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Small Craft Advisory 96, NWS Green Bay, WI

December 25, 2011

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this small craft advisory at Dec 25, 2011, 9:52 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 26, 2011, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 45 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 25, 2011, 9:52 PM CST (03:52 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 26, 2011, 8:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 28, 2011, 5:00 AM CST
In force
45 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

867 
WHUS73 KGRB 260352
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
952 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR MONDAY NIGHT
WILL CREATE AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTING IN GUSTY WINDS.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY...WITH
GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED BY MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS
NORTHERN DOOR COUNTY. ELSEWHERE...WINDS WILL REACH SMALL CRAFT
CRITERIA BY MONDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS WISCONSIN
MONDAY EVENING...CAUSING WINDS TO THE NORTH TO BACK WEST AND FALL
BELOW GALE FORCE BY MONDAY NIGHT. A BRIEF LULL IS EXPECTED
BEFORE WINDS INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH OUT THE AREA TO SMALL CRAFT
CRITERIA ON TUESDAY.

LMZ521-541-261200-
/O.NEW.KGRB.GL.W.0023.111226T1400Z-111227T0400Z/
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-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
952 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO 30 KTS. GUSTS TO 40 KTS ARE
  LIKELY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DEATHS DOOR.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT ON THE LAKE...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT ON
  THE BAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-261200-
/O.NEW.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.111226T1400Z-111228T0600Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
952 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KTS...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KTS POSSIBLE

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT ON THE LAKE..AND TO 2 TO 4 FT ON
  THE BAY.

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.

&&

$$
11 follow-up statements
896 
WHUS73 KGRB 260943
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
343 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY INTO
TONIGHT WILL CREATE AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTING IN
GUSTY WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...WITH GALE
FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN DOOR COUNTY.
ELSEWHERE...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO REACH SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA LATE
MORNING. 

A COLD FRONT WILL THEN TRACK OVER WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY...CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THEN NORTH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER A BRIEF LULL TONIGHT INTO EARLY
TUESDAY...CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE LATER TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

LMZ521-541-261800-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0023.111226T1400Z-111227T0400Z/
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-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
343 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO 30 KTS. GUSTS TO 40 KTS ARE LIKELY... 
  ESPECIALLY NEAR DEATHS DOOR. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT ON THE LAKE...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT 
  ON THE BAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-261800-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.111226T1400Z-111228T0600Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
343 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KTS...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KTS 
  POSSIBLE

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT ON THE LAKE..AND TO 2 TO 4 FT ON 
  THE BAY. 

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.

&&

$$

TH
331 
WHUS73 KGRB 261208
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
608 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY INTO
TONIGHT WILL CREATE AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTING IN
GUSTY WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...WITH GALE
FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN DOOR COUNTY.
ELSEWHERE...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO REACH SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA LATE
MORNING.

A COLD FRONT WILL THEN TRACK OVER WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY...CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THEN NORTH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER A BRIEF LULL TONIGHT INTO EARLY
TUESDAY...CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE LATER TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

LMZ521-541-262000-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0023.111226T1400Z-111227T0400Z/
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-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
608 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KTS. GUSTS TO 40 KTS
  POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ESPECIALLY NEAR DEATHS
  DOOR.  

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT ON THE LAKE...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT 
  ON THE BAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-262000-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.111226T1400Z-111228T0600Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
608 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KTS...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KTS
  POSSIBLE

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT ON THE LAKE..AND TO 2 TO 4 FT ON 
  THE BAY. 

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.

&&

$$

TH
050 
WHUS73 KGRB 261620
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1020 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY INTO
TONIGHT WILL CREATE AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTING IN
GUSTY WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN DOOR COUNTY.
ELSEWHERE...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO REACH SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA BY
AFTERNOON.

A COLD FRONT WILL THEN TRACK OVER WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY...CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THEN NORTH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER A BRIEF LULL TONIGHT INTO EARLY
TUESDAY...CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE LATER TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

LMZ521-541-270030-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-111227T0400Z/
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-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
1020 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KTS. GUSTS TO 40 KTS 
  POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ESPECIALLY NEAR DEATHS 
  DOOR. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT ON THE LAKE...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT ON
  THE BAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-270030-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111228T0600Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
1020 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KTS...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KTS 
  POSSIBLE 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT ON THE LAKE..AND TO 2 TO 4 FT ON 
  THE BAY. 

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.

&&

$$
039 
WHUS73 KGRB 262152
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
352 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...CONTINUED GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT...

.CONTINUED GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO
EARLY TONIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES NORTH OF LAKE
SUPERIOR. OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS
NORTHERN DOOR COUNTY.

A COLD FRONT WILL TRACK OVER WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY...CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THEN NORTH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
TUESDAY...CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
LATER TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

LMZ521-541-270600-
/O.CAN.KGRB.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-111227T0400Z/
/O.EXA.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111228T0600Z/
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-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
352 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY
NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KTS...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT ON THE LAKE..AND TO 3 TO 5 FT ON
  THE BAY.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-270600-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111228T0600Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
352 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KTS...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KTS
  POSSIBLE

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT ON THE LAKE..AND TO 3 TO 5 FT ON
  THE BAY.

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.

&&

$$
648 
WHUS73 KGRB 270335
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
935 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS
MAY FALL BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA FOR A BRIEF TIME EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...BUT WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BE CHOPPY ON
SOUTHWEST WINDS.

A COLD FRONT WILL TRACK OVER WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY...CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THEN NORTH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER THE BRIEF LULL LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
TUESDAY...CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
LATER TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING.

LMZ521-522-541>543-271145-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111228T0600Z/
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-
935 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KTS...DECREASING THROUGH THE
  NIGHT. A FEW GUSTS TO 30 KTS ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN DOOR
  COUNTY EARLY.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT ON THE LAKE..AND TO 3 TO 5 FT ON 
  THE BAY. 

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.

&&

$$
781 
WHUS73 KGRB 270955
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
355 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WINDS AND WAVES WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND
THEN DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT WILL TRACK OVER WISCONSIN TODAY...CAUSING WINDS TO
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THEN NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BAY AND ALONG THE
LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE NORTH OF STURGEON BAY.

LMZ521-541-271800-
/O.UPG.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111228T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.GL.W.0024.111227T0955Z-111228T0600Z/
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-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
355 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-271800-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111228T0600Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
355 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KTS WITH A FEW
  GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KTS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT ON THE LAKE..AND TO 3 TO 5 FT ON 
  THE BAY. 

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.

&&

$$
135 
WHUS73 KGRB 271604
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1004 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WINDS AND WAVES WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND
THEN DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT...

.NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF A DEPARTING COLD FRONT ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BAY AND
ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE NORTH OF STURGEON BAY.

LMZ521-541-280015-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-111228T0600Z/
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-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
1004 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-280015-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111228T0600Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
1004 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KTS WITH A FEW
  GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KTS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT ON THE LAKE..AND TO 3 TO 5 FT ON 
  THE BAY. 

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.

&&

$$
777 
WHUS73 KGRB 272127
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
327 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL CONTINUE...THEN DIMINISH LATE...

.GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN DOOR
COUNTY...AS LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE EASTERN
OHIO VALLEY.

LMZ521-541-280530-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-111228T0600Z/
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-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
327 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WINDS...NORTH GALES TO 35 KTS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES...WAVES 5 TO 7 FT...WILL EASE TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-280530-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111228T0600Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
327 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KTS...WILL EASE TO 15 TO 20 KTS LATE.
 

* WAVES...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FT...WILL EASE TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

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.

&&

$$
346 
WHUS73 KGRB 280316
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
916 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL CONTINUE...THEN DIMINISH
LATE...

.GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN DOOR COUNTY...
AS LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE EASTERN OHIO
VALLEY. THE WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SLOWLY
WEAKENS.

LMZ521-541-280600-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-111228T0600Z/
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-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
916 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WINDS...NORTH GALES TO 35 KTS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
  CONTINUE...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES...WAVES 5 TO 7 FT...WILL EASE TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-280600-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111228T0600Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
916 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KTS...WILL EASE TO 15 TO 20 KTS LATE.

* WAVES...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FT...WILL EASE TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

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.

&&

$$
204 
WHUS73 KGRB 280459
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1059 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

LMZ521-541-281100-
/O.CAN.KGRB.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-111228T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111228T1100Z/
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-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
1059 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KTS...WILL EASE TO 10 TO 20 KTS LATE.

* WAVES...WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FT...WILL EASE TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-542-543-281100-
/O.EXT.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111228T1100Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
1059 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KTS...WILL EASE TO 10 TO 15 KTS LATE.

* WAVES...WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FT...WILL EASE TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

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.

&&

$$
814 
WHUS73 KGRB 281124
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
524 AM CST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

.THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED.

LMZ521-522-541>543-281230-
/O.EXP.KGRB.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-111228T1100Z/
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-
524 AM CST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

NORTHWEST WINDS AND HAVE DIMINISHED RAPIDLY TO BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE
REGION.

$$

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 Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Dec 25, 5:36 PM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 5:36 PM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
536 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011

UPDATED AVIATION PORTION FOR 00Z TAF ISSUANCE.

.SYNOPSIS...CONTINUED MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A LITTLE
BETTER CHC FOR PCPN DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE PERIOD...BUT
STILL NO SIGN OF ANY STG STORMS.

NOAM STILL DOMINATED BY SPLIT FLOW REGIME. BUT SRN STREAM WL
WEAKEN AWAY TO VIRTUALLY NOTHING ONCE SYSTEM NOW OVER THE SRN HIGH
PLAINS SHIFTS EWD BY MID-WK. THAT WL LEAVE IN PLACE A HIGH ZONAL
REGIME. THOUGH WE/LL BE CHANGING PATTERNS...THERE WL BE LITTLE
IMPACT IN TERMS OF TANGIBLE WX. NEW REGIME WL STILL FAVOR MUCH ABV
NORMAL TEMPS. IT WL BRING A SERIES OF WX SYSTEM ACRS THE AREA
DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE FCST PERIOD. BUT THE SYSTEMS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE WK AND MODEST PCPN PRODUCERS AT BEST...AND
DETERMINING THE TIMING OF THE SYSTEMS WL BE DIFFICULT.
&&

.SHORT TERM...TNGT AND MON. MAIN FCST ISSUES TO BE ON TIMING OF
CLEARING SKIES TNGT AND THEN STRENGTH OF WINDS ON MON.

THE 19Z MSAS SFC ANALYSIS INDICATED A CDFNT OVER THE ERN GREAT
LAKES AND A RDG OF HI PRES EXTENDED FROM THE CNTRL PLAINS NWD INTO
EXTREME SW ONTARIO. PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS WAS STG
ENUF TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. VSBL SATL
IMAGERY SHOWED A PLETHORA OF CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH CYCLONIC FLOW
AROUND A SHRTWV TROF SITUATED JUST TO OUR EAST. THE BACK EDGE OF
THE CLOUDS WERE STILL OVER ERN MN...SO WE HAVE SOME TIME TO GO
BEFORE ANY CLEARING TO TAKE PLACE.

THE SFC RDG AXIS TO QUICKLY PUSH THRU WI THIS EVENING AND ALREADY
BE APPROACHING THE ERN GREAT LKS BY DAYBREAK. LINGERING LOW CLOUDS
SHOULD EXIT EARLY THIS EVENING LEAVING MOSTLY CLR SKIES OVER NE WI
WITH ONLY SOME LATE NGT HI CLOUDS ARRIVING AS WAA DVLPS. WINDS WL
BRIEFLY DIMINISH AS THE RDG AXIS MOVES THRU...HOWEVER DO ANTICIPATE
WIND SPEEDS TO START INCREASING ONCE AGAIN TOWARD SUNRISE AS THE
PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN HI PRES TO OUR SE AND A SFC LOW NEAR
LK WINNIPEG. HAVE BUMPED UP MIN TEMPS DUE TO THE LATER DEPARTURE
OF CLOUDS THIS EVENING AND THEN SUFFICIENT MIXING LATER TNGT. LOOK
FOR READINGS TO RANGE FROM NEAR 20 NORTH TO THE MID 20S NEAR LK MI.

MAIN STORY FOR MON WL BE THE GUSTY SW WINDS AS THE STG AREA OF LOW
PRES SHIFTS EAST INTO ONTARIO. FCST SNDNGS INDICATE WINDS JUST ABV
THE SFC COULD REACH 60 KTS...BUT THERE MAY NOT BE ENUF MIXING TO
BRING THESE STRONGER WINDS DOWN TO THE SFC. HAVE MENTIONED WINDY
CONDITIONS IN THE FCST...BUT WL NOT ISSUE ANY WIND ADVYS AT THIS
TIME. MEANWHILE...A CDFNT WL EXTEND SWD FROM THE LOW PRES THRU THE
UPR MS VALLEY...BUT NOT BE A FACTOR IN OUR WEATHER ON MON. MODEST
PUSH OF WAA WL BRING SOME MID/HI CLOUDS TO THE RGN SO HAVE GONE
GENERALLY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. 8H TEMPS WARM
TO AROUND +6C WHICH COULD BRING SOME LWR 40S TO PARTS OF CNTRL AND
E-CNTRL WI...A GOOD 15 TO 20 DEGS ABV NORMAL.

.LONG TERM...MON NGT THROUGH NEXT SUN. MON NGT/TUE...NRN STREAM
SHRTWV WL PROGRESS ACRS SRN CANADA AND THE NRN CONUS IN
PHASE WITH FINAL SYSTEM IN WEAKENING SRN STREAM. THE WAVE TRAINS
WL BE IN PHASE...BUT THE BRANCHES OF THE FLOW AREN/T EXPECTED TO
MERGE TOGETHER UNTIL THE SRN STEAM SYSTEM IS E OF THE AREA. LIKE
YDA...A FEW OF THE MODELS STILL PRODUCE LGT PCPN OVER MAINLY THE
SE PART OF THE FCST AREA. THAT SEEMS TO BE AS WEAKENING NRN STREAM
FORCING ACTS UPON SOME MOISTURE GETTING DRAWN NEWD AHEAD OF
EJECTING SRN STREAM SYSTEM. WHILE THAT IS POSSIBLE...MORE LIKELY
OUTCOME STILL SEEMS TO BE THAT WE STAY DRY...WITH PCPN BLOSSOMING
TO OUR E WHEN THE STREAMS ACTUALLY START TO MERGE TOGETHER. SO WL
CONT TO MAINTAIN THE DRY FCST FOR MOST OF THE FCST AREA. BETTER
CHC OF PCPN WL BE IN THE SNOWBELT AS COLDER AIR STARTS TO SURGE
SWD ACRS LAKE SUPERIOR. NUDGED POPS IN THE SNOWBELT UP ON TUE AS
TRAJECTORIES LOOK FAVORABLE.

GIVEN WHAT/S HAPPENED IN THE WAKE OF THE PAST FEW SYSTEMS...OPTED
TO HOLD ONTO CLDS LONGER TUE AND INTO TUE NGT. OTHERWISE...QUIET
WX EXPECTED THOSE PERIODS AS SFC RIDGE WORKS TOWARD AND THEN ACRS
THE RGN.
&&

.AVIATION...LARGE AREA OF LOW CLOUDS WITH MVFR CIGS NRN WI...VFR
CIGS CNTRL/ERN WI WILL ERODE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING.  HAVE
POSTPONED CLEARING BY A COUPLE HOURS ACROSS THE TAF SITES BUT A SFC
RDG AXIS IS FCST TO MOVE THRU WI TNGT AND BRING CLEARING SKIES WITH
A BRIEF BREAK IN THE GUSTY WINDS. WHILE VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TNGT AND MON...WINDS WL BE ON THE INCREASE ON MON AS THE PRES
GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN HI PRES TO OUR SOUTH AND LOW PRES TO OUR
NORTH. SW WINDS JUST ABV THE SFC COULD REACH 60 KTS...THUS HAVE
INCLUDED WIND SHEAR FOR ALL TAF SITES IN NE WI THROUGH TOMORROW WITH
AN INVERSION PRESENT THE ENTIRE DAY.

MPC
&&

.MARINE...SCA CONDITIONS WL END EARLY THIS EVENING. SCA CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS PSBL.
&&

.GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 2:07 PM CST, 7 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
207 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-261200-
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-
207 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES DURING THE LATTER PART OF
THE WEEK. ALTHOUGH THE EXACT TIMING OF THE SNOW CHANCE IS UNCLEAR
AND IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A BIG STORM...THE SNOW COULD RESULT
IN SOME HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

LMZ521-522-541>543-261200-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-
207 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WIND GUSTS MAY APPROACH GALE FORCE MONDAY AFTERNOON ONTO MONDAY
EVENING AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN
ONTARIO.

AK/JS

The office that day

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

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