Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 3, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Feb 25, 2012, 3:42 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 26, 2012, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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
- Feb 25, 2012, 3:42 PM CST (21:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
583 WHUS73 KMKX 252142 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 342 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ON SUNDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND REACH THE LAKE SUPERIOR AREA SUNDAY EVENING. FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AS THEY VEER SOUTHWEST LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BUILD HIGH WAVES IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. LMZ643>646-260545- /O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0001.120226T1500Z-120227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0003.120226T1500Z-120226T2100Z/ 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- 342 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FROM MID SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MID SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS VEERING SOUTHWEST WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET SUNDAY...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ MRC WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
4 follow-up statements
486 WHUS73 KMKX 260316 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 916 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ON SUNDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT...AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...REACHING THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN/FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN SUNDAY EVENING. FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE RESULTING STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AS THEY VEER SOUTHWEST LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BUILD HIGH WAVES IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. LMZ643>646-261130- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0003.120226T1500Z-120226T2100Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 916 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FROM MID SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MID SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS VEERING SOUTHWEST WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET SUNDAY...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
309 WHUS73 KMKX 260936 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 336 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS TODAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY...REACHING THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE RESULTING STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AS THEY VEER SOUTHWEST LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT. BRIEF GALE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BUILD HIGH WAVES IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS. LMZ643>646-261745- /O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0003.120226T1500Z-120227T0000Z/ 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 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MUSH OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS VEERING SOUTHWEST WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET TODAY...DIMINISHING SLOWLY TONIGHT. 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. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
746 WHUS73 KMKX 261542 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 942 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS TODAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY WILL REACH THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE RESULTING STRONG SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AS THEY VEER SOUTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT. BRIEF GALE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BUILD HIGH WAVES IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS. LMZ643>646-262330- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120227T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 942 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS VEERING SOUTHWEST WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET TODAY...DIMINISHING SLOWLY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ MRC WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
945 WHUS73 KMKX 262136 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 336 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL REACH NORTHERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING AND CROSS THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT.THE RESULTING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AS THEY VEER SOUTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...THEN VEER WEST MONDAY MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED. THE HIGH WAVES IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT WITH THE OFFSHORE WINDS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. LMZ643>646-270000- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120227T0000Z/ 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 SUN FEB 26 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: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY EARLY EVENING...THEN VEERING WEST EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WAVES: 7 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET 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. && $$ MRC WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 3:12 AM CST | Gale Watch | MKX | 13 hr |
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