Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 18, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Nov 22, 2012, 3:17 PM CST. It took effect at Nov 22, 2012, 10:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 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 22, 2012, 3:17 PM CST (21:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 22, 2012, 10:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2012, 9:33 PM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
108 WHUS73 KMKX 222117 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 317 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH ONTARIO CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN BREEZY SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH WAVES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN BY MID TO LATE EVENING. BLUSTERY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS IN ITS WAKE ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS WILL REACH GALE FORCE AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. HIGH WAVES ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WINDS AND WAVES WILL EVENTUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING...AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. LMZ643>646-230530- /O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-121123T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0018.121123T0400Z-121124T0400Z/ 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- 317 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM CST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST NORTHWEST BY MID TO LATE EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT...AND LINGERING FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING...HIGHEST TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE SATURDAY MORNING. 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 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
4 follow-up statements
976 WHUS73 KMKX 230235 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 835 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH LAKE MICHIGAN LATE THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN STRONG WEST WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL GENERATE HIGH WAVES...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. LMZ643>646-231045- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-121123T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0018.121123T0400Z-121124T0400Z/ 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- 835 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL VEER TO THE WEST AND INCREASE TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT...LINGERING INTO SATURDAY. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. 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 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 KAVINSKY
987 WHUS73 KMKX 230921 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 321 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTH OF LAKE HURON WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT OFF TO THE EAST TODAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE SLOW TO RELAX. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING ON SATURDAY. DUE TO THE OFFSHORE NATURE OF THE WIND...THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE FOUND OUT TOWARD OPEN WATER. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY...FINALLY BRINGING A LIGHTER WIND TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS. LMZ643>646-231730- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-121124T0400Z/ 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- 321 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET...DIMINISHING TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. 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 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
615 WHUS73 KMKX 232000 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 200 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT OFF TO THE EAST TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE SLOW TO RELAX. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING ON SATURDAY. DUE TO THE OFFSHORE NATURE OF THE WIND...THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE FOUND OUT TOWARD OPEN WATER. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY...FINALLY BRINGING A LIGHTER WIND TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS. LMZ643>646-240400- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-121124T0400Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 200 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET...DIMINISHING TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
716 WHUS73 KMKX 240333 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 933 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING... .BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEPARTING ACROSS CANADA STILL HAS AN INFLUENCE OVER LAKE MICHIGAN. WINDS AND WAVES WILL WEAKEN BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. LMZ643>646-241145- /O.CAN.KMKX.GL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-121124T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0087.121124T0333Z-121124T1500Z/ 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- 933 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET...DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. 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. && $$ MG WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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