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Gale Warning 13, NWS Milwaukee, WI

September 18, 2012

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Sep 18, 2012, 3:55 PM CDT. It took effect at Sep 19, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 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
Sep 18, 2012, 3:55 PM CDT (20:55 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 19, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 19, 2012, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

The text

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

077 
WHUS73 KMKX 182055
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
355 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ON WEDNESDAY...

.BRISK NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE LAKE SHORE
THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES TO THE
EAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN OVERNIGHT...BRINGING LIGHT WINDS.
STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN LATE TOMORROW MORNING AND EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES. GALE FORCE
GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE LIKELY SOUTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHT.
HOWEVER... SHEBOYGAN TO NORTH POINT LIGHT MAY ALSO SEE A FEW GUSTS
UP TO GALE FORCE.

LMZ645-646-190500-
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NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
355 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
  10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS
  WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO AROUND 1 FOOT OVERNIGHT...THEN
  BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET WEDNESDAY 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.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ644-190500-
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/O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0066.120919T1500Z-120920T0500Z/
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
355 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
  10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO AROUND 1 FOOT OVERNIGHT...THEN
  BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-190500-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-120919T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0066.120919T1500Z-120920T0500Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
355 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
  10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO AROUND 1 FOOT OVERNIGHT...THEN
  BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

$$


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6 follow-up statements
867 
WHUS73 KMKX 182357
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
657 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES DIMINISHING THIS EVENING
THEN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ON WEDNESDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVES TO THE EAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY MOVE IN
OVERNIGHT...BRINGING LIGHT WINDS. STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN LATE
TOMORROW MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES. GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE LIKELY
SOUTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHT. HOWEVER... SHEBOYGAN TO NORTH POINT
LIGHT MAY ALSO SEE A FEW GUSTS UP TO GALE FORCE.

LMZ643-190800-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-120919T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0066.120919T1500Z-120920T0500Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
657 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET OVERNIGHT...THEN
  BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

$$

LMZ645-646-190800-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-120919T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0013.120919T1700Z-120920T0500Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
657 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
  10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS
  WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT... THEN
  BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET WEDNESDAY 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.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ644-190800-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-120919T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0066.120919T1500Z-120920T0500Z/
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
657 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT... THEN
  BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

$$
HENTZ

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
127 
WHUS73 KMKX 190301
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1001 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES DIMINISHING TONIGHT THEN STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS ON WEDNESDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY MOVE IN OVERNIGHT...BRINGING LIGHT
WINDS. STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN LATE TOMORROW MORNING AND EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES. GALE
FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE LIKELY SOUTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHT.
HOWEVER... SHEBOYGAN TO NORTH POINT LIGHT MAY ALSO SEE A FEW GUSTS
UP TO GALE FORCE.

LMZ645-646-191115-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-120919T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0013.120919T1700Z-120920T0500Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
1001 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO
  35 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT...THEN
  BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

LMZ644-191115-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SC.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-120919T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0066.120919T1500Z-120920T0500Z/
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
1001 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT...THEN
  BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-191115-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0066.120919T1500Z-120920T0500Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
1001 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET OVERNIGHT...THEN 
  BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

$$
HENTZ

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
411 
WHUS73 KMKX 190843
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
343 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SOUTHERLY GALES WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER INTO THE
EVENING AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA.
HIGH WAVES WILL DEVELOP WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD OPEN WATER.
A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT THE WINDS TO THE WEST THIS EVENING WITH
GALES DIMINISHING. HOWEVER THE WEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY WHICH MAY
REQUIRE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AFTER THE GALES SUBSIDE.


LMZ643-644-191645-
/O.UPG.KMKX.SC.Y.0066.120919T1500Z-120920T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KMKX.GL.W.0013.120919T1600Z-120920T0400Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
343 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON WITH
  GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. THE WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY LATE THIS
  EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 

* WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

LMZ645-646-191645-
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0013.120919T1600Z-120920T0400Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
343 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON WITH
  GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. THE WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY LATE THIS
  EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$


WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
GEHRING
296 
WHUS73 KMKX 191421
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
921 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALES IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER INTO THE EVENING AS STRONG LOW
PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. HIGH WAVES WILL
DEVELOP WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD OPEN WATER. A COLD FRONT
WILL SHIFT THE WINDS TO THE WEST THIS EVENING WITH GALES
DIMINISHING. HOWEVER THE WEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY WHICH MAY
REQUIRE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AFTER THE GALES SUBSIDE.

LMZ643>646-192230-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0013.120919T1600Z-120920T0400Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
921 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON
  WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. THE WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY LATE THIS
  EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST TOWARD THE OPEN WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
MRC

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
093 
WHUS73 KMKX 192038
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
338 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST GALES THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL
LINGER INTO THE EVENING AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN CANADA. A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT THE WINDS TO THE WEST
THIS EVENING WITH GALES DIMINISHING. HOWEVER THE WEST WINDS WILL
BE GUSTY WHICH MAY REQUIRE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AFTER THE GALES
SUBSIDE.

LMZ643>646-200400-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120920T0400Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
338 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.
  THE WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY LATE THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH TO
  10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET THROUGH LATE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
  2 FEET LATE TONIGHT. WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST TOWARD THE OPEN
  WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
MRC

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
555 
WHUS73 KMKX 200350
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1050 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...WINDS DIMINISHING BEHIND A COLD FRONT...

.A COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE LAKE MICHIGAN AREA TONIGHT. THE WINDS
WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT AND DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20
KNOTS.  WAVES WILL BE SLOWER TO SUBSIDE.

LMZ643>646-201100-
/O.EXP.KMKX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120920T0400Z/
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SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
1050 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO 30 KNOTS THEN THE WINDS WILL TURN WEST AND
  NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS.

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING TO1 TO 2 TO 4 FEET DURING
  THE EARLY MORNING. WAVES WILL BE HIGHEST TOWARD THE OPEN WATER.

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.

&&

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