Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Jan 31, 2011, 4:08 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 2:47 PM CST. It was in force for 5 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 31, 2011, 4:08 PM CST (22:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 2:47 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2011, 7:51 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
285 WHUS73 KMKX 312208 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 408 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINDS AND WAVES INCREASING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL RESULT IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE LAKE DUE TO RELATIVELY WARM WATERS WILL CREATE GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN INTO A WINTER STORM AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION ON WEDNESDAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WINTER STORM AND DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING. THIS STRONG GRADIENT WILL LIKELY INCREASE WINDS TO GALE FORCE LEVELS...AND WINDS MAY APPROACH STORM FORCE FOR A TIME. THESE WINDS WILL PUSH WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET IN ICE FREE AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. LMZ643>646-010615- /O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0008.110131T2208Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0001.110201T1800Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0002.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMKX.UP.A.0001.110201T1800Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.UP.W.0002.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ 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- 408 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: EASTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDDAY TUESDAY... AND FURTHER INCREASE TO NORTHEAST GALES UP TO 45 KNOTS TUESDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH STORM FORCE LEVELS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT...AND 10 TO 14 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 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 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. && $$ MRC WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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844 WHUS73 KMKX 010313 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 913 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINDS AND WAVES INCREASING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN TEXAS AND BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL RESULT IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH TUESDAY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR WINTER STORM AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION ON WEDNESDAY. A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WINTER STORM OVER SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN TUESDAY EVENING. THIS STRONG GRADIENT WILL LIKELY INCREASE WINDS TO GALE FORCE LEVELS...AND WINDS MAY APPROACH STORM FORCE FOR A TIME. THESE WINDS WILL PUSH WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET IN ICE FREE AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. LMZ643>646-011115- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0002.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ 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- 913 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDDAY TUESDAY... AND FURTHER INCREASE TO NORTHEAST GALES UP TO 45 KNOTS TUESDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH STORM FORCE LEVELS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT...AND 10 TO 14 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 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 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. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
199 WHUS73 KMKX 011038 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 438 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINDS AND WAVES INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR WINTER STORM AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION BY WEDNESDAY. A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WINTER STORM OVER SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THIS STRONG GRADIENT WILL INCREASE WINDS TO GALE TO STORM FORCE LEVELS ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. THESE WINDS WILL PUSH WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS TO BETWEEN 10 AND 16 FEET IN ICE FREE AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. LMZ645-646-011845- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0002.110201T2100Z-110202T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0002.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SR.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1500Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 438 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS BY LATE AFTERNOON...THEN 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS LATE EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WAVES: 6 TO 9 FEET...BUILDING 10 TO 14 FEET THIS EVENING AND 14 TO 16 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. 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 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. A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ LMZ643-644-011845- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0002.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 438 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS LATE EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WAVES: 6 TO 9 FEET...BUILDING 10 TO 14 FEET IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. 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 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. && $$ DDV WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
016 WHUS73 KMKX 011530 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 930 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINDS AND WAVES INCREASING THROUGH TONIGHT... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR WINTER STORM AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION BY WEDNESDAY. A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WINTER STORM OVER SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THIS STRONG GRADIENT WILL INCREASE WINDS TO GALE THEN TO STORM FORCE LEVELS ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. THESE WINDS WILL PUSH WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS TO BETWEEN 10 AND 16 FEET IN ICE FREE AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. LMZ645-646-012330- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.110201T2100Z-110202T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0002.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.SR.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1500Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 930 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS BY LATE AFTERNOON...THEN 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WAVES: 6 TO 9 FEET...BUILDING 10 TO 14 FEET THIS EVENING AND 14 TO 16 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. 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 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. A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ LMZ643-644-012330- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0002.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 930 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS LATE EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WAVES: 6 TO 9 FEET...BUILDING 10 TO 13 FEET IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. 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 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. && $$ DAVIS WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
258 WHUS73 KMKX 012047 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 247 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...STORM FORCE WINDS AND HUGE WAVES TONIGHT... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT...REACHING NORTHERN OHIO BY SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RESIDES OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS. AS A RESULT...A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WINTER STORM OVER SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS STRONG GRADIENT WILL CREATE GALE THEN STORM FORCE WIND CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. THESE WINDS WILL PUSH WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS TO BETWEEN 10 AND 16 FEET IN ICE FREE AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. LMZ645-646-020500- /O.CAN.KMKX.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0002.110201T2047Z-110202T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0002.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.SR.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1500Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 247 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHEAST GALES TO 40 KNOTS...WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS AFTER 9 PM...WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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 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 STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ LMZ643-644-020500- /O.CAN.KMKX.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0002.110201T2047Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0002.110201T2100Z-110203T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 247 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHEAST GALES TO 45 KNOTS...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: BUILDING 10 TO 13 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
836 WHUS73 KMKX 020151 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 751 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...STORM FORCE WINDS AND HUGE WAVES TONIGHT... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHERN INDIANA TONIGHT...REACHING NORTHERN OHIO BY SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RESIDES OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS. AS A RESULT...A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WINTER STORM OVER SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS STRONG GRADIENT WILL CREATE STORM FORCE WIND CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. THESE WINDS WILL PUSH WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS TO BETWEEN 10 AND 16 FEET IN ICE FREE AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. LMZ645-646-021000- /O.CAN.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KMKX.SR.W.0001.110202T0151Z-110202T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 751 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHEAST STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS...WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO GALES ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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 STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ LMZ643-644-021000- /O.UPG.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMKX.SR.W.0001.110202T0151Z-110202T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 751 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHEAST STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS...WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO GALES ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: BUILDING 10 TO 13 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:58 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:27 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Sheboygan | 35 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:31 PM CST | Blizzard Watch | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Lafayette | 14 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:31 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Iowa and 11 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:47 PM CST | Lakeshore Flood Watch | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan | 18 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:08 PM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MKX | 46 hr |
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