Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 9, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at Apr 15, 2012, 4:20 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 15, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 24 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
- Apr 15, 2012, 4:20 AM CDT (09:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
055 WHUS73 KMKX 150920 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 420 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS MOVES INTO MINNESOTA AND THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND LAKE MICHIGAN. THE STRONG LOW WILL THEN TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LOW LEVEL JET STREAM WILL SUPPORT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. LMZ645-646-151730- /O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0004.120415T1700Z-120416T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0009.120416T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0033.120415T1500Z-120416T0000Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 420 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS TODAY...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * WAVES: 2 TO 5 FEET. 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. 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. && $$ LMZ643-644-151730- /O.UPG.KMKX.GL.A.0004.120415T1700Z-120416T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0009.120416T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0033.120415T1800Z-120416T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 420 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET. HIGHER TOWARD OPEN WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GEHRING WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
7 follow-up statements
763 WHUS73 KMKX 151438 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 938 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... ...AREAS FO DENSE FOG THIS MORNING... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS MOVES INTO MINNESOTA AND THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND LAKE MICHIGAN. THE STRONG LOW WILL THEN TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LOW LEVEL JET STREAM WILL SUPPORT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. LMZ643-152245- /O.NEW.KMKX.MF.Y.0008.120415T1438Z-120415T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0033.120415T1800Z-120416T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0009.120416T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- 938 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET. HIGHER TOWARD OPEN WATER. * VISIBILITY: 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE THIS MORNING IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON AS SOUTH WINDS INCREASE AND A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH. 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. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ645-646-152245- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0033.120415T1500Z-120416T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0009.120416T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 938 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS TODAY...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * WAVES: 2 TO 5 FEET. HIGHER TOWARD OPEN WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ644-152245- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0033.120415T1800Z-120416T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0009.120416T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 938 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET. 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. 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. && $$
647 WHUS73 KMKX 152152 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 452 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THIS EVENING AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS MOVES INTO MINNESOTA AND THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND LAKE MICHIGAN. THE STRONG LOW WILL THEN TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LOW LEVEL JET STREAM WILL SUPPORT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. LMZ645-646-160600- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120416T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0009.120416T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 452 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS..SHIFTING SOUTHWEST LATER TONIGHT...AND BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST MONDAY. * WAVES: 2 TO 5 FEET. HIGHER TOWARD OPEN WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ LMZ643-644-160600- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120416T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0009.120416T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 452 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET. HIGHER TOWARD OPEN WATER. 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. && $$
477 WHUS73 KMKX 160251 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 951 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THE STRONG LOW WILL THEN TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LOW LEVEL JET STREAM WILL SUPPORT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. LMZ643>646-161100- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 951 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS..SHIFTING SOUTHWEST LATER TONIGHT...AND BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST MONDAY. * WAVES: 2 TO 5 FEET. HIGHER TOWARD OPEN WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HENTZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
937 WHUS73 KMKX 160915 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 415 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TODAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE AND ITS COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS WISCONSIN THIS MORNING AND INTO CANADA THIS AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AND INCREASE TO GALE FORCE GUSTS BY LATER THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE DAY. LMZ643>646-161715- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ 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- 415 AM CDT MON APR 16 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: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS SHIFTING WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING LATE OVER THE NEARSHORE. HIGHER TOWARD OPEN WATER. 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. && $$ GEHRING WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
315 WHUS73 KMKX 161608 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1108 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TODAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN WILL TRACK INTO CANADA BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS WHICH WILL LAST THROUGH THE DAY. LMZ643>646-170000- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 1108 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS SHIFTING WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING LATE OVER THE NEARSHORE. HIGHER TOWARD OPEN WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
364 WHUS73 KMKX 162023 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 323 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TODAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM THE BADGERLAND TONIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. LMZ643>646-170000- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ 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- 323 PM CDT MON APR 16 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: WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS. GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET. HIGHER TOWARD OPEN WATER. 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. && $$
550 WHUS73 KMKX 170003 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 703 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012 ...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF THIS EVENING... .GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE THIS EVENING AS THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER LAKE MICHIGAN RELAXES WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION. WIND GUSTS WILL STILL REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS UNTIL BETWEEN 9 PM AND 8 PM THIS EVENING. LMZ643>646-170300- /O.EXP.KMKX.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0034.120417T0003Z-120417T0300Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 703 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 20...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS EARLY...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID-EVENING. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING. HIGHER WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE TOWARD OPEN WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 4:20 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 15 hr | |
| Apr 15, 9:38 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 3 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 16 min |
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