Gale Warning 9, NWS Green Bay, WI

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1037 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...STRONG EAST WINDS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM SOUTHEAST IOWA WILL CAUSE EAST
WINDS TO INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALE
FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS MORNING INTO
THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE INCREASING WINDS WILL PRODUCE WAVES AS
HIGH AS 6 TO 9 FEET ON LAKE MICHIGAN.

LMZ521-522-541>543-262345-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110427T0300Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
1037 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS WITH  
GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THIS MORNING. THE STRONG GUSTS WILL 
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DECREASING. WINDS
 WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATER THIS  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES: WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET ON THE BAY...AND 6 TO 9 
FEET ON LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY. THE HIGH WAVES WILL PERSIST INTO  
THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WIND GUSTS OF 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. 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.

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MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
340 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...GUSTY WINDS DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL MOVE NORTH TONIGHT AND
SHIFT THE WINDS TO THE SOUTHEAST EARLY...AND THEN TO THE SOUTHWEST
DURING THE EVENING. ALTHOUGH WIND SPEED WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING...
WAVES ON THE LAKE WILL STILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.

LMZ521-522-541>543-270200-
/O.CAN.KGRB.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110427T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.SC.Y.0037.110426T2040Z-110427T0200Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
340 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS REPLACING THE GALE WARNING...IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
  30 KTS FROM STURGEON BAY NORTH...WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST AND
  DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE EVENING. FROM STURGEON BAY
  SOUTH...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KTS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 10
  TO 15 KTS DURING THE LATE EVENING.

* WAVES: WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 1 TO 3 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OVER 20 KNOTS OR WAVES
GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO
SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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