Small Craft Advisory 8, NWS Milwaukee, WI

778 
WHUS73 KMKX 310336
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
936 PM CST SUN JAN 30 2011

...WINDS AND WAVES INCREASING MONDAY NIGHT...

.A GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE WESTERN
GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN INCREASING
EASTERLY WINDS AND BUILDING WAVES. WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED
TO REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS BY MONDAY EVENING AND
PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AS A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS NEAR THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. GALE FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A FEW STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

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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-
936 PM CST SUN JAN 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON
CST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: EASTERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 KNOTS MONDAY EVENING THROUGH 
  TUESDAY...BECOMING NORTHEAST GALES UP TO 40 KNOTS LATE TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS MAY APPROACH STORM 
  FORCE LEVELS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET MONDAY EVENING...BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET 
  TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
GEHRING

315 
WHUS73 KMKX 310958
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
358 AM 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 TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE LAKE DUE TO
RELATIVELY WARM WATERS...WILL ALLOW GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

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 PUSH WINDS TO GALE FORCE LEVELS...AND 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.

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/O.CON.KMKX.GL.A.0001.110201T1800Z-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-
358 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A
GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS TODAY INCREASING TO 15 TO
  30 KNOTS TONIGHT...FURTHER INCREASING TO NORTHEAST GALES UP TO
  45 KNOTS TUESDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH STORM FORCE
  LEVELS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT...AND
  10 TO 14 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE
  FREE AREAS.

* FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT
  INTO WEDNESDAY.


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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

MBK

422 
WHUS73 KMKX 311530
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
930 AM 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 TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE
LAKE DUE TO RELATIVELY WARM WATERS WILL ALLOW GUSTY EAST TO
NORTHEAST WINDS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE 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>646-312330-
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/O.CON.KMKX.GL.A.0001.110201T1800Z-110203T0000Z/
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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-
930 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST TUESDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS TODAY INCREASING TO 15 TO 
  30 KNOTS TONIGHT...FURTHER INCREASING TO NORTHEAST GALES UP TO 
  45 KNOTS TUESDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH STORM FORCE 
  LEVELS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT... 
  AND 10 TO 14 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR 
  ICE FREE AREAS. 

* FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT 
  INTO WEDNESDAY. 

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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
MRC

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

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-
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/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

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 
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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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
338 PM CST SUN JAN 30 2011

---POTENTIAL FOR PARALYZING BLIZZARD TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY---

.SHORT TERM...

TONIGHT AND MONDAY-FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM

CLEAR SKIES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL BUT THE SOUTHERN TIER OF WI
COUNTIES WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPS TO DROP QUICKLY AFTER DARK THIS
EVENING. CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE NORTH AND
WEST OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND TEMPS WILL WARM A
BIT. LAKE EFFECT CLOUDS SHOULD SPREAD ONSHORE THIS EVENING. SOME
FLURRIES AND VERY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE MIDNIGHT
ALONG THE LAKESHORE.

LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO VEER TO THE EAST TNGT.  DELTA-T
INCREASES TO ABOUT 14 DEGREES AS LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE INCREASES
ALONG LAKESHORE COUNTIES.  LAKE INDUCED CAPE INCREASES TO OVER 200
J/KG AT SHEBOYGAN /KSBM/ AS 850-700 RH INCREASES TO OVER 80 PERCENT
AFT MIDNIGHT TNGT.  HENCE EXPECTING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO
DEVELOP FROM MKE NWD TO SBM LATER TNGT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MON AND
MON NGT. THE NAM CONTINUES TO FOCUS THE BEST LAKE EFFECT CONVERGENT
ZONE WITH THE DEEPEST DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE LAYER AT SBM...WHILE THE
GFS FAVORS BOTH SBM AND MKE FOR DECENT SNOW. LEANING TOWARD NAM AT
THIS TIME.

IT IS LOOKING LIKE THERE WILL BE A SHOT FOR CONCENTRATED LAKE EFFECT
SNOW BAND FOR A SHORT PERIOD TONIGHT...PROBABLY BETWEEN 09Z AND
12Z...PROBABLY OVER SHEBOYGAN...THEN JUST UNORGANIZED LIGHT LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS FOR MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY ALONG ALL OF THE
LAKESHORE AS 1000-850MB WIND FLOW VEERS DUE EAST. THE NAM AND ECMWF
CONTINUE TO HINT AT DRY AIR ACROSS KENOSHA AREA...SO WENT WITH LOWER
CHANCE OF PRECIP THERE.

MEANWHILE...SYSTEM SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A COUPLED UPPER LEVEL JET
MOVING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN WI. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A GENERAL 5 TO 7 INCH SWATH OF
SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN WI FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
SINCE IT IS OVER SUCH A LONG DURATION AND SNOW WILL BE LIGHT...WENT
WITH ADVISORY FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY WARNING AREA /CWA/.

MONDAY NIGHT- FORECAST CONFIDENCE HIGH

COUPLED JET CIRCULATION AT 250 MB BETWEEN EXITING 120 KNOT WIND
MAX OVER QUEBEC AND 140 KNOT WIND MAX RAPIDLY TRANSLATING FROM
KANSAS INTO IOWA AND WISCONSIN DURING THE NIGHT. INVERTED TROUGH
STARTS TO WEAKEN BUT MODELS KEEP MODERATE LIFT GOING WITH
ISENTROPIC ASCENT AND MODEST FRONTOGENESIS. OF MOST CONCERN IS
UNUSUALLY DEEP DENDRITE GROWTH ZONE...WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE IN
THE -12C TO -18C RANGE. MODELS CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS ROUGHLY 3.5
KM DEEP. THIS AND THE 528 DM THICKNESS VALUES SUGGEST HIGH RATIOS
ON THE ORDER OF 16 TO 20:1 DURING THIS TIME.

TUESDAY- FORECAST CONFIDENCE HIGH

250 MB SPEED MAX RACES INTO SOUTHERN QUEBEC AND INTENSIFIES TO 175
KNOTS WHILE NEW 160 KNOT WIND MAX MOVES INTO SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY. SURFACE LOW TAKES SHAPE IN NEW COUPLET JET
CIRCULATION WITH NAM AND GFS ALMOST IDENTICAL IN TRACK FROM
NORTHEAST TEXAS TO NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO
RIVER VALLEYS. 12Z ECMWF CHECKED IN JUST A TAD TO THE LEFT.

IT APPEARS NOW THAT THERE WILL BE LITTLE OR NO LULL IN THE SNOW
BETWEEN THE LEAD SPEED MAX AND THE PRIMARY SYSTEM. THUS...THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WAS RUN UNTIL 21Z WHEN THE BLIZZARD AND
WINTER STORM WATCHES THEN KICK IN.

MEANWHILE THIS WHOLE TIME THE NORTHEAST FLOW OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN
WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURES AROUND -14C WILL RESULT IN DELTA TS ON
THE ORDER OF 17. THUS...LAKE ENHANCEMENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
EVENT.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY- FORECAST CONFIDENCE HIGH

MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SURFACE LOW TRACKING INTO
INDIANA AND NORTHERN OHIO. ECMWF SLIGHTLY FARTHER NORTH AND
WEST...TAKING CLASSIC TRACK ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA. MODELS ALL
SHOW 55-65 KNOT NORTHEAST 850 MB WIND MAX TRANSLATING RIGHT ACROSS
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST WI...REPRESENTING AT LEAST A
NEGATIVE 4 STANDARD DEVIATION FEATURE WHICH IS TEXTBOOK FOR MAJOR
SNOWSTORMS.

STORM TOTAL LIQUID VALUES IN THE KENOSHA AREA RANGE FROM 1.5 TO
2.0 INCHES LOOKING AT THE NAM...GFS...AND ECMWF. WHAT IS RARE
ABOUT THIS STORM IS THE EXTREMELY DEEP DENDRITE GROWTH
ZONE...AROUND 4KM DEEP...THAT IS SHOWN. AVERAGE UPWARD MOTION
EXCEEDS 10 MICROBARS/SECOND IN THIS LAYER AND WITH THICKNESSES
DOWN AROUND 528 DM...THE RATIOS WILL BE QUITE HIGH. THE ONLY
LIMITING FACTOR SHOULD BE THE GALE FORCE WINDS...WHICH OF COURSE
WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. MODELS WERE CONSISTENTLY
GIVING 20:25 TO 1 RATIOS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. LOWERED
THOSE INTO THE 15:17 TO 1 RANGE TO BE CONSERVATIVE. THIS STILL
YIELD ABOUT 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE KENOSHA AREA. TO COMPLICATE
MATTERS...THE LAKE ENHANCEMENT WITH 850 MB TEMPS AROUND -14C CAN
NOT BE IGNORED. TAKING THE ECMWF AND NAM LITERALLY WITH 2" OF
LIQUID AND 15:1 RATIO WOULD BE 30 INCHES.  WOW.

GIVEN TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S DURING THE EVENT...A
MAJOR BLIZZARD SEEMS TO BE IN ORDER. COMPARING THIS STORM
HISTORICALLY TO THE EARLY JANUARY BLIZZARD OF 1999...THAT STORM
DROPPED 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE MILWAUKEE AREA AND 4 TO 8
FOOT DRIFTS WERE COMMON EAST OF A LINE FROM FOND DU LAC TO
JANESVILLE. TOTAL FORECAST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 TO 24 INCHES
SUGGEST NEAR RECORD TOTALS IN FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

STORMS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WITH COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND DRY
POWDERY SNOW CERTAINLY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PARALYZE THE AREA FOR
MORE THAN A DAY AS IT TAKES TIME TO PLOW THROUGH THE HUGE DRIFTS
THAT CAN FORM.

.LONG TERM...

THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY- FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM

COLD NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE BLIZZARD SHOULD BE
RELATIVELY DRY AND UNEVENTFUL. USED A CONSENSUS APPROACH WITH
LITTLE MODIFICATION AS MOST ATTENTION PAID TO THE 3 DAY SNOW EVENT
IN THE SHORT TERM.

&&

.AVIATION...
CIGS WILL RETURN TO MVFR OR LOWER LEVELS TNGT AS LAKE
EFFECT SHSN DEVELOP IN THE EAST AND INCREASING ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE
RESULTS IN AREAS OF -SN OVER REST OF THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. BEST
CHANCE FOR THE HIGHER-SNOW-RATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE NORTH OF
MKE...ESPECIALLY NEAR SBM. HOWEVER...ALL OF THE LAKESHORE AREAS
COULD SEE PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN WI ON MON...ALTHOUGH NOT TOO MUCH
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE STEADIER SNOW MON NIGHT WITH
AROUND 4 INCHES EXPECTED.

THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE SNOW SOMETIME DURING THE DAY TUE...THEN
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH WILL BRING A ROUND OF
HEAVY SNOW FROM TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH WED AFTERNOON TO SOUTHERN WI.
THE HARDEST HIT WILL BE KENOSHA AND SOUTH WHO COULD SEE UP TO TWO
FEET OF SNOW...AND AREAS FROM JVL TO UES TO ETB COULD GET AT LEAST
ONE FOOT OF SNOW. MUCH OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL TUE
NIGHT...IN ADDITION TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST
WINTER WEATHER STATEMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

&&

.MARINE...
GRADUALLY TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER WESTERN
GTLAKES ON MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN INCREASING
EASTERLY WINDS AND MIXING.  WINDS WL LIKELY REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVY
LEVELS MONDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE AT BLUSTERY LEVELS THROUGH WED
NGT UNTIL STRONG LOW PRESSURE EXITS THE ERN GTLAKES.  WIND SPEEDS
AER EXPECTED TO BE AT HIGH GALE LEVELS TUE NGT THRU WED. SMALL CRAFT
ADVY IN EFFECT FOR MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON...AND GALE WATCH
IN EFFECT FOR TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH WED AFTERNOON.

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY FOR
     WIZ064>066-068>072.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR WIZ051-056>058-062-063-067-068.

     BLIZZARD WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR WIZ052-059-060-064-065-069-070.

     BLIZZARD WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR WIZ066-071-072.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY FOR
     WIZ046-047-051-056>059-062-063-067.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY FOR
     WIZ052-060.

LM...GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR LMZ643>646.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR
     LMZ643>646.

&&

SHORT/LONG TERM...CRAVEN/02
VERY SHORT TERM/AVIATION/MARINE...MRC/13

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
711 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2011

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-311315-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
711 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR LAKE
MICHIGAN TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
AROUND SHEBOYGAN AND PORT WASHINGTON. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS BEGINNING 4 AM CST MONDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND STRENGTHENING
LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL RESULT IN A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE
RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS AND LAKE ENHANCED SNOWFALL OVER THE LAKE SHORE
COUNTIES FROM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LAKE SHORE COUNTIES NORTH OF MILWAUKEE MONDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON....AND FOR MILWAUKEE...RACINE AND KENOSHA
COUNTIES FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ON
MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN TRACK NORTHEAST TUESDAY...FROM
THE ARKANSAS AREA TO THE OHIO VALLEY BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND
TO THE EAST COAST BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PLACE PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN IN THE PATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL FROM THIS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM.

A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST
BEND...WAUKESHA...JEFFERSON...JANESVILLE AND ELKHORN AREAS FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF HEAVY SNOW FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY REACH 10 TO 14 INCHES IN PORTIONS OF
THE WATCH AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...BLUSTERY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

EVERYONE SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING
WINTER STORM FOR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND/OR
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS...HOWEVER
SNOWFALL REPORTS WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

LMZ643>646-311315-
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-
711 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ON MONDAY IN RESPONSE TO DEVELOPING
LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS LATER MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

WIND SPEEDS MAY REACH GALE FORCE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS
STRONG LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO THE SOUTH OF THE GREAT LAKES.

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

MBK