Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 2, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 2012, 8:31 PM CST. It was in force for 7 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
- Jan 15, 2012, 8:31 PM CST (02:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2012, 3:33 AM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
955 WHUS73 KGRB 160231 MWWGRB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 831 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND HIGH WAVES EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CANADA WILL CONTINUE GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. LMZ541>543-161030- /O.UPG.KGRB.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120116T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.GL.W.0002.120116T0231Z-120116T1500Z/ 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- 831 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES TO 35 KTS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE WINDS WILL VEER SOUTHWEST AND EASE TO 20 TO 25 KTS BY MONDAY MORNING. * WAVES: WAVES OF 7 TO 10 KTS FT ARE EXPECTED...THEN EASE TO 4 TO 6 FT ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ LMZ521-522-161030- /O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120116T1500Z/ THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI- THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI- 831 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST AND EASE TO 15 TO 20 KTS ON MONDAY. * WAVES: WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FT ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL BAY...AND TO 6 TO 9 FT ON THE LAKE. WAVES WILL EASE TO 3 TO 5 FT ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OVER 20 KNOTS OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
032 WHUS73 KGRB 160933 MWWGRB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 333 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012 LMZ541>543-161745- /O.CAN.KGRB.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120116T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KGRB.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120116T1900Z/ 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- 333 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KTS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THEN NORTHWEST...AND DIMINISH TO 5 TO 10 KTS BY AFTERNOON. * WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FT THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ LMZ521-522-161500- /O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120116T1500Z/ THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI- THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI- 333 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KTS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THEN NORTHWEST...AND DIMINISH TO 5 TO 10 KTS BY NOON. * WAVES WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FT BY MID MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OVER 20 KNOTS OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 3:30 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 36 hr |
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Sources
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