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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
350 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-232000-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-
ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
350 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR AN
ISOLATED TORNADO TO DEVELOP. HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE IN ANY STRONGER STORMS.  STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY MORNING FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF M-59.
WHILE THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...WIND GUSTS TO
45 MPH AND HALF INCH SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN ANY
STRONGER STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

$$

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-232000-
ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM
OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
350 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR AN
ISOLATED TORNADO TO DEVELOP. HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE IN ANY STRONGER STORMS.  STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE
NORTHEAST AT 30 KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS LAKE ST CLAIR AND THE
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE. WHILE THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO BE SEVERE...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND HALF INCH SIZE HAIL WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITHIN ANY STRONGER STORMS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING FOR
THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON INCLUDING OUTER SAGINAW BAY.
REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

$$

MR

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