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Small Craft Advisory 73, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this small craft advisory at Sep 30, 2011, 3:37 PM CDT. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2011, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2011, 3:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
113 WHUS73 KMKX 302037 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 337 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GUSTY NORTH WINDS CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST TONIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY...THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AT A SLOW PACE. THEREFORE...LOOK FOR GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS WAVES WILL BE SLOW TO DECREASE. THE STORM WARNING WILL CONTINUE FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. LMZ643>646-010445- /O.CAN.KMKX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110930T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0073.110930T2037Z-111002T0600Z/ 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- 337 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS ON SATURDAY. * WAVES: 8 TO 12 FEET...HIGHER TOWARD OPEN WATER. WAVES SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 7 FEET ON SATURDAY. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
062 WHUS73 KMKX 010225 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 925 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...BRISK NORTH WINDS AND VERY HIGH WAVES CONTINUING... .BRISK AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE LAKE AND A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EAST COAST. THE HIGH WILL MOVE SUFFICIENTLY CLOSE TO THE LAKE TO WEAKEN THE WINDS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. HOWEVER...VERY HIGH WAVE HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND ONLY GRADUALLY DIMINISH INTO SATURDAY EVENING. LIGHT WINDS AND LOW WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. LMZ643>646-011030- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-111002T0600Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 925 PM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS ON SATURDAY. * WAVES: 8 TO 12 FEET...HIGHER TOWARD OPEN WATER. WAVES SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 7 FEET ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GEHRING WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
181 WHUS73 KMKX 010829 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 329 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...BRISK NORTH WINDS AND HIGH WAVES CONTINUING... .BRISK AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER LAKE MICHIGAN THIS MORNING DUE TO UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE LAKE AND A LINGERING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST WISCONSIN AND LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF THE EAST COAST. THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL EDGE CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY AND TONIGHT RESULTING IN LOOSENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND GRADUALLY LIGHTER WINDS. THE SLOWLY SUBSIDING WINDS WILL ALLOW WAVES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS WELL. LIGHTER WINDS AND LOWER WAVES ARE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. LMZ643>646-011630- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-111002T0600Z/ 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- 329 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS TODAY. HIGHEST WINDS TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS. * WAVES: 5 TO 8 FEET...HIGHER TOWARD OPEN WATER. WAVES SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATER 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX MBK
931 WHUS73 KMKX 011433 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 933 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...BRISK NORTH WINDS AND HIGH WAVES CONTINUING... .BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER LAKE MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE LAKE AND A LINGERING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN WISCONSIN AND LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF THE EAST COAST. THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL EDGE CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT RESULTING IN LOOSENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND GRADUALLY LIGHTER WINDS. THE SLOWLY DIMINISHING WINDS WILL ALLOW WAVES TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS WELL. LIGHTER WINDS AND LOWER WAVES ARE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. LMZ643>646-012245- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-111002T0600Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 933 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS. * WAVES: 5 TO 7 FEET...WAVES SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATER TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
645 WHUS73 KMKX 012001 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 301 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...BRISK NORTH WINDS AND HIGH WAVES DIMINISHING... .BRISK NORTH WINDS CAUSED BY THE LINGERING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER WISCONSIN AND LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF THE EAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE HIGH BUILDS TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN. THE SLOWLY DIMINISHING WINDS WILL ALLOW WAVES TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS WELL. LIGHTER WINDS AND LOWER WAVES ARE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. LMZ643-020300- /O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-111002T0300Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- 301 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ LMZ644-645-020415- /O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-111002T0500Z/ PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- 301 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * WAVES: 4 TO 5 FEET...SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ646-020415- /O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-111002T0800Z/ WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 301 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING. * WAVES: 4 TO 6 FEET...SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FEET DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 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. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
081 WHUS73 KMKX 020210 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 910 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...BRISK NORTH WINDS AND HIGH WAVES DIMINISHING... .BRISK NORTH WINDS CAUSED BY THE LINGERING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER WISCONSIN AND LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF THE EAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE HIGH BUILDS TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN. THE SLOWLY DIMINISHING WINDS WILL ALLOW WAVES TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS WELL. LIGHTER WINDS AND LOWER WAVES ARE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. LMZ643-020315- /O.CAN.KMKX.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-111002T0300Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- 910 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. NORTH WINDS AND WAVES HAVE FALLEN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA AS HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES LAKE MICHIGAN. $$ LMZ644-645-020500- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-111002T0500Z/ PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- 910 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. * WAVES: 4 TO 5 FEET...SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. 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. && $$ LMZ646-020800- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-111002T0800Z/ WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 910 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FEET DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES OF AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GEHRING WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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 Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Sep 30, 2:47 PM CDT, 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 2:47 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Sep 30, 3:22 AM CDT | Gale Warning | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:45 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Lafayette and 2 more | 29 hr |
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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.