Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Feb 18, 2011, 3:40 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 18, 2011, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 14 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
- Feb 18, 2011, 3:40 AM CST (09:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2011, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2011, 10:00 PM CST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
997 WHUS73 KMKX 180940 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 340 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHERN CANADA WILL RESULT IN STRONG WEST WINDS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. DUE TO LOW LEVEL MIXING OVER THE ADJACENT SHORE AREAS...WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE FOR A TIME LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HENCE THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING. THE GALE WARNING RUNS INTO THIS EVENING...HOWEVER LINGERING BLUSTERY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN WATER MAY RESULT IN CONTINUED SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. LMZ645-646-181745- /O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110218T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0004.110218T1600Z-110219T0400Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 340 AM CST FRI FEB 18 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... 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. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. * WAVES: WILL BUILD TO 2 TO 4 FEET...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF MILWAUKEE AND TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 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. && $$ LMZ643-644-181745- /O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110218T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0004.110218T1400Z-110219T0400Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 340 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST AND INCREASE TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. * WINDS: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. * WAVES: WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY...AND SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX MBK
3 follow-up statements
845 WHUS73 KMKX 181437 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 837 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHERN CANADA WILL RESULT IN STRONG WEST WINDS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. DUE TO LOW LEVEL MIXING OVER THE ADJACENT SHORE AREAS...WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE FOR A TIME LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HENCE THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING. THE GALE WARNING RUNS INTO THIS EVENING...HOWEVER LINGERING BLUSTERY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN WATER MAY RESULT IN CONTINUED SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. LMZ645-646-182245- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110218T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0004.110218T1600Z-110219T0400Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 837 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. * WAVES: WILL BUILD TO 2 TO 4 FEET...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF MILWAUKEE AND TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 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. && $$ LMZ643-644-182245- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110219T0400Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 837 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST AND INCREASE TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. * WINDS: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. * WAVES: WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY...AND SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
323 WHUS73 KMKX 182126 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 326 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHERN CANADA WILL RESULT IN STRONG WEST WINDS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. LINGERING BLUSTERY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES TOWARDS THE OPEN WATER MAY RESULT IN CONTINUED SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. LMZ643-644-190400- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110219T0400Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 326 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GALES THROUGH 10 PM...THEN DIMINISHING. * WINDS: WEST TO 35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 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. && $$ LMZ645-646-190400- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110219T0400Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 326 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WEST GALES THROUGH 10 PM. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST TO 35 KNOT GALES...THEN DIMINISHING. * WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF MILWAUKEE AND TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
329 WHUS73 KMKX 190359 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 959 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WEST WINDS TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE NEAR JAMES BAY CANADA WILL WEAKEN SOMEWHAT AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS BUILDS INTO WISCONSIN.. LMZ645-646-191200- /O.EXP.KMKX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110219T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0016.110219T0400Z-110219T1200Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 959 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS THROUGH 6 AM CST. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TOWARD OPEN WATERS. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ LMZ643-644-191200- /O.EXP.KMKX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110219T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0016.110219T0400Z-110219T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 959 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS THROUGH 6 AM CST. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TOWARD OPEN WATERS. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:54 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kenosha and 8 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 18, 9:52 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha | 9 days |
| Feb 18, 2:57 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 19 hr |
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