Storm Warning 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI

035 
WHUS73 KMKX 300140
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
840 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN WILL FURTHER
STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AND LAKE
HURON OVERNIGHT. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT IN RESPONSE TO
THIS STRENGTHENING WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING
OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 

AT 8 PM CDT...THE WEATHER STATION ON THE GREEN BAY ENTRANCE
LIGHTHOUSE WAS REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 38 KNOTS...GUSTING TO
56 KNOTS.

THE WINDS WILL REACH GALES TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55
KNOTS TONIGHT...WITH THE GALES PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY. WAVES WILL
BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET ON FRIDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD
OPEN WATER. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY
EVENING...WAVES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY.

LMZ643>646-300945-
/O.CON.KMKX.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110930T1200Z/
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-
840 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES TO 40 KNOTS WITH
  POTENTIAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS
  WILL REMAIN GALE FORCE FOR A TIME ON FRIDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY
  DIMINISHING.

* WAVES: WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET OVERNIGHT...HIGHEST TOWARD THE
  OPEN WATERS. WAVES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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MBK

317 
WHUS73 KMKX 300822
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
322 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TODAY...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER LAKE HURON EARLY THIS MORNING
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST TODAY. UNFORTUNATELY...THE
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AT A
SLOW PACE. THEREFORE...LOOK FOR STRONG NORTHWEST GALES TO CONTINUE
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>646-301630-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110930T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0016.110930T0822Z-110930T2100Z/
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-
322 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS INTO THE AFTERNOON...
  DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING.

* WAVES: 8 TO 11 FEET...HIGHER TOWARD OPEN WATER. WAVES SLOWLY
  DIMINISHING TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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