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Gale Warning 10, NWS Green Bay, WI

October 27, 2010

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this gale warning at Oct 27, 2010, 4:12 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 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: Oct 27, 2010, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired: Oct 28, 2010, 9:53 AM CDT
In force: 18 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 Oct 27, 3:27 PM CDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 27, 3:27 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 27, 10:44 AM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1044 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

WIZ022-038>040-048-049-073-074-280230-
DOOR-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-
SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...CRIVITZ
1044 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

...SIGNIFICANT FLUCTUATIONS IN WATER LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE
SOUTHERN BAY...THE FOX RIVER AND LAKE WINNEBAGO LATE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...

PERSISTENT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE PUSHED WATER OUT INTO THE
BAY OF GREEN BAY...RESULTING IN LOW WATER LEVELS ON THE FOX RIVER
IN GREEN BAY. SAND BARS THAT ARE NORMALLY COVERED BY WATER ARE
VISIBLE ON THE FOX RIVER NEAR HIGHWAY 172.

THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TURN WEST...BUT REMAIN GUSTY...TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY...THEN DIMINISH BY THURSDAY EVENING. AS THE WINDS
CHANGE DIRECTION AND DECREASE...THE WATER IN THE BAY IS EXPECTED
TO SLOSH BACK INTO THE FOX RIVER...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN ABRUPT
AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN WATER LEVELS. THIS PHENOMENA IS KNOWN
AS A SEICHE. THE TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF THE WATER LEVEL
FLUCTUATIONS ON THE FOX RIVER ARE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...AND
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE CHANGES MAY OCCUR GRADUALLY.

SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON LAKE WINNEBAGO...WITH
WATER PILING UP ON THE NORTHERN END OF THE LAKE...THEN EVENTUALLY
SURGING BACK TO THE SOUTH. THIS MAY RESULT IN ABRUPT AND SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES IN WATER LEVELS ON LAKE WINNEBAGO.

BOATERS ON THE SOUTHERN BAY...THE FOX RIVER AND LAKE WINNEBAGO...
AND PERSONS PLANNING ACTIVITIES ALONG THEIR RESPECTIVE SHORELINES...
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLUCTUATING WATER LEVELS...ESPECIALLY LATER
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. ABRUPT RISES IN WATER LEVELS COULD RESULT
IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS AND OTHERS ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES
ALONG THE SHORELINE. LOWLAND FLOODING COULD ALSO OCCUR...RESULTING
IN DAMAGE TO PIERS AND DOCKS.

KIECKBUSCH

Local storm report, Oct 27, 11:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1147 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

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

1110 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST DARBOY                  44.23N 88.38W
10/27/2010  M57 MPH          CALUMET            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

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Local storm report, Oct 27, 12:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1245 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

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

1240 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST OSHKOSH                 44.01N 88.55W
10/27/2010  M58 MPH          WINNEBAGO          WI   PUBLIC

            PIONEER AIRPORT ON EAA GROUNDS

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Local storm report, Oct 27, 2:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
240 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

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

0239 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST WASHINGTON ISLAND       45.38N 86.90W
10/27/2010  M55 MPH          DOOR               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

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Special weather statement, Oct 27, 3:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
303 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

WIZ022-038>040-048-049-073-074-280400-
DOOR-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-
SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...CRIVITZ
303 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

...SIGNIFICANT FLUCTUATIONS IN WATER LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE
SOUTHERN BAY...THE FOX RIVER AND LAKE WINNEBAGO LATE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...

PERSISTENT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE PUSHED WATER OUT INTO THE
BAY OF GREEN BAY...RESULTING IN LOW WATER LEVELS ON THE FOX RIVER
IN GREEN BAY. SAND BARS THAT ARE NORMALLY COVERED BY WATER ARE
VISIBLE ON THE FOX RIVER NEAR HIGHWAY 172.

THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TURN WEST...BUT REMAIN GUSTY...TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY...THEN DIMINISH BY THURSDAY EVENING. AS THE WINDS
CHANGE DIRECTION AND DECREASE...THE WATER IN THE BAY IS EXPECTED
TO SLOSH BACK INTO THE FOX RIVER...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN ABRUPT
AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN WATER LEVELS. THIS PHENOMENA IS KNOWN
AS A SEICHE. THE TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF THE WATER LEVEL
FLUCTUATIONS ON THE FOX RIVER ARE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...AND
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE CHANGES MAY OCCUR GRADUALLY.

SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON LAKE WINNEBAGO...WITH
WATER PILING UP ON THE NORTHERN END OF THE LAKE...THEN EVENTUALLY
SURGING BACK TO THE SOUTH. THIS MAY RESULT IN ABRUPT AND SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES IN WATER LEVELS ON LAKE WINNEBAGO.

BOATERS ON THE SOUTHERN BAY...THE FOX RIVER AND LAKE WINNEBAGO...
AND PERSONS PLANNING ACTIVITIES ALONG THEIR RESPECTIVE SHORELINES...
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLUCTUATING WATER LEVELS...ESPECIALLY LATER
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. ABRUPT RISES IN WATER LEVELS COULD RESULT
IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS AND OTHERS ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES
ALONG THE SHORELINE. LOWLAND FLOODING COULD ALSO OCCUR...RESULTING
IN DAMAGE TO PIERS AND DOCKS.

KIECKBUSCH

Local storm report, Oct 27, 3:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
307 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

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

1257 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST KIMBERLY                44.28N 88.31W
10/27/2010  M52 MPH          OUTAGAMIE          WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 27, 3:21 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	GRB	Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee and 16 more	7 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.