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Gale Warning 14, NWS Green Bay, WI

December 24, 2009

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this gale warning at Dec 24, 2009, 5:12 AM CST. It was in force for 34 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2009, 5:12 AM CST (11:12 UTC)
Expired
Dec 25, 2009, 3:15 PM CST
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 24, 2:39 AM CST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 2:39 AM CST, 2 hours 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 3:42 PM CST, 13 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
342 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-242145-
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-
WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-
MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
342 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM....DEVELOPING OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS...WILL SLOWLY MOVE TOWARD THE MIDWEST TONIGHT.
THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SNOW INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL AND
EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK GENERALLY SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM WAUSAU TO
APPLETON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND PARTS OF FAR
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY. SNOW..MIXED AT TIMES WITH
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY...WHERE STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY
AT TIMES...TO NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST WISCONSIN STARTING
CHRISTMAS EVE AND LASTING THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOW TOTALS OF 6
TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THOSE LOCATIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL
BE LOWER IN FAR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WHERE STORM TOTALS OF 5
TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY. SNOW TOTALS SHOULD RANGE FROM ABOUT 2
INCHES NEAR THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE BAY OF GREEN BAY...TO MORE
THAN 6 INCHES WELL INLAND. LOCATIONS FROM THE FOX VALLEY EAST TO
LAKE MICHIGAN SHOULD RECEIVE MOSTLY RAIN FROM THE STORM WITH
LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD SNOWFALL MEASUREMENTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY.

LMZ521-522-541>543-242145-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-
342 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LAKE
MICHIGAN AND THE WATERS OF GREEN BAY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED ON LAKE MICHIGAN
TONIGHT AS EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 4
TO 7 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

EAST WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVES TO INCREASE ON THE BAY THURSDAY...
RESULTING IN CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ON BOTH THE LAKE
AND BAY. GALES ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

AK

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 23, 11:46 PM CST, 5 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1146 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009

WIZ020-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-240915-
MENOMINEE-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-
KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KESHENA...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...
OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
1146 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009

...SNOW MOVING NORTH INTO CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS SENDING
SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE NORTH INTO THE WESTERN LAKES. AN AREA OF SNOW
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH INTO CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
TONIGHT. 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN SO FAR IN THE WAUTOMA AREA WITH
SNOW COVERING THE ROADWAYS IN OSHKOSH. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT FROM OSHKOSH TO WAUSAU...WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS IN GREEN BAY AND THE LAKESHORE. IN ADDITION STRONG EAST
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING OF THE SNOW
THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO
FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET TOWARDS MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE CHRISTMAS EVE
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES OVER THE NEXT DAY OR
TWO.

TE
Local storm report, Dec 24, 3:20 AM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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