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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
423 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-122100-
ALLEGAN-BARRY-CALHOUN-CLARE-CLINTON-EATON-GRATIOT-INGHAM-IONIA-
ISABELLA-JACKSON-KALAMAZOO-KENT-LAKE-MASON-MECOSTA-MONTCALM-MUSKEGON-
NEWAYGO-OCEANA-OSCEOLA-OTTAWA-VAN BUREN-
423 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS CONTINUES TO MONITOR
DEVELOPING WEATHER INTO THIS EVENING.  A FEW STORMS MAY DEVELOP AT
ANY POINT LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  THE MAIN THREAT FOR THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING SEEMS TO BE FOR A FEW STORMS NORTH
OF I-96.  THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...BUT COULD
PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

MORE INTENSE STORMS ARE EXPECTED AFTER 7 PM THIS EVENING.  THIS IS
WHEN THE MAIN THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH THE PRIMARY
THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS.  THESE STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE VERY
HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.  THIS ROUND OF STORMS IS EXPECTED
TO OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-96.  THE MOST INTENSE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG I-94 AND SOUTH.

MOST STORMS WILL BE MOVING EAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONTINUE TO STAY ABREAST OF WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING.
SEVERE STORMS COULD RAPIDLY MOVE INTO OUR AREA.  DEVELOPING A PLAN
OF ACTION NOW IS ADVISABLE FOR ALL TO STAY SAFE FROM THESE POTENTIAL
HAZARDOUS STORMS.

&&

LAT...LON 4382 8644 4406 8653 4418 8640 4416 8460
      4347 8460 4347 8436 4278 8436 4277 8415
      4207 8414 4207 8623 4224 8623 4225 8637
      4259 8623 4299 8623 4362 8655
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 269DEG 30KT 4412 8648 4193 8636

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