Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 11, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Jun 18, 2012, 3:32 AM CDT. It took effect at Jun 18, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Jun 18, 2012, 3:32 AM CDT (08:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2012, 6:59 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
547 WHUS73 KMKX 180832 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 332 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON... .HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND LOW PRESSURE PUSHING THROUGH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL BRING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT TO THE NEARSHORE WATERS TODAY. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL VEER SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL VEER SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO GALE FORCE WINDS AT TIMES SOUTH OF PORT WASHINGTON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW GALE FORCE NORTH OF PORT WASHINGTON...THOUGH STILL QUITE GUSTY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT NORTH OF PORT WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF PORT WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. LMZ644>646-181645- /O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0052.120618T1300Z-120618T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0011.120618T1800Z-120619T0000Z/ PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 332 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING VEERING TO SOUTHWEST GALES OF 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET THIS MORNING BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/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. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. && $$ LMZ643-181645- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0052.120618T1300Z-120619T0300Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- 332 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING VEERING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS TONIGHT. * WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET THIS MORNING BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ DAVIS WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
3 follow-up statements
203 WHUS73 KMKX 181404 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 904 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY THIS AFTERNOON... .HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND LOW PRESSURE PUSHING THROUGH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL BRING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT TO THE NEARSHORE WATERS TODAY. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL VEER SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL VEER SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO GALE FORCE WINDS AT TIMES SOUTH OF PORT WASHINGTON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW GALE FORCE NORTH OF PORT WASHINGTON...THOUGH STILL QUITE GUSTY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT NORTH OF PORT WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF PORT WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. LMZ644>646-182215- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-120618T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0011.120618T1800Z-120619T0000Z/ PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 904 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING TO SOUTHWEST GALES OF 35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON... THEN SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/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. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. && $$ LMZ643-182215- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- 904 AM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS TONIGHT. * WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET THIS MORNING BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ MRC WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
694 WHUS73 KMKX 182103 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 403 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND LOW PRESSURE PUSHING THROUGH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY IS CAUSING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT TO THE NEARSHORE WATERS TODAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW GALE FORCE NORTH OF PORT WASHINGTON...THOUGH STILL QUITE GUSTY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT NORTH OF PORT WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF PORT WASHINGTON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. LMZ644>646-190000- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120619T0000Z/ PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 403 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/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. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. && $$ LMZ643-190000- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- 403 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ MRC WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
740 WHUS73 KMKX 182359 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 659 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS SLOWLY DECREASING THIS EVENING... .BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES COOL AND MIXING CEASES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN FOR TUESDAY DUE TO ANOTHER HOT AND BREEZY DAY. LMZ644>646-190300- /O.CAN.KMKX.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120619T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMKX.SC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 659 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY LATE EVENING. * WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET DURING THE OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/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. && $$ LMZ643-190300- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- 659 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE EVENING. * WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX GEHRING
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 3:40 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MKX | Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha and 8 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:10 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 18, 6:07 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 98 min |
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