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Gale Warning 8, NWS Milwaukee, WI

March 26, 2012

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Mar 26, 2012, 4:05 PM CDT. It took effect at Mar 27, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 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 26, 2012, 4:05 PM CDT (21:05 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 27, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 27, 2012, 9:38 PM CDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

The text

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

610 
WHUS73 KMKX 262105
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
405 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...LINGERING WAVES THIS EVENING...INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT...

.GUSTY WIND HAVE EASED FOR THE MOMENT...BUT HIGHER WAVES WILL
LINGER INTO THE EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE
TONIGHT AHEAD OF APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE...WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS
BY LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE
THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY...ALONG WITH HIGH WAVES.

LMZ643-644-270515-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120327T0900Z/
/O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0003.120327T0500Z-120327T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0008.120327T0900Z-120327T2200Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
405 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY.
THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: EAST 10 TO 15 VEERING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS
  EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
  40 KNOTS BY LATE TONIGHT.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY TUESDAY
  MORNING...THEN 9 TO 11 FEET BY AFTERNOON.

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.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ645-646-270515-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0003.120327T0500Z-120327T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0008.120327T1200Z-120327T2200Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
405 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY.
THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: EAST 10 TO 15 VEERING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS
  EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS BY TUESDAY MORNING.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY TUESDAY
  MORNING...THEN 8 TO 10 FEET BY AFTERNOON.

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.

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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5 follow-up statements
223 
WHUS73 KMKX 270213
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
913 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...LINGERING WAVES THIS EVENING...INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT...

.GUSTY WIND HAVE EASED THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BUT HIGHER WAVES WILL
LINGER. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF
APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE...WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS BY EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY
TUESDAY...ALONG WITH HIGH WAVES.

LMZ643-644-271015-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120327T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0008.120327T0900Z-120327T2200Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
913 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: EAST 10 TO 15 VEERING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS AROUND
  MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
  40 KNOTS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY TUESDAY 
  MORNING...THEN 9 TO 11 FEET BY AFTERNOON. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ645-646-271015-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0008.120327T1200Z-120327T2200Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
913 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT TUESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: EAST 10 TO 15 VEERING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS AROUND
  MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS BY TUESDAY MORNING.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY TUESDAY 
  MORNING...THEN 8 TO 10 FEET BY AFTERNOON. 

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.

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
811 
WHUS73 KMKX 270916
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
416 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GALES AND VERY HIGH WAVES TODAY AND THIS EVENING...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE TRACKING FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS NORTHEAST
INTO SOUTHERN CANADA WILL BRING GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO LAKE
MICHIGAN TODAY AND THIS EVENING. BRISK SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN
SOUTHWEST BY THIS EVENING AND GENERATE VERY HIGH WAVES. THE COLD
FRONT WILL PASS LATE THIS EVENING WITH WINDS FALLING BELOW GALE
FORCE BUT REMAINING AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS. WAVES WILL
SUBSIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW.

LMZ643-644-271730-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120327T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
416 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WARNING
IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS.
  WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. 

* WAVES: 7 TO 11 FEET FALLING BELOW 4 FEET LATE 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.

&&

$$

LMZ645-646-271730-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0008.120327T1200Z-120328T0000Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
416 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS.
  WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* WAVES: 6 TO 10 FEET FALLING BELOW 4 FEET LATE 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.

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.

&&

$$

GEHRING
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
121 
WHUS73 KMKX 271701
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1201 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GALES AND VERY HIGH WAVES TODAY AND THIS EVENING...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE TRACKING FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS NORTHEAST
INTO SOUTHERN CANADA WILL BRING GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO LAKE
MICHIGAN TODAY AND THIS EVENING. BRISK SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN
SOUTHWEST BY THIS EVENING AND GENERATE VERY HIGH WAVES. THE COLD
FRONT WILL PASS LATE THIS EVENING WITH WINDS FALLING BELOW GALE
FORCE BUT REMAINING AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS. WAVES WILL
SUBSIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW.

LMZ643-644-280000-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
1201 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS. 
  WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING. 

* WAVES: 7 TO 11 FEET FALLING BELOW 4 FEET LATE 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.

&&

$$

LMZ645-646-280000-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
1201 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS. 
  WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING. 

* WAVES: 6 TO 10 FEET FALLING BELOW 4 FEET LATE 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.

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.

&&

$$
573 
WHUS73 KMKX 271922
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
222 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GALES AND VERY HIGH WAVES TODAY AND THIS EVENING...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE TRACKING FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS NORTHEAST
INTO SOUTHERN CANADA WILL BRING GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO LAKE
MICHIGAN THROUGH THIS EVENING. BRISK SOUTH WINDS WILL TURN
SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AND GENERATE VERY HIGH WAVES. THE COLD
FRONT WILL PASS LATE THIS EVENING WITH WINDS FALLING BELOW GALE
FORCE BUT REMAINING AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS. WAVES WILL
SUBSIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW.

LMZ643-644-280300-
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120328T0300Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
222 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS. WINDS
  SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING.

* WAVES: 7 TO 11 FEET FALLING BELOW 4 FEET LATE 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.

&&

$$

LMZ645-646-280300-
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120328T0300Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
222 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS. WINDS
  SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING.

* WAVES: 6 TO 10 FEET FALLING BELOW 4 FEET LATE 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.

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.

&&

$$
470 
WHUS73 KMKX 280238
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
938 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING WEST WEDNESDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE JUST NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL REACH TO
JUST NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO LATE WEDNESDAY. THE BRISK WINDS WILL
EVENTUALLY DIMINISH AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

LMZ643>646-281045-
/O.CAN.KMKX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120328T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0027.120328T0238Z-120328T2300Z/
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 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET FALLING BELOW 4 FEET LATE TONIGHT.


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

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