Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
000 FLUS43 KGRR 270938 HWOGRR HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 538 AM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-280945- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 538 AM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...MAINLY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 131. PEA SIZE HAIL COULD ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORMS. SOME SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE BEST TIMEFRAME FOR ANY ACCUMULATIONS IS TONIGHT...PRIMARILY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 131. LOCALLY UP TO 2 INCHES COULD FALL IN VAN BUREN COUNTY WITH AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN AN INCH ELSEWHERE. THE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO COLDER SURFACES .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE TAPERING OFF GOING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. NEAR THE LAKESHORE LOCALLY UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE ON COLDER SURFACES TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. $$ LMZ844>849-280945- ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 538 AM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GALE WARNINGS WILL TRANSITION INTO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES TODAY. WAVES UP TO 12 FEET TODAY WILL START TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. $$ MJS