Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 6, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this gale warning at Feb 29, 2012, 9:03 AM 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
- Feb 29, 2012, 9:03 AM CST (15:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 4:14 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
457 WHUS73 KGRB 291503 MWWGRB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 903 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... .GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME SOUTH AS A STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MOVES TO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AS THIS SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND DECREASE. LMZ541>543-292200- /O.UPG.KGRB.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.GL.W.0006.120229T1503Z-120229T2200Z/ 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- 903 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KTS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTH WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KTS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES...WAVES OF 6 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE BEFORE SUBSIDING TONIGHT. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
556 WHUS73 KGRB 292214 MWWGRB URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 414 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT... .GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING AND THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST...AS A STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MOVES TO EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. AS THIS SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION FOR TONIGHT...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND DECREASE. LMZ541>543-010400- /O.CAN.KGRB.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.SC.Y.0018.120229T2214Z-120301T0400Z/ LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI- 414 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KTS WILL VEER SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE LATE TONIGHT AND VEER NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KTS. * WAVES...WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FT EARLY...WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OVER 20 KNOTS OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 4:14 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 5 hr |
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Sources
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