Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 17, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Nov 10, 2012, 9:13 PM CST. It took effect at Nov 11, 2012, 9:46 AM CST. It was in force for 11 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
- Nov 10, 2012, 9:13 PM CST (03:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 11, 2012, 9:46 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
525 WHUS73 KMKX 110313 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 913 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...HIGH WINDS AND WAVES INTO SUNDAY NIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER MINNESOTA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ONTARIO CANADA TONIGHT...THEN FURTHER NORTH AND EAST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING...WHEN A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH WAVES. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT WITH GALES EXPECTED SUNDAY. WINDS WILL VEER WEST BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT...AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY BEFORE PICKING UP AGAIN MONDAY. WAVES WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT...AS THE WINDS TURN OFFSHORE. LMZ643>646-111115- /O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-121111T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0017.121111T1600Z-121112T0300Z/ 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- 913 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT...AND UP TO 35 KNOT GALES ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND WEAKEN A LITTLE EARLY SUNDAY NIGHT...AFTER THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. * WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES PEAKING AT 5 TO 8 FEET SUNDAY...THEN DIMINISHING BELOW 4 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
4 follow-up statements
375 WHUS73 KMKX 111017 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 417 AM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...HIGH WINDS AND WAVES INTO TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO WESTERN ONTARIO TODAY WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH WAVES TOWARD OPEN WATER. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE AND VEER TO THE WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATER TONIGHT. WAVES WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY AS THE WINDS BECOME OFFSHORE. HOWEVER...WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO GUST ABOVE SMALL CRAFT LEVELS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. LMZ643>646-111700- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-121111T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0017.121111T1600Z-121112T0300Z/ 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- 417 AM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. A GALE WARNING THEN GOES INTO EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS VEERING TO WEST THIS EVENING AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. * WAVES: WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD OPEN WATERS. WAVES SUBSIDING BELOW 4 FEET LATER 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. 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 CRAVEN
747 WHUS73 KMKX 111546 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 946 AM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...HIGH WINDS AND WAVES INTO TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO WESTERN ONTARIO TODAY WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH WAVES...ESPECIALLY TOWARD OPEN WATER. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE...AND VEER TO THE WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATER TONIGHT. WAVES WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY AS THE WINDS BECOME OFFSHORE. HOWEVER...WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO GUST ABOVE SMALL CRAFT LEVELS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...PERHAPS INTO MONDAY EVENING. LMZ643>646-120000- /O.CAN.KMKX.SC.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-121111T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0017.121111T1546Z-121112T0300Z/ 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- 946 AM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS...RISING TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS VEERING WEST THIS EVENING AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING. * WAVES: WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WAVES SUBSIDING BELOW 4 FEET LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ WOOD WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
673 WHUS73 KMKX 112053 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 253 PM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...HIGH WINDS AND WAVES INTO TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN EARLY THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH WAVES...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE...AND VEER TO THE WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY AS THE WINDS BECOME OFFSHORE. HOWEVER...WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO GUST ABOVE SMALL CRAFT LEVELS LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY...PERHAPS INTO MONDAY EVENING. LMZ643>646-120300- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-121112T0300Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 253 PM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH GALES UP TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...VEERING WEST BY MID EVENING AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING. * WAVES: WAVES 4 TO 8 FEET THROUGH EARLY EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WAVES SUBSIDING QUICKLY BELOW 4 FEET LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ WOOD WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
093 WHUS73 KMKX 120248 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 848 PM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...BRISK WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS... .THE COLD FRONT WAS PUSHING EAST ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN. BRISK WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. LMZ643>646-121100- /O.EXP.KMKX.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-121112T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0084.121112T0300Z-121113T0000Z/ 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- 848 PM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES: WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WAVES SUBSIDING BELOW 4 FEET 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. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 3:51 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Jefferson and 9 more | 14 hr |
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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.