Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2011, 3:42 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 1, 2011, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 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
- Jan 1, 2011, 3:42 AM CST (09:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2011, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2011, 9:22 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
336 WHUS73 KMKX 010942 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 342 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GALES LATER TODAY... .A STRONG LOW NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WILL BRING BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS AND GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS DUE TO AN UNSTABLE LOW LEVEL ATMOSPHERE OVER THE LAKE AND A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE GALE FORCE WIND POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN INTO SUNDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEAST. LMZ643>646-011745- /O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-110101T1600Z/ /O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0006.110101T1500Z-110102T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0001.110101T1600Z-110102T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.UP.W.0001.110101T2100Z-110102T0600Z/ 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 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS...THEN INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATER TODAY. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES NEAR SHORE...4 TO 6 FEET TOWARD OPEN WATER. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. 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 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. 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. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
4 follow-up statements
788 WHUS73 KMKX 011528 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 928 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GALES TODAY... .A STRONG LOW NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WILL BRING BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS AND GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS DUE TO AN UNSTABLE LOW LEVEL ATMOSPHERE OVER THE LAKE AND A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN INTO SUNDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEAST. LMZ643>646-012330- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-110101T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0001.110101T1600Z-110102T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0001.110101T2100Z-110102T0600Z/ 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- 928 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES NEAR SHORE...4 TO 6 FEET TOWARD OPEN WATER. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. 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 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. 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. && $$ MRC WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
285 WHUS73 KMKX 012124 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 324 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SOUTHWEST GALES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG LOW OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO BRING BLUSTERY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS DUE TO AN UNSTABLE LOW LEVEL ATMOSPHERE OVER THE LAKE AND A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO NEARSHORE AREAS. THE GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN INTO SUNDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEAST. LMZ643>646-020530- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T0600Z/ 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- 324 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES NEAR SHORE...4 TO 6 FEET TOWARD OPEN WATER. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. 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 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. 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. && $$ MRC WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
310 WHUS73 KMKX 012242 CCA MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 441 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SOUTHWEST GALES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG LOW OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO BRING BLUSTERY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS DUE TO AN UNSTABLE LOW LEVEL ATMOSPHERE OVER THE LAKE AND A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO NEARSHORE AREAS. THE GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN INTO SUNDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEAST. LMZ643>646-020600- /O.COR.KMKX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T0400Z/ /O.COR.KMKX.UP.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T0600Z/ 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- 441 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES NEAR SHORE...4 TO 6 FEET TOWARD OPEN WATER. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. 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 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. && $$ MRC/REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX CORRECTED TO REMOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CALL TO ACTION.
620 WHUS73 KMKX 020322 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 922 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SOUTHWEST GALES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG LOW HAS MOVED TO JAMES BAY...AND WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. WIND GUSTS HAVE FALLEN BELOW GALE FORCE...BUT AN UNSTABLE LOW LEVEL ATMOSPHERE OVER THE LAKE AND A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS OVER THE NEARSHORE AREAS THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. LMZ643>646-021130- /O.CAN.KMKX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0001.110102T0322Z-110103T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T0600Z/ 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- 922 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FOOT WAVES NEAR SHORE...4 TO 6 FEET TOWARD OPEN WATER. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. 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. && $$ REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 9:08 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Sheboygan | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:42 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MKX | 20 hr |
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