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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS Milwaukee, WI

March 5, 2012

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this small craft advisory at Mar 5, 2012, 3:20 AM CST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2012, 3:20 AM CST (09:20 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 6, 2012, 9:40 AM CST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

The text

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

880 
WHUS73 KMKX 050920
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
320 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012

...BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP TONIGHT...

.HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR EAST WILL COMBINE WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE APPROACHING SLOWLY FROM THE WEST TO BRING AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE NEARSHORE AREAS. LOOK FOR
LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING TO BACK TO THE SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS...WITH
BUILDING WAVES...LATER TONIGHT. THE WINDS AND WAVES WILL REMAIN
ELEVATED THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN DIMINISHING AND SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

LMZ643>646-051730-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0021.120306T0600Z-120308T0000Z/
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-
320 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATER
  TONIGHT...THEN TO 30 KNOTS ON TUESDAY...AND 15 TO 25 KNOTS
  TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS DIMINISHING AND SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND 5 TO 8 FEET ON
  TUESDAY. 

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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4 follow-up statements
041 
WHUS73 KMKX 052045
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
245 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012

...BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP TONIGHT...

.HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR EAST WILL COMBINE WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE APPROACHING SLOWLY FROM THE WEST TO BRING AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE NEARSHORE AREAS. LOOK FOR
SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS...WITH
BUILDING WAVES...LATER TONIGHT. THE WINDS AND WAVES WILL REMAIN
ELEVATED THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN DIMINISHING AND SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

LMZ643>646-060445-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0021.120306T0600Z-120308T0000Z/
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-
245 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATER TONIGHT...
  THEN TO 30 KNOTS ON TUESDAY...AND 15 TO 25 KNOTS TUESDAY 
  NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WINDS DIMINISHING AND SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND 5 TO 8 FEET ON
  TUESDAY....AND 4 TO 7 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$
738 
WHUS73 KMKX 060332
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
932 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012

...BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP TONIGHT...

.HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR EAST WILL COMBINE WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE APPROACHING SLOWLY FROM THE WEST TO BRING AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS TO LAKE MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN. LOOK
FOR SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS...WITH
BUILDING WAVES...LATER TONIGHT. THE WINDS AND WAVES WILL REMAIN
ELEVATED THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN DIMINISHING AND SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

LMZ643>646-061145-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0021.120306T0600Z-120308T0000Z/
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-
932 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATER TONIGHT...
  AND REMAINING AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. WIND
  GUSTS UP TO 33 KNOTS. 

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND REMAINING AT 3
  TO 6 FEET INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

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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302 
WHUS73 KMKX 060950
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
350 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...BLUSTERY WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN EAST COAST HIGH PRESSURE AND
LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING IN THE PLAINS WILL RESULT IN A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF BLUSTERY SOUTH WINDS OVER THE NEARSHORE
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. 

WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT SOUTH OF NORTH POINT LIGHT...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS FARTHER NORTH.

THE WINDS AND WAVES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN
DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE
AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

LMZ645-646-061800-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120306T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0006.120306T1800Z-120307T1000Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
350 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS
  VEERING TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING
  TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS....CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT.

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET INTO WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-061800-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120308T0000Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
350 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH TODAY.
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS. 

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET INTO WEDNESDAY. 

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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MBK
715 
WHUS73 KMKX 061540
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
940 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...BLUSTERY WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN EAST COAST HIGH PRESSURE AND
LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING IN THE PLAINS WILL RESULT IN A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF BLUSTERY SOUTH WINDS OVER THE NEARSHORE
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THE WINDS AND WAVES WILL DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A COLD
FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

LMZ645-646-062345-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120306T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0006.120306T1540Z-120307T1600Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
940 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS...VEERING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. BLUSTERY SOUTHWEST
  WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-062345-
/O.UPG.KMKX.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120308T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMKX.GL.W.0006.120306T1540Z-120307T1600Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
940 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  VEERING SOUTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. BLUSTERY SOUTHWEST
  WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
MRC

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