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Small Craft Advisory 104, NWS Milwaukee, WI

December 23, 2008

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this small craft advisory at Dec 23, 2008, 3:58 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 24, 2008, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 23, 2008, 3:58 PM CST (21:58 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 24, 2008, 3:00 PM CST
Expired: Dec 25, 2008, 3:00 AM CST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Dec 23, 3:43 PM CST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 3:43 PM CST, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 12:43 PM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1243 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-241100-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
1243 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT...MAINLY
SOUTHEAST OF A BERLIN...TO BLACK EARTH...TO BELMONT LINE. A WINTER
STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT. OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...AS SOUTH
WINDS BRING WARMER AIR INTO THE REGION. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON WEDNESDAY. DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS ILLINOIS AND LOWER MICHIGAN ON
WEDNESDAY...SPREADING A SWATH OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. INCREASING WINDS WILL ALSO BRING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH TRAVEL
PLANS ON WEDNESDAY SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.

SNOW AND RAIN IS THEN EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE CHANGING TO
ALL RAIN ON FRIDAY...AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS NORTH
THROUGH THE GREAT PLAINS...AND INTO CANADA. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION
IS ANTICIPATED BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

LMZ643>646-241100-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
1243 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
BRISK SOUTH WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH WAVES...AS LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE PLAINS SLOWLY MOVES TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. FREEZING SPRAY
IS ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AS DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NORTHEAST
THROUGH ILLINOIS AND LOWER MICHIGAN. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS MAY
DEVELOP OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS.

BRISK WINDS OR GALE FORCE WINDS...AND HIGH WAVES...WOULD AGAIN BE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO TRACK FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO CANADA.

WOOD
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 23, 10:32 AM CST, 5 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1032 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1020 AM     SNOW             WEST BEND               43.42N 88.18W
12/23/2008  M3.4 INCH        WASHINGTON         WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED ON THE FAR NORTH SIDE.

&&

BORGHOFF

Local storm report, Dec 23, 10:45 AM CST, 5 hours 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1045 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1030 AM     SNOW             3 SE PALMYRA            42.85N 88.55W
12/23/2008  M2.5 INCH        JEFFERSON          WI   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SNOW DEPTH 14 INCHES.

&&

BORGHOFF

Local storm report, Dec 23, 1:14 PM CST, 2 hours 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
114 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1245 PM     SNOW             5 SW MADISON            43.03N 89.45W
12/23/2008  M2.0 INCH        DANE               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BORGHOFF

Local storm report, Dec 23, 2:20 PM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
220 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 PM     SNOW             PEWAUKEE                43.09N 88.25W
12/23/2008  M3.5 INCH        WAUKESHA           WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            .1 MILE SOUTH OF I-94 AND COUNTY ROAD SS

&&

BORGHOFF

Local storm report, Dec 23, 3:23 PM CST, 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 23, 3:38 PM CST, 20 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 22, 8:54 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	MKX		27 hr
Dec 23, 3:01 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	MKX	Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha and 9 more	12 hr
Dec 23, 3:01 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MKX	Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more	30 hr

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Sources

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