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Gale Warning 6, NWS Milwaukee, WI

March 6, 2012

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Mar 6, 2012, 3:50 AM CST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 9:40 AM CST. It was in force for 32 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
Mar 6, 2012, 3:50 AM CST (09:50 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2012, 9:40 AM CST
Expired
Mar 7, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

302 
WHUS73 KMKX 060950
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
350 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...BLUSTERY WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN EAST COAST HIGH PRESSURE AND
LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING IN THE PLAINS WILL RESULT IN A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF BLUSTERY SOUTH WINDS OVER THE NEARSHORE
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. 

WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT SOUTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHT...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS FARTHER NORTH.

THE WINDS AND WAVES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN
DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE
AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

LMZ645-646-061800-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120306T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0006.120306T1800Z-120307T1000Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
350 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS
  VEERING TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING
  TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS....CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT.

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET INTO WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-061800-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120308T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
350 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH TODAY.
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS. 

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET INTO WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
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6 follow-up statements
715 
WHUS73 KMKX 061540
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
940 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...BLUSTERY WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN EAST COAST HIGH PRESSURE AND
LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING IN THE PLAINS WILL RESULT IN A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF BLUSTERY SOUTH WINDS OVER THE NEARSHORE
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THE WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A COLD
FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

LMZ645-646-062345-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120306T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0006.120306T1540Z-120307T1600Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
940 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...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
10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS...VEERING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. BLUSTERY SOUTHWEST
  WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-062345-
/O.UPG.KMKX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120308T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMKX.GL.W.0006.120306T1540Z-120307T1600Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
940 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  VEERING SOUTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. BLUSTERY SOUTHWEST
  WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
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084 
WHUS73 KMKX 062126
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
326 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...BLUSTERY WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN EAST COAST HIGH PRESSURE AND
LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING IN THE PLAINS WILL RESULT IN A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF BLUSTERY SOUTH WINDS OVER THE NEARSHORE
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS AND WAVES WILL
DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE
AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

LMZ643>646-070530-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120307T1600Z/
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-
326 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS... BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
  35 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE
  FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS MAINLY SOUTH OF THE NORTH POINT LIGHT
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
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717 
WHUS73 KMKX 070332
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
932 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN EAST COAST HIGH PRESSURE AND
LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING IN THE PLAINS WILL RESULT IN A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF BREEZY SOUTH WINDS OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS
OF LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AS A CANADIAN COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA.

LMZ643>646-071145-
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120308T0000Z/
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-
932 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 KNOTS. GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS MAINLY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

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224 
WHUS73 KMKX 071012
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
412 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY...

.A LINGERING TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER THE
NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED CLOSE TO THE SHORE...WHILE THE COOLER WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN WILL PREVENT STRONG GALE FORCE GUSTS FROM REACHING THE
LAKE SURFACE FARTHER AWAY FROM THE SHORE...TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH AND MOVE ACROSS
THE NEARSHORE WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING RESULTING IN
DIMINISHING WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL
LIKELY REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS INTO THURSDAY
MORNING.

LMZ643>646-071815-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120308T0000Z/
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-
412 AM CST WED MAR 7 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 TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS
  TO 35 KNOTS. 

* WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
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679 
WHUS73 KMKX 071545
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
945 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

.A LINGERING TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OVER THE
NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED CLOSE TO THE SHORE...WHILE THE COOLER
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN WILL PREVENT STRONG GALE FORCE GUSTS FROM
REACHING THE LAKE SURFACE FARTHER AWAY FROM THE SHORE...TOWARD THE
OPEN WATERS.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED. THE COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH AND MOVE ACROSS THE
NEARSHORE WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING RESULTING IN
DIMINISHING WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL
REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

LMZ643>646-072145-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120308T0000Z/
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-
945 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.
  HIGHEST MEASURED GUSTS SO FAR TODAY INCLUDE 37 KNOTS AT WAUKEGAN
  AIRPORT...36 KNOTS AT KENOSHA HARBOR...32 KNOTS AT RACINE
  AIRPORT...AND 31 KNOTS AT MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET NORTH OF PORT WASHINGTON AND 3 TO 6 FEET
  ELSEWHERE THIS AFTERNOON AND 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.

&&

$$

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321 
WHUS73 KMKX 072207
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
407 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE FORCE WINDS ENDING BUT BRISK WINDS AND HIGH WAVES TO
PERSIST MUCH OF THE EVENING...

.A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN 9 AND 10 PM
THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL DECREASE AND
THEN DROP WELL BELOW 25 KNOTS AS THEY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
BEHIND THE FRONT. WAVES WILL ALSO DIMINISH BELOW 4 FEET BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

LMZ643>646-080400-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120308T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0022.120308T0000Z-120308T0400Z/
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-
407 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  UNTIL 6 PM...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25
  KNOTS. HIGHEST MEASURED GUSTS TODAY INCLUDE 44 KNOTS AT WAUKEGAN
  AIRPORT...43 KNOTS AT KENOSHA HARBOR...40 KNOTS AT SHEBOYGAN
  HARBOR...40 KNOTS AT RACINE AIRPORT...38 KNOTS AT MILWAUKEE
  INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...35 KNOTS AT MILWAUKEE HARBOR...AND 32
  KNOTS AT PORT WASHINGTON. 

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET NORTH OF PORT WASHINGTON AND 3 TO 6 FEET 
  ELSEWHERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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 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.

&&

$$

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