NOT CREATING FLOODING...BUT WHENEVER FLOW RATES EXCEED 70000 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND...CONDITIONS ARE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL WATERCRAFT DUE TO SWIFT CURRENTS...FLOATING DEBRIS...AND BOBBING OR MISSING CHANNEL MARKERS. THIS MORNING...FLOW RATES ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER RANGED FROM 100000 TO 151000 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND. WHILE FLOW RATES WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...THEY WILL REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FLOW RATES ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER...VISIT THE LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SWL-WC.USACE.ARMY.MIL/. $$ 57 634 NOUS64 KEPZ 271548 FTMEPZ Message Date: May 27 2007 15:48:37 MAINT CHECKED SYSTEM OUT AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE FAILURE. KEPZ HAS RETURNED TO OPERATION. MDT 057 NOUS43 KFGF 271553 PNSFGF PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1053 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 THESE ARE SOME STORM TOTALS FROM AROUND THE AREA AS OF 800 AM SUNDAY. GRAFTON 7N 3.31 FT TOTTEN RAWS 3.04 LANKIN 3.00 HALLOCK 2.83 HOMME DAM 2.83 MCHENRY 2.78 STARKWEATHER 2.70 HUMBOLT 2.42 LANCASTER 2.21 PEMBINA 2.18 CAVALIER 2.06 ARGYLE 2.00 NWS GRAND FORKS 1.84 WEST GRAND FORKS 1.70 ROSEAU 1.47 SOUTH GRAND FORKS 1.42 VIKING 1.34 WARROAD 1.28 $$ HOPKINS 569 NOUS43 KFSD 271608 PNSFSD IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089- 090-097-098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-281607- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1107 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 58 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 36 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.00 ...HURON CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 56 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 35 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... TRACE ...SIOUX CITY CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 63 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 42 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.00 MISSOURI RIVER STAGE............. 14.67 $$ 204 NOUS44 KFWD 271612 PNSFWD TXZ144-145-157>161-271815- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1110 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...SO FAR MAY 2007 IS THE THIRD WETTEST MAY FOR WACO... AS OF 1110 AM CDT...THE WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT HAD RECORDED 1.99 INCHES OF RAIN TODAY. THIS BRINGS THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL TO 12.79 INCHES. WITH MORE RAIN LIKELY TODAY...AND EVEN MORE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...THE RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF MAY AT WACO WILL LIKELY BE BROKEN. THE TOP 10 WETTEST MAYS IN WACO ARE: NUMBER YEAR AMOUNT 1 1965 15.00 2 1975 13.21 3 2007 12.79 AND COUNTING 4 1908 10.51 5 1953 9.72 6 1929 9.70 7 1932 9.70 8 1979 9.68 9 1930 9.68 10 1989 9.34 $$ 533 NOUS64 KSJT 271617 FTMSJT Message Date: May 27 2007 16:17:08 KAJT RADAR BACK IN SERVICE AT 1117 AM CDT SUNDAY MAY 27. 961 NOUS64 KSJT 271617 FTMSJT Message Date: May 27 2007 16:17:32 KAJT RADAR BACK IN SERVICE AT 1117 AM CDT SUNDAY MAY 27. 301 NOUS71 KCLE 271619 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1216 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 (1618 UTC 05/27/07) Message(s) for Lake Superior WE6970 "Courtney Burton" 47.3N 87.4W (10 SE Manitou Island) 1700Z 5/27/7 Waves observed at 8 feet MAFOR forecast: 2-4 feet AFOS product: CLESHIOBS. The ship observation is shown here: WE6970 27174 99473 70874 43/97 /2528 10083 2//// 40078 5//// 700// 8//// 22264 NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LSZ260-272145- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 933 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE .SYNOPSIS...EXPECT 29.7 INCH LOW PRES OVER ONTARIO TO MOVE TO NEAR JAMES BAY THIS EVENING AND TO QUEBEC ON MON WHILE 30.2 INCH HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS SHIFTS TO LOWER MICHIGAN. A 29.6 INCH LOW PRES DEVELOPING NEAR LAKE WINNIPEG ON TUE WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS ONTARIO ON WED AND DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR. A 29.8 INCH LOW PRES WAVE DEVELOPING ON THIS FRONT WILL DRIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON THU. WEST HALF .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT VEERING W. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BACKING E 5 TO 15 LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING...THEN VEERING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT BACKING SE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING SW LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. EAST HALF .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT VEERING W 15 TO 25 KT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING...THEN VEERING S 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN W LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. $$ MAFOR 2715/ SUPERIOR WEST 1/2 11530 19640 11630 12620 13610 11500 ISOLATED SHOWERS TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 4 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 210305 210407. SUPERIOR EAST 1/2 11520 19630 13630 12620 12610 ISOLATED SHOWERS TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 6 FEET. 210204 210305. $$ 120 NOUS44 KFWD 271630 AAA PNSFWD TXZ144-145-157>161-271815- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1125 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...SO FAR 2007 IS THE THIRD WETTEST SPRING ON RECORD FOR WACO... ...SO FAR MAY 2007 IS THE THIRD WETTEST MAY FOR WACO... AS OF 1110 AM CDT...THE WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT HAD RECORDED 1.99 INCHES OF RAIN TODAY. THIS BRINGS THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL TO 12.79 INCHES. WITH MORE RAIN LIKELY TODAY...AND EVEN MORE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...THE RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF MAY AT WACO WILL LIKELY BE BROKEN. FOR THE METEOROLOGICAL SPRING PERIOD...MARCH THROUGH MAY...WACO HAS RECORDED 23.71 INCHES. THIS MAKES SPRING 2007 THE THIRD WETTEST SPRING ON RECORD. THE TOP 10 WETTEST MAYS IN WACO ARE: NUMBER YEAR AMOUNT 1 1965 15.00 2 1975 13.21 3 2007 12.79 AND COUNTING 4 1908 10.51 5 1953 9.72 6 1929 9.70 7 1932 9.70 8 1979 9.68 9 1930 9.68 10 1989 9.34 THE TOP 10 WETTEST SPRINGS IN WACO ARE: NUMBER YEAR AMOUNT 1 1905 29.78 2 1957 26.55 3 2007 23.71 AND COUNTING 4 1908 22.55 5 1922 21.60 6 1965 19.48 7 1975 18.88 8 1995 18.69 9 1944 17.61 10 1914 17.12 $$ 821 NOUS42 KCAE 271641 PNSCAE GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 281800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1232 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... CHANGES WILL BE COMING TO THE TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCT ISSUED OUT OF COLUMBIA BEGINNING JULY 17TH, 2007. ON JULY 17TH, THE CAESFTCAE PRODUCT ISSUED BY COLUMBIA WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE CITY PER COUNTY. ALSO ON THAT DATE, CITIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY INCLUDED WITHIN THE TABULAR FORECAST PRODUCT ISSUED BY CHARLESTON (CAESFTCHS) WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CAESFTCAE PRODUCT. TABULAR FORECAST INFORMATION FOR CITIES ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOUND IN THE CAESFTCHS PRODUCT. $$ 374 NOUS42 KCAE 271642 PNSCAE GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041- 281800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1241 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... CHANGES WILL BE COMING TO THE TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCT ISSUED OUT OF COLUMBIA BEGINNING JULY 17TH, 2007. ON JULY 17TH, THE CAESFTCAE PRODUCT ISSUED BY COLUMBIA WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE CITY PER COUNTY. ALSO ON THAT DATE, CITIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY INCLUDED WITHIN THE TABULAR FORECAST PRODUCT ISSUED BY CHARLESTON (CAESFTCHS) WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CAESFTCAE PRODUCT. TABULAR FORECAST INFORMATION FOR CITIES ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOUND IN THE CAESFTCHS PRODUCT. $$ 673 NOUS65 KPUB 271647 FTMPUX Message Date: May 27 2007 16:47:41 KPUX RADAR WILL BE SWITCHING TO VCP 12 SHORTLY. p 781 NOUS45 KPUB 271648 PNSPUB COZ058>089-093>099-280500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1048 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2007 THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF SOME THUNDERSTORM SAFETY RULES THAT CAN BE PASSED ALONG TO RESIDENTS OF AND VISITORS TO SOUTHERN COLORADO. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY. DEADLY LIGHTNING CAN OCCUR WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES...GET INDOORS OR IN A VEHICLE. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM THE STORM...WHERE IT IS NOT RAINING AND WHERE YOU MAY BE. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE DURING A LIGHTNING STORM...FIND A LOW SPOT. IF YOU ARE ABOVE TIMBERLINE...TRY TO FIND A SAFER SPOT AMONG LARGE BOULDERS OR UNDER AN OVERHANG. BELOW TIMBERLINE... SHELTER YOURSELF UNDER SHORTER TREES. AVOID ISOLATED...TALL TREES. STAY AWAY FROM WATER...POWER POLES AND METAL OBJECTS... SUCH AS A FENCE ROW OR GOLF CLUBS. IF IN A GROUP...STAY APART. IF SOMEONE IS STRUCK...OTHERS WILL BE ABLE TO HELP THE VICTIM. IF YOU FEEL YOUR SKIN TINGLE OR YOUR HAIR STAND ON END... LIGHTNING MAY BE ABOUT TO STRIKE YOU. CROUCH LOW TO THE GROUND WITH YOUR LEGS TOGETHER...MAKING CONTACT ONLY WITH THE BALLS OF YOUR FEET. PUT YOUR HANDS OVER YOUR EARS. IF YOU ARE DRIVING...VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED DURING HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON AND SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HYDROPLANING ON PONDED WATER ON ROADWAYS. YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO WAIT OUT THE STORM BY EXITING OR PULLING ALL THE WAY OFF THE ROADWAY. TURN YOUR FLASHERS ON SO YOU CAN BE EASILY SEEN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO COLORADO $$ 874 NOUS42 KCHS 271828 PNSCHS GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-280630- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 228 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 SOUTH CAROLINA HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK WILL BE OBSERVED MAY 27 THROUGH JUNE 2. PARTNERS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND PROJECT IMPACT...ALL AGREE THAT PREPAREDNESS IS THE KEY TO MINIMIZING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND PREVENTING LOSS OF LIFE. THIS ANNUAL EVENT GIVES CITIZENS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES...OR REVIEW THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF WEATHER HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANES. HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS ON JUNE 1 AND CONTINUES THROUGH NOVEMBER 30. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL RESIDENTS BECOME FAMILIAR WITH HURRICANE SAFETY PROCEDURES...BECAUSE HURRICANES POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO COASTAL AND INLAND AREAS ALIKE. HIGH WINDS...TORNADOES... AND FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS CAN OCCUR FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST TO HUNDREDS OF MILES INLAND. IN 1999...HURRICANE FLOYD PRODUCED TORRENTIAL RAIN OVER NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. IN 2004...HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE GASTON PRODUCED EXTENSIVE FLOODING IN CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES. THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANES FRANCES AND JEANE PRODUCED TORNADO OUTBREAKS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. EVEN THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORMS CAN PRODUCE CAN PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. FOR EXAMPLE...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ALLISON PRODUCED 20 TO 30 INCHES OF RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS HELPING TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN HOUSTON IN 2001. IT IS BEST OF FORMULATE A HURRICANE SAFETY PLAN LONG BEFORE A HURRICANE ACTUALLY THREATENS YOUR COMMUNITY. WE WILL BEGIN DISCUSSING THOSE SAFETY PLANS AND ASSOCIATED HURRICANE HAZARDS ON MONDAY. $$ 310 NOUS61 KBGM 271852 FTMBGM WSR-88D NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 250 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 05/27/07 1850 UTC ADJACENT WSR-88DS...KBUF, KENX, KTYX, KDIX, KCTP. KBGM WSR-88D IS HAVING PROBLEMS AND WE ARE GOING INTO STANDBY MODE FREQUENTLY (ALMOST EVERY VOLUME SCAN). ET'S HAVE BEEN CONTACTED...YOU MAY SEE SOME MISSING DATA OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU SEE ANYTHING INTERESTING. THANK YOU. $$ 196 NOUS43 KMKX 271855 PNSMKX WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-290000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 155 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...SOME WEATHER FACTS FOR MADISON ON MEMORIAL DAY... HIGHEST TEMPERATURE...89 DEGREES ON MAY 29 2006 LOWEST TEMPERATURE....32 DEGREES ON MAY 25 1992 LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE....50 DEGREES ON MAY 25 1925 HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...73 DEGREES ON MAY 29 1871 NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURE......74 DEGREES NORMAL LOW TEMPERATURE.......51 DEGREES NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...62 DEGREES NORMAL PRECIPITATION...0.12 INCHES THE NUMBER OF MEMORIAL DAYS THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS... 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE...0 OR 0 PERCENT 80 TO 89 DEGREES.....23 OR 17 PERCENT 70 TO 79 DEGREES.....58 OR 43 PERCENT 60 TO 69 DEGREES.....42 OR 31 PERCENT 50 TO 59 DEGREES.....12 OR 9 PERCENT 40 TO 49 DEGREES......0 OR 0 PERCENT LISTED BELOW ARE CLIMATIC DATA FOR THE PAST 10 MEMORIAL DAYS... DATE HIGH LOW PRECIP. MAY 29 2006 89 71 0.00 MAY 30 2005 75 49 0.00 MAY 31 2004 69 56 0.34 MAY 26 2003 74 41 0.00 MAY 27 2002 76 52 0.00 MAY 28 2001 69 46 0.00 MAY 29 2000 69 41 0.00 MAY 31 1999 79 60 0.01 MAY 25 1998 72 44 0.00 MAY 26 1997 61 39 0.00 OF 135 YEARS....61 MEMORIAL DAYS HAD RAINFALL.....45 PERCENT 15 DAYS HAD A RAINFALL OF 0.25 INCH OR GREATER OR 11 PERCENT 4 DAYS HAD A RAINFALL OF 0.50 INCH OR GREATER OR 3 PERCENT 1 DAY HAD A RAINFALL OF 1.00 INCH OR GREATER OR LESS THAN ONE PERCENT MOST PRECIPITATION ON MEMORIAL DAY OCCURRED ON MAY 25 1908 ...WHEN 1.06 INCHES FELL HIGHEST AVERAGE WIND SPEED....14.9 MPH ON MAY 26 1997 NORMAL AVERAGE WIND SPEED....9.8 MPH PEAK WIND GUST... 37 MPH FROM THE NORTH ON MAY 31 1993 $$ 054 NOUS43 KMKX 271857 PNSMKX WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-290000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 158 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...SOME WEATHER FACTS FOR MILWAUKEE ON MEMORIAL DAY... HIGHEST TEMPERATURE...91 DEGREES ON MAY 30 1994 LOWEST TEMPERATURE....33 DEGREES ON MAY 29 1961 LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE....46 DEGREES ON MAY 27 1889 HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE...71 DEGREES ON MAY 27 1929 / MAY 30 1991 NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURE......71 DEGREES NORMAL LOW TEMPERATURE.......51 DEGREES NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...61 DEGREES NORMAL PRECIPITATION...0.10 INCHES THE NUMBER OF MEMORIAL DAYS THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE REACHED... 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE...3 OR 2 PERCENT 80 TO 89 DEGREES.....19 OR 14 PERCENT 70 TO 79 DEGREES.....35 OR 26 PERCENT 60 TO 69 DEGREES.....54 OR 40 PERCENT 50 TO 59 DEGREES.....21 OR 16 PERCENT 40 TO 49 DEGREES......4 OR 3 PERCENT LISTED BELOW ARE CLIMATIC DATA FOR THE PAST 10 MEMORIAL DAYS... DATE HIGH LOW PRECIP MAY 29 2006 89 70 0.13 MAY 30 2005 67 48 0.00 MAY 31 2004 66 53 0.21 MAY 26 2003 64 49 0.00 MAY 27 2002 72 50 0.00 MAY 28 2001 71 52 0.01 MAY 29 2000 61 40 0.00 MAY 31 1999 79 63 0.35 MAY 25 1998 68 51 0.00 MAY 26 1997 51 41 0.00 PRECIPITATION... OF 135 YEARS 52 MEMORIAL DAYS HAD RAINFALL....39 PERCENT 9 DAYS HAD A RAINFALL OF 0.25 INCH OR GREATER OR 7 PERCENT 4 DAYS HAD A RAINFALL OF 0.50 INCH OR GREATER OR 3 PERCENT 1 DAY HAD A RAINFALL OF 1.00 INCH OR GREATER OR LESS THAN 1 PERCENT MOST PRECIPITATION ON MEMORIAL DAY OCCURRED ON MAY 29 1989 WHEN 1.22 INCHES FELL. A TRACE OF HAIL FELL ON MAY 25 1987. WIND... HIGHEST AVERAGE WIND SPEED...18.1 MPH ON MAY 28 1956 NORMAL AVERAGE WIND SPEED....11.5 MPH PEAK WIND GUST...51 MPH FROM THE WEST ON MAY 26 1980 $$ 889 NOUS63 KDTX 271911 FTMDTX WSR-88D STATUS NOTIFICATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 310 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 KDTX WSR-88D IS BEING EVALUATED BY TECHNICIANS THIS AFTERNOON. THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE INTERMITTENT UNTIL THE HARDWARE TROUBLE CAN BE ISOLATED AND REPAIRED. ALTERNATE RADAR INCLUDE...KGRR...KAPX...KIWX AND KCLE. $$ BT 764 NOUS71 KCLE 272007 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 404 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 (2006 UTC 05/27/07) Message(s) for Lake Michigan GTLM4 "Grand Traverse Ligh" 2000Z 5/27/7 Wind speed observed at 26 knots MAFOR forecast: 5-15 knots (code 1) (The observed wind direction was 240 degrees.) AFOS product: CLEBOYCM3. The SA-type observation is shown here: Unable to locate observation! _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LMZ760-280230- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 200 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 LAKE MICHIGAN FORECAST BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES WILL MOVE EAST FROM ONTARIO INTO QUEBEC OVERNIGHT...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.2 INCHES MOVES EAST OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. THIS HIGH THEN GRADUALLY MOVES TO THE LOWER LAKES AND MID ATLANTIC REGION TUESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES MOVES FROM THE DAKOTAS INTO WESTERN ONTARIO...WITH A COLD FRONT TRAILING BACK INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM ON THE COLD FRONT AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST ON WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW MOVES INTO ONTARIO ON FRIDAY WITH THE COLD FRONT PUSHING EAST THROUGH THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. .TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 KNOTS THIS EVENING...THEN VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 2 FEET. .MONDAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES LESS THAN 2 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. $$ MAFOR 2721/ MICHIGAN 12510 12600 14900. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 2 FT TONIGHT. 220104. $$ 685 NOUS61 KBGM 272022 FTMBGM WSR-88D NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 422 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 05/27/07 2022 UTC ADJACENT WSR-88DS...KBUF, KENX, KTYX, KDIX, KCTP. KBGM WSR-88D CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS COMPLETING VOLUME SCANS AND IS NOW TEMPORARILY OUT OF SERVICE. ELTECHS ARE ON SITE TROUBLESHOOTING. WE HOPE TO HAVE THE RADAR OPERATING WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. $$ 984 NOUS63 KDTX 272026 FTMDTX Message Date: May 27 2007 20:26:12 THE KDTX WSR 88D IS BACK UP AND OPERATIONAL. 617 NOUS63 KDTX 272028 FTMDTX WSR-88D STATUS NOTIFICATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 428 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 THE KDTX WSR 88D IS BACK UP AND OPERATIONAL. $$ DWD 928 NOUS72 KNES 272047 TOPIC: GOES-11 RSO IS SCHEDULED FOR: MAY 27, 2007 DATE/TIME MESSAGE ISSUED: MAY 27, 2007 2040 UTC SATELLITE INVOLVED: GOES-11 INSTRUMENT INVOLVED: IMAGER PRODUCTS AFFECTED: GOES-11 IMAGERY DATE/TIME OF INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION: MAY 27, 2007 2133 UTC DETAILS: START DATE: MAY 27, 2007 J/D-147 START TIME: 2133 UTC END DATE: MAY 28 2007 J/D-148 END TIME: 0433 UTC REASON: SEVERE WEATHER LOCATION: GREATER MONTANA REQUESTER: MONTEREY WFO CONTACT POINT: NOAA ESPC OPERATIONS (301) 817-3880 ESPCOPERATIONS@NOAA.GOV WEB SITES: SEE HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/SATS/GOES/EAST/SCHED.HTML AND HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/SATS/GOES/WEST/SCHED.HTML FOR SCANNING SCHEDULES. -- THE SSDHELPDESK@NOAA.GOV EMAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN CHANGED TO ESPCOPERATIONS@NOAA.GOV. PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THIS AND CHANGE YOUR PROCEDURES, MAILING LIST, ETC... TO REFLECT THIS CHANGE. = 784 NOUS61 KBGM 272109 FTMBGM WSR-88D NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 508 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 05/27/07 2108 UTC ADJACENT WSR-88DS...KBUF, KENX, KTYX, KDIX, KCTP. KBGM WSR-88D CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS COMPLETING VOLUME SCANS IN VCP 11 AND 12. THE RADAR WILL OPERATE IN VCP 21 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. TECHNICIANS WILL PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON THE RADAR ON MONDAY UNLESS IT FAILS BEFORE THEN. $$ PB 304 NOUS63 KDTX 272113 FTMDTX Message Date: May 27 2007 21:13:27 THE KDTX 88D HAS AGAIN BECOME NON OPERATIONAL. A TECHNICIAN IS BACK WORKING ON T HE PROBLEM. RESTORATION TIME UNKNOWN. ALTERNATE RADARS INCLUDE KAPX...KGRR...KI WX...KCLE. 788 NOUS63 KDTX 272114 FTMDTX WSR-88D STATUS NOTIFICATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 513 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 THE KDTX 88D HAS AGAIN BECOME NON OPERATIONAL. A TECHNICIAN IS BACK WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. RESTORATION TIME UNKNOWN. ALTERNATE RADARS INCLUDE KAPX...KGRR...KIWX...KCLE. $$ DWD 343 NOUS42 KWNO 272142 ADMNFD SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD 540 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 A GOES WEST RSO WAS APPROVED FOR GREAT FALLS MONTANA FROM 2133Z TO 5/28 0433Z FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPS... SHRUELL/SDM/NCO/NCEP $$ 540 NOUS43 KGRR 272145 PNSGRR MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-251200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 544 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT WOLF LAKE BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION... ...THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION AT WOLF LAKE...NEAR BALDWIN...IS BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED DURING THIS OUTAGE. $$ DUKE 349 NOUS43 KGRR 272146 CCA PNSGRR MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-281200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 544 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT WOLF LAKE BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION... ...THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION AT WOLF LAKE...NEAR BALDWIN...IS BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED DURING THIS OUTAGE. $$ DUKE 234 NOUS63 KDTX 272148 FTMDTX Message Date: May 27 2007 21:48:19 KDTX 88D RADAR IS AGAIN OPERATIONAL...BUT COULD ONCE MORE FAIL AT ANY TIME. TECH NICIAN HAS ORDERED REPLACEMENT FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS...WITH THE NEW PARTS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SOMETIME MONDAY. OUR APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. 840 NOUS63 KDTX 272149 FTMDTX WSR-88D STATUS NOTIFICATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 548 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 KDTX 88D RADAR IS AGAIN OPERATIONAL...BUT COULD ONCE MORE FAIL AT ANY TIME. TECHNICIAN HAS ORDERED REPLACEMENT FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS...WITH THE NEW PARTS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SOMETIME MONDAY. OUR APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. $$ DWD 897 NOUS61 KBGM 272149 FTMBGM WSR-88D NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 550 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 05/27/07 2150 UTC ADJACENT WSR-88DS...KBUF, KENX, KTYX, KOKX, KCTP. KBGM WSR-88D WILL BE DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS FOR EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. $$ PB 398 NOUS71 KCLE 272207 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 605 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 (2206 UTC 05/27/07) Message(s) for Lake Huron 45003 "NOAA Data Buoy 03" 45.4N 82.8W (31 NE Thunder Bay Is Lt) 2200Z 5/27/7 Waves observed at 5 feet MAFOR forecast: 1-3 feet AFOS product: CLEBOYGL5. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: 45003 27221 99454 70828 46/// /2912 10085 39905 40121 54000 92150 22200 00031 10503 20503 70016 333 91215 555 11135 22150 32147 NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LHZ460-280330- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 354 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO WILL TRACK INTO QUEBEC TONIGHT...ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES FOR MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE AVERAGING 30.30 INCHES WILL THEN GRADUALLY BUILD TO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IN ITS WAKE...THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE UPPER MIDWEST BY LATE WEDNESDAY. NORTH HALF .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. .MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS MIDDAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS...THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS MIDDAY...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. SOUTH HALF .TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN VEERING TO THE WEST...FINALLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. .MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MID EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ MAFOR 2721/ HURON NORTH 1/2 12620 14610 11610 11710. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS MONDAY. 220103. HURON SOUTH 1/2 11520 12620 12610 12600 11900. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS MONDAY. 210103 210204. $$ 121 NOUS71 KCLE 272213 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 610 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 (2212 UTC 05/27/07) Message(s) for Lake Huron 45003 "NOAA Data Buoy 03" 45.4N 82.8W (31 NE Thunder Bay Is Lt) 2200Z 5/27/7 Waves observed at 5 feet MAFOR forecast: 1-3 feet AFOS product: CLESHNGL1. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: 45003 27221 99454 70828 46/// /2912 10085 39905 40121 54000 92150 22200 00031 1 NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LHZ460-280330- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 354 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO WILL TRACK INTO QUEBEC TONIGHT...ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES FOR MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE AVERAGING 30.30 INCHES WILL THEN GRADUALLY BUILD TO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IN ITS WAKE...THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE UPPER MIDWEST BY LATE WEDNESDAY. NORTH HALF .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. .MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS MIDDAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS...THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS MIDDAY...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. SOUTH HALF .TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN VEERING TO THE WEST...FINALLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. .MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MID EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ MAFOR 2721/ HURON NORTH 1/2 12620 14610 11610 11710. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS MONDAY. 220103. HURON SOUTH 1/2 11520 12620 12610 12600 11900. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS MONDAY. 210103 210204. $$ 226 NOUS67 PAJK 272244 FTMACG Message Date: May 27 2007 22:44:48 PACG Bjorka Island radar maintanance has completed. The radar is returned to ser vice. WFO Juneau 000 NOUS43 KDMX 272257 PNSDMX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 557 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 DAILY 4 INCH SOIL TEMPERATURES .BR DSM 0527 C DH1730/TSRIZX : :ID LOCATION 4 INCH TEMP : ATLI4 : ATLANTIC : 66 BLGI4 : BURLINGTON : 67 CSAI4 : CASTANA : M DVN : DAVENPORT : 70 DMX : JOHNSTON : 70 DCR : DECORAH : 65 ESTI4 : ESTHERVILLE : M KANI4 : KANAWHA : 70 3OI : LAMONI : 69 NHUI4 : NASHUA : M OELI4 : OELWEIN : 62 OSKI4 : OSKALOOSA : M 3SE : SPENCER : M TLDI4 : TOLEDO : 64 .END 220 NOUS45 KPUB 272258 PNSPUB COZ070-085-086-272357 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 457 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2007 PUEBLO HIGH TODAY................. 83 LOW THIS MORNING........... 49 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... 0 COLORADO SPRGS HIGH TODAY................. 77 LOW THIS MORNING........... 47 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... T ALAMOSA HIGH TODAY................. 73 LOW THIS MORNING........... 37 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... .01 PEAK WIND GUST...28 MPH FROM THE WEST AT 252 PM MDT $$ 421 NOUS63 KICT 272310 FTMICT Message Date: May 27 2007 23:10:44 RADAR WILL BE DOWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, DUE TO UNEXPECTED FAILURE. TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. 345 NOUS71 KCLE 272313 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 712 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 (2312 UTC 05/27/07) Message(s) for Lake Huron 45003 "NOAA Data Buoy 03" 45.4N 82.8W (31 NE Thunder Bay Is Lt) 2300Z 5/27/7 Waves observed at 6 feet MAFOR forecast: 1-3 feet AFOS product: CLEBOYGL5. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: 45003 27231 99454 70828 46/// /2811 10079 39918 40134 53012 92250 22200 00031 10604 20604 70019 333 91213 555 11121 22135 32157 NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LHZ460-280330- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 354 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO WILL TRACK INTO QUEBEC TONIGHT...ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES FOR MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE AVERAGING 30.30 INCHES WILL THEN GRADUALLY BUILD TO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IN ITS WAKE...THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE UPPER MIDWEST BY LATE WEDNESDAY. NORTH HALF .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. .MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS MIDDAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS...THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS MIDDAY...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. SOUTH HALF .TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN VEERING TO THE WEST...FINALLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. .MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MID EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ MAFOR 2721/ HURON NORTH 1/2 12620 14610 11610 11710. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS MONDAY. 220103. HURON SOUTH 1/2 11520 12620 12610 12600 11900. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS MONDAY. 210103 210204. $$ 574 NOUS43 KICT 272316 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-280200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 616 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2007 ...THE WICHITA WSR-88D IS NOT OPERATIONAL... THE WICHITA WSR-88D RADAR WILL BE DOWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO THE NEED FOR UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. BACK-UP RADARS INCLUDE: KVNX...VANCE AFB, ENID OKLA KDDC...DODGE CITY KTWX...TOPEKA KINX...TULSA KSGF...SPRINGFIELD MO KUEX...HASTINGS NEB $$ KED 842 NOUS71 KCLE 272325 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 722 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 (2324 UTC 05/27/07) Message(s) for Lake Huron 45003 "NOAA Data Buoy 03" 45.4N 82.8W (31 NE Thunder Bay Is Lt) 2300Z 5/27/7 Waves observed at 6 feet MAFOR forecast: 1-3 feet AFOS product: CLESHNGL1. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: 45003 27231 99454 70828 46/// /2811 10079 39918 40134 53012 92250 22200 00031 1 NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: LHZ460-280330- OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 354 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO WILL TRACK INTO QUEBEC TONIGHT...ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES FOR MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE AVERAGING 30.30 INCHES WILL THEN GRADUALLY BUILD TO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IN ITS WAKE...THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE UPPER MIDWEST BY LATE WEDNESDAY. NORTH HALF .TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. .MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS MIDDAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS...THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS MIDDAY...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. SOUTH HALF .TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN VEERING TO THE WEST...FINALLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. .MONDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MID EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ MAFOR 2721/ HURON NORTH 1/2 12620 14610 11610 11710. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS MONDAY. 220103. HURON SOUTH 1/2 11520 12620 12610 12600 11900. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS MONDAY. 210103 210204. $$ 171 NOUS66 KEKA 272335 FTMBHX MESSAGE DATE: MAY 27 2007 23:35:00 KBHX DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO BE OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE WAVE GUIDE. PARTS ARE ON ORDER. ESTIMATED TIME RADAR AGAIN OPERATIONAL: 29/2300Z MAY 2007. 848 NOUS43 KDMX 270120 PNSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-271330- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 820 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 ...DAILY 4 INCH SOIL TEMPERATURES... .BR DSM 0526 C DH1700/TSRIZX : :ID LOCATION 4 INCH TEMP : ATLI4 : ATLANTIC : 68 BLGI4 : BURLINGTON : 64 CSAI4 : CASTANA : M DVN : DAVENPORT : 63 DMX : JOHNSTON : 59 DCR : DECORAH : 62 ESTI4 : ESTHERVILLE : M KANI4 : KANAWHA : 70 3OI : LAMONI : 71 NHUI4 : NASHUA : 67 OELI4 : OELWEIN : 60 OSKI4 : OSKALOOSA : M 3SE : SPENCER : 81 TLDI4 : TOLEDO : 58 .END $$ 474 NOUS43 KMPX 270136 PNSMPX MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 272330- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 835 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 ...ADDITIONAL DAMAGE SURVEY INFORMATION FOR THE SUNDAY MAY 25TH TORNADOES... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM HAS EVALUATED DAMAGE FROM SUNDAYS TORNADOES IN THE AREA STRETCHING FROM COON RAPIDS TO HUGO. TWO TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN IN THE NORTHERN TWIN CITIES SUBURBS. THE FIRST TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN COON RAPIDS...AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 10 AND MAIN STREET...AND MOVED EAST-SOUTHEAST...AND LIFTED OFF IN CENTRAL BLAINE...NEAR THE TPC GOLF CLUB EAST OF HIGHWAY 65 AND NORTH OF 109TH AVENUE. TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS SIX MILES...AND WIDTH WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS. NUMEROUS TREES WERE TOPPLED OR SNAPPED...AND SOME ROOF DAMAGE WAS NOTED. ONE HOUSE WAS PUSHED OFF ITS FOUNDATION. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF1 DAMAGE...WITH WINDS BETWEEN 86 AND 110 MPH. FROM THE EASTERN SIDE OF BLAINE TO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF LINO LAKES...THERE WAS NO CONCENTRATED DAMAGE WHATSOEVER...LEADING THE SURVEY TEAM TO CONCLUDE THAT A TORNADO WAS NOT ON THE GROUND OVER THOSE FOUR MILES. THE SECOND...AND MOST DAMAGING...TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF LINO LAKES...ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF PELTIER LAKE. IT KNOCKED OVER TREES AND LIFTED BOAT DOCKS...THEN TRACKED EAST AND CROSSED INTERSTATE 35E. DURING THIS TIME...A FEW BARNS...GRAIN BINS AND SILOS WERE DAMAGED. THE TORNADO THEN INTENSIFIED AS IT MOVED INTO A SUBDIVISION JUST NORTH OF DOWNTOWN HUGO. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT IT CAUSED EF3 DAMAGE...WITH WINDS IN THE 136 TO 165 MPH RANGE. THE TORNADO TERMINATED IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF HUGO... A LITTLE NORTH OF IRISH AVENUE AND 140TH STREET. TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS SIX MILES...AND WIDTH WAS ABOUT 1/8 MILE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF DAMAGE REPORTS IN WESTERN WISCONSIN WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TOMORROW... FROM STAR PRAIRIE TO THE DALLAS AND RIDGELAND AREAS...TO DETERMINE WHETHER MORE TORNADOES OCCURRED ON SUNDAY. $$ KAT/TDK/JDW 628 NOUS43 KDVN 270140 PNSDVN IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-291800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 840 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 ...TORNADO SURVEY AND DAMAGE INFORMATION FOR BUCHANAN AND DELAWARE COUNTIES... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED TWO TORNADOES OCCURRED SUNDAY EVENING IN PORTIONS OF BUCHANAN AND DELAWARE COUNTIES. THE INFORMATION IS LISTED BELOW. AN ADDITIONAL SWATH OF DAMAGE WAS NOTED OVER BUCHANAN COUNTY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20 NEAR LAMONT. THE STORM SURVEY INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS DAMAGE. TORNADO NUMBER 1... * LOCATION...BUCHANAN AND DELAWARE COUNTIES...FROM NEAR FAIRBANK TO NEAR ONEIDA. * TIME OF OCCURRENCE...ESTIMATED 605 PM TO 710 PM CDT ON SUNDAY...5/25/2008. * INJURIES/FATALITIES...3 INJURIES. * EF-SCALE RATING...EF-3 INTENSITY. * ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...160 MPH. * PATH INFORMATION...PATH WIDTH WAS 0.7 MILES WIDE. PATH LENGTH WAS 32.4 MILES. THE PATH EXTENDED FROM 2.9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAIRBANK TO 2.25 MILES NORTHWEST OF ONEIDA. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF THE PATH STARTING POINT ARE 42.603 DEGREES NORTH... 92.018 DEGREES WEST. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF THE PATH ENDING POINT ARE 42.564 DEGREES NORTH... 91.392 DEGREES WEST. * DAMAGE INFORMATION...3 HOMES DESTROYED. NUMEROUS FARMSTEADS AND OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED. TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN. MANY HOMES WITH ROOF DAMAGE. SOUTH EDGE OF HAZELTON SEVERAL NON ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES AT DEALERSHIP WERE DESTROYED. TORNADO NUMBER 2... * LOCATION...EASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY...SOUTH OF PETERSBURG. * TIME OF OCCURRENCE...ESTIMATED 730 PM TO 740 PM CDT ON SUNDAY...5/25/2008. * INJURIES/FATALITIES...NO INJURIES. * EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1 INTENSITY. * ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...90 MPH. * PATH INFORMATION...PATH WIDTH WAS 250 YARDS WIDE. PATH LENGTH WAS 6 MILES. THE PATH EXTENDED FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PETERSBURG TO 3.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PETERSBURG. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF THE PATH STARTING POINT ARE 42.536 DEGREES NORTH... 91.270 DEGREES WEST. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF THE PATH ENDING POINT ARE 42.532 DEGREES NORTH... 91.154 DEGREES WEST. * DAMAGE INFORMATION...TREES AND NUMEROUS FARM OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED. ENHANCED FUJITA /EF/ SCALE INFORMATION... PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BELOW NUMBERS ARE APPROXIMATE WIND SPEEDS FOR THE DAMAGE CATEGORIES. EF0... 65 - 85 MPH EF1... 86 - 110 MPH EF2... 111 - 135 MPH EF3... 136 - 165 MPH EF4... 166 - 200 MPH EF5... 201 MPH OR GREATER FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE NOAA/NWS QUAD CITIES WEB PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES OR CALL 563-386-3976. $$ DUBBERKE...LEMON...MCCLURE 309 NOUS43 KMPX 270142 PNSMPX MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 272330- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 840 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 ...ADDITIONAL DAMAGE SURVEY INFORMATION FOR THE SUNDAY MAY 25TH TORNADOES... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM HAS EVALUATED DAMAGE FROM SUNDAYS TORNADOES IN THE AREA STRETCHING FROM COON RAPIDS TO HUGO. TWO TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN IN THE NORTHERN TWIN CITIES SUBURBS. THE FIRST TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN COON RAPIDS...AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 10 AND MAIN STREET...AND MOVED EAST-SOUTHEAST...AND LIFTED OFF IN CENTRAL BLAINE...NEAR THE TPC GOLF CLUB EAST OF HIGHWAY 65 AND NORTH OF 109TH AVENUE. TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS SIX MILES...AND WIDTH WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS. NUMEROUS TREES WERE TOPPLED OR SNAPPED...AND SOME ROOF DAMAGE WAS NOTED. ONE HOUSE WAS PUSHED OFF ITS FOUNDATION. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF1 DAMAGE...WITH WINDS BETWEEN 86 AND 110 MPH. FROM THE EASTERN SIDE OF BLAINE TO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF LINO LAKES...THERE WAS NO CONCENTRATED DAMAGE WHATSOEVER...LEADING THE SURVEY TEAM TO CONCLUDE THAT A TORNADO WAS NOT ON THE GROUND OVER THOSE FOUR MILES. THE SECOND...AND MOST DAMAGING...TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF LINO LAKES...ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF PELTIER LAKE. THE TIME OF THIS WAS 455 PM ACCORDING TO LINO LAKES POLICE. IT KNOCKED OVER TREES AND LIFTED BOAT DOCKS...THEN TRACKED EAST AND CROSSED INTERSTATE 35E. DURING THIS TIME...A FEW BARNS...GRAIN BINS AND SILOS WERE DAMAGED. THE TORNADO THEN INTENSIFIED AS IT MOVED INTO A SUBDIVISION JUST NORTH OF DOWNTOWN HUGO...AT ABOUT 501 PM. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT IT CAUSED EF3 DAMAGE...WITH WINDS IN THE 136 TO 165 MPH RANGE. THE TORNADO TERMINATED IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF HUGO... A LITTLE NORTH OF IRISH AVENUE AND 140TH STREET. TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS SIX MILES...AND WIDTH WAS ABOUT 1/8 MILE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF DAMAGE REPORTS IN WESTERN WISCONSIN WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TOMORROW... FROM STAR PRAIRIE TO THE DALLAS AND RIDGELAND AREAS...TO DETERMINE WHETHER MORE TORNADOES OCCURRED ON SUNDAY. $$ KAT/TDK/JDW 617 NOUS43 KGRB 270157 PNSGRB WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-270800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 855 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 ...FIRST 80 DEGREE DAY ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN... WARM SOUTHWEST WINDS OUT AHEAD OF COLD FRONT BROUGHT THE FIRST 80 DEGREE DAY ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. THE LAST 80 DEGREE DAY ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN OCCURRED 168 DAYS AGO BACK ON OCT 8TH. THE AVERAGE FIRST 80 DEGREE DAY ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN IS AROUND MAY 8TH. HERE IS A LIST OF A FEW HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN...AND THE RANK OF THE LATEST 80 DEGREE DAY. HIGH CITY TEMP LAST RANK(LATEST) (YEAR)STARTED GREEN BAY 82 OCT 8TH 11TH 1886 APPLETON 83 OCT 8TH 12TH 1902 OSHKOSH 84 OCT 8TH 6TH 1893 $$ SAC WEATHER.GOV/GREENBAY 638 NOUS42 KWNO 270209 ADMNFD SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD 1008 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 THE 00Z NCEP CYCLE STARTED ON TIME WITH GOOD US/CAN RAOBS... LMN/74646 - PURGE PRESSURE/HTS AND TEMPS ALL. ERRATIC TEMPERATURE PROFILE.. THE GOES-EAST SATELLITE WILL BE OPERATED IN RSO MODE FROM 26/1526Z - 27/0326Z TO HELP WITH METWATCH OPERATIONS OVER THE CENTRAL. U.S. $$ SHRUELL/SDM/NCO/NCEP 172 NOUS45 KSLC 270220 PNSSLC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 820 PM MDT MON MAY 26 2008 ...PRELIMINARY STORM INFORMATION... A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT RAIN...ALONG WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...TO MUCH OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER NORTHERN UTAH. BELOW ARE PRELIMINARY REPORTS THROUGH 8 PM. ***** PRECIP REPORTS ***** TIME SNOW PRECIP ...CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION... SMITHFIELD - 4760 FT 7 PM MON 0.23 LOGAN - 4455 FT 7 PM MON 0.20 MENDON - 4524 FT 7 PM MON 0.13 LOGAN AIRPORT - 4452 FT 3 PM MON 0.03 ...NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT... ROY - 4373 FT 7 PM MON 0.73 FARMINGTON - 4226 FT 3 PM MON 0.69 BEUS CANYON RAWS - 5100 FT 7 PM MON 0.67 CENTERVILLE - 4383 FT 7 PM MON 0.54 LAYTON BENCH 12 PM MON 0.52 NORTH SALT LAKE 7 PM MON 0.51 BOUNTIFUL - 4760 FT 7 PM MON 0.49 LAYTON - 4800 FT 7 PM MON 0.46 SYRACUSE - 4255 FT 7 PM MON 0.45 LAYTON - 4460 FT 5 PM MON 0.44 SOUTH OGDEN - 4780 FT 7 PM MON 0.41 OGDEN AIRPORT - 4468 FT 7 PM MON 0.40 HILL AIR FORCE BASE - 4787 FT 6 PM MON 0.37 NORTHEAST OGDEN BENCH 12 PM MON 0.36 BOUNTIFUL VAL VERDA - 4540 FT 5 AM MON 0.22 WEST POINT - 4350 FT 3 PM MON 0.08 ...SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS... SANDY - 4890 FT 7 PM MON 0.69 MIDVALE - 4505 FT 7 PM MON 0.65 NORTH HOLLADAY - 4600 FT 7 PM MON 0.60 SOUTH SALT LAKE 6 PM MON 0.55 OLYMPUS COVE - 5070 FT 7 PM MON 0.51 UNIV OF UTAH - 4910 FT 7 PM MON 0.50 UPPER MILLCREEK - 5050 7 PM MON 0.43 HERRIMAN - 4957 FT 7 PM MON 0.41 SALT LAKE TRIAD CENTER - 4280 FT 5 PM MON 0.39 SUGARHOUSE - 4400 FT 7 PM MON 0.37 SUGARHOUSE - 4615 FT 1 PM MON 0.32 SALT LAKE CITY INTL AIRPORT - 4226 FT 7 PM MON 0.31 TOOELE - 5070 FT 5 PM MON 0.29 VERNON RAWS - 5639 FT 6 PM MON 0.26 WEST VALLEY CITY - 4383 FT 9 AM MON 0.17 GRANTSVILLE 2 W - 4480 FT 5 AM MON 0.09 ...SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT... PLEASANT GROVE - 4610 FT 5 PM MON 0.99 PLEASANT GROVE RAWS - 5200 FT 6 PM MON 0.75 ALPINE - 5070 FT 5 PM MON 0.66 LEHI - 4790 FT 7 PM MON 0.57 SARATOGA SPRINGS 5 PM MON 0.55 NEPHI - 5125 FT 5 PM MON 0.37 PROVO BYU - 4570 FT 5 PM MON 0.36 SPANISH FORK POWER HOUSE - 4720 FT 5 PM MON 0.32 OREM TREATMENT PLANT - 4510 FT 5 PM MON 0.32 SPRINGVILLE - 4545 FT 5 PM MON 0.19 PROVO AIRPORT - 4498 FT 3 PM MON 0.07 ...GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS... GUNNISON ISLAND DNR - 4242 FT 7 PM MON 0.50 ROCKY BASIN SNOTEL - 8900 FT 3 PM MON 0.50 WHITE SAGE DUGWAY MNET - 4363 FT 7 PM MON 0.47 CEDAR MOUNTAIN RAWS - 4650 FT 6 PM MON 0.39 JULIET ROAD DUGWAY MNET - 4324 FT 7 PM MON 0.32 ENGLISH VILLAGE DUGWAY MNET - 4788 FT 7 PM MON 0.30 LOWER CEDAR MTN DUGWAY MNET - 4495 FT 7 PM MON 0.25 CALLAO GATE DUGWAY MNET - 4250 FT 7 PM MON 0.23 DITTO DUGWAY MNET - 4345 FT 7 PM MON 0.23 DRY FORK SNOTEL - 7160 FT 3 PM MON 0.20 VERNON CREEK SNOTEL - 7500 FT 12 PM MON 0.20 PLAYA STATION DUGWAY MNET - 4280 FT 7 PM MON 0.18 DURAND ROAD DUGWAY MNET - 4538 FT 7 PM MON 0.18 CAMEL BACK MTN DUGWAY MNET - 5077 FT 7 PM MON 0.17 UPPER CEDAR MTN DUGWAY MNET - 7052 FT 7 PM MON 0.16 SIMPSON SPRINGS DUGWAY MNET - 4645 FT 7 PM MON 0.15 HORIZONTAL GRID DUGWAY MNET - 4261 FT 7 PM MON 0.14 TARGET S DUGWAY MNET - 4349 FT 7 PM MON 0.14 WIG MOUNTAIN DUGWAY MNET - 4352 FT 7 PM MON 0.12 TOWER GRID DUGWAY MNET - 4346 FT 7 PM MON 0.12 ROSEBUD RAWS - 4987 FT 6 PM MON 0.12 ARAGONITE RAWS - 5030 FT 6 PM MON 0.11 UTAH TEST RANGE - 4440 FT 5 PM MON 0.11 LOCOMOTIVE SPRINGS - 4242 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 NW DECON PAD DUGWAY MNET - 4380 FT 3 PM MON 0.09 INTERSTATE 80 DUGWAY MNET - 4125 FT 3 PM MON 0.08 BAKER LAB DUGWAY MNET - 4294 FT 3 PM MON 0.08 NORTH SALT FLATS DUGWAY MNET - 4242 FT 3 PM MON 0.07 WENDOVER AIRPORT - 4236 FT 3 PM MON 0.04 ...WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS... COALVILLE - 5550 FT 5 PM MON 0.45 HEBER - 5630 FT 5 PM MON 0.17 SNAKE CREEK POWERHOUSE - 6010 FT 7 PM MON 0.16 DEER CREEK DAM - 5270 FT 5 AM MON 0.03 ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH... LAKETOWN - 5980 FT 5 PM MON 0.45 OTTER CREEK RAWS - 7160 FT 6 PM MON 0.44 RANDOLPH - 6270 FT 5 AM MON 0.35 SNOWBASIN MID BOWL - 7402 FT 7 PM MON 0.26 SNOWBASIN BASE - 6316 FT 3 PM MON 0.22 MONTE CRISTO SNOTEL - 8960 FT 7 PM MON 0.20 LITTLE BEAR SNOTEL - 6550 FT 2 PM MON 0.20 FARMINGTON LOWER SNOTEL - 6779 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 HARDSCRABBLE SNOTEL - 7250 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 TEMPLE FORK SNOTEL - 7406 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80... ALTA COLLINS - 9662 FT 10 AM MON 1.0 0.55 SUNCREST - 6100 FT 7 PM MON 0.74 SNOWBIRD SNOTEL - 9640 FT 7 PM MON 0.70 SUNDANCE - 7503 FT 7 PM MON 0.62 MILL D NORTH SNOTEL - 8960 FT 9 AM MON 0.30 CASCADE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL - 7768 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 ...WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS... FIVE POINTS LAKE SNOTEL - 10920 FT 7 PM MON 0.50 TRIAL LAKE SNOTEL - 9960 FT 7 PM MON 0.50 HEWINTA SNOTEL - 9186 FT 9 AM MON 0.50 CHALK CREEK 1 SNOTEL - 9100 FT 7 PM MON 0.40 BROWN DUCK SNOTEL - 10600 FT 7 PM MON 0.30 LAKEFORK 1 SNOTEL - 10100 FT 5 PM MON 0.30 BEAR RIVER RAWS - 8536 FT 7 PM MON 0.22 CHEPETA SNOTEL - 12120 FT 7 PM MON 0.20 STEEL CREEK SNOTEL - 10100 FT 7 PM MON 0.20 ROCK CREEK SNOTEL - 7900 FT 9 AM MON 0.20 MOON LAKE - 8150 FT 7 PM MON 0.18 NORWAY RAWS - 8280 FT 7 PM MON 0.16 ASPEN MTN - 7539 FT 7 PM MON 0.14 YELLOWSTONE DRAINAGE RAWS - 7800 FT 7 PM MON 0.12 CHEPETA RAWS - 10300 FT 8 AM MON 0.11 HEWINTA RAWS - 9500 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 BEAVER DIVIDE SNOTEL - 8280 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 HOLE IN ROCK SNOTEL - 9150 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 ...WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS... WHITE RIVER 1 SNOTEL - 8550 FT 3 PM MON 0.40 STRAWBERRY DIVIDE SNOTEL - 8400 FT 2 PM MON 0.40 RAYS VALLEY RAWS - 7300 FT 7 PM MON 0.24 DANIELS STRAWBERRY SNOTEL - 8000 FT 3 PM MON 0.20 ...WESTERN UINTA BASIN... BLACKTAIL RAWS - 7311 FT 3 PM MON 0.02 HANNA - 6750 FT 3 PM MON 0.01 ...CASTLE COUNTRY... PRICE AIRPORT - 5922 FT 7 AM MON 0.03 WELLINGTON 3 E - 5400 FT 5 PM MON 0.02 HUNTINGTON NORTH - 5780 FT 7 AM MON 0.02 ...SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS... SPRING CITY - 5800 FT 7 PM MON 0.31 MANTI RADIO - 5498 FT 5 AM MON 0.30 SEVIER RESERVOIR RAWS - 5369 FT 6 PM MON 0.28 GUNNISON - 5200 FT 7 PM MON 0.26 RICHFIELD AIRPORT - 5268 FT 7 PM MON 0.17 RICHFIELD RADIO - 5300 FT 5 PM MON 0.12 MONROE - 5364 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 ELSINORE RICHFIELD CANAL - 5341 FT 3 PM MON 0.09 ...WEST CENTRAL UTAH... MUD SPRING RAWS - 5902 FT 7 PM MON 0.22 DELTA - 4635 FT 7 PM MON 0.17 DELTA - 4613 FT 7 PM MON 0.13 OAK CITY - 5135 FT 7 PM MON 0.12 FILLMORE - 5120 FT 5 PM MON 0.07 FISH SPRINGS DUGWAY MNET - 4282 FT 3 PM MON 0.03 ...SOUTHWEST UTAH... ENTERPRISE RAWS - 5340 FT 7 PM MON 0.11 MILFORD - 5002 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 CEDAR CITY AIRPORT - 5627 FT 3 PM MON 0.04 MILFORD AIRPORT - 5039 FT 3 PM MON 0.04 CEDAR CITY - 5965 FT 3 PM MON 0.04 ...CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS... LOST CREEK RAWS - 7490 FT 7 PM MON 0.28 SEELEY CREEK SNOTEL - 10000 FT 7 PM MON 0.20 BEAVER DAMS SNOTEL - 8000 FT 2 PM MON 0.20 GRASSY LAKE - 10000 FT 7 PM MON 0.17 GRASSY FLATS - 8858 FT 6 PM MON 0.17 BLACK CEDAR RAWS - 6480 FT 7 PM MON 0.15 SIGNAL PEAK RAWS - 8792 FT 7 PM MON 0.15 FISH LAKE RS - 8880 FT 7 PM MON 0.12 PICKLE KEG SNOTEL - 9600 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 FARNSWORTH LAKE SNOTEL - 9600 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 JOES VALLEY RAWS - 8700 FT 3 PM MON 0.03 FREMONT INDIAN SP - 5920 FT 5 AM MON 0.03 ...SOUTHERN UTAH MOUNTAINS... BIG FLAT SNOTEL - 10290 FT 7 PM MON 0.50 MERCHANT VALLEY SNOTEL - 8750 FT 2 PM MON 0.40 MIDWAY VALLEY SNOTEL - 9800 FT 7 PM MON 0.20 CASTLE VALLEY SNOTEL - 9580 FT 3 PM MON 0.20 DONKEY RESERVOIR SNOTEL - 9800 FT 3 PM MON 0.20 WEBSTER FLAT SNOTEL - 9200 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 HARRIS FLAT SNOTEL - 7800 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 KIMBERLY MINE SNOTEL - 9300 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 CIRCLEVILLE - 6050 FT 5 PM MON 0.05 BADGER SPRING RAWS - 3990 FT 3 PM MON 0.02 GREENVILLE BENCH PORTABLE RAWS - 6300 FT 3 PM MON 0.02 AGUA CANYON RAWS - 8900 FT 7 AM MON 0.02 BRYCE CANYON RAWS - 7855 FT 6 AM MON 0.01 ...SOUTHERN UTAH MOUNTAINS... VEYO POWER HOUSE - 4600 FT 7 PM MON 0.31 ...SOUTHWEST WYOMING... EVANSTON 1 E - 6825 FT 7 PM MON 0.49 EVANSTON AIRPORT - 7162 FT 7 PM MON 0.47 MUDDY CREEK RAWS - 6970 FT 6 PM MON 0.10 $$ 456 NOUS42 KWNO 270257 ADMNFD SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD 1056 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 THE 00Z NCEP PRODUCTION CYCLE IS ON TIME... THE GOES-EAST SATELLITE WILL BE OPERATED IN RSO MODE FROM 26/1526Z - 27/0326Z TO HELP WITH METWATCH OPERATIONS OVER THE CENTRAL. U.S. $$ SHRUELL/SDM/NCO/NCEP 294 NOUS41 KBOX 270350 PNSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-271544- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1149 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE OFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 10 HOURS FOR THE BRIEF MID AND LATE MEMORIAL DAY AFTERNOON WIND EVENT THAT AFFECTED OUR REGION. HIGHEST GUSTS FROM ASOS WERE JUST UNDER 45 MPH. THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL STORM REPORT FIRST ISSUED 622PM MONDAY EVENING MAY 26TH. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON ********************SUSTAINED WIND SPEED ******************** LOCATION SUSTAINED WIND SPEED TIME/DATE COMMENTS OF (MPH) MEASUREMENT MASSACHUSETTS ...NORFOLK COUNTY... MILTON 33 444 PM 5/26 MQE ASOS ...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... PLYMOUTH 32 341 PM 5/26 PYM ASOS $$ DRAG 455 NOUS71 KCLE 270402 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1200 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (0400 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan SVNM4 "South Haven, MI" 0400Z 5/27/8 Wind speed observed at 6 knots MAFOR forecast: 15-25 knots (code 3) occasionally to 30 (code 4) (The observed wind direction was 310 degrees.) AFOS product: CLEBOYCM3. The C-MAN observation is shown here: Unable to locate observation! _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 900 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONTAL TROUGH AND WINDSHIFT NEAR 29.70 INCHES EXTENDS FROM SOUTHERN LAKE HURON...ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN AND ON INTO NORTHEASTERN IOWA. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHWARD...CLEARING THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE BY MIDNIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.50 INCHES WILL BUILD FROM THE SOUTHERN PRAIRIE PROVINCES...ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE HIGH WILL THEN SETTLE ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-270800- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 900 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 .OVERNIGHT...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EVENING. .TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING TO NORTHEAST NEAR 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...VARIABLE WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-270800- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 900 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 .OVERNIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS SHIFTING TO NORTH AT 30 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET OVERNIGHT. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTH. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ761-270800- MAFOR 2703/ MAFOR 2703/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12840 12840 19830 12830 12820 19120. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT...THEN DECREASING SLOWLY TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. 210507 210608. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11630 19840 14840 11830 19140 11830 11820. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT...THEN DECREASING SLOWLY TO 5 TO 7 FEET TOWARD TUESDAY EVENING. 210305 210609. $$ 537 NOUS43 KMQT 270405 PNSMQT COOPERATIVE OBSERVER DAILY RECORDS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1205 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE RECORDS STARTING AT 7 AM EST TODAY AND ENDING AT 7 AM EST TOMORROW...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RECORDS FOR WFO MARQUETTE WHICH ARE CALENDAR DAY VALUES FOR TOMORROW. GOGEBIC COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW IRONWOOD (1901-2008) 90/1969 29/1984 0.83/1995 3.7/1965 WATERSMEET 5 W (1909-2006) 92/1969 22/1949 1.81/1945 0.0/1999 ONTONAGON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW BERGLAND DAM (1888-2008) 90/1969 22/1917 0.96/1995 T/1952 ONTONAGON 6 SE (1977-2008) 87/1988 28/1984 1.30/1978 0.0/2005 ONTONAGON (1900-1977) 94/1969 28/1949 2.29/1903 T/1965 HOUGHTON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW HOUGHTON ARPT (1887-2008) 95/1969 30/2004 0.85/1941 0.4/1966 HOUGHTON MTU (1993-2003) 83/1998 39/1996 0.99/1995 0.0/2003 KENTON (1993-2003) 83/1998 39/1996 0.99/1995 0.0/2003 KEWEENAW COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW EAGLE HARBOR (1899-1972) 83/1919 30/1917 1.00/1903 0.0/1971 FT. WILKINS (1948-2008) 84/1987 32/2004 1.04/1995 0.0/2005 MOTT ISLAND (1940-2004) 80/1975 30/1941 0.54/1993 0.0/2004 PAINESDALE (1926-1952) MSG/MSG MSG/MSG 0.75/1941 0.0/1952 BARAGA COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW ALBERTA (1956-2008) 95/1969 25/1984 1.02/1995 T/1965 BARAGA (1967-1987) 90/1969 25/1984 1.10/1978 0.0/1986 BARAGA 1 N (1896-1980) 80/1910 30/1910 1.39/1898 0.0/1909 HERMAN (1968-2008) 93/1969 27/2004 1.24/1995 0.0/2005 LANSE 2 S (1929-1967) 86/1929 32/1964 0.66/1941 T/1965 MARQUETTE COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW BIG BAY 2 SE (1945-2007) 90/1969 27/1984 2.00/1999 T/1966 CHAMPION (1949-2008) 93/1969 22/2004 1.34/1995 T/1966 HARVEY (2002-2008) MSG/MSG MSG/MSG 0.49/2002 0.0/2005 ISHPEMING (1898-1987) 95/1969 23/1949 1.30/1903 T/1966 MARQUETTE WWTP (1948-2008) 89/1987 34/1984 2.05/1955 0.0/2005 WFO MARQUETTE (1961-2008) 95/1969 30/1965 1.43/1995 T/1965 ALGER COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW CHATHAM (1900-2008) 96/1969 25/1949 1.20/1945 T/1966 DEER PARK (1900-1954) 89/1931 27/1953 1.77/1945 0.0/1953 GRAND MARAIS (1900-2006) 90/1987 24/1949 0.92/1945 T/1965 MUNISING (1911-2008) 95/1969 25/1917 1.10/1945 T/1994 LUCE COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW NEWBERRY 3 S (1896-2006) 87/1977 27/1903 1.91/1945 0.0/2004 IRON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW AMASA (1999-2007) 81/1999 36/2001 0.00/2005 0.0/2005 BEECHWOOD (1949-1990) 89/1969 31/1985 0.68/1978 T/1965 CRYSTAL FALLS (1893-2006) 87/1977 26/1894 0.83/1987 0.0/1989 STAMBAUGH (1896-2008) 91/1919 23/1917 1.26/1978 T/1965 DICKINSON COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW IRON MOUNTAIN (1899-2008) 92/1969 26/1949 0.99/1978 T/1965 MENOMINEE COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW STEPHENSON (1938-2008) 93/1969 27/1949 2.04/1973 T/1947 DELTA COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW CORNELL 5 SE (1991-2008) 83/1998 33/2004 0.49/1995 0.0/2004 CORNELL 4 WSW (1963-1991) 90/1986 28/1971 1.14/1973 T/1966 ESCANABA (1892-2008) 85/1986 34/1949 1.28/1973 T/1966 FAYETTE 4 SW (1920-1997) 79/1977 30/1949 3.23/1941 0.0/1996 ROCK 1 E (1905-1990) 89/1919 26/1907 0.98/1973 T/1966 SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY STATION POR MAX MIN PCPN SNOW MANISTIQUE (1896-2008) 87/1986 28/1949 1.65/1945 T/1966 SENEY (1948-2001) 92/1969 28/1949 0.97/1973 T/1965 STEUBEN (1938-1989) MSG/MSG MSG/MSG 1.40/1945 T/1966 $$ 015 NOUS64 KOUN 270409 FTMVNX Message Date: May 27 2008 04:09:22 THE KVNX WSR-88D CONTINUES TO BE OUT OF SERVICE. TECHNICIANS ARE WORKING ON THE RADAR. RESTORATION TIME IS NOT KNOWN AT PRESENT. DW WFO/OUN 0409Z 27 MAY 2008. 016 NOUS63 KICT 270409 FTMVNX Message Date: May 27 2008 04:09:22 THE KVNX WSR-88D CONTINUES TO BE OUT OF SERVICE. TECHNICIANS ARE WORKING ON THE RADAR. RESTORATION TIME IS NOT KNOWN AT PRESENT. DW WFO/OUN 0409Z 27 MAY 2008. 578 NOUS63 KICT 270442 FTMVNX Message Date: May 27 2008 04:42:14 THE KVNX WSR-88D IS NOW BACK IN OPERATION. DW WFO/OUN 0442Z 27 MAY 2008. 673 NOUS64 KOUN 270442 FTMVNX Message Date: May 27 2008 04:42:13 THE KVNX WSR-88D IS NOW BACK IN OPERATION. DW WFO/OUN 0442Z 27 MAY 2008. 478 NOUS42 KKEY 270500 PNSKEY PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 100 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK CONTINUES TODAY WITH A FOCUS ON HIGH WINDS... THE INTENSITY OF A HURRICANE IS EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF CATEGORIES THAT RELATE WIND SPEED TO POTENTIAL DAMAGE. ON AVERAGE...A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE WOULD CAUSE 500 TIMES MORE DAMAGE THAN THAT OF A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE. IN 1998...HURRICANE GEORGES...ONLY A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE...CAUSED SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE FROM HIGH WINDS IN THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT IN THEM. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS CAN EASILY DESTROY POORLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS. MOBILE HOMES ARE NOT SAFE IN HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. DEBRIS...SUCH AS SIGNS...ROOFING MATERIAL...AND SMALL ITEMS LEFT OUTSIDE BECOME FLYING MISSILES IN HURRICANES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE USUALLY FOUND IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EYEWALL OF THE HURRICANE. BEFORE HURRICANE SEASON...ASSESS YOUR PROPERTY TO ENSURE THAT LANDSCAPING AND TREES DO NOT BECOME A WIND HAZARD. TRIM DEAD WOOD... AS WELL AS WEAK AND OVERHANGING BRANCHES FROM ALL TREES. ANY DEAD TREE NEAR A HOME IS A HAZARD. ONCE A HURRICANE WARNING IS ISSUED... PROTECT ALL WINDOWS BY INSTALLING COMMERCIAL SHUTTERS OR 5/8 INCH PLYWOOD PANELS. IN ADDITION...ONCE A HURRICANE WARNING IS ISSUED... MOVE ALL LAWN FURNITURE AND YARD OBJECTS INSIDE THAT COULD BECOME A PROJECTILE IN HIGH WINDS. THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL RELEASE TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION AND IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT. THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED AT 2 OR 3 HOUR INTERVALS DURING THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE THREAT. IT CAN BE SEEN ON COMCAST CHANNEL 5...HEARD ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...SEEN SCROLLING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN ON THE WEATHER CHANNEL...OR SEEN ON THE INTERNET AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST. HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK CONTINUES WEDNESDAY WITH A FOCUS ON TORNADOES. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INTERNET SITE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST. OR...GIVE US A CALL AT (305) 295-1316 $$ BS 302 NOUS71 KCLE 270613 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 210 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (0612 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Superior WDC6055 "Stewart J. Cort" 46.7N 84.8W (10 SE Whitefish Point) 0600Z 5/27/8 Waves observed at 8 feet MAFOR forecast: 3-5 feet AFOS product: CLESHPGL1. The ship observation is shown here: WDC6055 27064 99467 70848 41/98 33616 10030 40185 70200 22273 _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 958 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR .SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OF 29.5 INCHES STRETCHING FROM WESTERN QUEBEC ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN WILL SHIFT EAST TO NEW ENGLAND BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS TROUGH...HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.5 INCHES WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES FROM THE WEST. EXPECT THIS HIGH TO REMAIN OVER THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE EAST AND WEAKENING TO 30.2 INCHES. ON FRIDAY LOW PRESSURE OF 29.6 INCHES WILL DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MOVE TO LAKE ERIE SATURDAY EVENING WHILE DEEPENING FURTHER TO 29.4 INCHES. LSZ162-263-270845- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 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- 958 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 /858 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008/ .REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ264-270845- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 958 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 .REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND BACKING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST BY LATE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LSZ265-270845- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 958 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 .REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BACKING WEST LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE EVENING. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ266-270845- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 958 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 .REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING WEST LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ267-270845- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 958 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 .REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE EVENING. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO CALM TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING NORTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. $$ LSZ261-270845- MAFOR 2703/ MAFOR 2703/ SUPERIOR WEST 11810 11110 12810 11710 11420 11520 11510. WAVES CALM TO 4 FEET. 220204. SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 11830 12820 12710 11620 11520 11620. WAVES 3 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 4 FEET TUESDAY. 210507 210305. SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 14820 11710 12610 11600. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES CALM TO 3 FEET TUESDAY. 210507 210406. SUPERIOR EAST 11830 13820 12720 11630 11620. WAVES 2 TO 6 FEET. 210406 210305. $$ 175 NOUS44 KCRP 270631 PNSCRP PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 130 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 PRELIMINARY CLIMATE DATA FOR CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Monday May 26 2008 HIGH TEMPERATURE : 90 LOW TEMPERATURE : 78 RAINFALL (INCHES) : 0.02 2008 RAINFALL: 7.13 HIGHEST WIND GUST : 31 MPH DIRECTION OF GUST : SOUTHEAST NORMAL AND RECORD TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY... NORMAL RECORD YEAR HIGH 87 99 1973 LOW 72 60 1901 SUNRISE THIS MORNING : 635 AM CDT SUNSET THIS EVENING : 819 PM CDT ============================================================= PRELIMINARY CLIMATE DATA FOR VICTORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT Monday May 26 2008 HIGH TEMPERATURE : 92 LOW TEMPERATURE : 78 RAINFALL (INCHES) : 0.09 2008 RAINFALL: 10.72 HIGHEST WIND GUST : 31 MPH DIRECTION OF GUST : SOUTH NORMAL AND RECORD TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY... NORMAL RECORD YEAR HIGH 87 102 1928 LOW 71 57 1944 SUNRISE THIS MORNING : 631 AM CDT SUNSET THIS EVENING : 819 PM CDT Notice to users! This is an experimental abbreviated climate message. A full climate summary will be issued under the header CLICRP...WMO Header CDUS44 KCRP...by 700 AM this morning. Please address any comments on this product to John Metz (john.metz@noaa.gov). $$ 959 NOUS45 KSLC 270647 PNSSLC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1235 AM MDT TUE MAY 27 2008 A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT RAIN...ALONG WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...TO MUCH OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER NORTHERN UTAH. SNOW FELL IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET. SHOWERS CONTINUED ACROSS FAR NORTHERN UTAH DURING MONDAY EVENING. ...PRELIMINARY STORM INFORMATION... ***** PRECIP REPORTS ***** TIME SNOW PRECIP ...CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION... SMITHFIELD - 4760 FT 11 PM MON 0.23 LOGAN - 4455 FT 12 AM TUE 0.21 MENDON - 4524 FT 11 PM MON 0.13 LOGAN AIRPORT - 4452 FT 11 PM MON 0.08 ...NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT... FARMINGTON - 4226 FT 3 PM MON 0.69 BEUS CANYON RAWS - 5100 FT 12 AM TUE 0.68 BOUNTIFUL BENCH - 4990 FT 12 AM TUE 0.57 LAYTON BENCH 10 PM MON 0.56 CENTERVILLE - 4383 FT 12 AM TUE 0.54 NORTH SALT LAKE 7 PM MON 0.51 BOUNTIFUL - 4760 FT 12 AM TUE 0.49 ROY - 4373 FT 12 AM TUE 0.48 LAYTON - 4800 FT 12 AM TUE 0.47 SYRACUSE - 4255 FT 12 AM TUE 0.46 LAYTON - 4460 FT 5 PM MON 0.44 SOUTH OGDEN - 4780 FT 12 AM TUE 0.42 OGDEN AIRPORT - 4468 FT 11 PM MON 0.40 HILL AIR FORCE BASE - 4787 FT 12 AM TUE 0.39 NORTHEAST OGDEN BENCH 12 PM MON 0.36 ...SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS... SANDY - 4890 FT 7 PM MON 0.69 MIDVALE - 4505 FT 12 AM TUE 0.65 MAGNA 12 AM TUE 0.61 NORTH HOLLADAY - 4600 FT 12 AM TUE 0.60 SOUTH JORDAN - 4580 FT 12 AM TUE 0.55 SOUTH SALT LAKE 6 PM MON 0.55 OLYMPUS COVE - 5070 FT 12 AM TUE 0.52 SUGARHOUSE - 4615 FT 12 AM TUE 0.51 UNIV OF UTAH - 4910 FT 12 AM TUE 0.50 UPPER MILLCREEK - 5050 7 PM MON 0.43 HERRIMAN - 4957 FT 12 AM TUE 0.41 SALT LAKE TRIAD CENTER - 4280 FT 5 PM MON 0.39 HERRIMAN 9 PM MON 0.38 SUGARHOUSE - 4400 FT 12 AM TUE 0.37 SALT LAKE CITY INTL AIRPORT - 4226 FT 7 PM MON 0.31 TOOELE - 5070 FT 5 PM MON 0.29 VERNON RAWS - 5639 FT 11 PM MON 0.26 ...SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT... PLEASANT GROVE - 4610 FT 5 PM MON 0.99 PLEASANT GROVE RAWS - 5200 FT 11 PM MON 0.76 ALPINE - 5070 FT 5 PM MON 0.66 LEHI - 4790 FT 12 AM TUE 0.57 SARATOGA SPRINGS 5 PM MON 0.55 NEPHI - 5125 FT 5 PM MON 0.37 PROVO BYU - 4570 FT 5 PM MON 0.36 SPANISH FORK POWER HOUSE - 4720 FT 5 PM MON 0.32 OREM TREATMENT PLANT - 4510 FT 5 PM MON 0.32 SPRINGVILLE - 4545 FT 5 PM MON 0.19 ...GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS... GUNNISON ISLAND DNR - 4242 FT 12 AM TUE 0.50 WHITE SAGE DUGWAY MNET - 4363 FT 7 PM MON 0.47 ROCKY BASIN SNOTEL - 8900 FT 11 PM MON 0.40 CEDAR MOUNTAIN RAWS - 4650 FT 6 PM MON 0.39 JULIET ROAD DUGWAY MNET - 4324 FT 7 PM MON 0.32 ENGLISH VILLAGE DUGWAY MNET - 4788 FT 7 PM MON 0.30 CALLAO GATE DUGWAY MNET - 4250 FT 12 AM TUE 0.23 ROSEBUD RAWS - 4987 FT 11 PM MON 0.20 DRY FORK SNOTEL - 7160 FT 3 PM MON 0.20 DURAND ROAD DUGWAY MNET - 4538 FT 7 PM MON 0.18 LOCOMOTIVE SPRINGS - 4242 FT 12 AM TUE 0.16 SIMPSON SPRINGS DUGWAY MNET - 4645 FT 7 PM MON 0.15 ARAGONITE RAWS - 5030 FT 11 PM MON 0.11 UTAH TEST RANGE - 4440 FT 5 PM MON 0.11 VERNON CREEK SNOTEL - 7500 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 INTERSTATE 80 DUGWAY MNET - 4125 FT 12 AM TUE 0.09 NORTH SALT FLATS DUGWAY MNET - 4242 FT 12 AM TUE 0.07 SALT FLATS DUGWAY MNET - 4265 FT 12 AM TUE 0.05 WENDOVER AIRPORT - 4236 FT 12 AM TUE 0.04 ...WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS... COALVILLE - 5550 FT 5 PM MON 0.45 SNAKE CREEK POWERHOUSE - 6010 FT 12 AM TUE 0.17 HEBER - 5630 FT 5 PM MON 0.17 ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH... LAKETOWN - 5980 FT 5 PM MON 0.45 OTTER CREEK RAWS - 7160 FT 11 PM MON 0.44 SNOWBASIN MID BOWL - 7402 FT 12 AM TUE 0.29 SNOWBASIN BASE - 6316 FT 12 AM TUE 0.25 MONTE CRISTO SNOTEL - 8960 FT 11 PM MON 0.20 LITTLE BEAR SNOTEL - 6550 FT 2 PM MON 0.20 HARDSCRABBLE SNOTEL - 7250 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 PARLEYS SUMMIT SNOTEL - 7500 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 FARMINGTON LOWER SNOTEL - 6779 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 TEMPLE FORK SNOTEL - 7406 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80... ALTA COLLINS - 9662 FT 12 AM TUE 4.0 0.55 SNOWBIRD - 8100 FT 4 PM MON 2.0 0.28 SUNCREST - 6100 FT 12 AM TUE 0.74 SUNDANCE - 7503 FT 12 AM TUE 0.62 SNOWBIRD SNOTEL - 9640 FT 11 PM MON 0.50 MILL D NORTH SNOTEL - 8960 FT 9 AM MON 0.30 TIMPANOGOS DIVIDE SNOTEL - 8140 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 THAYNES CANYON SNOTEL - 9200 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 CASCADE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL - 7768 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 ...WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS... FIVE POINTS LAKE SNOTEL - 10920 FT 11 PM MON 0.60 TRIAL LAKE SNOTEL - 9960 FT 11 PM MON 0.50 CHALK CREEK 1 SNOTEL - 9100 FT 11 PM MON 0.50 HEWINTA SNOTEL - 9186 FT 9 AM MON 0.50 BROWN DUCK SNOTEL - 10600 FT 11 PM MON 0.30 STEEL CREEK SNOTEL - 10100 FT 11 PM MON 0.30 LAKEFORK 1 SNOTEL - 10100 FT 8 PM MON 0.30 BEAR RIVER RAWS - 8536 FT 12 AM TUE 0.22 CHEPETA SNOTEL - 12120 FT 7 PM MON 0.20 NORWAY RAWS - 8280 FT 12 AM TUE 0.19 MOON LAKE - 8150 FT 12 AM TUE 0.18 ASPEN MTN - 7539 FT 12 AM TUE 0.14 ...WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS... WHITE RIVER 1 SNOTEL - 8550 FT 3 PM MON 0.40 STRAWBERRY DIVIDE SNOTEL - 8400 FT 2 PM MON 0.40 RAYS VALLEY RAWS - 7300 FT 12 AM TUE 0.24 DANIELS STRAWBERRY SNOTEL - 8000 FT 3 PM MON 0.20 ...WESTERN UINTA BASIN... BLACKTAIL RAWS - 7311 FT 11 PM MON 0.05 HANNA - 6750 FT 11 PM MON 0.05 ...CASTLE COUNTRY... PRICE AIRPORT - 5922 FT 7 AM MON 0.03 WELLINGTON 3 E - 5400 FT 5 PM MON 0.02 HUNTINGTON NORTH - 5780 FT 7 AM MON 0.02 ...SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS... SPRING CITY - 5800 FT 12 AM TUE 0.31 SEVIER RESERVOIR RAWS - 5369 FT 11 PM MON 0.28 GUNNISON - 5200 FT 8 PM MON 0.26 RICHFIELD AIRPORT - 5268 FT 12 AM TUE 0.17 RICHFIELD RADIO - 5300 FT 5 PM MON 0.12 MONROE - 5364 FT 12 AM TUE 0.10 ELSINORE RICHFIELD CANAL - 5341 FT 12 AM TUE 0.09 ...WEST CENTRAL UTAH... MUD SPRING RAWS - 5902 FT 11 PM MON 0.22 DELTA - 4635 FT 7 PM MON 0.17 DELTA - 4613 FT 7 PM MON 0.13 FISH SPRINGS DUGWAY MNET - 4282 FT 12 AM TUE 0.12 OAK CITY - 5135 FT 7 PM MON 0.12 FILLMORE - 5120 FT 5 PM MON 0.07 ...SOUTHWEST UTAH... ENTERPRISE RAWS - 5340 FT 12 AM TUE 0.11 MILFORD - 5002 FT 12 AM TUE 0.10 MILFORD AIRPORT - 5039 FT 12 AM TUE 0.04 CEDAR CITY AIRPORT - 5627 FT 11 PM MON 0.04 CEDAR CITY - 5965 FT 3 PM MON 0.04 ...CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS... LOST CREEK RAWS - 7490 FT 11 PM MON 0.28 SEELEY CREEK SNOTEL - 10000 FT 10 PM MON 0.20 GRASSY FLATS - 8858 FT 11 PM MON 0.17 BLACK CEDAR RAWS - 6480 FT 12 AM TUE 0.15 SIGNAL PEAK RAWS - 8792 FT 12 AM TUE 0.15 FISH LAKE RS - 8880 FT 11 PM MON 0.12 FARNSWORTH LAKE SNOTEL - 9600 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 PICKLE KEG SNOTEL - 9600 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 BEAVER DAMS SNOTEL - 8000 FT 10 PM MON 0.10 ...SOUTHERN UTAH MOUNTAINS... BIG FLAT SNOTEL - 10290 FT 11 PM MON 0.40 MERCHANT VALLEY SNOTEL - 8750 FT 2 PM MON 0.40 MIDWAY VALLEY SNOTEL - 9800 FT 11 PM MON 0.20 CASTLE VALLEY SNOTEL - 9580 FT 3 PM MON 0.20 KIMBERLY MINE SNOTEL - 9300 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 WEBSTER FLAT SNOTEL - 9200 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 HARRIS FLAT SNOTEL - 7800 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 CIRCLEVILLE - 6050 FT 5 PM MON 0.05 BADGER SPRING RAWS - 3990 FT 3 PM MON 0.02 AGUA CANYON RAWS - 8900 FT 7 AM MON 0.02 ...UTAH'S DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK... ST. GEORGE 12 AM TUE 0.01 ...SOUTHERN UTAH MOUNTAINS... VEYO POWER HOUSE - 4600 FT 7 PM MON 0.31 ...SOUTHWEST WYOMING... EVANSTON 1 E - 6825 FT 12 AM TUE 0.50 EVANSTON AIRPORT - 7162 FT 7 PM MON 0.47 MUDDY CREEK RAWS - 6970 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 $$ AOT 953 NOUS71 KCLE 270802 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 358 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (0800 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan WE4879 "Cason J. Callaway" 43.8N 86.9W (25 SW Big Sable Light) 0600Z 5/27/8 Wind speed observed at 38 knots MAFOR forecast: to 30 knots (code 4) (The observed wind direction was 010 degrees.) AFOS product: CLESHPGL1. The ship observation is shown here: WE4879 27064 99438 70869 41/98 60138 10040 2//// 40162 5//// 70222 _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 900 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONTAL TROUGH AND WINDSHIFT NEAR 29.70 INCHES EXTENDS FROM SOUTHERN LAKE HURON...ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN AND ON INTO NORTHEASTERN IOWA. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHWARD...CLEARING THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE BY MIDNIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.50 INCHES WILL BUILD FROM THE SOUTHERN PRAIRIE PROVINCES...ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE HIGH WILL THEN SETTLE ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-270800- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 900 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 .OVERNIGHT...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EVENING. .TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING TO NORTHEAST NEAR 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...VARIABLE WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-270800- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 900 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2008 .OVERNIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS SHIFTING TO NORTH AT 30 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET OVERNIGHT. .TUESDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTH. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ761-270800- MAFOR 2703/ MAFOR 2703/ MICHIGAN NORTH 12840 12840 19830 12830 12820 19120. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT...THEN DECREASING SLOWLY TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. 210507 210608. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11630 19840 14840 11830 19140 11830 11820. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT...THEN DECREASING SLOWLY TO 5 TO 7 FEET TOWARD TUESDAY EVENING. 210305 210609. $$ 502 NOUS42 KCHS 270806 PNSCHS GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-280900- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 406 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY... PREPAREDNESS IS ESSENTIAL FOR MINIMIZING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND LOSS OF LIFE ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANES AND OTHER TROPICAL SYSTEMS. EVERYONE IS URGED TO DEVELOP A HURRICANE SAFETY PLAN AND REVIEW IT BEFORE EACH HURRICANE SEASON. SOME OF THE COMPONENTS THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN YOUR PLAN WILL BE ADDRESSED TODAY. BE FAMILIAR WITH THE TROPICAL WATCH/WARNING TERMINOLOGY USED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPECIFICALLY...A WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SPECIFIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN ABOUT 36 HOURS WHILE A WARNING IS THEN ISSUED WHEN THOSE SAME CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN ABOUT 24 HOURS. LEARN THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS FROM TROPICAL SYSTEMS IN YOUR AREA. DETERMINE YOUR ELEVATION ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AND WHETHER YOU ARE AT RISK FOR STORM SURGE. LEARN EVACUATION ROUTES AND THE LOCATIONS OF OFFICIAL SHELTERS. IF YOU HAVE PETS...FIND OUT WHICH SHELTERS AND HOTELS WILL ACCEPT THEM. REVIEW THE WORKING CONDITION OF EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT...SUCH AS FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERY-POWERED RADIOS AND GENERATORS. ENSURE THAT ENOUGH NON-PERISHABLE FOOD AND WATER SUPPLIES ARE ON HAND. OBTAIN AND STORE MATERIALS NECESSARY TO PROPERLY SECURE YOUR HOME SUCH AS PLYWOOD. CLEAR CLOGGED RAIN GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. KEEP TREES AND SHRUBS TRIMMED. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY. MOST HAZARD INSURANCE POLICIES DO NOT INCLUDE FLOODING. FLOOD INSURANCE POLICIES CAN BE OBTAINED BUT DO NOT TAKE EFFECT FOR 30 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. IN ADDITION...DETERMINE WHERE YOU CAN STORE YOUR BOAT. CITIZENS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR OTHERS REQUIRING MORE INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CHARLESTON... LOCAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...LOCAL AMERICAN RED CROSS CHAPTER OR PROJECT IMPACT PERSONNEL. $$ 117 NOUS71 KCLE 270814 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 411 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (0812 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan 45007 "NOAA Data Buoy 07" 42.7N 87.0W (39 SW Grand Haven RB) 0800Z 5/27/8 Waves observed at 10 feet MAFOR forecast: 5-8 feet AFOS product: CLESHNGL1. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: 45007 27081 99427 70870 46/// /3612 10044 20035 39940 40156 51033 NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 301 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A LARGE HIGH 30.4 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO WISCONSIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE THE PRESSURE WILL BE 30.4 INCHES. BY THURSDAY MORNING THE HIGH WILL BE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 301 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 301 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ761-271530- MAFOR 2709/ MAFOR 2709/ MICHIGAN NORTH 13830 12830 11820 12100. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 220407. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12840 13830 11820 12120. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 220508. $$ 473 NOXX02 LSSW 270400 METNO C2208 NULL 172 NOUS45 KBOU 270859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-272300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 259 AM MDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...TODAY IN METRO DENVER WEATHER HISTORY... 20-27 IN 2002...LIGHTNING SPARKED A WILDFIRE NEAR DECKERS. EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS THE FOLLOWING DAY ALLOWED THE FIRE...KNOWN AS THE SCHOONOVER...TO CONSUME 3850 ACRES BEFORE IT COULD BE CONTAINED. THIRTEEN STRUCTURES WERE DESTROYED...INCLUDING 4 HOMES...RESULTING IN 2.2 MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. 26-31 IN 1995...A COOL PERIOD WITH LIGHT MORNING SHOWERS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PUSHED RIVERS ALREADY SWOLLEN FROM MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT OVER THEIR BANKS CAUSING MINOR FLOODING. STREAMS AND RIVERS SUCH AS THE SOUTH PLATTE AND BOULDER CREEK FLOODED MEADOWLANDS...BIKE PATHS...ROADS NEAR STREAMS...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AND CROP DAMAGE WAS UNKNOWN. RAINFALL TOTALED 1.79 INCHES AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND ONLY 1.51 INCHES AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 27 IN 1874...AN APPARENT THUNDERSTORM GUST FRONT REACHED THE CITY AT 6:40 PM. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED TO 48 MPH FOR A FEW MINUTES PRODUCED LARGE COLUMNS OF DUST IN THE CITY AND ON THE PRAIRIE. THERE WAS NO RAIN IN THE CITY. IN 1942...A DUSTSTORM SWEPT INTO THE CITY...BUT NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. WEST WINDS WERE SUSTAINED TO 23 MPH. IN 1953...A HEAVY HAILSTORM CAUSED AN ESTIMATED 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGE ACROSS METRO DENVER. LARGER THAN GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL FELL IN WESTMINSTER AND NORTH DENVER. ONLY 1/8 INCH HAIL WAS MEASURED AT STAPLETON AIRPORT. IN 1955...WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS AT 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 58 MPH BRIEFLY REDUCED THE VISIBILITY TO 1/2 MILE IN BLOWING DUST AT STAPLETON AIRPORT. IN 1981...LIGHTNING DAMAGED POWER LINES WEST OF LAKEWOOD AND BLEW UP A TRANSFORMER AT THE DENVER FEDERAL CENTER. HAIL 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER WAS REPORTED IN LAKEWOOD AND ON I-25 SOUTH OF DENVER. IN 2001...HAIL AS LARGE AS 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER WAS MEASURED NEAR COMMERCE CITY. IN 2003...HAIL TO 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER FELL NEAR CENTRAL CITY. IN 2006...UNUSUALLY WARM WEATHER FOR LATE MAY PRODUCED TWO TEMPERATURE RECORDS. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES WAS A RECORD MAXIMUM FOR THE DATE. THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES EQUALED THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. BOTH PREVIOUS RECORDS OCCURRED IN 1895. $$ 518 NOUS42 KTAE 270900 PNSTAE ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-281000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 600 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 TODAY'S TOPICS FOR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK ARE HIGH WINDS AND TORNADOES. THE INTENSITY OF A LANDFALLING HURRICANE IS EXPRESSED AS CATEGORIES THAT RELATE WIND SPEEDS AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE...A CATEGORY ONE STORM HAS LIGHTER WINDS COMPARED TO STORMS IN HIGHER CATEGORIES. FOR EXAMPLE...A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE HAS WINDS BETWEEN 131 AND 155 MPH...AND ON AVERAGE...WOULD BE EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY CAUSE MUCH MORE DAMAGE THAN A CATEGORY ONE STORM. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS CAN EASILY DESTROY POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES AND MOBILE HOMES. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES...TOWERS...WATER...AND UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES...AND FALLEN POWER POLES...CAN CAUSE MAJOR DISRUPTION. HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS ARE ALSO VULNERABLE TO HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS. TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO BE DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE...AN FOR THIS REASON...EMERGENCY MANAGERS PLAN COMPLETION OF ALL EVACUATIONS PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THESE WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS...WITH RESPECT TO THE STORM'S MOVEMENT...USUALLY OCCUR IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HURRICANE'S EYEWALL. WIND SPEED USUALLY DECREASES SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN 12 HOURS AFTER LANDFALL. THE INLAND HIGH WIND MODEL CAN BE USED BY EMERGENCY MANAGERS TO ESTIMATE HOW FAR INLAND THE STRONG WINDS WILL EXTEND. THIS DATA IS MOST USEFUL IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS TO DETERMINE WHICH PEOPLE MAY BE MOST VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS AT INLAND LOCATIONS. HURRICANES CAN ALSO SPAWN TORNADOES...WHICH ARE MOST LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT. THEY CAN ALSO BE EMBEDDED IN THE RAINBANDS DISTANT FROM THE CENTER OF THE CYCLONE. THEY CAN DEVELOP AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT DURING LANDFALL. HOWEVER... BY 12 HOURS AFTER LANDFALL...TORNADOES TEND TO OCCUR MAINLY DURING DAYTIME HOURS. THE EFFECTS OF TORNADOES...ADDED TO THE LARGER AREA OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...CAN PRODUCE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. SOME HIGH WIND SAFETY ACTIONS TO REMEMBER... DETERMINE IF YOUR HOME MEETS CURRENT BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS. ASSESS YOUR PROPERTY TO ENSURE LANDSCAPING AND TREES DO NOT BECOME A WIND HAZARD. PROTECT WINDOWS BY INSTALLING COMMERCIAL SHUTTERS. IF YOU DO NOT RESIDE IN AN EVACUATION ZONE OR A MOBILE HOME... DESIGNATE AN INTERIOR ROOM WITH NO WINDOWS OR EXTERNAL DOORS AS A SAFE ROOM. MOST MOBILE HOMES HAVE NOT BEEN BUILT TO WITHSTAND HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS. RESIDENTS SHOULD RELOCATE TO A NEARBY REINFORCED SHELTER. HEED SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OR STATE OFFICIALS...AND GO TO YOUR SAFE ROOM. INFORMATION ABOUT HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/HAW2/ENGLISH/INTRO.SHTML WEDNESDAY'S TOPIC FOR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK WILL BE INLAND FLOODING. $$ 554 NOUS71 KCLE 270902 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 458 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (0900 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan 45007 "NOAA Data Buoy 07" 42.7N 87.0W (39 SW Grand Haven RB) 0900Z 5/27/8 Waves observed at 10 feet MAFOR forecast: 5-8 feet AFOS product: CLEBOYGL5. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: 45007 27091 99427 70870 46/// /3613 10043 20033 39948 40163 51027 90850 22200 00048 10806 20806 70032 333 91216 555 11138 22147 NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A LARGE HIGH 30.4 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO WISCONSIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE THE PRESSURE WILL BE 30.4 INCHES. BY THURSDAY MORNING THE HIGH WILL BE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. LMZ261-362-364-563-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ366-565-567-868-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ080-673-675-777-779-874-876-878-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ669-671-870-872-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ761-271530- MAFOR 2709 AMD/ MAFOR 2709/ MICHIGAN NORTH 13830 12830 11820 12100. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 220407. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12840 13830 11820 12120. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 220508. $$ 347 NOUS71 KCLE 270908 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 505 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (0906 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan KNSW3 "Kenosha " 0900Z 5/27/8 Wind speed observed at 37 knots MAFOR forecast: to 30 knots (code 4) (The observed wind direction was 010 degrees.) AFOS product: CLEBOYCM3. The C-MAN observation is shown here: Unable to locate observation! _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A LARGE HIGH 30.4 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO WISCONSIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE THE PRESSURE WILL BE 30.4 INCHES. BY THURSDAY MORNING THE HIGH WILL BE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. LMZ261-362-364-563-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ366-565-567-868-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ080-673-675-777-779-874-876-878-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ669-671-870-872-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ761-271530- MAFOR 2709 AMD/ MAFOR 2709/ MICHIGAN NORTH 13830 12830 11820 12100. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 220407. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12840 13830 11820 12120. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 220508. $$ 483 NOUS71 KCLE 270914 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 511 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (0912 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan 45007 "NOAA Data Buoy 07" 42.7N 87.0W (39 SW Grand Haven RB) 0900Z 5/27/8 Waves observed at 10 feet MAFOR forecast: 5-8 feet AFOS product: CLESHIGL1. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: 45007 27091 99427 70870 46/// /3613 10043 20033 39948 40163 51027 NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A LARGE HIGH 30.4 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO WISCONSIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE THE PRESSURE WILL BE 30.4 INCHES. BY THURSDAY MORNING THE HIGH WILL BE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. LMZ261-362-364-563-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ366-565-567-868-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ080-673-675-777-779-874-876-878-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ669-671-870-872-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ761-271530- MAFOR 2709 AMD/ MAFOR 2709/ MICHIGAN NORTH 13830 12830 11820 12100. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 220407. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12840 13830 11820 12120. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 220508. $$ 234 NOUS42 KTBW 270931 PNSTBW FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-272200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 600 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK CONTINUES... ...TODAY'S TOPIC...HIGH WINDS AND TORNADOES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF MAY 25TH THROUGH MAY 31ST AS HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK. EACH DAY THIS WORK WEEK...YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RUSKIN FLORIDA...WILL ISSUE A BRIEF STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTING THE MOST IMPORTANT HURRICANE HAZARDS...AS WELL AS IMPORTANT PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION AND ACTIONS TO TAKE WHEN WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. THE SCHEDULE CONTINUES AS FOLLOWS... TODAY.........MAY 27TH......HIGH WINDS AND TORNADOES. WEDNESDAY.....MAY 28TH......INLAND (FRESHWATER) FLOODING. THURSDAY......MAY 29TH......MARINE HAZARDS AND SAFETY. FRIDAY........MAY 30TH......PREPAREDNESS AND ACTION PLANS. ...DEFINITIONS... HURRICANE INTENSITY IS EXPRESSED BY RELATING WIND SPEEDS AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE. THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE IS NOW COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG MANY COASTAL RESIDENTS...AND RANGES FROM CATEGORY 1 (MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE) TO CATEGORY 5 (CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE). THE CHANGE FROM ONE CATEGORY TO THE NEXT IS EXPONENTIAL...NOT LINEAR. FOR EXAMPLE...A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE WILL NORMALLY CAUSE MORE THAN 100 TIMES THE DAMAGE OF A CATEGORY 1! HURRICANE FORCE WINDS CAN EASILY DESTROY POORLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS AND MOBILE HOMES SUCH AS OLDER TRAILERS. LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS (SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE)...ROOFING MATERIAL...AND POORLY FASTENED SIGNS CAN BECOME MISSILES IN A HURRICANE. TREES AND POWER LINES SUSTAIN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN ANY HURRICANE...AND DANGEROUS STORMS (CATEGORY 3 AND HIGHER) CAN CAUSE LONG-LASTING DAMAGE TO URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE. THOUGH HURRICANES TEND TO WEAKEN RAPIDLY AFTER MAKING LANDFALL... HURRICANE FORCE WINDS CAN REMAIN AN INLAND THREAT. THE GREATEST THREAT OCCURS WHEN A POWERFUL HURRICANE ACCELERATES INLAND. IN 1989...HURRICANE HUGO PRODUCED SUSTAINED CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE WINDS WITH CATEGORY 2 GUSTS...ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE...IN CHARLOTTE NC...175 MILES INLAND FROM LANDFALL NEAR CHARLESTON SC. TORNADOES ARE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH LANDFALLING HURRICANES...AND GENERALLY FORM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT OF THE STORM RELATIVE TO ITS MOVEMENT. MOST OCCUR DUE TO THE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF THE STORM. HURRICANE-SPAWNED TORNADOES ARE GENERALLY SMALLER AND LESS INTENSE THAN THOSE PRODUCED IN ROTATING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...THEY CAN BE DIFFICULT TO DETECT WHILE ENSHROUDED IN TORRENTIAL RAIN. ...WINDS TORNADOES AND THE 2007 HURRICANE SEASON... WITH ONLY ONE TROPICAL STORM (BARRY) IMPACTING WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN 2007...WIND DAMAGE AND TORNADO OCCURRENCES WERE VIRTUALLY NON EXISTENT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WERE LARGELY CONTAINED WITHIN FEEDER BANDS AS THE STORM WAS NEARING THE TAMPA BAY COASTLINE...CAUSING VERY MINOR DAMAGE. NO TORNADOES WERE REPORTED AS BARRY MOVED ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. A QUIET SEASON SUCH AS 2007 FURTHER EMPHASIZES THE NEED TO REMAIN VIGILANT AND PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WIND DAMAGE IN 2008 AND BEYOND. CHARLEY IN 2004...AND KATRINA IN 2005 ACROSS INLAND MISSISSIPPI...TAUGHT VALUABLE LESSONS ABOUT THE SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT OF 100 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 130 MPH. HURRICANE ANDREW...WHICH DEVASTATED HOMESTEAD AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES IN 1992... WITH SUSTAINED CATEGORY 4 AND 5 WIND...IS NEVER FAR FROM ANY FLORIDIAN'S MIND. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE SEASONS AND THEIR IMPACTS...GO TO HTTP://HURRICANES.GOV AND SCROLL TO "SEASONS ARCHIVES" ON THE LEFT NAVIGATION BAR. ...OTHER LOCAL HISTORY... THE FLORIDA SUNCOAST HAS HAD SEVERAL STRONG HURRICANE WIND EVENTS DURING THE LAST 100 YEARS OR SO. HOWEVER...OUTSIDE OF 10 MILE WIDE HURRICANE CHARLEY (2004)...THE MOST POTENT OCCURRED WHEN THE COASTAL POPULATION WAS BETWEEN ONE FOURTH AND ONE TWENTIETH OF WHAT IT IS TODAY! SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE WIND STORMS WERE AS FOLLOWS: NAME YEAR/DATE WIND LOCATION/REMARKS CHARLEY 2004/AUG 13 145 MPH PUNTA GORDA/DEVASTATING DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED AND POORLY BUILT STRUCTURES NONE 1896/SEP 29 100 MPH+ CEDAR KEY/WIDESPREAD TREE FALL OCALA NATIONAL FOREST NONE 1944/OCT 19 100 MPH+ SANIBEL-SARASOTA/WIDESPREAD PROPERTY/CROP DAMAGE DONNA 1960/SEP 10 100 MPH+ VENICE/WIDESPREAD PROPERTY DAMAGE FROM FORT MYERS TO TAMPA BAY ...PRE-SEASON SAFETY ACTIONS... THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGH WIND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN NOW BY ALL RESIDENTS: --FIND OUT IF YOUR HOME MEETS CURRENT BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGH WINDS. STRUCTURES BUILT TO MEET OR EXCEED CODE HAVE A SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER CHANCE TO SURVIVE. --PROTECT YOUR WINDOWS BY INSTALLING COMMERCIAL SHUTTERS...PREPARING 5/8 INCH PLYWOOD PANELS...AND/OR INSTALLING HURRICANE RATED IMPACT RESISTANT WINDOWS OR WINDOW FILM. BE SURE TO ALSO INSTALL ADEQUATE FASTENERS OR ANCHORING DEVICES --IF YOU DO NOT LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...DESIGNATE AN INTERIOR ROOM WITH NO WINDOWS AS A 'SAFE ROOM'. --BRACE GARAGE DOORS AND GABLED ROOFS TO WITHSTAND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. GARAGE DOORS ARE OFTEN THE FIRST FEATURE OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME TO FAIL. --ASSESS YOUR LANDSCAPING...THEN PREPARE IT! THIS INCLUDES: * TRIMMING DEAD WOOD AND WEAK BRANCHES FROM ALL TREES * CUTTING DOWN ANY DYING OR DEAD TREES AND BUSHES * IF LANDSCAPING...CONSIDER MATERIALS OTHER THAN GRAVEL OR SMALL ROCKS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING INTERNET SITES (LOWER CASE EXCEPT WHERE NOTED): HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK HIGH WINDS SITE: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/HAW2/ENGLISH/HIGH_WINDS.SHTML ** PLEASE TYPE HAW2 ABOVE IN UPPER CASE ** FEDERAL ALLIANCE FOR SAFE HOMES HTTP://WWW.FLASH.ORG INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS AND HOME SAFETY: HTTP://WWW.DISASTERSAFETY.ORG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM PREDICTION CENTER: HTTP://WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, TAMPA BAY: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER: HTTP://HURRICANES.GOV NEXT UP...INLAND (FRESHWATER) FLOODING (WEDNESDAY). $$ 106 NOUS42 KMHX 270951 PNSMHX NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-272359- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 600 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...NORTH CAROLINA HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK FOR 2008... THIS WEEK HAS BEEN DECLARED NORTH CAROLINA'S HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK FOR 2008. ALL WEEK LONG THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE ISSUING INFORMATIVE MESSAGES TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR HURRICANE SEASON. EACH DAY WE WILL COVER A DIFFERENT TOPIC. TODAY WE WILL TALK ABOUT STORM SURGE WHICH POSES THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE ALONG THE COAST. WE WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT MARINE SAFETY. STORM SURGE...PUT SIMPLY...IS WATER THAT IS PUSHED TOWARD THE SHORE BY THE FORCE OF THE SWIRLING WINDS AROUND A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE. THIS ADVANCING SURGE COMBINES WITH TIDES TO CREATE THE HURRICANE STORM TIDE...WHICH CAN INCREASE THE MEAN WATER LEVEL 15 FEET OR MORE. IN GENERAL...THE MORE INTENSE THE STORM...AND THE CLOSER THE BEACH FRONT COMMUNITY IS TO THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM...THE LARGER THE SURGE WILL BE AND LARGER THE AREA THAT MAY HAVE TO EVACUATE. THIS IS BECAUSE THE STORMS STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT AND IT IS THESE STRONG WINDS THAT DRIVE THE SURGE. STORM SURGE IN NORTH CAROLINA IS A PROBLEM FOR EVERYONE OWNING PROPERTY ALONG THE COAST. ALSO...AREAS ALONG THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS ARE VULNERABLE TO STORM SURGE. DURING HURRICANE ISABEL IN 2003 AREAS ALONG THE LOWER NEUSE RIVER EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE HIGHEST STORM SURGE. DEPENDING OF HOW THE STORM STRIKES THE AREA...WATER FROM THE PAMLICO SOUND CAN BE PUSHED INLAND CAUSING STORM SURGE TYPE FLOODING IN NEW BERN...WASHINGTON...AND BELHAVEN...AS WELL AS MANY OTHER LOCATIONS. WAVE ACTION AND DAMAGE...WAVE ACTION AND CURRENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SURGE ALSO CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. WATER WEIGHS ABOUT 1,700 POUNDS PER CUBIC YARD. EXTENDED POUNDING BY FREQUENT WAVES CAN DEMOLISH ANY STRUCTURE NOT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND SUCH FORCES. DURING HURRICANE ISABEL...MANY STRUCTURES IN THE HATTERAS VILLAGE AREA IN DARE COUNTY WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED BY THE POUNDING OF 15 TO 20 FOOT WAVES ON TOP OF THE STORM TIDE. WAVE AND CURRENT ACTION WILL ALSO COMBINE TO SEVERELY ERODE BEACHES AND DESTROY COASTAL HIGHWAYS. MANY BUILDINGS MAY WITHSTAND THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS UNTIL THEIR FOUNDATIONS OR PILINGS BECOME UNDERMINED BY EROSION...AT WHICH POINT THE STRUCTURE WEAKENS AND FALLS. THOSE WITH PROPERTY ALONG THE COAST MUST ACT EARLY TO SECURE HOMES. $$ COLE 762 NOUS44 KBMX 271000 PNSBMX ZCZC BHMPNSBMX TTAA00 KBHM DDHHMM ALZ011>015-017>050-280500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 500 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...THIS IS HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK... TODAYS TOPIC: HIGH WINDS AND TORNADOES THE GOAL OF HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK IS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT HURRICANE HAZARDS AND PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE WHICH CAN BE UTILIZED WHEN YOU TAKE ACTION. THIS INFORMATION CAN BE USED TO SAVE LIVES AT WORK, HOME, WHILE ON THE ROAD, OR ON THE WATER. EACH DAY OF HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK FEATURES A UNIQUE TOPIC RELEVANT TO EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. HURRICANE SEASON IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE FROM JUNE 1ST UNTIL NOVEMBER 30TH FOR THE ATLANTIC, CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO. TODAY WE WILL FOCUS ON THE HAZARDS OF HIGH WINDS AND TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS. THESE ARE TWO HAZARDS THAT CAN DIRECTLY IMPACT CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL SYSTEM ARE TYPICALLY ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE SYSTEM, CLOSEST TO FEEDER BANDS AND NEAR THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION. WIND SPEEDS USUALLY DECREASE RATHER SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN 12 HOURS AFTER LANDFALL. NONETHELESS, WINDS CAN STAY ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE, ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS, WELL INLAND AND CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON CENTRAL ALABAMA. IN MOST CASES, THESE SEVERE WINDS LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THE TYPICAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND DO NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA OR IT WEAKENS. IN SOME CASES, THESE WINDS MAY PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS. JUST WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS...KATRINA (2005), DENNIS (2005), IVAN (2004) AND OPAL (1995) ALL PRODUCED WINDS GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 MPH TO 90 MPH ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. BEFORE HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS, ASSESS YOUR PROPERTY TO ENSURE THAT LANDSCAPING AND TREES DO NOT BECOME A WIND HAZARD. TRIM DEAD WOOD AND OVERHANGING BRANCHES FROM ALL TREES. ANY DEAD TREE NEAR YOUR HOME IS AN IMMEDIATE HAZARD. CENTRAL ALABAMA RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF ITS DAMAGE DUE TO FALLEN TREES. THESE TREES CAN ALSO KNOCK POWERLINES DOWN AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. MOST MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOMES ARE NOT BUILT TO WITHSTAND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. RESIDENTS OF HOMES NOT MEETING THAT LEVEL OF SAFETY SHOULD RELOCATE TO A NEARBY SAFER STRUCTURE. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT YOU TAKE ACTION AND MOVE TO A SAFER SHELTER WHEN AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING OR AN INLAND HURRICANE WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. ADDITIONALLY, IF ONE OF THESE WARNINGS IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, YOU SHOULD SECURE OR BRING INSIDE ALL LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER OUTSIDE OBJECTS THAT COULD BECOME A PROJECTILE IN HIGH WIND SITUATIONS. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES CLOSELY AS THE TROPICAL SYSTEM APPROACHES. LISTEN FOR DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND GO TO YOUR SAFE ROOM WHEN DIRECTED TO DO SO. DO NOT LEAVE THE SAFE ROOM UNTIL LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE DEEMED IT SAFE. SOMETIMES IT APPEARS THAT THE WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED OR HAVE GONE CALM WHEN DANGER STILL EXISTS. IN THE EVENT YOU LOSE POWER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, A GENERATOR MAY BE NECESSARY FOR YOUR POWER SUPPLY. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANY GASOLINE RUN MACHINERY PRODUCES EXHAUST. THIS EXHAUST CAN BE HARMFUL OR DEADLY WHEN INHALED. USE THIS TYPE OF MACHINERY ONLY IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA. TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES THAT ADD TO THE OVERALL DESTRUCTIVE POWER. TORNADOES ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEM. MANY TORNADOES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH RAIN-BANDS THAT ARE WELL AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION. IN SOME CASES, THIS DISTANCE CAN BE HUNDREDS OF MILES. RITA (2005) PRODUCED THE SECOND LARGEST ONE DAY TORNADO OUTBREAK IN CENTRAL ALABAMA HISTORY AND THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION WAS SOME 350 MILES TO THE WEST. PREPAREDNESS IS CRITICAL IN THESE TORNADO SITUATIONS. TORNADOES PRODUCED WITHIN A TROPICAL SYSTEM ARE TYPICALLY FAST DEVELOPING AND SHORT LIVED BUT CAN PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR INJURY. DUE TO THIS FAST DEVELOPING NATURE, WARNING LEAD TIMES MAY BE SHORTER THAN NORMAL. THESE TROPICALLY INDUCED TORNADOES ARE USUALLY NOT ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING, THUNDER OR HAIL, CLUES THAT MANY CITIZENS RELY ON IN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL PERSONAL RISKS. WHEN A TORNADO WATCH IS ISSUED, BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM ALL WINDOWS. AS A LAST RESORT, GET UNDER HEAVY FURNITURE AWAY FROM ALL WINDOWS. HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK CONTINUES ON WEDNESDAY WITH INFORMATION ON INLAND FLOODING...ANOTHER POTENTIAL DIRECT HAZARD TO CENTRAL ALABAMA. FOR ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL OR PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, YOU CAN VISIT THESE SITES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, ALABAMA WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MOB NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/HAW2/ENGLISH/INTRO.SHTML FEMA WWW.FEMA.GOV/AREYOUREADY/HURRICANES.SHTM AMERICAN RED CROSS WWW.REDCROSS.ORG/SERVICES/DISASTERS NOAA COASTAL SERVICES CENTER - HISTORICAL HURRICANE TRACKS HTTP://MAPS.CSC.NOAA.GOV/HURRICANES $$ JRA 598 NOUS71 KCLE 271001 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 558 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (1000 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan 45007 "NOAA Data Buoy 07" 42.7N 87.0W (39 SW Grand Haven RB) 1000Z 5/27/8 Waves observed at 10 feet MAFOR forecast: 5-8 feet AFOS product: CLEBOYGL5. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: Unable to locate observation! NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A LARGE HIGH 30.4 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO WISCONSIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE THE PRESSURE WILL BE 30.4 INCHES. BY THURSDAY MORNING THE HIGH WILL BE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. LMZ261-362-364-563-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ366-565-567-868-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ080-673-675-777-779-874-876-878-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ669-671-870-872-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ761-271530- MAFOR 2709 AMD/ MAFOR 2709/ MICHIGAN NORTH 13830 12830 11820 12100. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 220407. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12840 13830 11820 12120. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 220508. $$ 443 NOUS43 KDMX 271003 PNSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-271700- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 503 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...SOME HISTORICAL TORNADO FACTS FOR IOWA... SINCE 1950...IOWA HAS EXPERIENCED FIVE F5 TORNADOES AND FORTY-TWO F4'S. ONLY THIRTEEN F4'S HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 1980 AND NO F5'S. THE LAST F5 TO OCCUR IN IOWA WAS ON JUNE 13, 1976 IN BOONE AND STORY COUNTIES NEAR THE HAMLET OF JORDAN. THE LAST F4 WAS APRIL 8, 1999 WHEN TWO F4'S TOUCHED DOWN IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL IOWA. THE LAST TIME SIX DEATHS FROM A TORNADO OCCURRED IN IOWA WAS ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1978 WHEN SIX PEOPLE DIED IN MARSHALL AND POWESHIEK COUNTIES. THE LAST PATH LENGTH OF AT LEAST 48 MILES OCCURRED ON APRIL 11, 2001 WHEN A TORNADO TRACKED 60.5 MILES FROM MISSOURI BORDER IN RINGGOLD COUNTY TO NEAR PATTERSON IN WARREN COUNTY. ...F5'S IN IOWA SINCE 1950... CASS AND ADAIR COUNTIES JUNE 27, 1953 1 DEATH 2 INJURIES (SOUTHWEST OF ADAIR) 10 MILE PATH WRIGHT COUNTY OCTOBER 14, 1966 6 DEATHS 172 INJURIES (BELMOND) 10 MILE PATH FRANKLIN/FLOYD/CHICKASAW MAY 15, 1968 13 DEATHS 462 INJURIES AND HOWARD COUNTIES 63 MILE PATH (CHARLES CITY) FAYETTE COUNTY MAY 15, 1968 5 DEATHS 156 INJURIES (OELWEIN) 13 MILE PATH BOONE AND STORY COUNTIES JUNE 13, 1976 NO DEATHS 9 INJURIES (JORDAN) 21 MILE PATH ...F4'S IN IOWA SINCE 1980... DECATUR AND WAYNE JUNE 2, 1980 NO DEATHS OR INJURIES COUNTIES 32 MILE PATH DECATUR/WAYNE/LUCAS/ JUNE 7, 1984 2 DEATHS 117 INJURIES MONROE/MAHASKA/KEOKUK/ 117 MILE PATH AND IOWA COUNTIES WOODBURY AND MONONA JULY 28, 1986 NO DEATHS 1 INJURY COUNTIES 12.5 MILE PATH POLK AND JASPER SEPT.28, 1986 NO DEATHS OR INJURIES COUNTIES 20 MILE PATH ADAMS/UNION/RINGGOLD MAY 24, 1989 NO DEATHS OR INJURIES AND DECATUR COUNTIES 50 MILE PATH HAMILTON/STORY/HARDIN/ MAY 24, 1989 NO DEATHS OR INJURIES MARSHALL AND TAMA 66 MILE PATH HARDIN AND GRUNDY MAY 30, 1989 NO DEATHS 3 INJURIES COUNTIES 11 MILE PATH LINN/JONES/DELAWARE MAY 13, 1990 NO DEATHS OR INJURIES AND DUBUQUE COUNTIES 19 MILE PATH CARROLL/SAC/CALHOUN MAY 27, 1995 NO DEATHS OR INJURIES AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES 37 MILE PATH UNION/ADAIR/GUTHRIE MAY 27, 1995 NO DEATHS 2 INJURIES AND DALLAS COUNTIES 55 MILE PATH GUTHRIE/GREENE AND MAY 27, 1995 NO DEATHS 1 INJURY CARROLL COUNTIES 30 MILE PATH TAYLOR/ADAMS/CASS APRIL 8, 1999 NO DEATHS 3 INJURIES AND ADAIR COUNTIES 49 MILE PATH UNION/MADISON AND APRIL 8, 1999 NO DEATHS 1 INJURY DALLAS COUNTIES 56 MILE PATH $$ COGIL 428 NOUS71 KCLE 271014 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 611 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (1012 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan 45007 "NOAA Data Buoy 07" 42.7N 87.0W (39 SW Grand Haven RB) 1000Z 5/27/8 Waves observed at 10 feet MAFOR forecast: 5-8 feet AFOS product: CLESHNGL1. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: 45007 27101 99427 70870 46/// /3612 10043 20033 39956 40171 53022 NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A LARGE HIGH 30.4 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO WISCONSIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE THE PRESSURE WILL BE 30.4 INCHES. BY THURSDAY MORNING THE HIGH WILL BE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. LMZ261-362-364-563-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ366-565-567-868-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ080-673-675-777-779-874-876-878-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ669-671-870-872-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ761-271530- MAFOR 2709 AMD/ MAFOR 2709/ MICHIGAN NORTH 13830 12830 11820 12100. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 220407. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12840 13830 11820 12120. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 220508. $$ 691 NOUS43 KIND 271019 PNSIND INZ047-271230- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 615 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...ON THIS DATE IN INDIANA WEATHER HISTORY... 1961 LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING MARK THE LATEST SPRING FREEZE ON RECORD FOR THE CITIES OF SOUTH BEND...FORT WAYNE...AND INDIANAPOLIS. $$ 073 NOUS42 KILM 271041 PNSILM NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-272100 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 700 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 THIS IS NATIONAL HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK. IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO PREPARE FOR THE 2008 HURRICANE SEASON. THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS EACH YEAR ON JUNE 1ST AND ENDS NOVEMBER 30TH. BEING PREPARED CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN YOUR ABILITY TO COPE WITH THESE VIOLENT STORMS. TODAY WE COVER TERMINOLOGY...HIGH WINDS AND TORNADOES. A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS AN ORGANIZED SYSTEM OF CLOUDS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH A DEFINED CIRCULATION AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF LESS THAN 39 MPH OR 34 KNOTS. WHEN THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REACH 39 MPH OR 34 KNOTS...THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION BECOMES A TROPICAL STORM. WHEN A STORM REACHES THIS STRENGTH IT IS NAMED. WHEN THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE TROPICAL STORM REACH 74 MPH OR 64 KNOTS...THE TROPICAL STORM BECOMES A HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS CAN DESTROY POORLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS AND MOBILE HOMES. DEBRIS...SUCH AS SIGNS...ROOFING MATERIAL...SIDING... AND SMALL ITEMS LEFT OUTSIDE BECOME FLYING MISSILES IN HURRICANES. HURRICANES ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES...WHICH ADD TO THE HURRICANES DESTRUCTIVE POWER. THE LIST OF NAMES FOR THE 2007 HURRICANE SEASON IS: ARTHUR BERTHA CRISTOBAL DOLLY EDOUARD FAY GUSTAV HANNA IKE JOSEPHINE KYLE LAURA MARCO NANA OMAR PALOMA RENE SALLY TADDY VICKY WILFRED $$ 492 NOUS42 KILM 271044 PNSILM NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-272100- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 700 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 THIS IS NATIONAL HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK. IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO PREPARE FOR THE 2008 HURRICANE SEASON. THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS EACH YEAR ON JUNE 1ST AND ENDS NOVEMBER 30TH. BEING PREPARED CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN YOUR ABILITY TO COPE WITH THESE VIOLENT STORMS. TODAY WE COVER TERMINOLOGY...HIGH WINDS AND TORNADOES. A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS AN ORGANIZED SYSTEM OF CLOUDS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH A DEFINED CIRCULATION AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF LESS THAN 39 MPH OR 34 KNOTS. WHEN THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REACH 39 MPH OR 34 KNOTS...THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION BECOMES A TROPICAL STORM. WHEN A STORM REACHES THIS STRENGTH IT IS NAMED. WHEN THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE TROPICAL STORM REACH 74 MPH OR 64 KNOTS...THE TROPICAL STORM BECOMES A HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS CAN DESTROY POORLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS AND MOBILE HOMES. DEBRIS...SUCH AS SIGNS...ROOFING MATERIAL...SIDING... AND SMALL ITEMS LEFT OUTSIDE BECOME FLYING MISSILES IN HURRICANES. HURRICANES ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES...WHICH ADD TO THE HURRICANES DESTRUCTIVE POWER. THE LIST OF NAMES FOR THE 2008 HURRICANE SEASON IS: ARTHUR BERTHA CRISTOBAL DOLLY EDOUARD FAY GUSTAV HANNA IKE JOSEPHINE KYLE LAURA MARCO NANA OMAR PALOMA RENE SALLY TADDY VICKY WILFRED $$ 437 NOUS45 KREV 271045 PNSREV CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-291200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 345 AM PDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...PRECIPITATION RETURNS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS THAT HAVE MOVED ACROSS THE REGION SINCE LATE LAST WEEK HAVE BROUGHT MUCH NEEDED PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. BELOW IS A TABLE LISTING THE PRECIPITATION RECORDED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA FROM FRIDAY, MAY 23RD THROUGH MONDAY, MAY 26TH. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL START TO AFFECT THE REGION STARTING TODAY. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY UNTIL THIS SYSTEM FINALLY MOVES TO THE EAST. A FINAL STATEMENT WILL THEN BE ISSUED WHICH WILL SUMMARIZE THE PRECIPITATION THAT HAS BEEN RECEIVED DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK. ------------------------------------------------------------------ TOTAL PRECIPITATION (INCHES) LOCATION (FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY) WESTERN NEVADA... RENO-TAHOE INTL. AIRPORT 0.42 CARSON CITY 0.31 VIRGINIA CITY 0.56 LOVELOCK 1.07 FALLON N.A.S. 0.47 MINDEN 1.04 YERINGTON 0.95 EASTERN SIERRA... TRUCKEE 0.72 GLENBROOK 0.89 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 0.72 BRIDGEPORT 1.15 LEE VINING 2.42 MAMMOTH LAKES RANGER STN. 0.98 NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... PORTOLA 0.43 $$ O'HARA HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO 435 NOUS43 KICT 271101 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-271500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 601 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1892...A POWERFUL TORNADO STRUCK THE CITY OF WELLINGTON IN SUMNER COUNTY...LEVELING 100 HOMES AND 17 BUSINESSES. SEVENTEEN LOST THEIR LIVES...AND OVER 100 WERE INJURED AND LEFT HOMELESS. $$ AUTO 279 NOUS71 KCLE 271102 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 658 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (1100 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan 45007 "NOAA Data Buoy 07" 42.7N 87.0W (39 SW Grand Haven RB) 1100Z 5/27/8 Waves observed at 10 feet MAFOR forecast: 5-8 feet AFOS product: CLEBOYGL5. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: Unable to locate observation! NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A LARGE HIGH 30.4 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO WISCONSIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE THE PRESSURE WILL BE 30.4 INCHES. BY THURSDAY MORNING THE HIGH WILL BE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. LMZ261-362-364-563-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ366-565-567-868-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ080-673-675-777-779-874-876-878-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ669-671-870-872-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ761-271530- MAFOR 2709 AMD/ MAFOR 2709/ MICHIGAN NORTH 13830 12830 11820 12100. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 220407. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12840 13830 11820 12120. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 220508. $$ 265 NOUS42 KRAH 271110 PNSRAH NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-272200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 800 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...NORTH CAROLINA HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK... THIS WEEK HAS BEEN DECLARED NORTH CAROLINA'S HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK FOR 2008. ALL WEEK LONG THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE ISSUING INFORMATIVE MESSAGES TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR HURRICANE SEASON. EACH DAY WE WILL COVER A DIFFERENT TOPIC. TODAY WE WILL TALK ABOUT HIGH WINDS. THE INTENSITY OF A LAND FALLING HURRICANE IS EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF CATEGORIES THAT RELATE TO WIND SPEEDS AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE. A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE, ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE, HAS LESS INTENSE WIND WHEN COMPARED TO HIGHER CATEGORY HURRICANES. A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE...LIKE HURRICANES HAZEL AND HUGO...CONTAINS WINDS BETWEEN 131 AND 155 MPH, AND WOULD BE EXPECTED TO CAUSE 100 TIMES MORE DAMAGE THAN A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE. EVEN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF LESS THAN 74 MPH ARE CAPABLE TOSSING AROUND DEBRIS AND CAUSING DAMAGE SIMILAR TO THAT SEEN FROM HURRICANE FRAN AROUND THE RALEIGH AREA. FOR THIS REASON, YOU NEED SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AS THE HURRICANE MOVES INLAND AND BEFORE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS USUALLY HIT HOURS AHEAD OF THE ACTUAL HURRICANE EYE. FOR THIS REASON MANY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS TYPICALLY HAVE EVACUATIONS COMPLETED AND PERSONNEL SHELTERED BEFORE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS CAN EASILY DESTROY POORLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS AND MOBILE HOMES. DEBRIS SUCH AS SIGNS, ROOFING MATERIAL, AND ITEMS LEFT OUTSIDE BECOME FLYING MISSILES IN HIGH WIND. FALLING TREES CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO POWER LINES, TOWERS AND UNDERGROUND WATER LINES. THIS CAN CAUSE EXTENDED DISRUPTIONS OF UTILITY SERVICES. DAMAGING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS CAN BE JUST AS DEVASTATING AS TORNADOES. THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE HURRICANE USUALLY OCCUR IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EYEWALL. WIND SPEED USUALLY DECREASES SIGNIFICANTLY 12 HOURS AFTER LANDFALL. NONETHELESS, AS SEEN IN HURRICANES HAZEL AND HUGO...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS CAN EXTEND FAR INLAND, SO THOSE LIVING ALONG AND NEAR THE HURRICANES FORECAST PATH SHOULD TAKE THE THREAT OF FLYING DEBRIS AND FALLING TREES VERY SERIOUSLY. HURRICANE HUGO WHICH MADE LANDFALL NEAR CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA BATTERED CHARLOTTE...175 MILES INLAND...WITH NEARLY 100 MPH GUSTS. YOU CAN PROTECT WINDOWS BY INSTALLING HURRICANE SHUDDERS OR PREPARE FIVE EIGHTHS INCH PLYWOOD PANELS. THIS WILL NOT ONLY PROTECT YOUR WINDOWS, BUT IT ALSO KEEPS THE WIND OUT OF YOUR HOUSE. IF THE WIND IS ABLE TO ENTER A HOUSE THROUGH A WINDOW OR DOOR, IT BECOMES MUCH EASIER FOR THE WIND TO DESTROY A HOME OR BUILDING. GARAGE DOORS ARE ALSO VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WIND AND FAIL FREQUENTLY IN TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES. REINFORCING GARAGE DOORS WITH AFFORDABLE BRACES SIGNIFICANT INCREASE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. THINGS YOU CAN DO BEFORE A STORM THREATENS INCLUDE ASSESSING YOUR HOME'S LANDSCAPING AND ASSESS THE THREAT FROM FALLING TREES. TRIM BACK ANY DEAD LIMBS AS WELL AS LARGE OVERHANGING LIMBS. STORE ALL LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND THE HOUSE INCLUDING LAWN FURNITURE...GRILLS AND POTTED PLANTS. LASTLY HAVE A PLAN OF WHERE TO GO IF HIGH WIND THREATENS YOU. TALK WITH YOUR FAMILY AND LET EVERYONE KNOW WHERE YOUR PREDETERMINED SAFE ROOM IS IN YOUR HOME. INTERIOR HALLWAYS, CLOSETS AND BATHROOMS ARE THE SAFEST LOCATIONS. ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND EXTERIOR DOORS. $$ 831 NOUS71 KCLE 271114 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 710 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (1112 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan 45007 "NOAA Data Buoy 07" 42.7N 87.0W (39 SW Grand Haven RB) 1100Z 5/27/8 Waves observed at 10 feet MAFOR forecast: 5-8 feet AFOS product: CLESHNGL1. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: 45007 27111 99427 70870 46/// /3612 10042 20035 39967 40183 53027 NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A LARGE HIGH 30.4 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO WISCONSIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE THE PRESSURE WILL BE 30.4 INCHES. BY THURSDAY MORNING THE HIGH WILL BE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. LMZ261-362-364-563-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ366-565-567-868-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ080-673-675-777-779-874-876-878-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ669-671-870-872-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ761-271530- MAFOR 2709 AMD/ MAFOR 2709/ MICHIGAN NORTH 13830 12830 11820 12100. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 220407. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12840 13830 11820 12120. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 220508. $$ 030 NOUS43 KDLH 271120 PNSDLH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 620 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 THE OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE IN EMBARRASS MINNESOTA WAS 23 DEGREES. $$ DAP 408 NOUS63 KIND 271127 FTMIND Message Date: May 27 2008 11:27:16 WSR-88D IND WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR UPGRADE TO BUILD 10 UNTIL AT LEAST 17Z. S URROUNDING RADARS INCLUDE...KIWX...KLOT...KILX...KPAH...KVWX...KLVX...KILN. 591 NOUS44 KLCH 271143 PNSLCH LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-272100- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 643 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS THREE...HIGH WINDS AND TORNADOES... THE HURRICANE DANGER DOES NOT STOP AT THE WATER'S EDGE. DESTRUCTION CAN BE FELT WELL INLAND. THERE ARE UNIQUE PROBLEMS FACED BY THOSE LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. ONE PROBLEM IS TRANSPORTATION. IN ADDITION TO A LACK OF HIGH CAPACITY HIGHWAYS RUNNING NORTH, THE ABILITY TO EVACUATE WILL BE HAMPERED BY EXPOSURE OF HIGH BRIDGES TO STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THE STORM. EXPECT HIGH AND EXPOSED BRIDGES TO BE CLOSED BY THE TIME GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SUCH BRIDGES INCLUDE THE RAINBOW BRIDGE AT BRIDGE CITY, THE I-10 AND I-210 BRIDGES OVER THE CALCASIEU RIVER AT LAKE CHARLES, AND THE I-10 BRIDGE AT THE SABINE RIVER ON THE TEXAS- LOUISIANA LINE. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE ABUNDANCE OF LARGE TREES WITH SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION TO ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES, THESE TREES POSE A THREAT TO CRASH DOWN ON YOUR DWELLING. THIS CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE TO OUR AREA DURING RITA. TALL BUILDINGS ARE SUBJECT TO MORE DAMAGE THAN STRUCTURES CLOSER TO THE GROUND. IT HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT THE WINDS CAN INCREASE BY A CATEGORY NUMBER FOR BUILDINGS OF MORE THAN TEN STORIES. AS SHOWN IN HOUSTON DURING HURRICANE ALICIA IN AUGUST OF 1983...BROKEN GLASS CAN BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. DEBRIS SUCH AS SIGNS, ROOFING MATERIAL, AND SMALL ITEMS LEFT OUTSIDE BECOME FLYING MISSILES IN HURRICANES. GRAVEL USED FOR LANDSCAPING CAN BE DANGEROUS. A BROKEN WINDOW CAN COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF YOUR HOME. THIS IS WHY WINDOW SHUTTERS SHOULD BE PART OF YOUR PREPAREDNESS KIT. NO MANUFACTURED HOME IS SAFE IN HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. THOSE RESIDENTS SHOULD EVACUATE TO A SAFER STRUCTURE ONCE LOCAL OFFICIALS ISSUE A HURRICANE EVACUATION ORDER OR RECOMMENDATION FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. FINALLY, AS A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM MAKES LANDFALL, TORNADOES TYPICALLY DEVELOP OVER INLAND AREAS. THESE TORNADOES ARE USUALLY EMBEDDED WITHIN RAINBANDS WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER...BUT NOT ALWAYS. THESE TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO DETECT BECAUSE THEY ARE SO SHALLOW...AND THERE MAY BE LITTLE OR NO WARNING. TREAT RAIN SQUALLS AS POTENTIAL TORNADO PRODUCERS AND GO TO AN INNER ROOM OR A BASEMENT WITH EACH APPROACH. BESIDES TORNADOES...SQUALLS FROM RAINBANDS CAN PRODUCE GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING HIGH WINDS AND TORNADOES... PLEASE CHECK OUT PAGES 9-10 OF THE 2008 SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS HURRICANE AND MARINE GUIDE...AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE LAKE CHARLES WEBPAGE AT (USE LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/LCH $$ 25/LANDRENEAU 654 NOUK33 EGGY 271148 SADIS GATEWAY MONITORING THE FOLLOWING STATION REPORTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE. MKJP SA LAST RECEIVED AT 270800Z 462 NOUS43 KLBF 271150 PNSLBF NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-280000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 650 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPED OVER PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT...JUST NORTH OF A STATIONARY FRONT LYING WEST TO EAST ACROSS KANSAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES...OCCURRED IN PARTS OF LINCOLN...LOGAN...CUSTER...BLAINE...LOUP...GARFIELD AND WHEELER COUNTIES. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF PRECIPITATION TOTALS FROM THE EVENT...WHICH BEGAN LATE LAST EVENING. THIS LIST WILL BE UPDATED MID MORNING AS MORE REPORTS BECOME AVAILABLE. BROKEN BOW...... 1.77 INCHES NORTH PLATTE.... 1.69 INCHES IMPERIAL........ 0.95 INCHES THEDFORD........ 0.13 INCHES $$ TAYLOR 075 NOUK33 EGGY 271152 SADIS GATEWAY MONITORING THE FOLLOWING STATION REPORTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE. TJSJ SA LAST RECEIVED AT 270956Z 383 NOUS43 KGLD 271200 PNSGLD PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 700 AM MDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1992...UNDER CLOUDY SKIES AND RAIN NEARLY ALL DAY...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT GOODLAND ONLY REACHED 41 DEGREES. THIS WAS 35 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE EVER REACHED SO LATE IN THE YEAR. IN 2007...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS IN YUMA AND KIT CARSON COUNTIES IN COLORADO. $$ 458 NOUS71 KCLE 271202 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 800 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (1200 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan 45007 "NOAA Data Buoy 07" 42.7N 87.0W (39 SW Grand Haven RB) 1200Z 5/27/8 Waves observed at 10 feet MAFOR forecast: 5-8 feet AFOS product: CLEBOYGL5. The NOMAD buoy observation is shown here: 45007 27121 99427 70870 46/// /3612 10043 20034 39976 40192 53029 91150 22200 00047 10806 20806 70030 333 91214 555 11125 22133 NOTE: The decoder flagged the following error(s): "Element(s) not in proper format" _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A LARGE HIGH 30.4 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO WISCONSIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE THE PRESSURE WILL BE 30.4 INCHES. BY THURSDAY MORNING THE HIGH WILL BE OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. LMZ261-362-364-563-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ366-565-567-868-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ080-673-675-777-779-874-876-878-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ669-671-870-872-271530- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 338 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NORTH GALES TO 38 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. $$ LMZ761-271530- MAFOR 2709 AMD/ MAFOR 2709/ MICHIGAN NORTH 13830 12830 11820 12100. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 220407. MICHIGAN SOUTH 12840 13830 11820 12120. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 220508. $$ 313 NOUS43 KGLD 271233 PNSGLD FIVE HOUR PRECIPITATION SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 630 AM MDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .BR GLD 0527 M DH06/PP : : VALUES REPRESENT PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST : 5 HOURS SINCE 1 AM MDT (2 AM CDT) : : : PCPN : GLD : GOODLAND KS AIRPORT : 0.02 HLC : HILL CITY KS AIRPORT : M MCK : MCCOOK NE AIRPORT : 0.14 ITR : BURLINGTON CO AIRPORT : 0.01 .END $$ 270 NOUS43 KMKX 271238 PNSMKX WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-280700- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 730 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 INFORMATION BELOW IS FROM AMATEUR RADIO LEAGUE WEATHER OBSERVERS AROUND THE U.S. AND CANADA WITH HOME WEATHER STATIONS. THIS INFORMATION IS RELAYED TO THE WISCONSIN BADGER WEATHER NET EACH MORNING. DATA IS FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AROUND 6 AM. DATA IS NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED. TEMP. AT NEW SNOW MAX. MIN. OBS. PCPN SNOW DEPTH ID TEMP TEMP TIME (IN.) (IN.) (IN.) LOCATION AFA 80 / 62 / 62 / 0.00 : GREENSBORO NC KCA 79 / 55 / 61 / 0.06 : EAST LYME CT KQ8R 83 / 55 / 55 / 0.00 : LITCHFIELD MI OH 58 / 31 / 31 / 0.05 : CHISHOLM MN ZWZ 57 / 44 / 47 / 0.00 : REDFIELD SD IGB 81 / 44 / 44 / 1.08 : ROCKFORD IL ICU 85 / 42 / 44 / 0.00 : SYCAMORE IL BTZ 83 / 64 / 68 / 0.00 : KENDALLVILLE IN WR9G 78 / 63 / 69 / 0.08 : AUSTIN IN AUX 70 / 53 / 53 / 0.43 : EARLHAM IA OM 69 / 50 / 50 / 0.10 : STUTTGART KS HAT 82 / 59 / 59 / 0.00 : MARION OH NXV 85 / 55 / 63 / 0.10 : MORRISTOWN TN VPI 92 / 60 / 60 / 0.45 : CROSSVILLE TN IMI 91 / 66 / 67 / 2.01 : MURFREESBORO TN HNI 77 / 62 / 64 / 1.55 : LEWISBURG KY PPQ 85 / 53 / 57 / 0.25 : CHATHAM NJ WGE 82 / 55 / 66 / 0.00 : SAUGERTIES NY GYW 85 / 56 / 66 / 0.03 : HARPERS FERRY WV JRA 87 / 63 / 63 / 0.00 : COLUMBIA SC PG 83 / 65 / 66 / M : ROME GA HJ 86 / 62 / 65 / 0.00 : BUFORD GA MZE 91 / 71 / 71 / 0.20 : GULF SHORES AL ACB 94 / 69 / 70 / 0.00 : SEMINOLE FL DGU 89 / 71 / 73 / 0.56 : THIBODAUX LA DXV 96 / 77 / 77 / 0.00 : JEWETT TX JAO 96 / 80 / 80 / 0.00 : DENTON TX GD 59 / 30 / 30 / 0.00 : PINAWA CANADA $$ 283 NOUS61 KCTP 271239 FTMCCX Message Date: May 27 2008 12:39:58 KCCX Z/R RELATIONSHIP IS NOW IN SUMMER CONVECTIVE MODE. 300/1.4. 307 NOUS61 KCTP 271239 FTMCCX Message Date: May 27 2008 12:39:58 KCCX Z/R RELATIONSHIP IS NOW IN SUMMER CONVECTIVE MODE. 300/1.4. 180 NOUS62 KMLB 271243 FTMMLB Message Date: May 27 2008 12:43:48 G'DAY. WEATHER AND OPERATIONS PERMITTING, WE PLAN ON INSTALLING A NEW RADAR SOF TWARE -BUILD 10- DURING THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE. THANK YOU. 366 NOUS62 KMLB 271244 FTMMLB Message Date: May 27 2008 12:44:05 G'DAY. WEATHER AND OPERATIONS PERMITTING, WE PLAN ON INSTALLING A NEW RADAR SOF TWARE -BUILD 10- DURING THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE. THANK YOU. 873 NOUS62 KMLB 271244 FTMMLB Message Date: May 27 2008 12:44:50 G'DAY. WEATHER AND OPERATIONS PERMITTING, WE PLAN ON INSTALLING A NEW RADAR SOF TWARE -BUILD 10- DURING THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE. THANK YOU. INSTALLATION OF BUILD 10 AT KMLB -MELBOURNE- FL. 046 NOUS61 KBOX 271252 FTMBOX Message Date: May 27 2008 12:52:53 KBOX 88D WILL BE DOWN 1 HOUR FOR MAINTENANCE - EXPECTED RETURN TO SERVICE 27/14Z 063 NOUS61 KBOX 271252 FTMBOX Message Date: May 27 2008 12:52:53 KBOX 88D WILL BE DOWN 1 HOUR FOR MAINTENANCE - EXPECTED RETURN TO SERVICE 27/14Z 345 NOUS55 KBOI 271311 OAVBOI ZCZC BOIWRKVVV ALL TTAA00 KBOI 270903 DATE: 150 AM MDT TUE MAY 27 2008 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE RECORD FROM: LEWIS SUBJECT: AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT, JORDAN VALLEY, OREGON, MAY 25, 2008 EVENT: ACCIDENT INFO: CAUSE OF ACCIDENT UNKNOWN. PILOT NAME...JOHN A WILLIAMSON ARCFT TYPE...KOLB KOLBRA SERIAL NUMBER...KB01-3-00008 INCIDENT TIME...1600Z OFFICE: WFO BOI DEATHS: 1 INJURIES: 0 OBSERVATIONS: ROME AIRPORT SAUS80 KREO 251500 METAR KREO 251452Z AUTO VRB03KT 11/04 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP110 T01110039 53002 PWINO TSNO $ SAUS46 KPQR 251553 MTRREO METAR KREO 251552Z AUTO 00000KT 13/04 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP111 T01330044 PWINO TSNO $ SAUS80 KREO 251700 METAR KREO 251652Z AUTO VRB06KT 15/04 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01500039 PWINO TSNO $ TAF: FTUS80 KBOI 241724 KBOI 241721Z 241818 31007KT P6SM VCSH FEW050CB SCT150 TEMPO 2101 29011KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050CB OVC120 FM0400 14004KT P6SM FEW060 BKN120 FM1600 30008KT P6SM FEW060 SCT150 FTUS80 KBOI 242339 RRA KBOI 242335Z 250024 30010KT P6SM VCSH FEW050 SCT100 FM0400 14005KT P6SM FEW060 BKN120 FM1600 30008KT P6SM FEW060 SCT150 FM2000 30007KT P6SM VCTS FEW050CB BKN100 FTUS80 KBOI 250521 RRB KBOI 250520Z 250606 13005KT P6SM FEW060 SCT120 FM2000 30007KT P6SM VCTS FEW050CB SCT100 FM0200 32005KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN100 KBOI 251127Z 251212 13005KT P6SM FEW060 SCT120 BKN300 FM1600 30005KT P6SM FEW050 SCT100 BKN250 FM2200 32007KT P6SM VCTS FEW050CB BKN100 OVC200 FM0400 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN100 FM0800 15005KT P6SM BKN100 WINDS: IN FLIGHT ADVISORIES: COMMENTS: SYSTEMS: 517 NOUS41 KBGM 271316 PNSBGM NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-280400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 800 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...NATIONAL HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK... THE WEEK OF MAY 25TH THROUGH MAY 31ST 2008 HAS BEEN DECLARED HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK. TODAY/S TOPIC IS HIGH WINDS AND TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH LAND-FALLING TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES. WE WILL DISCUSS THE IMPACTS OF HIGH WINDS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND GIVE A BRIEF HISTORY OF NOTABLE HURRICANES THAT HAVE BROUGHT HURRICANE DAMAGE TO THE AREA. THE INTENSITY OF A LANDFALLING HURRICANE IS EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF CATEGORIES THAT RELATE WINDS SPEEDS AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE. THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE IS USED TO RATE THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE WINDS. THIS SCALE RANGES FROM A CATEGORY 1 WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 74 TO 95 MPH...TO A CATEGORY 5 WITH WIND SPEEDS OF OVER 156 MPH. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS CAN EASILY DESTROY POORLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS AND MOBILE HOMES. DEBRIS SUCH AS SIGNS...ROOFING MATERIAL AND SMALL ITEMS LEFT OUTSIDE BECOME FLYING MISSILES IN HURRICANES. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES...TOWERS...WATER AND UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES FROM UPROOTED TREES...AND FALLEN POLES CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DISRUPTION. THE STRONGEST WINDS USUALLY OCCUR IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EYEWALL OF THE HURRICANE. WIND SPEED USUALLY DECREASES SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN 12 HOURS AFTER LANDFALL. NONETHELESS...WINDS CAN STAY ABOVE HURRICANE STRENGTH WELL INLAND. AS AN EXAMPLE...IN 1954 HURRICANE HAZEL MADE LANDFALL NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER AS A CATEGORY 4. IT ACCELERATED NORTH AND MOVED INTO SOUTHERN CANADA WITHIN 12 HOURS OF LANDFALL. AS IT RACED ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK...70 TO 80 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WERE RECORDED WITH WIND GUSTS TO 100 MPH. HURRICANES CAN ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES. THEY ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE HURRICANE. HOWEVER...THEY CAN ALSO BE FOUND ELSEWHERE EMBEDDED IN THE RAINBANDS...WELL AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE. IN GENERAL...TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANES ARE LESS INTENSE THAN THOSE THAT OCCUR IN THE GREAT PLAINS. TORNADOES CAN OCCUR FOR DAYS AFTER LANDFALL AND CAN DEVELOP AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT DURING LANDFALL. BY 12 HOURS AFTER LANDFALL...TORNADOES TEND TO OCCUR MAINLY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. THESE TORNADOES ARE NOT USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY HAIL OR A LOT OF LIGHTNING. NONETHELESS...THE EFFECTS OF TORNADOES IN HURRICANES CAN PRODUCE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE HURRICANE TOPICS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: WEDNESDAY...INLAND FLOODING. THURSDAY...HURRICANE FORECASTS AND PREPAREDNESS. FRIDAY...2008 HURRICANE OUTLOOK. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NATIONAL HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/HAW2/ENGLISH/INTRO.SHTML (ALL LOWER CASE) YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT DAVID NICOSIA WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST FOR NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON AT 607-770-9531 X 223 OR VIA EMAIL AT DAVID.NICOSIA@NOAA.GOV $$ PB 869 NOUS41 KBGM 271318 PNSBGM PAZ043-044-047-271900- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 915 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 THE WILKES-BARRE NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION, WXL-43 AT 162.550 MHZ IN MOUNTAIN TOP PENNSYLVANIA, CONTINUES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WILL BE OFF THE AIR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TECHNICIANS ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. LISTENERS CAN TUNE TO THE FOLLOWING STATIONS WHILE WXL-43 IS OFF THE AIR. FOR THE LACKAWANNA VALLEY AREA: HONESDALE WNG-705 AT 162.450 MHZ. FOR THE WYOMING VALLEY AREA: TOWANDA WXM-95 AT 162.525 MHZ. FOR WESTERN WYOMING AND LUZERNE COUNTIES: WILLIAMSPORT WXL-55 AT 162.400 MHZ. $$ GILT 384 NOUS43 KLOT 271320 PNSLOT ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 280130- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 820 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...THE KLOT WSR-88D DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE... THE KLOT WSR-88D DOPPLER RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THROUGH TOMORROW AS WORK IS COMPLETED ON THE RADOME. UNTIL THEN...RADAR COVERAGE FOR THE KLOT SERVICE AREA CAN BE OBTAINED BY USING ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SURROUNDING RADARS: KILX (LINCOLN IL) KDVN (DAVENPORT IL) KMKX (MILWAUKEE WI) KIWX (NORTH WEBSTER IN) KIND (INDIANAPOLIS IN) WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. $$ IZZI 907 NOUS42 KWNO 271323 ADMNFD SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD 920 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 THE 12Z NAM STARTED ON TIME. RAOBS... PASY/70414 - NOT IN FOR NAM RIW/72672 - 10142 KCR/78384 - DELETED WINDS 790-720MB...DIR/SPD YMW/71722 - DELETED WINDS 680-320MB...STG A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY IS NOT EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 3 DAYS. $$ KNEAS/SDM/NCO/NCEP 997 NOUS63 KLOT 271324 FTMLOT Message Date: May 27 2008 13:24:48 THE CHICAGO WSR-88D (KLOT) WILL BE OFFLINE WHILE MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED ON THE RADAR DOME. KLOT IS EXPECTED TO BE OFFLINE UNTIL 22:00 GMT ON 05/28/2008. 404 NOUS46 KPDT 271331 PNSPDT PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON 800 AM PDT TUE MAY 27 2008 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: RACHEL CALDER - WA/OR REGIONAL COCORAHS COORDINATOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - PENDLETON OREGON SUBJECT: INTRODUCING COCORAHS EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008 NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS. NOW YOU CAN LET THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOW HOW MUCH RAIN...HAIL...OR SNOW YOU MEASURED IN YOUR BACKYARD BY JOINING THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN...HAIL...AND SNOW NETWORK - COCORAHS. THIS NEW PROGRAM WILL HELP METEOROLOGISTS AND RESEARCHERS STUDY THE VARIABILITY OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE ACCUMULATED DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WITH A USE OR INTEREST IN PRECIPITATION DATA. COCORAHS STARTED IN FORT COLLINS COLORADO IN 1998 AFTER A DEVASTATING FLOOD. RESEARCHERS WENT BACK TO LOOK AT THE PRECIPITATION DATA THAT LED TO THE FLOOD AND FOUND THAT THE RAINFALL HAD MISSED ALL THE OFFICIAL GAGES. THE COLORADO STATE CLIMATOLOGIST NOLAN DOESKEN...DEVELOPED A NEW VOLUNTEER OBSERVING NETWORK TO FILL THE GAPS BETWEEN OFFICIAL GAGES CALLED COCORAHS. THE NETWORK HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WAS INTRODUCED IN OREGON IN DECEMBER 2007. IT WILL BE INTRODUCED IN WASHINGTON JUNE 1ST OF THIS YEAR. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE AN OBSERVER IN EVERY SQUARE MILE ACROSS BOTH STATES. PLEASE VISIT THE COCORAHS WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.COCORAHS.ORG TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND REGISTER YOUR BACKYARD OR SCHOOLYARD AS AN OFFICIAL REPORTING SITE. ONCE YOU REGISTER AND BEGIN TO REPORT...YOUR PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS WILL BECOME PART OF THE RECORD AND PLOTTED ON BOTH COUNTY AND STATE MAPS. YOU CAN VIEW THE MAPS AND SEE HOW YOUR OBSERVATIONS FIT IN WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS INVOLVED IN COCORAHS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON AT 541-276-7832 AND ASK ABOUT COCORAHS. $$ 600 NOUS62 KMHX 271332 FTMMHX Message Date: May 27 2008 13:32:14 MHX RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE FROM 1332Z TO 1415Z. 488 NOUS42 KWNO 271334 ADMNFD SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD 930 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 UPDATED...FOR QUIKSCAT DATA STATUS. THE 12Z NAM STARTED ON TIME. RAOBS... PASY/70414 - NOT IN FOR NAM RIW/72672 - 10142 KCR/78384 - DELETED WINDS 790-720MB...DIR/SPD YMW/71722 - DELETED WINDS 680-320MB...STG A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY IS NOT EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 3 DAYS. THE FLOW OF QUIKSCAT DATA WAS INTERRUPTED LAST NIGHT. A DATABASE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CAUSE. SUPPORT STAFF ARE WORKING TO MAKE REPAIRS. $$ KNEAS/SDM/NCO/NCEP 193 NOUS44 KEPZ 271350 PNSEPZ NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-161645- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 750 AM MDT TUE MAY 27 2008 NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMISSIONS FROM WXL91 OPERATING OUT OF LAS CRUCES NEW MEXICO AT A FREQUENCY OF 162.400 MEGAHERTZ...AND WXK25 AND WNG65 BOTH OPERATING OUT OF EL PASO TEXAS AT FREQUENCIES OF 162.475 AND 162.550 MEGAHERTZ WILL BE OFF LINE TODAY UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 200 PM FOR UPGRADES. $$ NNNN 485 NOUS44 KEPZ 271351 PNSEPZ NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-272000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 750 AM MDT TUE MAY 27 2008 NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMISSIONS FROM WXL91 OPERATING OUT OF LAS CRUCES NEW MEXICO AT A FREQUENCY OF 162.400 MEGAHERTZ...AND WXK25 AND WNG65 BOTH OPERATING OUT OF EL PASO TEXAS AT FREQUENCIES OF 162.475 AND 162.550 MEGAHERTZ WILL BE OFF LINE TODAY UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 200 PM FOR UPGRADES. $$ NNNN 844 NOUS61 KBOX 271357 FTMBOX Message Date: May 27 2008 13:57:09 KBOX IS BACK UP AT 13:30Z 139 NOUS61 KBOX 271357 FTMBOX Message Date: May 27 2008 13:57:40 KBOX IS BACK UP AT 13:30Z 041 NOUS62 KMHX 271359 FTMMHX Message Date: May 27 2008 13:59:25 MHX RADAR IS BACK IN SERVICE. 430 NOUS71 KCLE 271402 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 959 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (1400 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan SVNM4 "South Haven, MI" 1400Z 5/27/8 Wind speed observed at 14 knots MAFOR forecast: to 30 knots (code 4) (The observed wind direction was 020 degrees.) AFOS product: CLEBOYCM3. The C-MAN observation is shown here: Unable to locate observation! _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 855 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.4 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD...AND WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES WILL DEVELOP FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-272130- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 855 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-272130- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 855 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ761-272130- MAFOR 2715/ MAFOR 2715/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11830 13820 11110 11100 12110. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. 210407 210305. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11840 11830 12820 12120 12110. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 210710 210508. $$ 548 NOUS44 KHGX 271405 PNSHGX TXZ199-200-212>214-226-227-236>238-312345- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 905 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...PREPARE FOR THE 2008 HURRICANE SEASON BY ATTENDING A HURRICANE TOWN MEETING... THE HOUSTON/GALVESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN SEVERAL UPCOMING UPPER TEXAS COAST HURRICANE TOWN MEETINGS. THESE FREE MEETINGS ARE HELD TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING HURRICANE SEASON. INFORMATION PROVIDED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL INCLUDE DETAILS ON THE DANGERS OF THESE STORMS...THE HISTORY OF ACTIVITY ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...AND WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE AND PROPERTY DURING A TROPICAL THREAT. ON TUESDAY MAY 27TH...THE SOUTHEAST HARRIS COUNTY HURRICANE TOWN MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE PASADENA CONVENTION CENTER IN PASADENA. THIS MEETING WILL BE FROM 5 PM TO 9 PM. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT ROBERT HEMMINGER AT (713)475-5588. ON WEDNESDAY MAY 28TH...THE GALVESTON HURRICANE TOWN MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE GALVESTON CONVENTION CENTER ON GALVESTON ISLAND. THIS MEETING WILL BE FROM 5:30 PM TO 9 PM. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT CHARLIE KELLY AT (409)765-3710. ON THURSDAY MAY 29TH...THE BAYTOWN HURRICANE TOWN MEETING WILL BE HELD AT CITY HALL IN BAYTOWN. THIS MEETING WILL BE FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT BILL VOLA AT (281)422-1129. ON SATURDAY MAY 31ST...THE JAMAICA BEACH HURRICANE TOWN MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE PUBLIC SERVICE BUILDING IN JAMAICA BEACH. THIS MEETING WILL BE FROM 10 AM TO NOON. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT JOHN BRICK AT (409)737-1142. ON SATURDAY MAY 31ST...THE BRAZORIA COUNTY HURRICANE TOWN MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE CIVIC CENTER IN LAKE JACKSON. THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT DOC ADAMS AT (979)319-1754. ALL OF THESE MEETINGS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. REMEMBER...THE MORE YOU KNOW ABOUT TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES...THE BETTER YOU WILL BE PREPARED TO SURVIVE WHEN THE NEXT ONE STRIKES. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THESE MEETINGS...THE 2008 HURRICANE SEASON... OR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS...PLEASE VISIT THE HOUSTON/GALVESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/HGX. $$ 099 NOUS43 KOAX 271407 PNSOAX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY 907 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 WEATHER REPORTS FROM THE NEBRASKA AMATEUR RADIO NETS AS OF 800 AM CDT 24 HOUR 24 HOUR LOCATION PRECIPITATION SNOWFALL SNOWDEPTH /MELTED/ BLAIR 0.26 BURWELL 1.14 CHADRON 0.49 GERING 0.25 HASTINGS 0.09 KEARNEY 0.17 NORFOLK 2.15 OMAHA 0.25 $$ KLISH 996 NOUS44 KMRX 271412 PNSMRX NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005- 006-008-271403- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1002 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS LISTED BELOW ARE LISTED BY THE COUNTY INTO WHICH THE RAIN FALLS, AND THEN THE RESERVOIR/BASIN INTO WHICH THE WATER WILL FLOW AFTER IT HITS THE GROUND. FOR EXAMPLE, RAIN FALLING AT MCGHEE-TYSON AIRPORT WILL FLOW INTO FT. LOUDON-TELLICO LAKE. THESE FIGURES COME FROM A COMBINATION OF TVA, USGS, COE, NWS, AND VARIOUS COUNTY-OWNED RAIN GAUGES. OUR THANKS TO THESE COOPERATORS. TOTALS ARE FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT 8 AM EDT (7 AM CDT) OR 7 AM EST (6 AM CST). T = TRACE COUNTY, STATE 24 HOUR RESERVOIR PRECIPITATION LOCATION (INCHES) ________________________________________________________________ ANDERSON COUNTY, TN MELTON HILL LAKE NORRIS 4NE-WATER PLANT (NWS COOP - NORT1) 0.38 OHIO RIVER VIA CUMBERLAND RIVER CROSS MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS - CSMT1) 0.12 BLOUNT COUNTY, TN FT. LOUDON/TELLICO LAKE CADES COVE (TVA - CCVT1) 0.05 CALDERWOOD DAM (TVA - CALT1) 0.29 MCGHEE-TYSON AIRPORT (ASOS - TYS) 0.26 TOWNSEND 5S (NWS COOP - TNST1) 0.23 WILDWOOD (TVA - WLDT1) 0.08 BRADLEY COUNTY, TN CHICKAMAUGA LAKE CHARLESTON (TVA - CHTT1) 0.26 CLEVELAND (TVA - CLET1) 0.01 CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN OHIO RIVER VIA CUMBERLAND RIVER WALNUT MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS - WLMT1) 0.12 CLAIBORNE COUNTY, TN NORRIS LAKE POWELL RIVER NR ARTHUR (TVA - ARTT1) 0.30 COCKE COUNTY, TN DOUGLAS LAKE FRENCH BROAD RIVER NR NEWPORT (TVA - NWPT1) 0.04 HAMBLEN COUNTY, TN CHEROKEE LAKE EAST MORRISTOWN (TVA - MSTT1) 0.10 MORRISTOWN-NWS OFFICE (NWS COOP - MRX) 0.15 HAMILTON COUNTY, TN CHICKAMAUGA LAKE GEORGETOWN (TVA - GEOT1) 0.08 NICKAJACK LAKE CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD (ASOS - CHA) 0.29 HAWKINS COUNTY, TN CHEROKEE LAKE ROGERSVILLE-JOHN SEVIER PLANT (TVA - JSST1) 0.04 JEFFERSON COUNTY, TN CHEROKEE LAKE JEFFERSON CITY 3NE (NWS COOP - JFCT1) 0.30 DOUGLAS LAKE OAK GROVE (TVA - OKGT1) 0.02 FT. LOUDON/TELLICO LAKE CHEROKEE DAM (TVA - CRKT1) 0.17 KNOX COUNTY, TN FT. LOUDON/TELLICO LAKE KNOXVILLE EXP. STN (NWS/UT COOP - KNXT1) 0.11 KNOXVILLE-WATER PLANT (TVA - TVAT1) 0.14 LOUDON COUNTY, TN WATTS BAR LAKE FORT LOUDON/TELLICO DAM AREA (TVA - FLDT1) 0.27 LENOIR CITY WATER PLANT (NWS COOP - LENT1) 0.38 MCMINN COUNTY, TN CHICKAMAUGA LAKE ETOWAH (TVA - ETOT1) 0.07 MEIGS COUNTY, TN CHICKAMAUGA LAKE DECATUR (TVA - DECT1) 0.29 DECATUR 7NE (NWS COOP - DCCT1) 0.62 MONROE COUNTY, TN FT. LOUDON/TELLICO LAKE TELLICO PLAINS (TVA - TLPT1) 0.02 MORGAN COUNTY, TN OHIO RIVER VIA CUMBERLAND RIVER BUFFALO MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS - UPWT1) 0.24 WATTS BAR LAKE JONES KNOB (IFLOWS - SNBT1) 0.32 LANCING 6NW (NWS COOP - LANT1) 0.61 POLK COUNTY, TN CHICKAMAUGA LAKE TURTLETOWN-APALACHIA DAM (TVA - TURT1) 0.04 RHEA COUNTY, TN CHICKAMAUGA LAKE DAYTON (TVA - DYNT1) 0.09 WATTS BAR DAM (TVA - WBOT1) 0.72 SEVIER COUNTY, TN DOUGLAS LAKE CHIMNEY PICNIC AREA (IFLOWS - CPAT1) 0.08 GATLINBURG (TVA - GTTT1) 0.01 MT. LECONTE (NWS COOP - MTLT1) 0.26 GSMNP HEADQUARTERS - SUGARLANDS (NWS COOP - GTLT1) 0.14 LITTLE PIGEON RIVER ABV SEVIERVILLE (TVA - SEVT1) 0.05 NEWFOUND GAP (IFLOWS - NFGT1) 0.12 FT. LOUDON/TELLICO LAKE DOUGLAS DAM (TVA - DUGT1) 0.02 SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN CHEROKEE LAKE BAYS MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS - BAMT1) 0.24 BLOUNTVILLE (IFLOWS - BLTT1) 0.16 FORDTOWN (IFLOWS - FRDT1) 0.24 LEE COUNTY, VA NORRIS LAKE BENEDICT (IFLOWS - BDTV2) 0.04 BONNY BLUE (IFLOWS - BYBV2) 0.12 PUCKET CREEK (IFLOWS - PKCV2) 0.04 STICKLEYVILLE (IFLOWS - STLV2) 0.08 BEN HUR (IFLOWS) 0.12 SCOTT COUNTY, VA CHEROKEE LAKE GATE CITY (IFLOWS) 0.12 NORRIS LAKE DUFFIELD (TVA - DUFV2) 0.09 PURCHASE RIDGE (IFLOWS - PSRV2) 0.16 LITTLE DUCK (IFLOWS) 0.04 FORT BLACKMORE (IFLOWS) 0.04 BIG MOCCASIN (IFLOWS) 0.08 WASHINGTON COUNTY, VA BOONE LAKE BRISTOL 5NE (IFLOWS - BRIV2) 0.08 SHADEY VALLEY (IFLOWS) 0.24 NORTH BRISTOL (TVA - NBLV2) 0.02 WISE COUNTY, VA NORRIS LAKE APPALACHIA (TVA - APLV2) 0.06 COEBURN (TVA - COEV2) 0.01 OHIO RIVER VIA BIG SANDY RIVER FLAT GAP (COE - FTGV2) 0.01 CHEROKEE COUNTY, NC APALACHIA LAKE HIWASSEE DAM (TVA - HIWN7) 0.15 JOANNA BALD (IFLOWS) 0.04 RANGER (IFLOWS) 0.04 HAYTH (IFLOWS) 0.04 HIWASSEE LAKE MURPHY (NWS COOP - MURN7) 0.18 CLAY COUNTY, NC HIWASSEE LAKE CHATUGE DAM (TVA - CHAN7) 0.01 DAVEY MOUNTAIN (IFLOWS) 0.04 END $$ SEP 793 NOUS64 KLCH 271415 FTMPOE Message Date: May 27 2008 14:15:15 THE FORT POLK WSR-88D...KPOE...WILL BE DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE UNTIL 1545 ZULU. 836 NOUS63 KMQT 271421 FTMMQT Message Date: May 27 2008 14:21:10 5/27/08 1420UTC: KMQT radar will be down for surge suppression upgrade until ap proximately 1930UTC. Alternate radars: KAPX, KGRB, KDLH. 975 NOUS64 KMOB 271422 FTMMOB Message Date: May 27 2008 14:22:42 Mobile radar will be down until around noon for preventive maintenance. 984 NOUS64 KJAN 271422 FTMMOB Message Date: May 27 2008 14:22:42 Mobile radar will be down until around noon for preventive maintenance. 770 NOUS66 KOTX 271423 FTMOTX Message Date: May 27 2008 14:23:42 KOTX RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE FROM 1430 TO 1600GMT 230 NOUS43 KSGF 271424 PNSSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-281424- VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 924 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 MAX MIN COUNTY LOCATION TEMP TEMP PRECIP SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BARRY EAGLE ROCK 4E 0.79 BARRY ROARING RIVER SP 80 65 0.60 BENTON EDWARDS 6W 76 66 0.20 BARTON LIBERAL 1SE 1.43 BARTON LAMAR 6N 73 64 2.43 BARTON MINDENMINES 67 65 2.09 CHRISTIAN NIXA 2S 0.43 CHRISTIAN OZARK 71 63 0.13 CHRISTIAN 2 SSW HIGHLANDVILLE 80 63 0.45 DADE GREENFIELD 4SE 1.30 DALLAS WINDYVILLE 4NW 0.20 DALLAS PLAD 1E 0.10 DALLAS FAIR GROVE 3NE 1.00 HICKORY CROSS TIMBERS 2N 74 64 0.11 HICKORY PITTSBURG 4W 0.30 HOWELL WEST PLAINS 5SW 86 62 0.30 JASPER SARCOXIE 1W 71 63 1.62 LACLEDE 1 SE MORGAN 77 63 0.10 LAWRENCE MILLER 71 64 0.79 MORGAN GRAVOIS MILLS 78 65 0.00 NEWTON NEOSHO 5W 72 63 1.70 NEWTON NEOSHO 3S 73 63 1.14 OZARK WASOLA 3S 0.90 OZARK DORA 81 65 0.10 OZARK THEODOSIA 84 66 0.25 PHELPS ROLLA 3NW 79 65 0.04 POLK ALDRICH 3WSW 1.18 SHANNON WINONA 3SW 83 62 T ST. CLAIR APPLETON CITY 7S 0.53 ST. CLAIR LOWRY CITY 5E 72 65 0.30 STONE CRANE 4N 80 62 0.46 STONE KIMBERLING CITY 5NW 0.31 TANEY FORSYTH 79 64 0.62 TANEY RIDGEDALE 4W 75 62 0.18 TANEY PROTEM 4NE 80 64 0.13 HAIL EARLY THIS MORNING. TEXAS CABOOL 2NW 76 65 0.50 WEBSTER MARSHFIELD 1N 75 62 0.15 WEBSTER NIANGUA 74 64 0.07 WEBSTER SEYMOUR 1N 0.35 933 NOUS76 KPTR 271438 ADMPTR Data Collection National Weather Service Northwest River Forecast Center, Portland, OR 1438z Tuesday May 27 2008 The following stations were flagged as "bad" during the QC process group --> west hsastation meta data ID 12z-18z 18z-00z 00z-06z 06z-12z 24hr----------------------------------------------------------- CINW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00SEWCINW1 'ALPHA + CINEBAR' WA 46.6 122.5 1040. ELEW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00SEWELEW1 'ELECTRON HEADWORKS' WA 46.9 122.03 1640. ENCW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00SEWno meta data HGFW1 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.00 0.06SEWno meta data HSKO3 0.00 0.10 0.10 0.00 0.20PQRHSKO3 'HASKINS DAM' OR 45.32 123.35 756. KEDW1 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.15 0.00PDTKEDW1 'KEECHELUS DAM' WA 47.32 121.33 2479. QCNW1 0.23 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.24SEWno meta data SCMO3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00PQRSCMO3 'SCOTT MILLS 9SE' OR 44.95 122.53 2315. group --> se hsastation meta data ID 12z-18z 18z-00z 00z-06z 06z-12z 24hr----------------------------------------------------------- CASI1 0.00BOICASI1 'CASCADE DAM- COOP' ID 44.52 116.05 4896. DEDI1 0.16 0.03 0.83 0.10 1.05BOIDEDI1 'DEADWOOD DAM' ID 44.29 115.65 5334. LRRM8 0.29 0.17 0.03 0.00 0.46TFXno meta data RTFO3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00BOIno meta data group --> ne hsastation meta data ID 12z-18z 18z-00z 00z-06z 06z-12z 24hr----------------------------------------------------------- BEFM8 0.13 0.09 0.18 0.00 0.40TFXno meta data BMFW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ? no meta data GNLW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00PDTno meta data GOLW1 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01PDTGOLW1 'GOLDENDALE WEATHER S' WA 45.82 120.83 1657. GRFW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00PDTno meta data HMS 0.00 0.06 0.27PDTHMS HANFORD WA 46.57 119.6 733. IMTW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00OTXno meta data JUFW1 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.07 0.27PDTno meta data LEGW1 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.01 0.51PDTLEGW1 'LEGROW WEATHER STATI' WA 46.2 118.9 900. LLFW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00OTXno meta data MILW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00PDTno meta data OVLW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00OTXno meta data PEOW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ? no meta data SGNW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00PDTno meta data SSPW1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00PDTSSPW1 'SATUS PASS 2 SSW' WA 45.97 120.67 2610. UMTO3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.37 0.37PDTno meta data end/NWRFC 993 NOUS63 KBIS 271444 FTMBIS Message Date: May 27 2008 14:44:46 BISMARCK 88D WILL BE DOWN FOR APPROX 30 MINUTES FOR MAINTENANCE--CLF 486 NOUS41 KAKQ 271500 PNSAKQ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA 1100 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 MAY 25-31, 2008 IS.... *****NATIONAL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK***** *****HURRICANE AND FLOODING PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN VIRGINIA***** *****HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK IN NORTH CAROLINA***** TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE NAMES FOR THE 2008 SEASON Arthur Bertha Cristobal Dolly Edouard Fay Gustav Hanna Ike Josephine Kyle Laura Marco Nana Omar Paloma Rene Sally Teddy Vicky Wilfred WHAT TYPE OF HURRICANE SEASON IS AHEAD FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION? WILL A HURRICANE AFFECT VIRGINIA IN 2008? THE ANSWER TO THOSE QUESTIONS WILL ONLY BE KNOWN AFTER THE SEASON ENDS. HOWEVER...ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT 2008 WILL BE ANOTHER ACTIVE SEASON IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN. EVEN IF 2008 SEES NO LANDFALLING HURRICANES IN OR NEAR THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION, HISTORY TELLS US THAT THE THREAT OF SUCH A DISASTER IS REAL. NOW IS THE TIME FOR RESIDENTS OF VIRGINIA, THE DELMARVA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA TO PREPARE FOR HURRICANES. AS SUCH, PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH HAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF MAY 25 TO 31, 2008 AS NATIONAL HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK, VIRGINIA GOVERNOR TIM KAINE HAS PROCLAIMED THIS WEEK HURRICANE AND FLOODING PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN THE COMMONWEALTH, AND NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR MIKE EASLEY HAS PROCLAIMED THIS WEEK AS HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, IN COOPERATION WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE MEDIA AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS, IS WORKING TO FOCUS THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION ON BEING PREPARED FOR WHAT COULD LAY AHEAD THIS HURRICANE SEASON. **************NOAA 2008 HURRICANE SEASON OUTLOOK*************** THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) 2008 HURRICANE SEASON FORECAST CALLS FOR 12 TO 16 NAMES STORMS, WITH 6 TO 9 OF THE NAMED STORMS REACHING HURRICANE INTENSITY (SUSTAINED WINDS OF 74 MPH OR GREATER). OF THE 6 TO 9 HURRICANES, 2 TO 5 OF THESE ARE EXPECTED TO REACH MAJOR HURRICANE STRENGTH (CATEGORY 3 INTENSITY OR HIGHER, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 115 MPH). IN AN AVERAGE YEAR, 11 NAMED STORMS, 6 HURRICANES AND 2 MAJOR HURRICANES OCCUR IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN. WARM ATLANTIC OCEAN WATERS...LOWER THAN NORMAL SURFACE PRESSURE IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC...AND WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHEAR ARE EXPECTED TO BE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO A POTENTIALLY ACTIVE HURRICANE SEASON. WARMER THAN NORMAL SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO OVER THE LAST DEACDE HAVE LARGELY BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ABOVE AVERAGE HURRICANE ACTIVITY EXPERIENCED IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN SINCE 1995. RESEARCH PERFORMED BY NOAA AND DR. WILLIAM GRAY OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SUGGESTS THAT THIS PERIOD OF HIGHER THAN AVERAGE HURRICANE ACTIVITY AND THE ASSOCIATED INCREASED LANDFALL THREAT ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST, WILL CONTINUE FOR PERHAPS 10 TO 15 MORE YEARS. REGARDLESS OF THE 2008 HURRICANE SEASON FORECAST, RESIDENTS OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION MUST REMEMBER THAT IT ONLY TAKES ONE HURRICANE TO CAUSE A DISASTER. THAT FACT WAS DRIVEN HOME JUST 5 YEARS AGO, WHEN HURRICANE ISABEL SLAMMED INTO EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND AFFECTED THE ENTIRE MID ATLANTIC REGION WITH HIGH WINDS, HEAVY RAIN, AND, IN SOME AREAS, UNPRECEDENTED STORM SURGE. IN 1999, HURRICANE FLOYD IMPACTED NORTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN VIRGINIA, CAUSING DAMAGE FROM HIGH WINDS, AND RECORD FLOODING FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN. AND...AS VIRGINIA SAW WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORMS GASTON AND ERNESTO...EVEN A WEAK TROPICAL SYSTEM CAN CAUSE BIG PROBLEMS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE 2008 HURRICANE SEASON. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS COASTAL RESIDENTS CAN DO TO ENSURE THAT THIS HURRICANE SEASON IS A SAFE ONE, EVEN IF A STORM STRIKES. TIPS FOR COASTAL RESIDENTS: 1). KNOW YOUR RISK - CONTACT YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS IN YOUR COMMUNITY. 2). EVACUATION - IF YOU ARE TOLD TO EVACUATE, DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU WILL GO? HAVING A DESTINATION PLANNED WELL IN ADVANCE, AND MAKING ANY NECESSARY RESERVATIONS BEFORE THE STORM CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SUCCESSFUL AND LESS STRESSFUL EVACUATION, AND ONE THAT IS A DISASTER OF ITS OWN. 3). HURRICANE SUPPLIES KIT - PRE-PACKING A SUPPLY KIT THAT CONTAINS A 3 to 7 DAY SUPPLY OF DRINKING WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD, A FIRST AID KIT, BATTERY OPERATED RADIO (WITH EXTRA BATTERIES), AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS WILL AID IN YOUR SURVIVAL SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO RIDE OUT THE STORM. 4). HOME MAINTENANCE - CHECK YOUR SUPPLY OF PLYWOOD, TOOLS, BATTERIES, TARPS AND PLASTIC SHEETING FOR ROOF REPAIR. CUT OUT DEAD LIMBS FROM TREES OR CUT DOWN DEAD TREES THAT MAY FALL ON YOUR HOME. 5). FLOOD INSURANCE - ARE YOU IN A HURRICANE FLOOD ZONE?? IF SO, YOU MUST PURCHASE FLOOD INSURANCE, AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE STORM STRIKES, IN ORDER TO BE COVERED. 6). PROPERTY INVENTORY - TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD PROPERTY NOW, AND TAKE THEM WITH YOU WHEN YOU EVACUATE OR PLACE THEM IN A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX ALONG WITH INSURANCE POLICIES. TIPS FOR INLAND RESIDENTS: 1). TRIM DEAD LIMBS FROM TREES OR CUT DOWN DEAD TREES THAT COULD FALL ONTO YOU HOME. 2). IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA, KNOW THE SAFEST AND FASTEST ROUTE TO HIGHER GROUND AND AWAY FROM FLOOD WATERS. 3). KNOW WHICH LOCAL SHELTER WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO YOU SHOULD YOU DECIDE YOU ARE NO LONGER SAFE FROM HIGH WINDS AND/OR FLOODING. 4). FLOOD INSURANCE - MUST BE PURCHASED AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE STORM IN ORDER FOR YOU TO BE COVERED. 5). PROPERTY INVENTORY - MAKE A PICTORIAL (OR VIDEO) AND/OR WRITTEN INVENTORY OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD PROPERTY, AND KEEP THIS INVENTORY IN A SAFE LOCATION SHOULD YOU NEED IT. ******************************************************* THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD WILL ISSUE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS THROUGH SATURDAY COVERING VARIOUS TOPICS RELATED TO HURRICANES AND HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS IN VIRGINIA. THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE AMERCIAN RED CROSS, THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN GIVE US TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE HAZARDS THAT HURRICANES POSE TO RESIDENTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION, AND WHAT THEY CAN DO NOW TO BE PREPARED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE 2008 HURRICANE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS TIPS, AND HURRICANES IN GENERAL, IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET FROM SEVERAL SOURCES: 1). VIRGINIA DEPT. OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HOME PAGE: HTTP://WWW.VAEMERGENCY.COM/THREATS/HURRICANE/INDEX.CFM 2). NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NCEM.ORG/ 3). MARYLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY: HTTP://WWW.MEMA.STATE.MD.US/ 4). NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA HOME PAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/AKQ 5). NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STERLING VA HOME PAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LWX 6). NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA HOME PAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RNK 7). NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS HOME PAGE: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/HAW2/ENGLISH/INTRO.SHTML 8). FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY HOME PAGE: HTTP://WWW.FEMA.GOV/HAZARD/HURRICANE/INDEX.SHTM 9). AMERICAN RED CROSS HOME PAGE: HTTP://WWW.REDCROSS.ORG/ 10). VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: HTTP://WWW.VIRGINIADOT.ORG/TRAVEL/HURRICANE_DEFAULT.ASP BILL SAMMLER WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA 573 NOUS43 KLBF 271518 PNSLBF NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-280000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1015 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPED OVER PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT...JUST NORTH OF A STATIONARY FRONT LYING WEST TO EAST ACROSS KANSAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN...WITH AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES...OCCURRED IN PARTS OF LINCOLN...LOGAN... CUSTER...BLAINE...LOUP...GARFIELD AND WHEELER COUNTIES. BROKEN BOW...... 1.94 INCHES NORTH PLATTE.... 1.69 INCHES TAYLOR.......... 1.38 INCHES ERICSON......... 1.25 INCHES ANSELMO......... 1.20 INCHES WALLACE......... 1.20 INCHES IMPERIAL........ 0.96 INCHES CHAMBERS........ 0.95 INCHES STAPLETON....... 0.91 INCHES EUSTIS.......... 0.63 INCHES GORDON.......... 0.59 INCHES MASON CITY...... 0.57 INCHES MADRID.......... 0.45 INCHES WELLFLEET....... 0.40 INCHES MEDICINE CREEK.. 0.23 INCHES THEDFORD........ 0.18 INCHES $$ TAYLOR 273 NOUS43 KOAX 271531 PNSOAX TTAA00 KOAX DDHHMM OMAHA METRO PRECIPITATION REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY 1024 AM TUE MAY 27 2008 MEASUREMENTS TAKEN BETWEEN 6 AM AND 8 AM BY STORM SPOTTERS AND NWS PERSONNEL .B OMA 0527 C DH07/PP/SF/SD :LOCATION 24HR PRECIP 24HR SNOWFALL SNOW DEPTH [NORTH WEST] BENNINGTON 3WSW 0.03 / 0.0 / 0 BLAIR AIRPORT 0.08 / 0.0 / 0 FREMONT AIRPORT 0.19 / 0.0 / 0 FREMONT 0.15 / 0.0 / 0 NWS OFFICE VALLEY T / 0.0 / 0 [OMAHA NORTH EAST] EPPLEY AIRFIELD 0.02 / 0.0 / 0 COUNCIL BLUFFS 3NE (PT2) T / 0.0 / 0 FORT CALHOUN 4W 0.05 / 0.0 / 0 [SOUTH EAST] OFFUTT AFB T / 0.0 / 0 COUNCIL BLUFFS AIRPORT T / 0.0 / 0 PAPILLION 0.00 / 0.0 / 0 PLATTSMOUTH AIRPORT 0.00 / 0.0 / 0 SPRINGFIELD 7E 0.00 / 0.0 / 0 [SOUTH WEST] GRETNA 3NE 0.00 / 0.0 / 0 MILLARD AIRPORT 0.00 / 0.0 / 0 .END $$ KLISH 465 NOUS63 KBIS 271542 FTMBIS Message Date: May 27 2008 15:42:28 Bismarck radar is back in operation--clf 490 NOUS63 KFGF 271543 FTMMVX Message Date: May 27 2008 15:43:18 THE KMVX WSR88D WILL BE DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE FROM 271700Z TO 271900Z... 778 NOUS63 KLOT 271544 FTMLOT Message Date: May 27 2008 15:44:40 DUE TO HIGH WINDS, THE RADAR DOME WORK HAS BEEN DELAYED, AND WILL RESUME TOMORRO W. 082 NOUS43 KLOT 271549 PNSLOT ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 280400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1049 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...THE KLOT WSR-88D RADAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED... DUE TO HIGH WINDS TODAY...THE MAINTENANCE THAT WAS PLANNED ON THE RADOME HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL WEDNESDAY MAY 28TH AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MAY 29TH. DURING THIS TIME RADAR DATA FROM THE KLOT WSR- 88D WILL BE UNAVAILABLE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. $$ IZZI 492 NOUS64 KJAN 271552 FTMMOB Message Date: May 27 2008 15:52:08 MOBILE RADAR IS BACK IN OPERATION. 493 NOUS64 KMOB 271552 FTMMOB Message Date: May 27 2008 15:52:08 MOBILE RADAR IS BACK IN OPERATION. 818 NOUS66 KOTX 271554 FTMOTX Message Date: May 27 2008 15:54:56 KOTX RADAR IS OPERATIONAL 410 NOUS46 KSEW 271559 PNSSEW PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 900 AM PDT TUE MAY 23 2008 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICES /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: BRAD COLMAN - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - SEATTLE WASHINGTON SUBJECT: INTRODUCING COCORAHS IN WASHINGTON STATE EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008 NOTE: THE FOLLOWING HAS NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS. NOW YOU CAN LET THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOW HOW MUCH RAIN...HAIL OR SNOW YOU MEASURED IN YOUR BACKYARD BY JOINING THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN...HAIL AND SNOW NETWORK - COCORAHS. THIS NEW PROGRAM WILL HELP METEOROLOGISTS AND RESEARCHERS STUDY PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY ACROSS THE EVERGREEN STATE. THE DAILY ACCUMULATED DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WITH A USE OR INTEREST IN THESE PRECIPITATION DATA. COCORAHS STARTED IN FORT COLLINS COLORADO IN 1998 AFTER A DEVASTATING FLOOD. RESEARCHERS WENT BACK TO LOOK AT THE PRECIPITATION DATA THAT LED TO THE FLOOD AND FOUND THAT THE RAINFALL HAD MISSED ALL THE OFFICIAL GAGES. COLORADO STATE CLIMATOLOGIST NOLAN DOESKEN...DEVELOPED A NEW VOLUNTEER OBSERVING NETWORK TO FILL THE GAPS BETWEEN OFFICIAL GAGES CALLED COCORAHS. THE NETWORK HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WILL BE INTRODUCED IN WASHINGTON ON JUNE 1ST THIS YEAR. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE AN OBSERVER IN EVERY SQUARE MILE ACROSS THE STATE. YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE COCORAHS WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.COCORAHS.ORG TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND REGISTER YOUR BACKYARD OR SCHOOLYARD AS AN OFFICIAL REPORTING SITE. ONCE YOU REGISTER AND BEGIN TO REPORT...YOUR DAILY PRECIPITATION REPORTS WILL BECOME PART OF THE RECORD AND PLOTTED ON BOTH COUNTY AND STATE MAPS. YOU CAN VIEW THE MAPS AND SEE HOW YOUR OBSERVATIONS FIT IN WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS INVOLVED IN COCORAHS ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE AT 206-526-6087 AND ASK ABOUT COCORAHS. $$ MICHALSKI / BUEHNER 538 NOUS46 KPQR 271606 PNSPQR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND 900 AM PDT TUE MAY 27 2008 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: STEVE TODD - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - PORTLAND OREGON SUBJECT: INTRODUCING COCORAHS EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008 NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS. NOW YOU CAN LET THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOW HOW MUCH RAIN...HAIL OR SNOW YOU MEASURED IN YOUR BACKYARD BY JOINING THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN...HAIL AND SNOW NETWORK - COCORAHS. THIS NEW PROGRAM WILL HELP METEOROLOGISTS AND RESEARCHERS STUDY PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY ACROSS THE EVERGREEN STATE. THE DAILY ACCUMULATED DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WITH A USE OR INTEREST IN THIS PRECIPITATION DATA. COCORAHS STARTED IN FORT COLLINS COLORADO IN 1998 AFTER A DEVASTATING FLOOD. RESEARCHERS WENT BACK TO LOOK AT THE PRECIPITATION DATA THAT LED TO THE FLOOD AND FOUND THAT THE RAINFALL HAD MISSED ALL OF THE OFFICIAL GAUGES. THE COLORADO STATE CLIMATOLOGIST NOLAN DOESKEN...DEVELOPED A NEW VOLUNTEER OBSERVING NETWORK TO FILL THE GAPS BETWEEN OFFICIAL GAUGES CALLED COCORAHS. THE NETWORK HAS SINCE SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WILL BE INTRODUCED IN WASHINGTON ON JUNE 1ST THIS YEAR. OREGON JOINED THE PROGRAM IN DECEMBER OF 2007. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HAVE AN OBSERVER IN EVERY SQUARE MILE ACROSS EACH STATE. YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE COCORAHS WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.COCORAHS.ORG TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND REGISTER YOUR BACKYARD OR SCHOOLYARD AS AN OFFICIAL REPORTING SITE. ONCE YOU REGISTER AND BEGIN TO REPORT...YOUR DAILY PRECIPITATION REPORTS WILL BECOME PART OF THE RECORD AND PLOTTED ON BOTH COUNTY AND STATE MAPS. YOU CAN VIEW THE MAPS AND SEE HOW YOUR OBSERVATIONS FIT IN WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS INVOLVED IN COCORAHS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND AT 503-326-2340 AND ASK ABOUT COCORAHS. $$ DALTON 210 NOUS42 KCAE 271611 PNSCAE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA, SC 1210 PM EDT TUE MAY 27, 2008 ....HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK.... THIS WEEK IS HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK. AS HURRICANE HUGO PROVED...HURRICANES POSE A THREAT TO INLAND AREAS AS WELL AS THE COAST. HIGH WINDS...TORNADOES...AND FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS CAN BE RESULTS OF THE HURRICANE IN INLAND AREAS AND ARE DANGEROUS KILLERS. HUGOS HIGH WINDS WERE FELT HUNDREDS OF MILES INLAND AND A STORM CAN BRING 6 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN OR MORE TO THE AREA IT CROSSES. TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN FROM CHARLESTON TO SUMTER TO CHARLOTTE AND MANY HOMES AND BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED. WIND SPEEDS TO 100 MPH WERE REPORTED AS FAR INLAND AS CHARLOTTE. ANOTHER RECENT TROPICAL SYSTEM THAT REEKED HAVOC ON SOUTH CAROLINA WAS TROPICAL STORM BERYL. STORMS DON'T HAVE TO BE HURRICANES TO PRODUCE DESTRUCTIVE WEATHER. TROPICAL STORM BERYL PRODUCED ONE OF THE LARGEST TORNADO OUTBREAKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY. WHEN BERYL MOVED THROUGH THE MIDLANDS IN AUGUST OF 1994 IT PRODUCED 23 TORNADOES WITHIN A FOUR HOUR PERIOD. THE STRONGEST TORNADO HIT THE LEXINGTON AREA WITH WINDS UP TO 200 MPH. THIS TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 5 MILES AND WAS A QUARTER MILE WIDE CAUSING A PATH OF DESTRUCTION FROM RED BANK TO LAKE MURRAY. PLEASE TAKE TIME THIS WEEK TO DEVELOP YOUR HURRICANE SAFETY PLAN. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR NEAREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. 576 NOUS64 KTSA 271612 FTMSRX Message Date: May 27 2008 16:12:26 FSM RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO PERFORM EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE. 577 NOUS64 KLZK 271612 FTMSRX Message Date: May 27 2008 16:12:27 FSM RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO PERFORM EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE. ?780 607 NOUS64 KTSA 271612 FTMSRX Message Date: May 27 2008 16:12:26 FSM RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO PERFORM EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE. 694 NOUS64 KTSA 271612 FTMSRX Message Date: May 27 2008 16:12:37 FSM RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO PERFORM EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE. 722 NOUS64 KLZK 271612 FTMSRX Message Date: May 27 2008 16:12:37 FSM RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO PERFORM EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE. 856 NOUS64 KLZK 271613 FTMSRX Message Date: May 27 2008 16:13:49 FSM RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO PERFORM EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE. 857 NOUS64 KTSA 271613 FTMSRX Message Date: May 27 2008 16:13:49 FSM RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO PERFORM EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE. 873 NOUS64 KTSA 271613 FTMSRX Message Date: May 27 2008 16:13:49 FSM RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO PERFORM EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE. 157 NOUS64 KLZK 271614 FTMSRX Message Date: May 27 2008 16:14:09 FSM RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO PERFORM EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE. 171 NOUS64 KTSA 271614 FTMSRX Message Date: May 27 2008 16:14:09 FSM RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO PERFORM EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE. 909 NOUS46 KOTX 271617 PNSOTX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 915 AM PDT TUE MAY 27 2008 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICES /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: JOHN LIVINGSTON - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - SPOKANE WASHINGTON SUBJECT: INTRODUCING COCORAHS IN WASHINGTON STATE EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008 NOTE: THE FOLLOWING HAS NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS. NOW YOU CAN LET THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOW HOW MUCH RAIN...HAIL OR SNOW YOU MEASURED IN YOUR BACKYARD BY JOINING THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN...HAIL AND SNOW NETWORK - COCORAHS. THIS NEW PROGRAM WILL HELP METEOROLOGISTS AND RESEARCHERS STUDY PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY ACROSS THE EVERGREEN STATE. THE DAILY ACCUMULATED DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WITH A USE OR INTEREST IN THESE PRECIPITATION DATA. COCORAHS STARTED IN FORT COLLINS COLORADO IN THE LATE 1990S AFTER A DEVASTATING FLOOD. RESEARCHERS WENT BACK TO LOOK AT THE PRECIPITATION DATA THAT LED TO THE FLOOD AND FOUND THAT THE RAINFALL HAD MISSED ALL THE OFFICIAL GAGES. COLORADO STATE CLIMATOLOGIST NOLAN DOESKEN...DEVELOPED A NEW VOLUNTEER OBSERVING NETWORK TO FILL THE GAPS BETWEEN OFFICIAL GAGES CALLED COCORAHS. THE NETWORK HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WILL BE INTRODUCED IN WASHINGTON ON JUNE 1ST THIS YEAR. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE AN OBSERVER IN EVERY SQUARE MILE ACROSS THE STATE. YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE COCORAHS WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.COCORAHS.ORG TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND REGISTER YOUR BACKYARD OR SCHOOLYARD AS AN OFFICIAL REPORTING SITE. ONCE YOU REGISTER AND BEGIN TO REPORT...YOUR DAILY PRECIPITATION REPORTS WILL BECOME PART OF THE RECORD AND PLOTTED ON BOTH COUNTY AND STATE MAPS. YOU CAN VIEW THE MAPS AND SEE HOW YOUR OBSERVATIONS FIT IN WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS INVOLVED IN COCORAHS ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE AT 509-244-0110 AND ASK ABOUT COCORAHS. $$ 035 NOUS63 KARX 271618 FTMARX Message Date: May 27 2008 16:18:57 arx radar will be down for preventive maintenance until approx. 1815 UTC - MSG 024 NOUS43 KFSD 271622 PNSFSD IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090- 097-098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-272221- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1121 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 53 @ 256 AM CDT LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 44 @ 857 AM CDT HIGH TEMPERATURE SINCE SUNRISE... 47 @ 1100 AM CDT PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... TRACE ...HURON CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 49 @ 420 AM CDT LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 46 @ 1050 AM CDT HIGH TEMPERATURE SINCE SUNRISE... 47 @ 1100 AM CDT PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.03 INCHES ...SIOUX CITY CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 53 @ 527 AM CDT LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 47 @ 1100 AM CDT HIGH TEMPERATURE SINCE SUNRISE... 50 @ 800 AM CDT PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.44 INCHES MISSOURI RIVER STAGE............. 12.44 FEET $$ 451 NOUS68 PACR 271623 FTMABC MESSAGE DATE: MAY 27 2008 1620 UTC BETHEL NEXRAD RADAR (PABC) IS DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE FROM 1600 UTC TO 2359 UTC MAY 27 2008. 605 NOUS46 KSEW 271628 CCA PNSSEW PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 928 AM PDT TUE MAY 27 2008 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICES /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: BRAD COLMAN - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - SEATTLE WASHINGTON SUBJECT: INTRODUCING COCORAHS IN WASHINGTON STATE EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008 NOTE: THE FOLLOWING HAS NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS. NOW YOU CAN LET THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOW HOW MUCH RAIN...HAIL OR SNOW YOU MEASURED IN YOUR BACKYARD BY JOINING THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN...HAIL AND SNOW NETWORK - COCORAHS. THIS NEW PROGRAM WILL HELP METEOROLOGISTS AND RESEARCHERS STUDY PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY ACROSS THE EVERGREEN STATE. THE DAILY ACCUMULATED DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WITH A USE OR INTEREST IN THESE PRECIPITATION DATA. COCORAHS STARTED IN FORT COLLINS COLORADO IN 1998 AFTER A DEVASTATING FLOOD. RESEARCHERS WENT BACK TO LOOK AT THE PRECIPITATION DATA THAT LED TO THE FLOOD AND FOUND THAT THE RAINFALL HAD MISSED ALL THE OFFICIAL GAGES. COLORADO STATE CLIMATOLOGIST NOLAN DOESKEN...DEVELOPED A NEW VOLUNTEER OBSERVING NETWORK TO FILL THE GAPS BETWEEN OFFICIAL GAGES CALLED COCORAHS. THE NETWORK HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WILL BE INTRODUCED IN WASHINGTON ON JUNE 1ST THIS YEAR. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE AN OBSERVER IN EVERY SQUARE MILE ACROSS THE STATE. YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE COCORAHS WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.COCORAHS.ORG TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND REGISTER YOUR BACKYARD OR SCHOOLYARD AS AN OFFICIAL REPORTING SITE. ONCE YOU REGISTER AND BEGIN TO REPORT...YOUR DAILY PRECIPITATION REPORTS WILL BECOME PART OF THE RECORD AND PLOTTED ON BOTH COUNTY AND STATE MAPS. YOU CAN VIEW THE MAPS AND SEE HOW YOUR OBSERVATIONS FIT IN WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS INVOLVED IN COCORAHS ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE AT 206-526-6087 AND ASK ABOUT COCORAHS. $$ MICHALSKI / BUEHNER 906 NOUS45 KPUB 271631 PNSPUB PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1030 AM MDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...CHANGE TO CERTAIN FLOOD PRODUCTS ON JULY 1ST... EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...JULY 1 2008 AT 800 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES WILL REMOVE THE TRACKING INFORMATION LINE/TIME...MOT...LOC/ FROM THE FOLLOWING FLASH FLOOD AND AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS... FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS/FFW/ CONVECTIVE FLASH FLOOD STATEMENTS/FFS/ CONVECTIVE AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS/FLW/ AREAL FLOOD ADVISORIES AND AREAL FLOOD STATEMENTS/FLS/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL NO LONGER APPEND THE TRACKING INFORMATION LINE THAT BEGINS WITH THE 16 CHARACTER STRING TIME...MOT...LOC TO THESE FLASH FLOOD AND AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS BECAUSE STORM TRACKING INFORMATION MAY INCORRECTLY IDENTIFY HOW AND WHERE FLOODING WILL PROGRESS OVER TIME. THE TRACKING LINE WILL BE REMOVED ON JULY 1 2008 AT 8 AM MDT UNLESS...AT THAT TIME...ADVERSE WEATHER IS AFFECTING THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PUEBLO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. IN THAT CASE...THE CHANGE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT A MORE SUITABLE LATER TIME. LARRY WALROD...HYDROLOGY PROGRAM LEADER TOM MAGNUSON...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST 063 NOUS41 KPHI 271631 PNSPHI NJZ001-007>010-012-015-PAZ054-055-061-062-069-280000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1231 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR YOUR COUNTY. THIS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONSIDERS A THUNDERSTORM TO BE SEVERE IF IT PRODUCES STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS OF 58 MPH OR MORE, HAIL AT LEAST 3/4-INCH IN DIAMETER (PENNY SIZE), OR A TORNADO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA IF A THREAT IS IMMINENT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS, SO LISTEN CAREFULLY TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE TO HEAR IF YOUR AREA WILL BE IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THE FOLLOWING ARE THUNDERSTORM SAFETY RULES: DELAY OR POSTPONE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IF A THUNDERSTORM IS IMMINENT. THIS IS YOUR BEST WAY TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE, MOVE TO A STURDY BUILDING OR CAR. IF IN A CAR, DO NOT PARK UNDER A TREE, AS LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE THE TREE TO FALL. DO NOT TAKE SHELTER IN SMALL SHEDS, UNDER ISOLATED TREES, OR IN CONVERTIBLE AUTOMOBILES. STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TOWERS, FENCES, TELEPHONE POLES, AND POWER LINES. IF NO SHELTER IS NEARBY, FIND A LOW SPOT AWAY FROM TREES, FENCES, AND POLES. MAKE SURE THE PLACE YOU PICK IS NOT SUBJECT TO FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WOODS, TAKE SHELTER UNDER THE SHORTER TREES. IF YOU FEEL YOUR SKIN TINGLE OR YOUR HAIR STAND ON END, A LIGHTNING STRIKE IS IMMINENT. SQUAT LOW TO THE GROUND, PLACE YOUR HANDS OVER YOUR HEAD AND YOUR HEAD BETWEEN YOUR KNEES. MAKE YOURSELF THE SMALLEST POSSIBLE TARGET AND MINIMIZE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. DO NOT LIE FLAT ON THE GROUND. IF YOU ARE BOATING OR SWIMMING, GET TO LAND AND FIND SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU ARE IN A BOAT AND CAN NOT GET TO LAND, LOWER FISHING RODS, AND OTHER TALL OBJECTS. STAY IN A DRY SPOT IF POSSIBLE AND DO NOT TOUCH ELECTRICAL OR METAL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS, UNPLUG ANY APPLIANCE THAT WILL NOT BE USED UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. ALSO, USE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR OBTAINING WEATHER INFORMATION ONLY. DO NOT TAKE A BATH OR A SHOWER. ONLY USE THE TELEPHONE IN AN EMERGENCY. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. ONCE AGAIN, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR YOUR COUNTY. $$ PO 520 NOUS41 KILN 271655 PNSILN OHZ056-281754- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1255 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...FLOOD STAGE TO CHANGE FOR CITY OF NEWARK RIVER FORECAST POINT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON...ALONG WITH FLOOD CONTROL OFFICIALS FROM THE CITY OF NEWARK...THE LICKING COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE LICKING COUNTY OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...HAS CONCLUDED THAT A FLOOD STAGE CHANGE FROM 17 TO 19 FEET IS NECESSARY ALONG THE NORTH FORK OF THE LICKING RIVER AT THE OHIO STREET BRIDGE GAGE. THIS CHANGE IN FLOOD STAGE WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 27, 2008. THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN COORDINATED BETWEEN ALL OF THE ABOVE AGENCIES... AS WELL AS WITH THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...WITH PARTIAL FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF NEWARK...HAD INSTALLED A REAL TIME AUTOMATED RIVER GAGE AT THIS LOCATION. FOR DECADES...ONLY A MANUALLY READ GAGE EXISTED AT THIS LOCATION. THIS NEW AUTOMATED USGS GAGE WILL PROVIDE MUCH MORE EFFICIENT RIVER MONITORING FOR THE CITY OF NEWARK. THE 17 FOOT FLOOD STAGE WAS SET CONSERVATIVELY...WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT A MANUALLY READ RIVER GAGE WOULD MEAN LESS RESPONSE TIME. IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK AND THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR FLOOD CONTROL IN AND NEAR THE CITY...A CHANGE TO A MORE REPRESENTATIVE 19 FEET WAS PROPOSED. THIS CHANGE IS ALSO DUE TO A MORE ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE SPECIFIC ELEVATION OF THE RIVER BOTTOM. THE OHIO STREET BRIDGE FORECAST POINT IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PRECIDTION SERVICES (AHPS), A WEB-BASED SERVICE WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: A GRAPHIC AND TEXT DISPLAY WHICH SHOWS HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE THE RIVER TO REACH FLOOD STAGE...HOW HIGH THE RIVER WILL RISE AND HOW LONG THE LFOOD WILL LAST WHEN A FLOOD FORECAST IS ISSUED. DAILY RIVER FORECASTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE...ONLY FORECASTS WHEN THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO WITHIN 5 FEET OF THE NEW 19 FOOT FLOOD STAGE. DATA FOR THE OHIO STREET GAGE AT NEWARK IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS AHPS PAGE AT: HTTP://NEWWEB.ERH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/HYDROGRAPH.PHP?WFO=ILN&GAGE=NKOO1 $$ 715 NOUS71 KCLE 271702 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1258 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (1700 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan SVNM4 "South Haven, MI" 1700Z 5/27/8 Wind speed observed at 14 knots MAFOR forecast: to 30 knots (code 4) (The observed wind direction was 020 degrees.) AFOS product: CLEBOYCM3. The C-MAN observation is shown here: SVNM4 46/// /0214 10115 91700 333 91216= _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 855 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.4 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD...AND WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES WILL DEVELOP FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-272130- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 855 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-272130- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 855 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ761-272130- MAFOR 2715/ MAFOR 2715/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11830 13820 11110 11100 12110. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. 210407 210305. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11840 11830 12820 12120 12110. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 210710 210508. $$ 563 NOUS62 KCHS 271704 FTMCLX Message Date: May 27 2008 17:04:42 THE KCLX WSR-88D WILL BE DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE UNTIL ABOUT 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOO N. 117 NOUS62 KCHS 271710 FTMCLX Message Date: May 27 2008 17:10:15 THE KCLX WSR-88D WILL BE DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE UNTIL ABOUT 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOO N. 421 NOUS45 KPUB 271714 PNSPUB PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1115 AM MDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...LAMAR NOAA WEATHER RADIO MAINTENANCE OUTAGE SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY MAY 28 2008... THE LAMAR WEATHER RADIO WILL BE DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE WEDNESDAY MAY 28 2008 FROM APPROXIMATELY 900 AM MDT TO 1030 AM MDT. DURING THIS TIME...THE LAMAR NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCAST WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO FREQUENCY 162.525 MHZ. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE IN PUEBLO FOR YOUR LOCAL WEATHER NEEDS DURING THIS TIME. THE WEB SITE IS LOCATED AT WEATHER.GOV/PUB. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THAT THIS OUTAGE MAY CAUSE. HOWEVER...THE MAINTENANCE IS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT OPTIMAL TRANSMITTER PERFORMANCE. THANK YOU FOR PATIENCE. LEAD FORECASTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO 781 NOUS63 KMQT 271717 FTMMQT Message Date: May 27 2008 17:17:13 5/27/08 1715Z: KMQT RADAR IS NOW AVAILABLE. 025 NOUS45 KSLC 271730 PNSSLC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1130 AM MDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...PRELIMINARY STORM INFORMATION... A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT RAIN...ALONG WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...TO MUCH OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER NORTHERN UTAH. SNOW FELL IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET. SHOWERS CONTINUED ACROSS FAR NORTHERN UTAH DURING MONDAY EVENING. ***** PRECIP REPORTS ***** TIME SNOW PRECIP ...CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION... SMITHFIELD - 4760 FT 10 AM TUE 0.33 LOGAN - 4455 FT 10 AM TUE 0.32 MENDON - 4524 FT 10 AM TUE 0.27 LOGAN RADIO - 4470 FT 5 AM TUE 0.13 LOGAN AIRPORT - 4452 FT 11 PM MON 0.08 ...NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT... BEUS CANYON RAWS - 5100 FT 10 AM TUE 0.69 FARMINGTON - 4226 FT 3 PM MON 0.69 BOUNTIFUL BENCH - 4990 FT 10 AM TUE 0.57 LAYTON BENCH 10 PM MON 0.56 CENTERVILLE - 4383 FT 12 AM TUE 0.54 NORTH SALT LAKE 7 PM MON 0.51 BOUNTIFUL - 4760 FT 12 AM TUE 0.49 ROY - 4373 FT 12 AM TUE 0.48 BOUNTIFUL VAL VERDA - 4540 FT 5 AM TUE 0.47 LAYTON - 4800 FT 12 AM TUE 0.47 SYRACUSE - 4255 FT 12 AM TUE 0.46 LAYTON - 4460 FT 5 PM MON 0.44 SOUTH OGDEN - 4780 FT 12 AM TUE 0.42 OGDEN AIRPORT - 4468 FT 10 AM TUE 0.40 HILL AIR FORCE BASE - 4787 FT 10 AM TUE 0.39 NORTHEAST OGDEN BENCH 12 PM MON 0.36 WEST POINT - 4350 FT 11 PM MON 0.08 ...SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS... SANDY - 4890 FT 7 PM MON 0.69 MIDVALE - 4505 FT 12 AM TUE 0.65 MAGNA 12 AM TUE 0.61 NORTH HOLLADAY - 4600 FT 10 AM TUE 0.60 SOUTH JORDAN - 4580 FT 12 AM TUE 0.55 SOUTH SALT LAKE 6 PM MON 0.55 OLYMPUS COVE - 5070 FT 10 AM TUE 0.52 SUGARHOUSE - 4615 FT 12 AM TUE 0.51 UNIV OF UTAH - 4910 FT 10 AM TUE 0.50 UPPER MILLCREEK - 5050 7 PM MON 0.43 HERRIMAN - 4957 FT 12 AM TUE 0.41 SALT LAKE TRIAD CENTER - 4280 FT 5 PM MON 0.39 HERRIMAN 9 PM MON 0.38 SUGARHOUSE - 4400 FT 10 AM TUE 0.37 SALT LAKE CITY INTL AIRPORT - 4226 FT 10 AM TUE 0.31 TOOELE - 5070 FT 5 PM MON 0.29 VERNON RAWS - 5639 FT 10 AM TUE 0.26 WEST VALLEY CITY - 4383 FT 9 AM MON 0.17 GRANTSVILLE 2 W - 4480 FT 5 AM MON 0.09 ...SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT... PLEASANT GROVE - 4610 FT 5 AM TUE 0.99 PLEASANT GROVE RAWS - 5200 FT 9 AM TUE 0.76 ALPINE - 5070 FT 5 AM TUE 0.66 LEHI - 4790 FT 12 AM TUE 0.57 SARATOGA SPRINGS 5 PM MON 0.55 NEPHI - 5125 FT 5 PM MON 0.37 PROVO BYU - 4570 FT 5 PM MON 0.36 OREM TREATMENT PLANT - 4510 FT 5 PM MON 0.32 SPANISH FORK POWER HOUSE - 4720 FT 5 PM MON 0.32 SPRINGVILLE - 4545 FT 5 PM MON 0.19 PROVO AIRPORT - 4498 FT 10 AM TUE 0.07 ...GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS... GUNNISON ISLAND DNR - 4242 FT 10 AM TUE 0.51 WHITE SAGE DUGWAY MNET - 4363 FT 10 AM TUE 0.47 ROCKY BASIN SNOTEL - 8900 FT 11 PM MON 0.40 CEDAR MOUNTAIN RAWS - 4650 FT 9 AM TUE 0.39 JULIET ROAD DUGWAY MNET - 4324 FT 10 AM TUE 0.32 ENGLISH VILLAGE DUGWAY MNET - 4788 FT 7 PM MON 0.30 LOWER CEDAR MTN DUGWAY MNET - 4495 FT 10 AM TUE 0.25 CALLAO GATE DUGWAY MNET - 4250 FT 10 AM TUE 0.23 DITTO DUGWAY MNET - 4345 FT 10 AM TUE 0.23 ROSEBUD RAWS - 4987 FT 10 AM TUE 0.22 DRY FORK SNOTEL - 7160 FT 3 PM MON 0.20 DURAND ROAD DUGWAY MNET - 4538 FT 10 AM TUE 0.18 PLAYA STATION DUGWAY MNET - 4280 FT 10 AM TUE 0.18 LOCOMOTIVE SPRINGS - 4242 FT 10 AM TUE 0.17 CAMEL BACK MTN DUGWAY MNET - 5077 FT 10 AM TUE 0.17 UPPER CEDAR MTN DUGWAY MNET - 7052 FT 10 AM TUE 0.16 SIMPSON SPRINGS DUGWAY MNET - 4645 FT 10 AM TUE 0.15 HORIZONTAL GRID DUGWAY MNET - 4261 FT 10 AM TUE 0.14 TARGET S DUGWAY MNET - 4349 FT 7 PM MON 0.14 WIG MOUNTAIN DUGWAY MNET - 4352 FT 10 AM TUE 0.12 TOWER GRID DUGWAY MNET - 4346 FT 10 AM TUE 0.12 ARAGONITE RAWS - 5030 FT 9 AM TUE 0.11 UTAH TEST RANGE - 4440 FT 5 PM MON 0.11 VERNON CREEK SNOTEL - 7500 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 INTERSTATE 80 DUGWAY MNET - 4125 FT 10 AM TUE 0.09 NW DECON PAD DUGWAY MNET - 4380 FT 10 AM TUE 0.09 BAKER LAB DUGWAY MNET - 4294 FT 10 AM TUE 0.08 WEST OF WILDCAT DUGWAY MNET - 4259 FT 10 AM TUE 0.07 NORTH SALT FLATS DUGWAY MNET - 4242 FT 12 AM TUE 0.07 SALT FLATS DUGWAY MNET - 4265 FT 10 AM TUE 0.05 WENDOVER AIRPORT - 4236 FT 10 AM TUE 0.04 ...WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS... COALVILLE - 5550 FT 5 PM MON 0.45 SNAKE CREEK POWERHOUSE - 6010 FT 10 AM TUE 0.20 HEBER - 5630 FT 5 PM MON 0.17 MORGAN - 5090 FT 5 AM TUE 0.15 DEER CREEK DAM - 5270 FT 5 AM TUE 0.13 ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH... RANDOLPH - 6270 FT 5 AM TUE 0.61 OTTER CREEK RAWS - 7160 FT 10 AM TUE 0.47 LAKETOWN - 5980 FT 5 PM MON 0.45 SNOWBASIN MID BOWL - 7402 FT 10 AM TUE 0.38 SNOWBASIN BASE - 6316 FT 10 AM TUE 0.32 MONTE CRISTO SNOTEL - 8960 FT 11 PM MON 0.20 LITTLE BEAR SNOTEL - 6550 FT 2 PM MON 0.20 FARMINGTON LOWER SNOTEL - 6779 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 TEMPLE FORK SNOTEL - 7406 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 PARLEYS SUMMIT SNOTEL - 7500 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 HARDSCRABBLE SNOTEL - 7250 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80... ALTA COLLINS - 9662 FT 12 AM TUE 4.0 0.55 SNOWBIRD - 8100 FT 12 AM TUE 2.0 0.28 SUNCREST - 6100 FT 10 AM TUE 0.75 SUNDANCE - 7503 FT 10 AM TUE 0.65 SNOWBIRD SNOTEL - 9640 FT 11 PM MON 0.50 MILL D NORTH SNOTEL - 8960 FT 9 AM MON 0.30 TIMPANOGOS DIVIDE SNOTEL - 8140 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 CASCADE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL - 7768 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 THAYNES CANYON SNOTEL - 9200 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 ...WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS... FIVE POINTS LAKE SNOTEL - 10920 FT 11 PM MON 0.60 CHALK CREEK 1 SNOTEL - 9100 FT 11 PM MON 0.50 TRIAL LAKE SNOTEL - 9960 FT 11 PM MON 0.50 HEWINTA SNOTEL - 9186 FT 9 AM MON 0.50 STEEL CREEK SNOTEL - 10100 FT 11 PM MON 0.30 BROWN DUCK SNOTEL - 10600 FT 11 PM MON 0.30 LAKEFORK 1 SNOTEL - 10100 FT 8 PM MON 0.30 BEAR RIVER RAWS - 8536 FT 10 AM TUE 0.22 NORWAY RAWS - 8280 FT 10 AM TUE 0.20 CHEPETA SNOTEL - 12120 FT 7 PM MON 0.20 MOON LAKE - 8150 FT 10 AM TUE 0.19 ASPEN MTN - 7539 FT 12 AM TUE 0.14 YELLOWSTONE DRAINAGE RAWS - 7800 FT 10 AM TUE 0.12 CHEPETA RAWS - 10300 FT 8 AM TUE 0.12 HEWINTA RAWS - 9500 FT 10 AM TUE 0.10 HOLE IN ROCK SNOTEL - 9150 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 ROCK CREEK SNOTEL - 7900 FT 10 PM MON 0.10 BEAVER DIVIDE SNOTEL - 8280 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 ...WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS... WHITE RIVER 1 SNOTEL - 8550 FT 3 PM MON 0.40 STRAWBERRY DIVIDE SNOTEL - 8400 FT 2 PM MON 0.40 RAYS VALLEY RAWS - 7300 FT 10 AM TUE 0.24 DANIELS STRAWBERRY SNOTEL - 8000 FT 3 PM MON 0.20 ...WESTERN UINTA BASIN... HANNA - 6750 FT 10 AM TUE 0.06 BLACKTAIL RAWS - 7311 FT 10 AM TUE 0.05 ...CASTLE COUNTRY... PRICE AIRPORT - 5922 FT 7 AM MON 0.03 WELLINGTON 3 E - 5400 FT 5 PM MON 0.02 HUNTINGTON NORTH - 5780 FT 7 AM MON 0.02 FERRON - 5930 FT 5 AM TUE 0.01 ...SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS... SPRING CITY - 5800 FT 10 AM TUE 0.31 MANTI RADIO - 5498 FT 5 AM TUE 0.30 SEVIER RESERVOIR RAWS - 5369 FT 10 AM TUE 0.28 GUNNISON - 5200 FT 6 AM TUE 0.26 RICHFIELD AIRPORT - 5268 FT 10 AM TUE 0.17 RICHFIELD RADIO - 5300 FT 5 PM MON 0.12 MONROE - 5364 FT 12 AM TUE 0.10 ELSINORE RICHFIELD CANAL - 5341 FT 10 AM TUE 0.09 ...WEST CENTRAL UTAH... MUD SPRING RAWS - 5902 FT 10 AM TUE 0.22 DELTA - 4635 FT 7 PM MON 0.17 FISH SPRINGS DUGWAY MNET - 4282 FT 10 AM TUE 0.15 DELTA - 4613 FT 7 PM MON 0.13 OAK CITY - 5135 FT 7 PM MON 0.12 FILLMORE - 5120 FT 5 PM MON 0.07 ...SOUTHWEST UTAH... ENTERPRISE RAWS - 5340 FT 10 AM TUE 0.11 MILFORD - 5002 FT 10 AM TUE 0.10 CEDAR CITY AIRPORT - 5627 FT 10 AM TUE 0.04 MILFORD AIRPORT - 5039 FT 10 AM TUE 0.04 CEDAR CITY - 5965 FT 10 AM TUE 0.04 ...CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS... LOST CREEK RAWS - 7490 FT 10 AM TUE 0.28 SEELEY CREEK SNOTEL - 10000 FT 10 PM MON 0.20 GRASSY FLATS - 8858 FT 8 AM TUE 0.18 GRASSY LAKE - 10000 FT 7 AM TUE 0.18 BLACK CEDAR RAWS - 6480 FT 10 AM TUE 0.15 SIGNAL PEAK RAWS - 8792 FT 10 AM TUE 0.15 FISH LAKE RS - 8880 FT 10 AM TUE 0.13 PICKLE KEG SNOTEL - 9600 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 FARNSWORTH LAKE SNOTEL - 9600 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 BEAVER DAMS SNOTEL - 8000 FT 10 PM MON 0.10 JOES VALLEY RAWS - 8700 FT 10 AM TUE 0.07 FREMONT INDIAN SP - 5920 FT 5 AM TUE 0.03 ...SOUTHERN UTAH MOUNTAINS... BIG FLAT SNOTEL - 10290 FT 11 PM MON 0.40 MERCHANT VALLEY SNOTEL - 8750 FT 2 PM MON 0.40 MIDWAY VALLEY SNOTEL - 9800 FT 11 PM MON 0.20 CASTLE VALLEY SNOTEL - 9580 FT 3 PM MON 0.20 DONKEY RESERVOIR SNOTEL - 9800 FT 3 PM MON 0.20 KIMBERLY MINE SNOTEL - 9300 FT 11 PM MON 0.10 HARRIS FLAT SNOTEL - 7800 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 WEBSTER FLAT SNOTEL - 9200 FT 7 PM MON 0.10 CIRCLEVILLE - 6050 FT 5 PM MON 0.05 BADGER SPRING RAWS - 3990 FT 10 AM TUE 0.02 GREENVILLE BENCH PORTABLE RAWS - 6300 FT 9 AM TUE 0.02 AGUA CANYON RAWS - 8900 FT 7 AM MON 0.02 BRYCE CANYON RAWS - 7855 FT 6 AM MON 0.01 ...UTAH'S DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK... ST,. GEORGE 12 AM TUE 0.01 ...SOUTHERN UTAH MOUNTAINS... VEYO POWER HOUSE - 4600 FT 7 PM MON 0.31 ...SOUTHWEST WYOMING... EVANSTON 1 E - 6825 FT 10 AM TUE 0.50 EVANSTON AIRPORT - 7162 FT 7 PM MON 0.47 MUDDY CREEK RAWS - 6970 FT 10 AM TUE 0.10 $$ 029 NOUS85 KBOI 271733 FWABOI INCIDENT METEOROLOGIST STATUS REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE IDAHO 1140 AM MDT TUESDAY MAY 27 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------- IMET WFO INCIDENT NAME STATUS DISPATCH RELEASE OFFICE LOCATION -------------------------------------------------------------------- EVENSON FWD TEXAS WINTER FIRES ON SITE 5/12 5/28 (EST) BURLINGTON, VT 2008 NEAR GRANBURY, TX MANUEL FWD TEXAS WINTER FIRES ON SITE 5/26 BLACKSBURG, VA 2008 NEAR GRANBURY, TX WEISHAAR OTX YAKIMA RIVER ENROUTE 5/29 PORTLAND, OR 2008 RX BURN NEAR PINECLIFF, WA PENDERGRAST MFL MUSTANG CORNER FIRE DEMOB 5/16 5/24 MELBOURNE, FL NEAR KENDALL, FL REEDY TWC FRYE MESA FIRE DEMOB 5/22 5/23 TUCSON, AZ NEAR SAFORD, AZ WALBRUN MTR SUMMIT FIRE DEMOB 5/22 5/27 MONTEREY, CA NEAR LOS GATOS, CA ATMU - NONE $$ LVB IMET LOCATIONS.KMZ 409 NOUS64 KLCH 271749 FTMPOE Message Date: May 27 2008 17:49:10 KPOE HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. 284 NOUS62 KJAX 271758 FTMVAX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 158 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 KVAX 88D RADAR IS DOWN FOR SERVICE. $$ ***** 662 NOUS63 KARX 271808 FTMARX Message Date: May 27 2008 18:08:14 KARX WSR-88D RADAR BACK IN SERVICE AS OF 1808Z. 609 NOUS71 KCLE 271826 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 224 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (1824 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan WYQ4356 "Mesabi Miner" 43.5N 86.4W (24 N Grand Haven RB) 1800Z 5/27/8 Waves observed at 10 feet MAFOR forecast: 5-8 feet AFOS product: CLESHPGL1. The ship observation is shown here: WYQ4356 27184 99435 70864 41/98 33627 10070 40250 70210 22243 _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 855 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.4 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD...AND WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES WILL DEVELOP FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-272130- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 855 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-272130- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 855 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ761-272130- MAFOR 2715/ MAFOR 2715/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11830 13820 11110 11100 12110. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. 210407 210305. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11840 11830 12820 12120 12110. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 210710 210508. $$ 814 NOUS41 KBTV 271832 PNSBTV NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-280000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 230 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...FROST/FREEZE PROGRAM FOR THE 2008 GROWING SEASON IN VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK HAS BEGUN... THE GROWING SEASON IS DEFINED BY THE PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN THE LAST FROST/FREEZE IN THE SPRING AND THE FIRST FROST/FREEZE DURING THE LATE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL. THE COMPLEX TERRAIN ACROSS VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK MAKES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF DATES FOR THE AVERAGE LAST FROST/FREEZE OR THE BEGINNING OF THE GROWING SEASON. RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS AND PROLONGED PERIODS OF ABOVE FREEZING MINIMUM TEMPERATURES THIS SPRING HAVE ENCOURAGED SOME RESIDENTS IN THESE COLDER CLIMATES TO START THEIR GARDENS EARLY. THEREFORE... IN CONSIDERATION OF THESE FACTORS...WE WILL START THE ISSUANCE OF FROST ADVISORY OR FREEZE WARNINGS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY FOR ALL OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON VERMONT WILL BE ISSUING FREEZE WARNINGS DURING THE GROWING SEASON WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS FORECAST TO BE 32 DEGREES OR LOWER...AND FROST ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS FORECAST TO BE 33 TO 36 DEGREES FOR ZONES OR GROUPS OF COUNTIES DURING THE DESIGNATED GROWING SEASON. NORMALLY...LOCATIONS IMMEDIATELY ALONG LAKE CHAMPLAIN EXHIBIT THE EARLIEST AVERAGE LAST FROST/FREEZE...LATE APRIL TO MID MAY...DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE RELATIVE MILDER LAKE WATERS. MEANWHILE...THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST VERMONT AND THE ADIRONDACKS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK WITNESS THE LATEST AVERAGE LAST FROST FROM LATE MAY TO EARLY JUNE. CLIMATOLOGICALLY...THE DESIGNATED START OF THE MEAN GROWING SEASON AND WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE ISSUING FREEZE WARNINGS OR FROST ADVISORIES WILL BE MAY 20TH FOR THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY...AND CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK AS WELL AS MOST OF VERMONT EXCEPT THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM. MEANWHILE...THE DESIGNATED START OF THE MEAN GROWING SEASON AND WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE ISSUING FREEZE WARNINGS OR FROST ADVISORIES WILL BE MAY 30TH FOR THE ADIRONDACKS OF NEW YORK AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM (CALEDONIA...ESSEX AND ORLEANS COUNTIES)IN VERMONT. AGAIN...THESE START DATES ARE SOMETIMES MOVED EARLIER IN THE CALENDAR DEPENDING ON PREVIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE EARLY SPRING. REMEMBER...AVERAGE DATES CAN VARY GREATLY WITHIN DESIGNATED AREAS AS WELL AS COUNTIES. FOR EXAMPLE IN CHITTENDEN COUNTY VERMONT...THE AVERAGE LAST FROST/FREEZE ALONG THE LAKE SHORE IN BURLINGTON IS APRIL 30TH...AT THE AIRPORT IN SOUTH BURLINGTON IT IS MAY 7TH...IN ESSEX IT IS MAY 14TH AND LIKELY CLOSER TO MAY 20TH OR LATER IN SOME OF THE COLDER VALLEYS ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES LIKE JERICHO...BOLTON AND UNDERHILL. AGAIN...THESE DATES ARE GUIDELINES FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROST AND FREEZE PROGRAM. IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO FOLLOW LOCAL FORECASTS CLOSELY FOR MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TO PROTECT ANY VEGETATION FROM FROST OR FREEZE DURING THE BEGINNING GERMINATION STAGE AS WELL AS TOWARD THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. TO GET A BETTER REPRESENTATION OF FREEZE DATES IN YOUR AREA...A LOCAL STUDY OF AVERAGE FREEZE DATES AS WELL AS EARLIEST AND LATEST FREEZE OCCURRENCES FOR SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/BTV/CLIMO/FREEZE/FREEZE.SHTML. $$ SLW 644 NOUS43 KDVN 271840 AAA PNSDVN IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-281900- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL...UPDATED TO ADD TORNADO 3 140 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...TORNADO SURVEY AND DAMAGE INFORMATION FOR BUCHANAN... DELAWARE..AND IOWA COUNTIES IN IOWA... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POST STORM DAMAGE ASSESSMENT SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED THREE TORNADOES OCCURRED SUNDAY EVENING IN PORTIONS OF BUCHANAN...DELAWARE...AND IOWA COUNTIES. THE INFORMATION IS LISTED BELOW. AN ADDITIONAL SWATH OF DAMAGE WAS NOTED OVER BUCHANAN COUNTY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20 NEAR LAMONT. THE STORM SURVEY INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS DAMAGE. TORNADO NUMBER 1... * LOCATION...BUCHANAN AND DELAWARE COUNTIES...FROM NEAR FAIRBANK TO NEAR ONEIDA. * TIME OF OCCURRENCE...ESTIMATED 605 PM TO 710 PM CDT ON SUNDAY...5/25/2008. * INJURIES/FATALITIES...3 INJURIES. * EF-SCALE RATING...EF-3 INTENSITY. * ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...160 MPH. * PATH INFORMATION...PATH WIDTH WAS 0.7 MILES WIDE. PATH LENGTH WAS 32.4 MILES. THE PATH EXTENDED FROM 2.9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAIRBANK TO 2.25 MILES NORTHWEST OF ONEIDA. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF THE PATH STARTING POINT ARE 42.603 DEGREES NORTH... 92.018 DEGREES WEST. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF THE PATH ENDING POINT ARE 42.564 DEGREES NORTH... 91.392 DEGREES WEST. * DAMAGE INFORMATION...3 HOMES DESTROYED. NUMEROUS FARMSTEADS AND OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED. TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN. MANY HOMES WITH ROOF DAMAGE. SOUTH EDGE OF HAZELTON SEVERAL NON ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES AT DEALERSHIP WERE DESTROYED. TORNADO NUMBER 2... * LOCATION...EASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY...SOUTH OF PETERSBURG. * TIME OF OCCURRENCE...ESTIMATED 730 PM TO 740 PM CDT ON SUNDAY...5/25/2008. * INJURIES/FATALITIES...NO INJURIES. * EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1 INTENSITY. * ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...90 MPH. * PATH INFORMATION...PATH WIDTH WAS 250 YARDS WIDE. PATH LENGTH WAS 6 MILES. THE PATH EXTENDED FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PETERSBURG TO 3.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PETERSBURG. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF THE PATH STARTING POINT ARE 42.536 DEGREES NORTH... 91.270 DEGREES WEST. LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF THE PATH ENDING POINT ARE 42.532 DEGREES NORTH... 91.154 DEGREES WEST. * DAMAGE INFORMATION...TREES AND NUMEROUS FARM OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED. TORNADO NUMBER 3... * LOCATION...WESTERN IOWA COUNTY...SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * TIME OF OCCURRENCE...1106 TO 1119 PM CDT ON SUNDAY...5/25/2008. * INJURIES/FATALITIES...NO INJURIES. * EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1 INTENSITY. * ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...90 MPH. * PATH INFORMATION...PATH WIDTH WAS 250 YARDS WIDE. PATH LENGTH WAS 6 MILES. THE PATH EXTENDED FROM MILE MARKER 205 TO MILE MARKER 211 SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * DAMAGE INFORMATION...TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN. ONE OUTBUILDING WAS DAMAGED AND ANOTHER WAS DESTROYED. A GRAIN BIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 NEAR VICTOR WAS BLOWN OVER. A TREE FELL ON A MOBILE HOME AND SEVERAL MACHINE SHEDS WERE DAMAGED. ENHANCED FUJITA /EF/ SCALE INFORMATION... PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BELOW NUMBERS ARE APPROXIMATE WIND SPEEDS FOR THE DAMAGE CATEGORIES. EF0... 65 - 85 MPH EF1... 86 - 110 MPH EF2... 111 - 135 MPH EF3... 136 - 165 MPH EF4... 166 - 200 MPH EF5... 201 MPH OR GREATER FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE NOAA/NWS QUAD CITIES WEB PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES OR CALL 563-386-3976. $$ DUBBERKE/LEMON/MCCLURE/KUHL/ERVIN 473 NOUS62 KCHS 271847 FTMCLX Message Date: May 27 2008 18:47:37 THE KCLX WSR-88D HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. 601 NOUS65 KGGW 271850 FTMGGW Message Date: May 27 2008 18:50:29 KGGW RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE UNTIL APPROX 1530 MDT / 2130 Z ON 5/27/0 8. MS 363 NOUS63 KFGF 271851 FTMMVX Message Date: May 27 2008 18:51:12 SERVICE AT THE WEATHER RADAR SERVING EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOT A HAS BEEN RESTORED. 275 NOUS43 KIWX 271853 PNSIWX INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-180315- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 253 PM EDT MON MAY 27 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: MIKE REHBEIN SERVICE HYDROLOGIST WFO NORTHERN INDIANA SUBJECT: PLAN FOR OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES ON JUNE 3 2008...AT ABOUT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA WILL BEGIN INCLUDING OPERATIONAL VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN THE THREE AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS: AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS /FLW/ FLOOD STATEMENT: FOLLOW UP TO AREAL FLOOD WARNING /FLS/ FLOOD STATEMENT: AREAL ADVISORIES /FLS/ IF FLOODING IS ONGOING DURING THE PLANNED DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OPERATIONAL VTEC...THE IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL FLOODING HAS ENDED. GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON VTEC CAN BE FOUND AT THE VTEC WEBSITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/VTEC IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: TIM HELBLE NATIONAL HYDROLOGIC POLICY PROGRAM LEADER SILVER SPRING MD PHONE: 301-713-0006 EXT. 152 E-MAIL: TIMOTHY.HELBLE@NOAA.GOV THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ 664 NOUS71 KCLE 271856 ADAGLM GREAT LAKES MONITORING MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 253 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008 (1854 UTC 05/27/08) Message(s) for Lake Michigan WE4879 "Cason J. Callaway" 44.1N 86.8W (13 W Big Sable Light) 1800Z 5/27/8 Waves observed at 7 feet MAFOR forecast: 3-5 feet AFOS product: CLESHPGL1. The ship observation is shown here: WE4879 27184 99441 70868 41/98 60124 10050 2//// 40264 5//// 70311 _______________________________________________________________________ Plain language forecast for this lake: OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 855 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN .SYNOPSIS...A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.4 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD...AND WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OF 29.7 INCHES WILL DEVELOP FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT. LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-272130- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 855 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-272130- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 855 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 .REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. .FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. $$ LMZ761-272130- MAFOR 2715/ MAFOR 2715/ MICHIGAN NORTH 11830 13820 11110 11100 12110. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. 210407 210305. MICHIGAN SOUTH 11840 11830 12820 12120 12110. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 210710 210508. $$ 242 NOUS45 KVEF 271906 PNSVEF NVZ020-272130- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1200 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...MT. POTOSI NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER DOWN FOR SERVICE... THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO ON MT. POTOSI WILL BE DOWN FOR SERVICE FROM AROUND 1215 PM TO AROUND 200 PM PDT LOCAL TIME. THE FREQUENCY FOR THIS TRANSMITTER IS 162.400. 452 NOUS44 KEWX 271909 PNSEWX TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-280330- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 209 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...DRY AND WARM DAYS IN 2008... WITH THE CONTINUED DRYNESS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS YEAR... THE TREND OF VERY WARM DAYS THAT STARTED IN EARLY FEBRUARY CONTINUES. USING THE FIRST 26 DAYS OF MAY 2008...SO FAR JANUARY TO MAY THIS YEAR IS THE 6TH DRIEST AT SAN ANTONIO SINCE 1871...WITH ONLY 3.93 INCHES OF RAIN. AT DEL RIO JANUARY TO MAY OF 2008...WITH STILL 5 DAYS TO GO...IS THE 2ND DRIEST SUCH PERIOD SINCE 1906...WITH 1.32 INCHES OF RAIN. AT AUSTIN MABRY SINCE 1856...JANUARY TO MAY THIS YEAR WITH 5 DAYS LEFT IS SO FAR THE 31ST DRIEST SUCH PERIOD WITH 9.39 INCHES OF RAIN. AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM SINCE 1943...THE JANUARY TO MAY 2008 AMOUNT SO FAR IS THE 16TH DRIEST....WITH 9.61 INCHES OF RAIN. THE LISTS BELOW SHOWS THE DRIEST JANUARY TO MAY PERIODS. NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION FOR 2008 IS FOR THE FIRST 26 DAYS OF MAY 2008...SO WITH 5 DAYS LEFT TO GO THESE FIGURES COULD CHANGE. AT SAN ANTONIO THE DRIEST JANUARY TO MAYS FROM 1871 TO 2008 FOLLOWS. 2008 IS FOR JANUARY 1 TO MAY 26. 1. 2.99 IN 1961 2. 3.14 IN 1996 3. 3.72 IN 1925 4. 3.80 IN 1971 5. 3.81 IN 1988 6. 3.93 MAY 1 TO 26, 2008 7. 3.97 IN 1954 8. 4.20 IN 2003 9. 4.28 IN 1909 AT DEL RIO THE DRIEST JANUARY TO MAYS FROM 1906 TO 2008 FOLLOWS. 2008 IS FOR JANUARY 1 TO MAY 26. 1. 0.70 IN 1956 2. 1.32 MAY 1 TO 26, 2008 2. 1.54 IN 1998 3. 1.59 IN 1933 4. 1.75 IN 1937 5. 1.95 IN 1988 AT AUSTIN MABRY THE DRIEST JANUARY TO MAYS FROM 1856 TO 2008 FOLLOWS. 2008 IS FOR JANUARY 1 TO MAY 26. 1. 3.96 IN 1971 2. 5.00 IN 1996 3. 5.40 IN 1867