Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Jan 18, 2012, 3:39 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 18, 2012, 2:00 PM CST. It was in force for 20 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
- Jan 18, 2012, 3:39 AM CST (09:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2012, 2:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2012, 9:38 AM CST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
276 WHUS73 KMKX 180939 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 339 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .BRISK WINDS AND GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. BRISK AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME WESTERLY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH WAVES WILL ALSO BE GENERATED ESPECIALLY TOWARD OPEN WATER. LMZ643>646-181745- /O.CAN.KMKX.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120118T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0002.120118T2000Z-120119T1800Z/ 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 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BECOMING WEST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT BUT MUCH HIGHER TOWARD 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. && $$ GEHRING WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
5 follow-up statements
055 WHUS73 KMKX 181539 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 939 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .BRISK WINDS AND GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. BRISK AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND BECOME WESTERLY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH WAVES WILL ALSO BE GENERATED...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. THE GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL END LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE REST OF THURSDAY...FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. LMZ643>646-182345- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.120118T2000Z-120119T1800Z/ 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- 939 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AND BACKING SOUTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BRISK WINDS VEERING WEST LATER TONIGHT...AND NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOT GALES LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS SLOWLY SUBSIDING BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH MUCH HIGHER WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WAVES SUBSIDING BY THURSDAY 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. && $$ WOOD WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
503 WHUS73 KMKX 182136 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 336 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .BRISK WINDS AND GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP INTO TONIGHT...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. BRISK AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP INTO THE EVENING...AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH WAVES WILL ALSO BE GENERATED...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. THE GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL END LATER THURSDAY MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE REST OF THURSDAY...FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. LMZ643>646-190545- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/ 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- 336 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL VEER NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT...LINGERING INTO THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT...HIGHEST TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE BY THURSDAY 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. && $$ WOOD WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
863 WHUS73 KMKX 190235 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 835 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS INTO THURSDAY MORNING... .BRISK WINDS AND GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HIGH WAVES WILL ALSO BE GENERATED...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. THE GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL END LATER THURSDAY MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE REST OF THURSDAY... FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. LMZ643>646-191045- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 835 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES. WINDS WILL VEER NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT... LINGERING INTO THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT...HIGHEST TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE BY THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
001 WHUS73 KMKX 190945 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 345 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS EARLY THIS MORNING... .A FEW GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING AS AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVES ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN. AFTERWARD...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BUT REMAIN BELOW GALE FORCE. THUS THE GALE WARNING WILL BE DOWNGRADED TO A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH WAVES WILL ALSO BE GENERATED...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. LMZ643>646-191745- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/ 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- 345 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. A FEW WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET...HIGHEST TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE BY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ GEHRING WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
458 WHUS73 KMKX 191538 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 938 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012 ...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION TODAY. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS THE DAY GOES ON. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE HIGH WAVES...MAINLY TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WINDS AND WAVES WILL SUBSIDE BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. LMZ643>646-192345- /O.CAN.KMKX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0007.120119T1538Z-120120T0000Z/ 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- 938 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...HIGHEST TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. 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. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 3:19 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Iowa, Lafayette, Marquette, Sauk | 21 hr |
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Sources
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