Gale Warning 16, NWS Green Bay, WI

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WHUS73 KGRB 050222
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
922 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

...GUSTY WEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING JUST NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES
OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL KEEP A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS
THE AREA. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WEST WINDS AND
HIGH WAVES...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

LMZ521-522-541-051030-
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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-
922 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...

* WEST WINDS TO 30 KTS...WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KTS POSSIBLE
  LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FT ON THE BAY...TO 4 TO 7 FT ON LAKE MICHIGAN
  ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER WAVES ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS
  OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ542-543-051030-
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LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
922 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

* WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KTS... WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 30 KTS
  ANTICIPATED LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FT BY FRIDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN HIGH
  THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. HIGHER WAVES ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE
  OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

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.

&&

$$

059 
WHUS73 KGRB 050933
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
433 AM CDT FRI OCT 5 2012

...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING JUST NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES WILL
KEEP A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES.

LMZ521-522-541-051745-
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/O.EXB.KGRB.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-121006T2100Z/
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-
433 AM CDT FRI OCT 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KTS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 30
  KTS...WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL VEER
  NORTHWEST AND REMAIN GUSTY LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FT TODAY...AND REMAIN HIGH THROUGH
  SATURDAY. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
  BAY...AND NEAR DEATHS DOOR.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ542-543-051745-
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LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
433 AM CDT FRI OCT 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KTS...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS...ARE
  ANTICIPATED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FT TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
  MICHIGAN...BUT WILL BE LOWER CLOSE TO SHORE.

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