Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 12, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Sep 26, 2009, 3:49 PM CDT. It took effect at Sep 27, 2009, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2009, 3:49 PM CDT (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 27, 2009, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2009, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
325 WHUS73 KMKX 262049 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 349 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...STRONG LOW PRESSURE EXPECTED TO BRING HIGH WINDS AND WAVES TO LAKE MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. AN INTENSIFYING PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS. A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN SUNDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY VEER TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT AND INCREASE TO GALE FORCE LEVELS SUNDAY NIGHT...LINGERING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SINCE CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING AS THE SYSTEM DRAWS NEAR...THE GALE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING. HIGHER WAVES WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE WINDS SUBSIDE. ALL MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS BIG CHANGE IN WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER LAKE MICHIGAN LATE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. LMZ643>646-270500- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0065.090927T1600Z-090928T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0009.090928T0300Z-090929T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0012.090928T0300Z-090929T1200Z/ 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- 349 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 30 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY PUSH WINDS TO GALE FORCE LEVELS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL ONLY ALLOW WAVES TO BUILD TO AROUND 3 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE INCREASING WINDS SHOULD PUSH WAVES TO 3 TO 6 FEET ON MONDAY. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD OPEN WATER...WHERE WAVES COULD EXCEED 6 FEET MONDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ DDV
13 follow-up statements
757 WHUS73 KMKX 270230 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 930 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...STRONG LOW PRESSURE TO BRING GALES AND HIGH WAVES TO LAKE MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN OVER ONTARIO CANADA AND THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR MARINERS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN BY MID TO LATE MORNING ON SUNDAY AS BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN SUNDAY EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES WILL DEVELOP AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH WAVES. HIGH WINDS AND WAVES WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY. ALL MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS BIG CHANGE IN WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER LAKE MICHIGAN LATE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. LMZ643>646-271030- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0065.090927T1600Z-090928T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0012.090928T0300Z-090929T1200Z/ 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- 930 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT SUNDAY. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THE WINDS WILL THEN VEER TO WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS BY LATE EVENING ON SUNDAY. THE WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL ONLY ALLOW WAVES TO BUILD TO AROUND 3 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE INCREASING WINDS SHOULD PUSH WAVES TO 3 TO 6 FEET ON MONDAY. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD OPEN WATER...WHERE WAVES COULD EXCEED 6 FEET MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GEHRING
544 WHUS73 KMKX 270901 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 401 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...STRONG LOW PRESSURE TO BRING GALES AND HIGH WAVES TO NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO CANADA WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST TO NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT...AND INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL RESULT IN BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING LATER THIS MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE EVENING. A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING...BRINGING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE STRENGTH OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN WATERS. THESE STRONG WINDS AND RESULTANT HIGH WAVES WILL LINGER THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY. ALL MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS BIG CHANGE IN WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LMZ643>646-271715- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0065.090927T1600Z-090928T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0012.090928T0300Z-090929T1200Z/ 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- 401 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THE WINDS WILL THEN VEER TO WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS THIS EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL ONLY ALLOW WAVES TO BUILD TO AROUND 3 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE INCREASING WINDS SHOULD PUSH WAVES TO 3 TO 6 FEET ON MONDAY. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE IN THE OPEN WATER...WHERE WAVES WILL EXCEED 6 FEET BY MONDAY. A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN FROM THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE POSTPONE ANY BOATING EXCURSIONS ON LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ MBK
399 WHUS73 KMKX 271449 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 949 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...STRONG LOW PRESSURE TO BRING GALES AND HIGH WAVES TO NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO CANADA WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST TO NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT...AND INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL RESULT IN BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING LATER THIS MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE EVENING. A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING...BRINGING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE STRENGTH OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN WATERS. THESE STRONG WINDS AND RESULTANT HIGH WAVES WILL LINGER THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY. ALL MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS BIG CHANGE IN WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LMZ643>646-272300- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0065.090927T1600Z-090928T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0012.090928T0300Z-090929T1200Z/ 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- 949 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THE WINDS WILL THEN VEER TO WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS THIS EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL ONLY ALLOW WAVES TO BUILD TO 2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT SHOULD PUSH WAVES TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS...WHERE WAVES WILL LIKELY EXCEED 6 FEET BY LATER MONDAY. A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN FROM THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE POSTPONE ANY BOATING EXCURSIONS ON LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ DDV
349 WHUS73 KMKX 271452 CCA MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 949 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...STRONG LOW PRESSURE TO BRING GALES AND HIGH WAVES TO NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO CANADA WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST TO NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT...AND INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL RESULT IN BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING LATER THIS MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE EVENING. A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING...BRINGING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE STRENGTH OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN WATERS. THESE STRONG WINDS AND RESULTANT HIGH WAVES WILL LINGER THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY. ALL MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS BIG CHANGE IN WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LMZ643>646-272300- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0065.090927T1600Z-090928T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0012.090928T0300Z-090929T1200Z/ 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- 949 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THE WINDS WILL THEN VEER TO WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS THIS EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL ONLY ALLOW WAVES TO BUILD TO 2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT SHOULD PUSH WAVES TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS...WHERE WAVES WILL LIKELY EXCEED 6 FEET BY LATER MONDAY. A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN FROM THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE POSTPONE ANY BOATING EXCURSIONS ON LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ DDV
789 WHUS73 KMKX 272039 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 339 PM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...STRONG LOW PRESSURE TO BRING GALES AND HIGH WAVES TO NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO CANADA WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST TO NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT...AND INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS INTO THE EVENING. A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING...BRINGING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE STRENGTH OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN WATERS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LINGER THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY. HIGHER WAVES WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. ALL MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS BIG CHANGE IN WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LMZ643>646-280445- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-090928T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0012.090928T0300Z-090929T1200Z/ 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- 339 PM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THE WINDS WILL THEN VEER TO WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT SHOULD PUSH WAVES TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS...WHERE WAVES WILL LIKELY EXCEED 6 FEET LATER MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN FROM THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE POSTPONE ANY BOATING EXCURSIONS ON LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ DDV
573 WHUS73 KMKX 280217 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 917 PM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...STRONG LOW PRESSURE TO BRING GALES AND HIGH WAVES TO NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO CANADA WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST TO NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT...AND INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY. A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE STRENGTH OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN WATERS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LINGER THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY. HIGHER WAVES WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. ALL MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS BIG CHANGE IN WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LMZ643>646-281030- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-090928T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0012.090928T0300Z-090929T1200Z/ 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- 917 PM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THIS EVENING OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THE WINDS WILL THEN VEER TO WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT SHOULD PUSH WAVES TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS...WHERE WAVES WILL LIKELY EXCEED 6 FEET LATER MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN FROM THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE POSTPONE ANY BOATING EXCURSIONS ON LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. && $$ KUHLMAN
548 WHUS73 KMKX 280316 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1016 PM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...STRONG LOW PRESSURE TO BRING GALES AND HIGH WAVES TO NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO CANADA WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST TO NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT...AND INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY. A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT...WEST WINDS TO GALE STRENGTH OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE OPEN WATERS ARE EXPECTED. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LINGER THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY. HIGHER WAVES WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. ALL MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS BIG CHANGE IN WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LMZ643>646-281130- /O.EXP.KMKX.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-090928T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090929T1200Z/ 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- 1016 PM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT SHOULD PUSH WAVES TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS...WHERE WAVES WILL LIKELY EXCEED 6 FEET LATER MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY. A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ KUHLMAN
365 WHUS73 KMKX 280835 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 335 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN LAKE SUPERIOR WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO NEAR LAKE HURON BY THIS EVENING...AND THEN TRACK ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND A SURGE OF LOW LEVEL COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE OCCASIONAL GALES OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. ALSO...A STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF THE LAKE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 4 TO 8 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF THE LAKE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...ALLOWING THE WINDS AND WAVES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. LMZ643>646-281645- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090929T1200Z/ 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- 335 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 4 TO 8 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE REMAIN IN HARBOR TODAY. && $$ MBK
008 WHUS73 KMKX 281454 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 954 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN LAKE SUPERIOR WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO NEAR LAKE HURON BY THIS EVENING...AND THEN TRACK ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND A SURGE OF LOW LEVEL COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE OCCASIONAL GALES OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. ALSO...A STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF THE LAKE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 4 TO 8 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF THE LAKE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ALLOWING THE WINDS AND WAVES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. LMZ643>646-282300- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090929T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 954 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 4 TO 8 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE REMAIN IN HARBOR TODAY. && $$ DDV
317 WHUS73 KMKX 282042 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 342 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH THIS SYSTEM AND A SURGE OF LOW LEVEL COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE OCCASIONAL GALES OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HIGH WAVES...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF THE LAKE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN TONIGHT...ALLOWING THE WINDS AND WAVES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL THEN LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. LMZ643>646-290445- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090929T1200Z/ 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- 342 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVES OF 4 TO 8 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE REMAIN IN HARBOR TODAY. && $$ DDV
959 WHUS73 KMKX 290201 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 901 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL EXIT THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH THIS SYSTEM AND A SURGE OF LOW LEVEL COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE OCCASIONAL GALES OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HIGH WAVES...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS OF THE LAKE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN TONIGHT...ALLOWING THE WINDS AND WAVES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL THEN LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. LMZ643>646-291015- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090929T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 901 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS OF 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVES OF 4 TO 8 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE REMAIN IN HARBOR TODAY. && $$ HENTZ
536 WHUS73 KMKX 290856 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 356 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY EXIT THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT THAT EXTENDS INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WILL SLOWLY DECREASE INTO WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE STILL EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WINDS GUSTS WILL FALL BELOW GALE FORCE AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. BRISK AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE HOWEVER TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH VERY HIGH WAVES ANTICIPATED. MUCH LIGHTER WINDS WILL PREVAIL WEDNESDAY BUT WAVES MAY NOT FALL BELOW 4 FEET UNTIL MID MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REPLACE THE GALE WARNING LATER THIS MORNING AND WILL BE IN EFFECT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. LMZ643>646-291200- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090929T1200Z/ 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- 356 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 34 KNOTS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET...WITH MUCH HIGHER WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. THE GALE WARNING WILL BE REPLACED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATER THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE REMAIN IN HARBOR TODAY. && $$ GEHRING
176 WHUS73 KMKX 291219 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 719 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...BRISK NORTH WINDS AND HIGH WAVES INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER FAR SOUTHEAST ONTARIO CANADA WILL SLOWLY MOVE AWAY WITH A CONTINUATION OF BRISK NORTH WINDS AND HIGH WAVES INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BE MUCH WEAKER ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES...BUT HIGH WAVES WILL LINGER UNTIL MID TO LATE MORNING. LMZ643>646-292030- /O.EXP.KMKX.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090929T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0066.090929T1219Z-090930T1500Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 719 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 8 FEET BUT MUCH HIGHER TOWARD OPEN WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GEHRING
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 Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 26, 3:20 PM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 3:20 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
320 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009
.TONIGHT...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AREA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON SHOULD DIE OUT BY 7PM DUE TO SUNSET. THEREFORE...HAVE
LEFT OUT ANY MENTION OF SHOWERS FOR TONIGHT/S FORECAST. UPPER LOW
TO THE SOUTH OF MY COUNTY WARNING AREA IS PROGGED TO MOVE EAST AND
KEEP BEST DYNAMICS SOUTH OF WISCONSIN. MAYBE SOME FOG IN WISCONSIN
RIVER VALLEY OF COUNTIES OF IOWA...DANE...AND SAUK AND COLUMBIA.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING...BRISK SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL
REV UP AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WILL GO WITH CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN AFTERNOON...AS CAPE GETS INTO 500 TO 800 RANGE.
SLIGHT VEERING OF WINDS AND GOOD SHEAR ALOFT LEND SUPPORT FOR
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS PER STORM PREDICTION CENTER FORECAST.
DOWNBURST WINDS AND MAYBE SOME HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADO CAN/T
BE RULED OUT PER SPC DISCUSSION. I WENT WITH LIKELY WORDING AND
POPS AROUND 70 PERCENT GIVEN THAT MOST MODELS DO HAVE A DECENT LINE
OF CONVECTION ALONG AND AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT WITH IMPRESSIVE
500 MB HEIGHT FALLS ABOVE AND DECENT DIFFLUENCE ALOFT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...POST COLD-FRONTAL STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS
AND GUST TO 40 KNOTS /45 MPH/ EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT. 3-HRLY
PRESSURE RISE BUBBLE OF +6 IS PROGGED TO DIVE SOUTHEAST TO
NORTHERN ILLINOIS...WITH VALUES OF +4 TO +5 OVER SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN. 850 MB WINDS OF 45 TO 50 KNOTS PROGGED. THIS TRANSLATES
TO GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.
.MONDAY...COLD AIR ADVECTION AND WRAP-AROUND CYCLONIC LOW LEVEL
FLOW EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH BRISK NORTHWEST
WINDS CONTINUING. LEFTOVER SCATTERED SHOWERS STILL LOOK GOOD.
.TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY...DRY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES
ACROSS WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION.
.THURSDAY/FRIDAY...ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES IN WITH ASSOCIATED
SHOWERS AND STORMS AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RETURNS.
&&
.AVIATION...EXPECT CURRENT CLOUDINESS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS
UPPER LOW OVERHEAD MOVES EAST AND DAYTIME HEATING IS LOST. WOULD
EXPECT MAINLY SCT COVERAGE TONIGHT...WITH VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING.
IF WINDS ARE LIGHT ENOUGH...COULD SEE SOME MVFR VISBYS FOR A TIME
EARLIER IN THE NIGHT DUE TO FOG DEVELOPMENT. BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS
WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT THOUGH AS NEXT SYSTEM HEADS FOR THE
STATE...LIKELY DIMINISHING FOG THREAT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TOMORROW...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS POSSIBLE. EXPECTING A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THEN
MOVE THROUGH WITH THE FRONT TOMORROW EVENING...WITH INCREASING WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT.
&&
.MARINE...TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF APPROACHING STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. WINDS LIKELY TO REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS
WITH RESULTANT HIGHEST WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY
EVENING.
STRONG DYNAMICS WITH APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN GALE FORCE
WINDS DEVELOPING OVER NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN POST STRONG
CDFNT SUNDAY NIGHT...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. MODELS CONTINUE
TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS...SO CONFIDENCE IS
HIGH ENOUGH TO UPGRADE CURRENT GALE WATCH TO A WARNING WITH THIS
FORECAST PACKAGE.
&&
DDV
&&
.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY FOR WIZ046-047-
051-056>058-062>064-067>069.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY FOR WIZ052-
059-060-065-066-070>072.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR
LMZ643>646.
GALE WARNING FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR
LMZ643>646.
&&
SHORT/LONG TERM...34
AVIATION/MARINE...07Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 26, 10:55 AM CDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1055 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-270930- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 1055 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM SUNDAY. STRONG LOW TO MID LEVEL WIND SHEAR AND MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES MAY MAKE UP FOR MARGINAL INSTABILITY...AND PRODUCE A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WOULD BE DAMAGING DOWN BURST WINDS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT...WILL APPROACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ON MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. LMZ643>646-270930- 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- 1055 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY TURN SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE AFTER THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY NIGHT. WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX MBK/DDV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 3:44 AM CDT | Gale Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Sep 26, 3:44 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 42 hr | |
| Sep 26, 4:23 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Green, Iowa, Lafayette | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:35 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 51 hr |
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