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Gale Warning 22, NWS Milwaukee, WI

November 9, 2011

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Nov 9, 2011, 4:35 AM CST. It took effect at Nov 9, 2011, 9:31 AM CST. It was in force for 12 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
Nov 9, 2011, 4:35 AM CST (10:35 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 9, 2011, 9:31 AM CST
Expired
Nov 9, 2011, 10:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

The text

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

488 
WHUS73 KMKX 091035
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
435 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011

...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES FROM CENTRAL ILLINOIS
THIS MORNING TO CENTRAL LAKE MICHIGAN BY NOON...AND THEN
NORTHEASTWARD TO EASTERN ONTARIO CANADA THIS EVENING. BRISK
NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL PREVAIL AS THE LOW APPROACHES
THIS MORNING. AS THE LOW PASSES TO THE NORTHEAST OVER LOWER 
MICHIGAN...THE WINDS WILL BACK TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AND
INCREASE TO GALES BY MID AFTERNOON. THE GALES WILL LAST INTO MUCH
OF THE EVENING BEFORE SLIGHTLY WEAKENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WILL NEED TO BE ISSUED AFTER THE GALES HAVE WEAKENED SINCE BRISK
AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL STILL PREVAIL. 


LMZ643>646-091845-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-111109T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0022.111109T2100Z-111110T0400Z/
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-
435 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING TO NORTHWEST TO WEST
  20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS BY MID
  AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES: WAVES 4 TO 8 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM NORTH POINT
  LIGHTHOUSE NORTH TO SHEBOYGAN. WAVES THEN DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6
  FEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND 2 TO 4 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/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.

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.

&&

$$


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3 follow-up statements
376 
WHUS73 KMKX 091531
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
931 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011

...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN WILL HEAD
NORTHEAST TO EASTERN ONTARIO CANADA THIS EVENING. BRISK NORTHEAST
WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL PREVAIL AS THE LOW APPROACHES THIS
MORNING. AS THE LOW PASSES TO THE NORTHEAST OVER LOWER
MICHIGAN...THE WINDS WILL BACK TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AND
INCREASE TO GALES BY MID AFTERNOON. THE GALES WILL LAST INTO MUCH
OF THE EVENING BEFORE SLIGHTLY WEAKENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WILL NEED TO BE ISSUED AFTER THE GALES HAVE WEAKENED SINCE BRISK
AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL STILL PREVAIL.

LMZ643-092345-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-111109T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0022.111109T1531Z-111110T0400Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
931 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011

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

* WINDS: NORTHEAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BACKING TO NORTHWEST TO WEST
  20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS BY MID
  AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: WAVES 4 TO 8 FEET. WAVES THEN DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 FEET
  LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND 2 TO 4 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&


$$

LMZ644>646-092345-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-111109T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0022.111109T2100Z-111110T0400Z/
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
931 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING TO NORTHWEST TO 
  WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS BY MID 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES: WAVES 4 TO 8 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM NORTH POINT
  LIGHTHOUSE NORTH TO PORT WASHINGTON. WAVES THEN DIMINISHING TO
  3 TO 6 FEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND 2 TO 4 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/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.

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.

&&

$$
315 
WHUS73 KMKX 092129
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
329 PM CST WED NOV 9 2011

...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN WILL HEAD
NORTHEAST TO EASTERN ONTARIO CANADA THIS EVENING. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS
WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL PREVAIL. GALES WILL LAST INTO MUCH OF
THE EVENING BEFORE SLIGHTLY WEAKENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL
NEED TO BE ISSUED AFTER THE GALES HAVE WEAKENED SINCE BRISK AND
GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL STILL PREVAIL.

LMZ644>646-100400-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-111109T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-111110T0400Z/
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
329 PM CST WED NOV 9 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. 

* WAVES: WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.

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.

&&

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-100400-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-111110T0400Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
329 PM CST WED NOV 9 2011

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

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

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. 

* WAVES: WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. 

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.

&&

$$
201 
WHUS73 KMKX 100422
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1022 PM CST WED NOV 9 2011

...BRISK WEST WINDS...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE NORTHEAST OF SAULT STE MARIE MICHIGAN WILL
HEAD NORTHEAST TO EASTERN ONTARIO CANADA. BRISK WEST WINDS WINDS
AND HIGH WAVES WILL PREVAIL INTO THURSDAY. 

LMZ643>646-101230-
/O.EXP.KMKX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-111110T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0085.111110T0422Z-111110T2100Z/
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-
1022 PM CST WED NOV 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
  NEAR THE OPEN WATERS.

* WAVES: WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/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.

&&

$$
HENTZ

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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.