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Storm Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this storm warning at Feb 1, 2011, 4:38 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 7:51 PM CST. It was in force for 13 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 1, 2011, 4:38 AM CST (10:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 7:51 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2011, 9:02 AM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
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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
875 WHUS73 KMKX 021001 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 401 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS THIS MORNING AND HUGE WAVES TODAY... .NORTHEASTERLY STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING AND WEAKEN TO GALES BY MID TO LATE MORNING AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER OHIO MOVES FARTHER EASTWARD. THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN FURTHER IN THE AFTERNOON BUT WAVES WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH TODAY BEFORE FALLING BELOW 4 FEET BY MID EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY. LMZ643>646-021815- /O.CON.KMKX.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-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- 401 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHEAST STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS...WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO GALES BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND FALLING BELOW GALES IN THE AFTERNOON. * WAVES: 12 TO 16 FEET FALLING TO 5 TO 9 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BELOW 4 FEET BY MID EVENING. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY. 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 OCCURRING. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX GEHRING
840 WHUS73 KMKX 021502 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 902 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .BLUSTERY NORTHERLY WINDS WITH A FEW WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES MOVES FARTHER EASTWARD. THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN FURTHER IN THE AFTERNOON BUT WAVES WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH TODAY BEFORE FALLING BELOW 4 FEET BY MID EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY. LMZ643>646-022315- /O.CAN.KMKX.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0009.110202T1502Z-110203T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-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- 902 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY EARLY EVENING. * WAVES: 10 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BELOW 4 FEET BY MID EVENING. * FREEZING SPRAY: HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY. 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 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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning 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 storm warning went out at Feb 1, 4:25 AM CST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 4:25 AM CST, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
425 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011
FORECAST FOCUS ON BLIZZARD LATER TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE HIGH.
BLIZZARD WARNING GOES INTO EFFECT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR MOST
OF THE CWA EXCEPT A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MQT...GREEN
LAKE...COLUMBIA...AND SAUK COUNTIES. LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH WILL
CONTINUE FOR TNT AND WED.
LIGHT SNOW THIS AM IS DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST BUT RADAR
DOES SHOW LAKE EFFECT BANDS OVER FAR ERN WI SO WILL KEEP THE
WINTER WX ADVISORY IN EFFECT THERE UNTIL 3 PM.
A 140 KT JET STREAK AND STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER TX
WILL MOVE TOWARD THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TODAY AND TNT. A DOUBLE JET
STRUCTURE WILL DEVLOP OVER THE REGION WITH WI IN THE RIGHT
ENTRANCE REGION OF A 140-160 KT JET OVER SRN CANADA AND THE LEFT
EXIT REGION OF THE 140 JET ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING
NEGATIVE TILT UPPER TROUGH. CONSENSUS OF MODELS IS TO TRACK
INTENSIFYING CYCLONE INTO FAR WRN KY BY 00Z AND ACROSS IN/OHIO
TNT. SOME MODELS ARE SHOWING A DOUBLE BARREL LOW STRUCTURE ACROSS
IN/OHIO WITH THE WRN MOST SFC LOW IN WRN IN AT 12Z WED. THIS MAY
OCCUR DUE TO MAXIMUM PVA AND UPPER LVL DIVERGENCE FROM STRONG
NEGATIVE TILT UPPER TROUGH OVER IN/NRN IL/SE WI. STRONG SLOPING
MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS AND PVA TO AFFECT SE WI AND WEAKEN TOWARD
THE NW CWA.
TOOK A CONSENSUS APPROACH TO QPF AND AFTER ADDING ON 4-6 INCHES OF
SNOW FOR LAKE ENHANCEMENT...CAME UP WITH AROUND 15 INCHES FROM MKE
SWD TO ENW. 8 INCHES OR MORE ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
DODGEVILLE TO MADISON TO JUST EAST OF FOND DU LAC. ALONG AND SOUTH
OF THIS LINE...CONFIDENT ENOUGH WITH HEAVY SNOW TOTALS AND HIGH
WINDS THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL SUPPORT 40 MPH WIND
GUSTS FOR MOST INLAND LOCATIONS WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH OVER
THE LAKE COUNTIES. COLD AND DRY AIR ADVECTION TO END THE SNOW BY
WED AFTERNOON WITH BLOWING SNOW IN A DIMINISHING TREND.
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE
MEDIUM.
QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...AS
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE MID
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. GFS SWINGS A VORTICITY MAXIMUM THROUGH THE
AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT FORECAST SOUNDINGS FAIRLY DRY SO KEPT
FORECAST AS SUCH.
CLEARING SKIES WITH FRESH SNOWPACK AND SLIGHT COLD AIR ADVECTION
SHOULD BRING LOWS BELOW ZERO ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. GRADUAL WARM
AIR ADVECTION THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT SHOULD BRING MODERATING BUT
STILL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS
MAY BRING WIND CHILLS INTO ADVISORY CRITERIA
ECMWF/GFS DIVERGE MORE FOR FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH TIMING OF
VARIOUS VORTICITY MAXIMA AND SHORTWAVE TROUGHS THROUGH THE REGION.
HPC BLENDED FIELDS PREFER THE 00Z ECMWF/12Z MONDAY ECMWF ENSEMBLE
RUN/00Z CANADIAN BLEND FOR THIS PERIOD. THEY GENERALLY SHOW A
SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT...WITH ANOTHER VORTICITY MAXIMUM ON ITS BACKSIDE FOR SATURDAY.
KEPT GENERALLY LOW POPS IN THE FORECAST FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
BROAD UPPER TROUGH THEN DEVELOPS ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. KEPT POPS IN FOR MOST OF THIS PERIOD...WITH TEMPERATURES
MODERATING TO NEAR NORMAL. MODELS TRY TO DEVELOP A LOW IN THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MOVE IT NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MID MISSISSIPPI
AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. WILL HAVE TO WATCH
TRENDS WITH THIS SYSTEM TO SEE IF IT WILL SHIFT FURTHER NORTH. STAY
TUNED.
&&
.AVIATION...COMING SOON...
&&
.MARINE...COMING SOON...
&&
.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY
FOR WIZ052-059-060-062>072.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIZ052-
059-060-065-066-071-072.
LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR WIZ052-060-066-071-072.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY FOR WIZ046-047-056-057.
BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY
FOR WIZ051-058.
LM...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CST WEDNESDAY FOR LMZ643>646.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
LMZ643>646.
STORM WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
LMZ645-646.
GALE WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR LMZ645-646.
GALE WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
LMZ643-644.
&&
SHORT TERM...20/GEHRING/07/DDV
LONG TERM...08/WOOD
AVIATION/MARINE...07/DDVHazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 4:22 PM CST, 12 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 422 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-011100- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 422 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...DRIFTS OF 4 TO 8 FEET...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...AND AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN FAR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS THE LAKE RISES ABOUT 6 INCHES AND WAVES TO 14 FEET POUND THE SHORELINE. BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY FROM SHEBOYGAN TO JANESVILLE ON EAST. BLIZZARD WATCHES ARE POSTED FROM FOND DU LAC TO MADISON AND DARLINGTON. WINTER STORM WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT ELSEWHERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL...WIND GUST...AND REPORTS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE APPRECIATED. LMZ643>646-011100- 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- 422 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN WINDS REACHING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT. WAVES WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT IN ICE FREE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTH OF LAKE MICHIGAN TUESDAY NIGHT. FURTHER TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE LAKE WILL RESULT IN WIND SPEEDS REACHING GALE LEVELS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH STORM FORCE LEVELS FOR A TIME TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. A GALE WARNING AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL REACH 10 TO 14 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IN ICE FREE AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS AND SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO RESULT IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX CRAVEN
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 31, 11:53 PM CST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1153 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1151 PM SNOW NWS SULLIVAN/MILWAUKEE 42.97N 88.55W
01/31/2011 M3.7 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
1153 PM SNOW MIDDLETON 43.10N 89.51W
01/31/2011 M4.1 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
HENTZLocal storm report, Feb 1, 12:21 AM CST, 4 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1221 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM SNOW 5 SW MADISON 43.03N 89.45W
02/01/2011 M5.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL AS OF MIDNIGHT.
1203 AM SNOW JANESVILLE 42.68N 89.02W
02/01/2011 M2.0 INCH ROCK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1207 AM SNOW 2 SW FOND DU LAC 43.76N 88.48W
02/01/2011 M3.0 INCH FOND DU LAC WI CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
WOODLocal storm report, Feb 1, 1:08 AM CST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
108 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM SNOW MADISON TRUAX AIRPORT 43.14N 89.33W
02/01/2011 M4.4 INCH DANE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0.26 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT AS OF MIDNIGHT.
1200 AM SNOW MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL 42.94N 87.90W
02/01/2011 M2.2 INCH MILWAUKEE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0.14 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT AS OF MIDNIGHT.
1239 AM SNOW RANDOM LAKE 43.56N 87.96W
02/01/2011 M4.5 INCH SHEBOYGAN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1239 AM SNOW MIDDLETON 43.10N 89.51W
02/01/2011 M4.8 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1245 AM SNOW 3 W BEAVER DAM 43.46N 88.90W
02/01/2011 M5.0 INCH DODGE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
WOODLocal storm report, Feb 1, 1:15 AM CST, 3 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
115 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0114 AM SNOW 2 SW OCONOMOWOC 43.09N 88.53W
02/01/2011 M3.2 INCH WAUKESHA WI NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
WOODLocal storm report, Feb 1, 2:51 AM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
251 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0144 AM SNOW RANDOM LAKE 43.56N 87.96W
02/01/2011 M6.0 INCH SHEBOYGAN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0239 AM SNOW BROWN DEER 43.17N 87.97W
02/01/2011 M2.6 INCH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
WOODThe office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 5:09 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk | 28 hr |
| Feb 1, 9:23 AM CST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine | 24 hr |
| Feb 1, 9:23 AM CST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | MKX | Ozaukee, Sheboygan | 22 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.