Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 16, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Oct 29, 2012, 4:14 AM CDT. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 32 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
- Oct 29, 2012, 4:14 AM CDT (09:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
788 WHUS73 KMKX 290914 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 414 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT GALE AND VERY HIGH WAVES ON TAP FOR LAKE MICHIGAN... .GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK AS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES DEAL WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE PLAINS AND STRONG LOW PRESSURE BACKING WESTWARD FROM NEW JERSEY INTO PENNSYLVANIA. THIS WILL LEAD TO STORM FORCE WINDS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN WATERS AND GALE FORCE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS. WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DIMINISH UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LMZ643>646-291600- /O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121030T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0006.121030T0600Z-121031T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0016.121030T0300Z-121031T0900Z/ 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- 414 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TODAY. NORTH GALES GUSTING UP TO 40 TO 45 KNOTS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET TODAY AND 11 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES PEAKING AT 14 TO 18 FEET TUESDAY WITH HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD THE ILLINOIS BORDER. WAVES GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BUT STAYING ABOVE 4 FEET UNTIL FRIDAY 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. 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 CRAVEN
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637 WHUS73 KMKX 291543 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1043 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT GALE AND VERY HIGH WAVES ON TAP FOR LAKE MICHIGAN... .GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK AS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES DEAL WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE PLAINS AND STRONG LOW PRESSURE BACKING WESTWARD FROM NEW JERSEY INTO PENNSYLVANIA. THIS WILL LEAD TO STORM FORCE WINDS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN WATERS AND GALE FORCE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS. WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DIMINISH UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LMZ643>646-292345- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121030T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0016.121030T0300Z-121031T0900Z/ 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- 1043 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TODAY. NORTH GALES GUSTING UP TO 40 TO 45 KNOTS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET TODAY AND 11 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES PEAKING AT 14 TO 18 FEET TUESDAY WITH HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD THE ILLINOIS BORDER. WAVES GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BUT STAYING ABOVE 4 FEET UNTIL FRIDAY 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. 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. && $$
919 WHUS73 KMKX 292022 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 322 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND VERY HIGH WAVES TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND LAST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES EXPERIENCES A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND STRONG LOW PRESSURE BACKING WESTWARD FROM NEW JERSEY INTO PENNSYLVANIA. THIS WILL LEAD TO STORM FORCE WINDS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN WATERS AND GALE FORCE OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS. VERY HIGH WAVES ARE FORECAST. WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY. LMZ643>646-300430- /O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121030T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0016.121030T0100Z-121031T1500Z/ 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- 322 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS. WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 6 TO 12 FEET WITH EVEN HIGHER WAVES OF 12 TO 18 FEET TOWARD OPEN WATER. WAVES GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON WEDNESDAY. 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. 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
351 WHUS73 KMKX 300156 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 856 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND VERY HIGH WAVES TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...AS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES EXPERIENCES A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND STRONG LOW PRESSURE BACKING WESTWARD FROM NEW JERSEY INTO PENNSYLVANIA. THIS WILL LEAD TO STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...AND GALE FORCE OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS. VERY HIGH WAVES ARE FORECAST. WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY. LMZ643>646-301000- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121031T1500Z/ 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- 856 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS...GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS. WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 6 TO 12 FEET NEAR THE SHORE LATER TONIGHT...AND 10 TO 14 FEET TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. EVEN HIGHER WAVES OF 14 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WAVES GRADUALLY WILL DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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. 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. && $$ WOOD WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
480 WHUS73 KMKX 300919 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 419 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND VERY HIGH WAVES TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...AS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES EXPERIENCES A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND STRONG LOW PRESSURE BACKING WESTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING NORTH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...AND GALE FORCE OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS. VERY HIGH WAVES ARE FORECAST...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD OPEN WATER. WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY. LMZ643>646-301730- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121031T1500Z/ 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- 419 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS...GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS. WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET NORTH OF MILWAUKEE AND 10 TO 14 FEET FROM MILWAUKEE SOUTH TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD OPEN WATER. WAVES GRADUALLY WILL DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
575 WHUS73 KMKX 301440 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 940 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND VERY HIGH WAVES TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...AS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES EXPERIENCES A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF LAKE ERIE BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING NORTH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...AND GALE FORCE OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS. VERY HIGH WAVES ARE FORECAST...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD OPEN WATER. WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY. LMZ643>646-302245- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121031T1500Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 940 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS...GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: 4 TO 8 FEET ALONG SHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET TOWARD OPEN WATERS. WAVES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ DDV WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
196 WHUS73 KMKX 302037 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 337 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND VERY HIGH WAVES CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT... .GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE WOBBLES NORTH TO AROUND LAKE ERIE TONIGHT. IT NOW APPEARS THAT WINDS WILL LIKELY EASE BELOW GALE LEVELS LATER TONIGHT...THUS THE END TIME OF THE WARNING HAS BEEN MOVED FROM TOMORROW MORNING TO LATE TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED AS THE GALE WARNING ENDS...WITH WINDS AND WAVES MEETING CRITERIA THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY...AND HIGHER WAVES LINGERING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST WAVES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WILL REMAIN TOWARD OPEN WATERS. LMZ643>646-310445- /O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121031T0900Z/ 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- 337 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS INTO TONIGHT...EASING TO 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS FOR LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: 4 TO 8 FEET ALONG SHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET TOWARD OPEN WATERS. WAVES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ DDV WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
542 WHUS73 KMKX 310206 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 906 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS AND VERY HIGH WAVES CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT... .GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE WOBBLES NORTH TO AROUND LAKE ERIE TONIGHT. IT NOW APPEARS THAT WINDS WILL LIKELY EASE BELOW GALE LEVELS LATER TONIGHT...THUS THE END TIME OF THE WARNING HAS BEEN MOVED FROM TOMORROW MORNING TO LATE TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED AFTER THE GALE WARNING ENDS...WITH WINDS AND WAVES MEETING CRITERIA THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY...AND HIGHER WAVES LINGERING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST WAVES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WILL REMAIN TOWARD OPEN WATERS. LMZ643>646-310900- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121031T0900Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 906 PM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS INTO TONIGHT...EASING TO 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS FOR LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: 4 TO 8 FEET ALONG SHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET TOWARD OPEN WATERS. WAVES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
053 WHUS73 KMKX 310900 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 400 AM CDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS INTO THURSDAY... .WHILE THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER LAKE MICHIGAN IS RELAXING A BIT AS THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST SLOWLY FILLS... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS INTO THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT. LMZ643>646-311700- /O.EXP.KMKX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121031T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0082.121031T0900Z-121102T0000Z/ 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- 400 AM CDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TODAY...EASING TO 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * WAVES: 4 TO 8 FEET ALONG SHORE AND 8 TO 14 FEET TOWARD OPEN WATERS. WAVES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. && $$ REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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