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Small Craft Advisory 101, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this small craft advisory at Dec 30, 2012, 3:41 AM CST. It took effect at Dec 30, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2012, 3:41 AM CST (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
366 WHUS73 KMKX 300941 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 341 AM CST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...BRISK WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT... .A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LINGERING UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE LAKE SURFACE WILL RESULT IN WIND GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH LAKE MICHIGAN LATER TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE EARLY MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE MORNING...HOWEVER WIND GUSTS AND WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. LMZ643>646-301745- /O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0101.121231T0000Z-121231T1500Z/ 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- 341 AM CST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT. * WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX KAVINSKY
5 follow-up statements
917 WHUS73 KMKX 301540 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 940 AM CST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...BRISK WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT... .A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LINGERING UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE LAKE SURFACE WILL RESULT IN WIND GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH LAKE MICHIGAN LATER TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE EARLY MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY MORNING BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS AND WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. LMZ643>646-302345- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0101.121231T0000Z-121231T1500Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 940 AM CST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ MRC WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
327 WHUS73 KMKX 302134 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 334 PM CST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT... .A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LINGERING UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE LAKE SURFACE WILL RESULT IN WIND GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH LAKE MICHIGAN LATER TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE EARLY MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY MORNING BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS AND WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. LMZ643>646-310545- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0101.121231T0000Z-121231T1500Z/ 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- 334 PM CST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 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. && $$ MRC WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
424 WHUS73 KMKX 310300 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 900 PM CST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT... .A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LINGERING UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE LAKE SURFACE WILL RESULT IN WIND GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH LAKE MICHIGAN LATER TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE EARLY MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY MORNING BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS AND WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. LMZ643>646-311100- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-121231T1500Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 900 PM CST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. * WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ MG WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
396 WHUS73 KMKX 310927 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 327 AM CST MON DEC 31 2012 ...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO CONTINUED GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET...MOSTLY TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS ONCE THE FRONT PASSES. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL ALSO DECREASE TO BELOW 5 FEET LATER TODAY. LMZ643>646-311500- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-121231T1500Z/ 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- 327 AM CST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS WILL TURN TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS MORNING AND DIMINISH. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE TO 1 TO 3 FEET TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX KAVINSKY
052 WHUS73 KMKX 311444 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 844 AM CST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SLIGHTLY IMPROVED CONDITIONS TODAY... LMZ643>646-311545- /O.EXP.KMKX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-121231T1500Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 844 AM CST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.