Small Craft Advisory 18, NWS Milwaukee, WI

501 
WHUS73 KMKX 281526
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
926 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...EXTENDED PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS BEGINS LATE TONIGHT...

.SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS AS IT PUSHES OUT INTO THE PLAINS
TODAY...REACHING SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS
WILL EASE A BIT FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW CROSSES
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THEN BECOME WEST AND INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE WEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY
TO THE EAST THURSDAY.

WAVES WILL RESPOND TO THE INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS...REACHING
SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA BY MIDNIGHT...AND REMAINING HIGH THROUGH THE
DAY WEDNESDAY...BEFORE THE OFFSHORE WEST WINDS ALLOW THEM TO
SUBSIDE BELOW CRITERIA WEDNESDAY EVENING.

LMZ643>646-282330-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0018.120229T0600Z-120301T1200Z/
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-
926 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS...INCREASING TO
  15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. WINDS
  SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WEST WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...AND 5 TO 10 
  FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON...AND 1 TO 3 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. 

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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650 
WHUS73 KMKX 282141
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
341 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...EXTENDED PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS BEGINS LATE TONIGHT...

.SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS AS IT PUSHES OUT INTO THE PLAINS
TODAY...REACHING SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS
WILL EASE A BIT FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW CROSSES
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THEN BECOME WEST AND INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE WEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY
TO THE EAST THURSDAY.

WAVES WILL RESPOND TO THE INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS...REACHING
SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA BY MIDNIGHT...AND REMAINING HIGH THROUGH THE
DAY WEDNESDAY...BEFORE THE OFFSHORE WEST WINDS ALLOW THEM TO
SUBSIDE BELOW CRITERIA WEDNESDAY EVENING.

LMZ643>646-290545-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0018.120229T0600Z-120301T1200Z/
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 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 
  15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. WINDS 
  SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... 
  EASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY THURSDAY MORNING. 

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...AND 5 TO 10 
  FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON...AND 1 TO 3 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$


WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

467 
WHUS73 KMKX 290212
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
812 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...EXTENDED PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE
DEEPENS AS IT TRACKS INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL EASE A BIT FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE
LOW CROSSES CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THEN BECOME WEST AND INCREASE
AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE AS THE
LOW MOVES AWAY TO THE EAST THURSDAY.

WAVES WILL RESPOND QUICKLY TO THE INCREASING SOUTHEAST
WINDS...BUILDING RAPIDLY TONIGHT AND REMAINING HIGH THROUGH THE
DAY WEDNESDAY...BEFORE THE OFFSHORE WEST WINDS ALLOW THEM TO
SUBSIDE BELOW CRITERIA WEDNESDAY EVENING.

LMZ643>646-291015-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0018.120229T0300Z-120301T1200Z/
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-
812 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WINDS SOUTHWEST
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... EASING TO 10
  TO 20 KNOTS BY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3
  TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND 1 TO 3 FEET BY THURSDAY
  MORNING.

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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467 
WHUS73 KMKX 291001
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
401 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...

.GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL EASE A BIT FOR A TIME THIS MORNING AS
LOW PRESSURE CROSSES CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THEN WINDS BECOME WEST
AND INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE WEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE AS
THE LOW MOVES AWAY TO THE EAST TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

WAVES WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE DAY...BEFORE THE OFFSHORE WEST
WINDS ALLOW THEM TO SUBSIDE BELOW CRITERIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LMZ643>646-291815-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
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-
401 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WINDS VEERING
  SOUTHWEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WEST THIS EVENING...
  EASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES: 5 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON
  ...AND 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT.

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

892 
WHUS73 KMKX 291533
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
933 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...

.GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL EASE A BIT FOR A TIME THIS MORNING AS
LOW PRESSURE CROSSES CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THEN WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST
AND INCREASE TO GALE FORCE FROM PORT WASHINGTON SOUTH TO WINTHROP
HARBOR. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY TO
THE EAST TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

WAVES WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE DAY...BEFORE THE OFFSHORE WEST
WINDS ALLOW THEM TO SUBSIDE BELOW CRITERIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

LMZ645-646-292345-
/O.UPG.KMKX.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0004.120229T1700Z-120301T0600Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
933 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 KNOT GALES LATER THIS
  MORNING...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES: 5 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON
  AND...2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-292345-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
933 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WINDS VEERING 
  SOUTHWEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WEST THIS EVENING... 
  EASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. 

* WAVES: 5 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON
  AND...1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

177 
WHUS73 KMKX 292124
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
324 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS FROM
PORT WASHINGTON SOUTH TO WINTHROP HARBOR THROUGH 9 PM. THE
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA BY
MIDNIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY TO THE EAST. WEAKER OFFSHORE WINDS
WILL ALLOW WAVES TO SUBSIDE BELOW CRITERIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

LIGHTER WINDS WILL PREVAIL ON THURSDAY.

LMZ645-646-010300-
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T0300Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
324 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 KNOT GALES THROUGH EARLY
  THIS EVENING AND EASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-010530-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
324 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH THIS
  EVENING AND EASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$


WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

535 
WHUS73 KMKX 010253
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
853 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...WESTERLY WINDS TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...BUT GRADUALLY DIMINISH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS CENTERED NEAR
GREEN BAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND SLOWLY MOVE OFF TO THE
EAST. 

LMZ645-646-010900-
/O.CAN.KMKX.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KMKX.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120301T0900Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
853 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS..GRADUALLY SUBSIDING AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. 

* WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-010400-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
853 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 

$$

LMZ644-010900-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120301T0900Z/
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
853 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS...SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES: 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
DAVIS

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

186 
WHUS73 KMKX 010910
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
310 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012

...WEST WINDS HAVE EASED...

.WEST WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LMZ644>646-011015-
/O.EXP.KMKX.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120301T0900Z/
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
310 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

REM
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
330 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...COMING SOON...

.SHORT TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...FORECAST
CONFIDENCE MEDIUM TO HIGH.

NAM/ECMWF TAKE SURFACE LOW EAST INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
WEDNESDAY...WITH THE GFS QUICKER AND OVER NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. THE
UPPER LEVEL LOWS FOLLOW SIMILAR PATHS DURING THIS TIME. COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY
MORNING...WITH COLDER AIR GRADUALLY MOVING IN DURING THE
AFTERNOON. GFS IS ESPECIALLY AGGRESSIVE WITH THE WARM AIR
ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE FRONT DURING THE MORNING...CHANGING ALL
PRECIPITATION TO LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. THE NAM IS COOLER AND
HAS A MIX IN THE FAR NORTH EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL
LIGHT RAIN.

FOR NOW...WILL LEAN TOWARDS THE COOLER NAM AND KEEP LIGHT RAIN
AND LIGHT SNOW GOING IN THE FAR NORTH EARLY...THEN CHANGING TO
MOSTLY RAIN LATER IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE MORNING ELSEWHERE.
FALLING TEMPERATURES SHOULD BRING A MIX TO THE AREA DURING THE
AFTERNOON. MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING WARMER WITH THIS SYSTEM...SO
WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE MORE RAIN THAN SNOW WITH THIS LOW
WEDNESDAY. KEPT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY GOING UNTIL 15Z WEDNESDAY
FOR NOW IN THE FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES...GIVEN THE MIXY POTENTIAL
THERE. SNOW AMOUNTS WEDNESDAY WILL BE MINIMAL ACROSS THE
AREA...WITH SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE WARM AIR ADVECTION SURGE.

THE LOW AND UPPER LOW MOVE EAST OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE...A
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE THEN SHIFTS EAST ACROSS THE REGION
THURSDAY...BRINGING QUIET WEATHER WITH CONTINUED MILD
TEMPERATURES. SHORTWAVE TROUGH THEN SHIFTS INTO THE AREA THURSDAY
NIGHT...WITH VARYING SURFACE LOW AND FRONTAL POSITIONS. LEFT LOWER
END POPS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM.

GFS AND ECMWF TAKE NEXT SURFACE LOW NORTHEAST INTO LOWER MICHIGAN
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE GFS COLDER AND FURTHER EAST.
LOOKS TO BE WARM ENOUGH FRIDAY FOR A CHANGEOVER FROM A MIX TO ALL
RAIN. CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW LINGER FRIDAY NIGHT.

MAJOR CHANGE IN PATTERN APPEARS TO BE ON TAP BY EARLY NEXT
WEEK...WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES WITHIN WARM AIR ADVECTION AND
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES.

&&

.AVIATION/12Z TAFS/...COMING SOON...

&&

.MARINE...COMING SOON...

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
     WEDNESDAY FOR WIZ046-047-051-052.

LM...NONE.
&&

TODAY/TONIGHT AND AVIATION/MARINE...REM
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WOOD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
308 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-282115-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
308 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST FROM THE PLAINS INTO SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA IS EXPECTED TO BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. THIS WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
AFFECT THE WESTFIELD AND MONTELLO AREAS...EAST TO BERLIN...FOND
DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN.

SNOW AND SLEET OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS IN THE NORTH AROUND NESHKORO...BERLIN AND RIPON. IN
ADDITION...A TENTH INCH OF GLAZING WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL FALL FARTHER NORTH OVER
THE NORTHERN HALF OF WISCONSIN.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN TUESDAY NIGHT.

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND MIXED
PRECIPITATION TO PARTS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN NEXT FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS
HOWEVER SNOW...SLEET AND GLAZING REPORTS WILL BE APPRECIATED.

LMZ643>646-282115-
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-
308 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TUESDAY
NIGHT AND ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON WEDNESDAY. BRISK EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY REACH SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS TUESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY.

THE WINDS WILL BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN WEST AS THE LOW
PASSES BY THE NORTH. THESE WINDS MAY LINGER AT SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY LEVELS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MAY PUSH WINDS TO SMALL CRAFT
LEVELS.

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