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Gale Warning 14, NWS Green Bay, WI

September 19, 2012

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this gale warning at Sep 19, 2012, 9:06 PM CDT. It was in force for 114 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 19, 2012, 9:06 PM CDT (02:06 UTC)
Expired
Sep 19, 2012, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
114 min
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

679 
WHUS73 KGRB 200206
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
906 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE THIS EVENING...

.A COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SOUTH GALES TO VEER NORTHWEST LATE
THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BEFORE MIDNIGHT...BUT A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT TO ALLOW WAVES TO SUBSIDE.

LMZ521-541>543-200900-
/O.EXP.KGRB.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120920T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.GL.W.0014.120920T0206Z-120920T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.SC.Y.0056.120920T0400Z-120920T0900Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
906 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM CDT WEDNESDAY UNTIL
4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* SOUTH GALES WILL VEER NORTHWEST GALES THIS EVENING...THEN
  SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 25 KTS OVERNIGHT.

* WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FT ON THE NORTHERN BAY...AND 6 TO 10 FEET ON THE
  LAKE...WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

LMZ522-200900-
/O.EXP.KGRB.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-120920T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.GL.W.0014.120920T0206Z-120920T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.SC.Y.0056.120920T0400Z-120920T0900Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
906 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM CDT WEDNESDAY UNTIL
4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KTS WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING...THEN
  SUBSIDE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 KTS
  OVERNIGHT.

* WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FT ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$
TSK
1 follow-up statement
837 
WHUS73 KGRB 200358
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1058 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT...

.GALE FORCE WINDS HAVE COME TO AN END...BUT GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. HIGH WAVES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY DAYBREAK.

LMZ521-522-541>543-200900-
/O.EXP.KGRB.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120920T0400Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0056.120920T0400Z-120920T0900Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
1058 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

* WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FT ON THE BAY...AND 6 TO 10 FEET ON THE
  LAKE...WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OVER 20 KNOTS 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.

&&

$$
TSK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 19, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB96 min
Sep 19, 9:06 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB10 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.