Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 19, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Dec 18, 2012, 3:48 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 9:25 AM CST. It was in force for 30 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
- Dec 18, 2012, 3:48 PM CST (21:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2012, 9:25 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 3:15 PM CST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
534 WHUS73 KMKX 182148 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 348 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...STRONG WINDS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES FROM MISSOURI INTO THE GREAT LAKES FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY...AS THE LOW MOVES ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN AND THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH WAVES ARE EXPECTED TOWARD AND OVER THE OPEN WATERS DURING THIS TIME. LMZ643>646-190600- /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0098.121220T0600Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0008.121220T1800Z-121221T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0019.121220T1800Z-121221T1800Z/ 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- 348 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS BACKING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WAVES OF 4 TO 9 FEET LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES 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. 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
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143 WHUS73 KMKX 190956 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 356 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT LAKE MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES FROM MISSOURI INTO THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY...AS THE LOW MOVES ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN AND THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE OPEN WATER FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY DUE TO THE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS. LMZ643>646-191800- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0098.121220T0600Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0019.121220T1800Z-121221T1800Z/ 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- 356 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATER TONIGHT AND LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. THE WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET LATER TONIGHT...FURTHER INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FEET ON THURSDAY. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX KAVINSKY
400 WHUS73 KMKX 191600 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1000 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT LAKE MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES FROM MISSOURI INTO THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY...AS THE LOW MOVES ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN AND THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE OPEN WATER FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...DUE TO THE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS. LMZ643>646-200000- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0098.121220T0600Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0019.121220T1800Z-121221T1800Z/ 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- 1000 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATER TONIGHT AND LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. THE WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET LATER TONIGHT...FURTHER INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FEET ON THURSDAY. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. 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
562 WHUS73 KMKX 192202 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 402 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT LAKE MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY...AS THE LOW MOVES ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN AND THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE OPEN WATER FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...DUE TO THE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS. LMZ643>646-200615- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0098.121220T0600Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0019.121220T1800Z-121221T1800Z/ 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- 402 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATER TONIGHT AND LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. THE WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 FEET LATER TONIGHT...FURTHER INCREASING TO 8 TO 14 FEET ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. 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
096 WHUS73 KMKX 200436 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1036 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT LAKE MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE IS RAPIDLY DEEPENING AS IT MOVES FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY...AS THE LOW MOVES ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN AND THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE OPEN WATER FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...DUE TO THE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS. LMZ643>646-201245- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0098.121220T0600Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0019.121220T1800Z-121221T1800Z/ 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- 1036 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. THE WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 FEET LATER TONIGHT...FURTHER INCREASING TO 8 TO 14 FEET ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. 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. && $$ REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
391 WHUS73 KMKX 201110 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 510 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT LAKE MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE IS RAPIDLY DEEPENING AS IT MOVES FROM NORTHEAST MISSOURI TO THE CHICAGO AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN CROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN AND LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. HE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLDER AIR POUR INTO THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL APPROACH STORM FORCE TOWARD OPEN WATERS. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE OPEN WATER FROM TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...DUE TO THE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS. LMZ643>646-201800- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0098.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0019.121220T1800Z-121221T1800Z/ 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- 510 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS...FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVES: 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT UP TO 16 FEET SOUTH OF WIND POINT. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. 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 CRAVEN
030 WHUS73 KMKX 201525 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 925 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT LAKE MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES FROM WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO THE CHICAGO AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN CROSS SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN AND LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY...AS NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLDER AIR POUR INTO THE AREA. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL APPROACH STORM FORCE TOWARD OPEN WATERS. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS FROM TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...DUE TO THE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS. LMZ643>646-202330- /O.CAN.KMKX.SC.Y.0098.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0019.121220T1525Z-121222T0000Z/ 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- 925 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...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 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS: EAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO GALES TO 40 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. * WAVES: 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT UP TO 14 FEET SOUTH OF WIND POINT LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. 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. && $$ WOOD WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
209 WHUS73 KMKX 202139 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 339 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST FROM SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN TO LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...AS NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLDER AIR POUR INTO THE AREA. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL APPROACH STORM FORCE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS FROM TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...DUE TO THE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS. WINDS AND WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. LMZ643>646-210545- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 339 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH GALES TO 40 KNOTS EARLY...BACKING NORTHWEST TO 40 KNOTS BY MID EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WINDS SLOWLY SUBSIDING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * WAVES: 8 TO 12 FEET INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 FEET BY MID EVENING INTO FRIDAY. HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ WOOD WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
970 WHUS73 KMKX 210340 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 940 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT FROM SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN...REACHING THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LAKE HURON BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY...AS NORTHWEST GALES AND COLDER AIR POUR INTO THE AREA. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL APPROACH STORM FORCE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS FROM OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...DUE TO THE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS. WINDS AND WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. LMZ643>646-211145- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ 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 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WINDS SLOWLY SUBSIDING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * WAVES: 8 TO 12 FEET...INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 FEET BY MIDNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. 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. && $$ REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
028 WHUS73 KMKX 211004 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 404 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...STRONG GALES TO CONTINUE IN WAKE OF WINTER STORM TODAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER LOWER MICHIGAN WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ONTARIO LATER THIS MORNING AND THEN NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND GUSTY AS COLD AIR POURS ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. WINDS WILL APPROACH STORM FORCE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS DUE TO THE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS. WINDS AND WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY BUT SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE SMALL CRAFT LEVELS. LMZ643>646-211800- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 404 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS TODAY. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT BUT STILL GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. * WAVES: 10 TO 14 FEET TODAY. HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET THIS EVENING AND 3 TO 6 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX CRAVEN
672 WHUS73 KMKX 211534 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 934 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...STRONG GALES TO CONTINUE IN WAKE OF WINTER STORM TODAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER LOWER MICHIGAN WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ONTARIO LATER THIS MORNING AND THEN NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND GUSTY AS COLD AIR POURS ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. WINDS WILL APPROACH STORM FORCE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS DUE TO THE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS. WINDS AND WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY BUT SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE SMALL CRAFT LEVELS. LMZ643>646-212345- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ 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- 934 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS TODAY. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT BUT STILL GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. * WAVES: 10 TO 14 FEET TODAY. HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET THIS EVENING AND 3 TO 6 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. 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. && $$
720 WHUS73 KMKX 212115 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 315 PM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING AWAY FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WILL GRADUALLY ALLOW FOR THE WINDS TO EASE A BIT. GALE CONDITIONS HAVE CEASED THOUGH SOME GUSTS WILL STILL REACH 30 KNOTS INTO THE EVENING BEFORE EASING FURTHER LATER TONIGHT. LMZ643>646-220515- /O.CAN.KMKX.GL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0099.121221T2115Z-121222T1500Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 315 PM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATER TONIGHT. * WAVES: 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET LATER TONIGHT. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 3:48 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 10:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:47 PM CST | Blizzard Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:47 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MKX | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine | 12 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:47 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 57 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:48 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 42 hr |
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