Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 7, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Mar 9, 2012, 2:55 PM CST. It took effect at Mar 10, 2012, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 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 9, 2012, 2:55 PM CST (20:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2012, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
848 WHUS73 KMKX 092055 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 255 PM CST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ON SATURDAY... .WINDS HAVE EASED ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...SO THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS BEING CANCELLED EARLY. STRONG LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL THEN MOVE OVERHEAD BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY ON THE LEADING EDGE OF WARM AIR ADVECTION. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE THUS EXPECTED AFTER SUNRISE AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS...LASTING THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS. THE OFFSHORE COMPONENT OF THE WINDS WILL KEEP WAVES FROM GETTING VERY HIGH...THOUGH SOME HIGHER WAVES ARE POSSIBLE TOWARD SHEBOYGAN. LMZ643>646-100500- /O.CAN.KMKX.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120309T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0007.120310T1200Z-120311T0000Z/ 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- 255 PM CST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS SATURDAY MORNING...LASTING THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET MOST PLACES SATURDAY...AS HIGH AS 6 FEET TOWARD SHEBOYGAN. 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. && $$ DDV WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
5 follow-up statements
797 WHUS73 KMKX 100313 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 913 PM CST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ON SATURDAY... .SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL CANADA. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE THEN EXPECTED AFTER SUNRISE AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS...LASTING THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS. THE OFFSHORE COMPONENT OF THE WINDS WILL KEEP WAVES FROM GETTING VERY HIGH ALONG SHORE...THOUGH SOME HIGHER WAVES ARE POSSIBLE TOWARD SHEBOYGAN. LMZ643>646-101115- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.120310T1200Z-120311T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 913 PM CST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS SATURDAY MORNING...LASTING THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET MOST PLACES SATURDAY...AS HIGH AS 6 FEET TOWARD SHEBOYGAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
059 WHUS73 KMKX 101009 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 409 AM CST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TODAY... .SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST ACROSS CANADA. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE THEN EXPECTED TODAY INCLUDING BUILDING HIGH WAVES. THE HIGH WINDS AND WAVES MAY LINGER INTO THE EVENING. LMZ643>646-101815- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.120310T1200Z-120311T0000Z/ 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- 409 AM CST SAT MAR 10 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: SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES NORTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE. 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. && $$ GEHRING WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
624 WHUS73 KMKX 101542 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 942 AM CST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TODAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SIT ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES BY TO THE NORTH. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO GALE FORCE TODAY...EVENTUALLY WINDING DOWN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHER WAVES WILL BUILD THROUGH THE DAY...PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTH TOWARD SHEBOYGAN...WITH HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD OPEN WATERS. LMZ643>646-102345- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120311T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 942 AM CST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS TOWARD SHEBOYGAN. * WAVES: BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES NORTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ DDV WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
506 WHUS73 KMKX 102106 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 306 PM CST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER LAKE MICHIGAN WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED GALE FORCE GUSTS OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY WIND DOWN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS DAYTIME MIXING IS LOST. HIGHER WAVES WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING...PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTH TOWARD SHEBOYGAN...WITH HIGHEST WAVES TOWARD OPEN WATERS. LMZ643>646-110000- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120311T0000Z/ 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- 306 PM CST SAT MAR 10 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: SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS... POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS TOWARD SHEBOYGAN. * WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES NORTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE. 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. && $$ DDV WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
025 WHUS73 KMKX 110010 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 610 PM CST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER LAKE MICHIGAN WILL RESULT IN BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD OPEN WATERS.. LMZ643>646-110815- /O.EXP.KMKX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0023.120311T0010Z-120311T1200Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 610 PM CST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES NORTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE AND TOWARDS THE OPEN WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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