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Small Craft Advisory 39, NWS Green Bay, WI

May 29, 2012

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this small craft advisory at May 29, 2012, 3:09 AM CDT. It took effect at May 29, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 29, 2012, 3:09 AM CDT (08:09 UTC)
In effect from
May 29, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 29, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

The text

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

160 
WHUS73 KGRB 290809
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
309 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...GUSTY WEST WINDS EXPECTED FOR TODAY...

..GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST
THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS
THE GREAT LAKES REGION. WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST TOWARDS OPEN WATER
WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE BY EARLY
TONIGHT...AS THE GRADIENT SLACKENS.

LMZ521-522-541>543-291615-
/O.NEW.KGRB.SC.Y.0039.120529T1500Z-120530T0300Z/
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-
309 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE 15 TO 25 KTS BY MID MORNING AND
  PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. A FEW HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KTS ARE
  POSSIBLE ON THE BAY.|

* WAVES...WAVES WILL BUILD TO 2 TO 3 FT OVER MOST LOCATIONS.



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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
727 
WHUS73 KGRB 291602
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1102 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...GUSTY WEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

..GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST
THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS
THE GREAT LAKES REGION. WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST TOWARDS OPEN WATER
WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE BY EARLY
TONIGHT...AS THE GRADIENT SLACKENS.

LMZ521-522-541>543-300015-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-120530T0300Z/
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-
1102 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

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

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KTS
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING. 

* WAVES...WAVES WILL BUILD TO 2 TO 3 FT OVER MOST LOCATIONS.

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.

&&

$$

ECKBERG
478 
WHUS73 KGRB 292015
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
315 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...GUSTY WEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WAVES
WILL BE HIGHEST TOWARD THE OPEN WATER WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW.

LMZ521-522-541>543-300100-
/O.EXT.KGRB.SC.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-120530T0100Z/
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-
315 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KTS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING WILL
  DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. 

* WAVES...WAVES OF 1 TO 2 FT CLOSE TO SHORE...AND 2 TO 3 FT TOWARD
  OPEN WATER. 

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.

&&

$$

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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.