Storm Warning 3, NWS Milwaukee, WI

351 
WHUS73 KMKX 190223
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
923 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011

...WINDS INCREASING TONIGHT WITH STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGH WAVES
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT OVER LAKE MICHIGAN. THIS TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN WILL ALLOW STRONG GUSTY
WINDS TO REACH THE LAKE SURFACE FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND BECOME GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST GALES BY MIDDAY
WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 12 TO 18
FEET.

LMZ643>646-191030-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0077.111019T0500Z-111019T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.SR.W.0003.111019T1800Z-111020T1800Z/
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-
923 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM
CDT THURSDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM CDT
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS
  TONIGHT...FURTHER STRENGTHENING TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS LATE WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 30 KNOTS
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET LATE TONIGHT...FURTHER BUILDING
  TO 12 TO 18 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

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392 
WHUS73 KMKX 190926
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
426 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND LAST INTO THURSDAY 
MORNING...

.RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL CAUSE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. THIS TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE LAKE ALONG WITH A
FAVORABLE NORTHEAST FETCH...WILL ALLOW STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO
REACH THE LAKE SURFACE LATER TODAY INTO THURSDAY.

WIND GUSTS HAVE ALREADY REACHED GALE STRENGTH EARLY THIS MORNING.
FURTHER STRENGTHENING TO STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 48 TO 55 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THESE EXTREME WIND GUSTS CONTINUING
TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVES TO
BUILD TO 12 TO 18 FEET.

LMZ643>646-191730-
/O.UPG.KMKX.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-111019T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0019.111019T0926Z-111019T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KMKX.SR.W.0003.111019T1700Z-111020T1800Z/
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-
426 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...
...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. THE STORM
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 PM CDT THURSDAY.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
  40 KNOTS WILL FURTHER INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH POTENTIAL
  GUSTS OF 48 TO 55 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING INTO EARLY
  THURSDAY.

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY...AND 12 TO 18 FEET
  TONIGHT.

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.

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.

&&

$$
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MBK

109 
WHUS73 KMKX 191454
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
954 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND LAST INTO
THURSDAY MORNING...

.RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TODAY
AND TONIGHT WILL CAUSE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT TO DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. THIS TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS OVER THE LAKE ALONG WITH A FAVORABLE NORTHEAST
FETCH...WILL ALLOW STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO REACH THE LAKE SURFACE
LATER TODAY INTO THURSDAY.

WIND GUSTS ARE ALREADY GALE STRENGTH. FURTHER STRENGTHENING TO
STORM FORCE GUSTS OF 48 TO 55 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH THESE EXTREME WIND GUSTS CONTINUING TONIGHT INTO
EARLY THURSDAY. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 12
TO 18 FEET.

WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE BANDS OF SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS
THE LAKE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON.

LMZ643>646-192300-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-111019T1700Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.SR.W.0003.111019T1700Z-111020T1800Z/
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-
954 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. A STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
  40 KNOTS WILL FURTHER INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH POTENTIAL
  GUSTS OF 48 TO 55 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING INTO
  EARLY THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE MOVING OVER THE LAKE
  BETWEEN 8 PM AND 3 AM OVERNIGHT.

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY...AND 12 TO 18 FEET 
  TONIGHT. 

* WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE BANDS OF RAIN SHOWERS MOVING
  ACROSS THE LAKE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

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.

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.

&&

$$
MRC

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965 
WHUS73 KMKX 192049
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
349 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY THIS
EVENING WILL CAUSE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN. THIS TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
OVER THE LAKE ALONG WITH A FAVORABLE NORTHEAST FETCH...WILL ALLOW
STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO REACH THE LAKE SURFACE THIS EVENING INTO
THURSDAY.

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS OF
48 TO 55 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH THESE EXTREME WIND GUSTS
CONTINUING TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL
CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 12 TO 18 FEET.

LMZ643>646-200500-
/O.CON.KMKX.SR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111020T1800Z/
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-
349 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THURSDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 KNOTS WILL FURTHER INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH 
  POTENTIAL GUSTS OF 48 TO 55 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING...
  CONTINUING INTO EARLY THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE 
  MOVING OVER THE LAKE BETWEEN 8 PM AND 3 AM OVERNIGHT. 

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY...AND 12 TO 18 FEET
  TONIGHT.

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.

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.

&&

$$
MRC

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282 
WHUS73 KMKX 200204
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
904 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

...STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG AND LARGE LOW PRESSURE AREA NEAR LAKE ERIE WILL CONTINUE
TO GENERATE A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER LAKE MICHIGAN
INTO THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE LAKE
ALONG WITH A FAVORABLE NORTHERLY FETCH...WILL ALLOW STRONG GUSTY
WINDS TO REACH THE LAKE SURFACE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

GALE FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH STORM
FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL CAUSE WAVES
TO BUILD TO 12 TO 18 FEET.

LMZ643>646-201015-
/O.CON.KMKX.SR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111020T1800Z/
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-
904 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THURSDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 KNOTS WILL FURTHER INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH 
  POTENTIAL GUSTS OF 48 TO 55 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING... 
  CONTINUING INTO EARLY THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE 
  MOVING OVER THE LAKE BETWEEN 8 PM AND 3 AM OVERNIGHT. 

* WAVES: 12 TO 18 FEET.

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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679 
WHUS73 KMKX 200900
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
400 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

...STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CONTINUING THIS MORNING...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE NEAR DETROIT AND ITS ASSOCIATED TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE
STRONG WINDS OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GET A BOOST FROM THE CONTINUING
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THESE
CONDITIONS ALONG WITH A NORTHERLY FETCH WILL CAUSE WINDS UP TO 35
KNOTS WITH GUSTS REACHING 50 KNOTS THIS MORNING.  

THE WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHWEST LATER TODAY REDUCING THE
FETCH LENGTH. IN ADDITION...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO
SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS LAKE HURON INTO ONTARIO CANADA.
HENCE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. HIGH WAVES THIS MORNING WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS WELL. 

LMZ643>646-201700-
/O.CON.KMKX.SR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111020T1800Z/
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-
400 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS OF 48 TO
  55 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
  TO AROUND 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
  DECREASE TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING OR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE
  NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

* WAVES: 12 TO 16 FEET.

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

605 
WHUS73 KMKX 201423
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
923 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

...STORM WARNING CANCELLED...

.WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER LAKE ERIE HAVE DIMINISHED
BELOW STORM LEVELS THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN
STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...THUS A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT.

LMZ643>646-202100-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111020T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0020.111020T1423Z-111021T0000Z/
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-
923 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS THIS
  MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
  KNOTS BY EARLY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
  TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND
  TONIGHT AS THE WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

* WAVES: 10 TO 14 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
MRC

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