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Small Craft Advisory 79, NWS Milwaukee, WI

October 15, 2012

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this small craft advisory at Oct 15, 2012, 3:32 PM CDT. It took effect at Oct 16, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 69 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 15, 2012, 3:32 PM CDT (20:32 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 16, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 19, 2012, 7:22 AM CDT
In force
69 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

The text

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

369 
WHUS73 KMKX 152032
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
332 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012

...BREEZY SOUTH WINDS AND HIGH WAVES TUESDAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS
TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO BREEZY SOUTH WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL
GENERATE HIGH WAVES AS WELL. 

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MAINLY FOR HIGH WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN
WATERS. 

LMZ643>646-160445-
/O.NEW.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.121016T1500Z-121017T0000Z/
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-
332 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE TUESDAY
  MORNING...LASTING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WAVES
  MAY LINGER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...MAINLY TOWARD THE OPEN
  WATERS.

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.

&&

$$
WOOD
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16 follow-up statements
404 
WHUS73 KMKX 160149
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
849 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012

...BREEZY SOUTH WINDS TO DEVELOP ON TUESDAY...

.A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COOL FRONT
WILL RESULT IN BREEZY SOUTH WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE NEAR SHORE
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN ON TUESDAY. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING WITH WAVES BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE TOWARD THE OPEN WATER. HENCE A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY
EVENING.

THE ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO LATER TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY DUE TO A LINGERING PRESSURE GRADIENT...LOW LEVEL
INSTABILITY OVER THE LAKE...AND HIGHER WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN
WATER.

LMZ643>646-161000-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.121016T1500Z-121017T0000Z/
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-
849 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 KNOTS TONIGHT WILL
  INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE TUESDAY MORNING...LASTING
  THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WAVES 
  MAY LINGER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...MAINLY TOWARD THE 
  OPEN WATERS. 

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.

&&

$$
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KAVINSKY
891 
WHUS73 KMKX 160826
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
326 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...BREEZY SOUTH WINDS DEVELOP TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHEAST
WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15
TO 25 KNOTS FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. WAVES
WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 FEET. 

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN WISCONSIN EARLY
WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE
FRONT...PUSHING THE LARGER WAVES OUT TOWARD OPEN WATER.

LMZ643>646-161630-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.121016T1500Z-121018T0000Z/
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-
326 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
  LATER THIS MORNING...LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY AFTERNOON...AND 3 TO 6 FEET
  TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$
DAVIS

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078 
WHUS73 KMKX 161419
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
919 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...BREEZY SOUTH WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHEAST
WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15
TO 25 KNOTS FROM TODAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. WAVES WILL RANGE
FROM 3 TO 6 FEET.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN WISCONSIN EARLY
WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE
FRONT...PUSHING THE LARGER WAVES OUT TOWARD OPEN WATER.

LMZ643>646-162230-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.121016T1500Z-121018T0000Z/
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-
919 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY AFTERNOON...AND 3 TO 6 FEET 
  TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 

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

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376 
WHUS73 KMKX 162040
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
340 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...BREEZY SOUTH WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
SOUTHEAST WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF BREEZY SOUTHERLY
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES WILL
RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 FEET.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN WISCONSIN EARLY
WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE
FRONT...PUSHING THE LARGER WAVES OUT TOWARD OPEN WATER. WEST WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT MAY REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS AGAIN ON
THURSDAY.

LMZ643>646-170445-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/
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-
340 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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

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845 
WHUS73 KMKX 162354
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
654 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...BREEZY WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
SOUTHEAST WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF BREEZY SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WAVES WILL RANGE FROM
3 TO 6 FEET.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN WISCONSIN EARLY
WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE
FRONT...PUSHING THE LARGER WAVES OUT TOWARD OPEN WATER. 

LMZ643>646-170800-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/
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-
654 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING TO THE SOUTH
  TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. SOUTH
  WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST
  WAVES AWAY FROM THE LAKE SHORE. 

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
873 
WHUS73 KMKX 170151
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
851 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...BREEZY WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A LINGERING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHEAST
WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WAVES WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6
FEET.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN WISCONSIN EARLY
WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE
FRONT...PUSHING THE LARGER WAVES OUT TOWARD OPEN WATER.

LMZ643>646-171000-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/
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-
851 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING TO THE SOUTH 
  TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. 
  SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST 
  WAVES AWAY FROM THE LAKE SHORE. 

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.

&&

$$
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MBK
893 
WHUS73 KMKX 170830
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
330 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...BREEZY WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE WEST WILL
RESULT IN BREEZY SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY INTO THIS
EVENING. LOOK FOR WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET
TOWARD SHEBOYGAN. AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NEARSHORE WATERS
LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO DIMINISH.
HOWEVER...IT WILL TAKE A FEW HOURS LONGER FOR THE WAVES TO SUBSIDE
BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

LMZ645-646-171630-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121018T0400Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
330 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING.

* WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING BY
         LATE EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-171630-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121018T0900Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
330 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING BY MID EVENING. 

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING...DIMINISHING AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$
DAVIS

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
734 
WHUS73 KMKX 171440
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
940 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...BREEZY WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE WEST
WILL RESULT IN BREEZY SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY INTO
THIS EVENING. LOOK FOR WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET...BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FEET TOWARD SHEBOYGAN. AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NEARSHORE
WATERS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO
DIMINISH. HOWEVER...IT WILL TAKE A FEW HOURS LONGER FOR THE WAVES
TO SUBSIDE BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE WEST IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

LMZ645-646-172245-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121018T0400Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
940 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING.

* WAVES: 3 TO 6 FEET INTO THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING BY LATE
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-172245-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121018T0900Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
940 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING BY MID EVENING.

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

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
957 
WHUS73 KMKX 172050
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
350 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...BREEZY SOUTH WINDS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING...

.A COLD FRONT WILL SWING ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT. BREEZY
SOUTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH ALONG THE FRONT. IT WILL TAKE A FEW
HOURS LONGER FOR THE WAVES TO SUBSIDE BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
LEVELS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN TURN SOUTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING.

LMZ645-646-180400-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121018T0400Z/
NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI-
WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL-
350 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ643-644-180500-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121018T0900Z/
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI-
350 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT.

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
118 
WHUS73 KMKX 180140
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
840 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...BLUSTERY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...

.STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ALONG A COLD FRONT ACROSS
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND LAKE MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT. A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL RESULT IN BLUSTERY SOUTHEAST WINDS
THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. 

AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS
LAKE MICHIGAN DURING THE LATE NIGHT...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
WEAKEN SOMEWHAT. THE BLUSTERY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS DURING THE NIGHT.
LINGERING HIGH WAVES WILL PROLONG SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.  

LMZ643>646-180945-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121018T1000Z/
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-
840 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS
  VEERING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
  OVERNIGHT.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND
  EARLY THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$
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MBK
728 
WHUS73 KMKX 180822
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
322 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY...

.LOOK FOR SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY AS A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTS NORTH INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN. THE LOW WILL
WEAKEN BY THIS EVENING...ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH...BUT IT WILL
TAKE A FEW HOURS LONGER FOR THE WAVES TO SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS. EXPECT WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET.

LMZ643>646-181630-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/
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-
322 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING BY THIS EVENING.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$


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232 
WHUS73 KMKX 181425
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
925 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY...

.LOOK FOR SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY AS A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTS NORTH INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN. THE LOW WILL
WEAKEN BY THIS EVENING...ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH...BUT IT WILL
TAKE A FEW HOURS LONGER FOR THE WAVES TO SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS. EXPECT WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET.

LMZ643>646-182230-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/
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-
925 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING BY THIS EVENING.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING.

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

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630 
WHUS73 KMKX 182033
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
333 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT AND ALLOW
SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. GIVEN THE OFFSHORE
WIND DIRECTION...WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS DURING THE EVENING AS WELL.

LMZ643>646-190300-
/O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/
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-
333 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS BY MID
  EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT.

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

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252 
WHUS73 KMKX 190124
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
824 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...LINGERING PRESSURE GRADIENT CAUSING BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS...

.A LINGERING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE IS CONTINUING
TO CAUSE BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS. AN
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE LAKE IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE GUSTY
WINDS...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS TOWARDS THE OPEN WATER.

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE NIGHT AS
THE LOW PRESSURE AREA SETTLES OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. HENCE THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. THIS WILL ALLOW WAVES TO
SUBSIDE TO BELOW 5 FEET AWAY FROM SHORE BY EARLY FRIDAY. 

LMZ643>646-190930-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121019T1000Z/
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-
824 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT FRIDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS LATE
  TONIGHT. 

* WAVES: 1 TO 3 FEET AT THE SHORE...3 TO 5 FEET TOWARD THE OPEN WATER.

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.

&&

$$
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KAVINSKY
886 
WHUS73 KMKX 190819
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
319 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012

...WINDS DIMINISHING...BUT LARGE WAVES LINGER...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND 10 KNOTS...BUT LARGE
WAVES WILL LINGER INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CONTINUED THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING...BUT MAY BE
DROPPED EARLIER ONCE BETTER CONFIRMATION OF THE STATE OF THE WATER
CAN BE MADE. 

LMZ643>646-191400-
/O.EXT.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121019T1400Z/
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-
319 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH AROUND KNOTS...SHIFTING TO NORTH NORTHWEST LATER
  THIS MORNING. 

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...DIMINISHING RAPIDLY THIS 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.

&&

$$
DAVIS

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306 
WHUS73 KMKX 191222
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
722 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012


LMZ643>646-191330-
/O.CAN.KMKX.SC.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-121019T1400Z/
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-
722 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS AND WAVES HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD STILL EXERCISE CAUTION THIS MORNING NORTH OF PORT
WASHINGTON. 

$$


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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Oct 15, 3:30 PM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 15, 3:30 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
330 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012

.SHORT TERM...

TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH

AREA OF LOW CLOUDS SHOULD PUSH EAST OF THE NORTHERN LAKESHORE
COUNTIES THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...WITH DRIER AIR WORKING
INTO THAT AREA.

AREA OF MIDDLE TO HIGH CLOUDS SHIFT SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA THIS
EVENING AND LATER TONIGHT...AND SHOULD LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS
SHOULD BRING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. VARIOUS 500MB VORTICITY
MAXIMA SHIFT THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY...BUT AREA FORECAST SOUNDINGS
SHOW FAIRLY DRY AIR BELOW 700MB. THUS...WENT WITH A DRY FORECAST FOR
TUESDAY.

WARM AIR ADVECTION TONIGHT SHOULD BRING EVENING LOWS IN THE
40S...BEFORE REMAINING STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING LATER TONIGHT.
DESPITE THE CLOUDS...WARM AIR ADVECTION TUESDAY WITH BREEZY SOUTH
WINDS WILL BRING HIGHS IN THE MID 60S NORTH AND EAST...TO AROUND 70
SOUTHWEST.

TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM

A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS SRN WI AND NRN IL TUE EVENING
BUT TOO MUCH DRY AIR IN PLACE FOR PCPN WITH ONLY MID TO HIGH
CLOUDS EXPECTED. CLOUDS WILL THEN DECREASE LATE AT NIGHT WITH SOME SUN
POSSIBLE WED AM BEFORE CLOUDS MOVE IN AGAIN.

A 120 KT JET STREAM WILL EXTEND FROM THE PACIFIC NW INTO THE
CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS BY WED...CARVING OUT A LARGE POLER TROUGH
OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL USA. THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL
DEVELOP FROM SRN CANADA INTO THE MN ARROWHEAD AND LAKE SUPERIOR
REGION ON WED AND THEN DEEPEN TO AROUND 980 MB IN THE VICINITY OF
UPPER MI WED NT. A STRONG SFC TROUGH/COLD FRONT WITH ORGANIZED
LIFT DUE TO LOW TO MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS AND PVA ALOFT WILL
BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A TSTORM FOR WED AFT AND
NIGHT. THE OCCLUDED LOW WILL THEN RETROGRADE SWWD INTO MN OR WRN
WI ON THU AND EVENTUALLY PIVOT EWD ACROSS WI OR IL FOR THU NT.
OTHER THAN MILD TEMPS ON WED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...THIS WILL
BE A COOL AND SHOWERY PERIOD.

.LONG TERM...

FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE LOW TO MEDIUM

THERE IS SOME AGREEMENT ON THE MODELS TO MOVE THE OCCLUDED LOW TO
THE EAST BY FRI NT WITH A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
AREA. THERE ARE THEN DIFFERNCES ON SHORTWAVE TROUGHS AND THEIR SFC
LOWS TRACKING ALONG THE US/CANADIAN BORDER WITHIN WNWLY FLOW FOR
THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SLY FLOW AND WARM ADVECTION IS
EXPECTED BUT NOT SURE IF A COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE DURING THE
WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOW POPS ARE FORECAST SUN NT AND MON
WITH MILDER TEMPS FORECAST AS WELL.

&&

.AVIATION/00Z TAFS/...

VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. LAKE BREEZE WITH NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS MAY REACH
MILWAUKEE AND KENOSHA BEFORE 00Z TUESDAY...BEFORE SHIFTING BACK TO
THE NORTHWEST AND WEAKENING.

BROKEN TO OVERCAST MIDDLE TO HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO
THE AREA THIS EVENING AND LATER TONIGHT...AND LINGER THROUGH
TUESDAY. LIGHT WINDS THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OUT OF THE
SOUTH LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS
EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.MARINE...ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 15Z TUESDAY THROUGH 00Z
WEDNESDAY FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME...AS WARMER AIR PUSHES INTO THE
REGION. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME.
THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET.

THIS MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...MAINLY FOR HIGH WAVES TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS. WINDS
GRADUALLY VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST DURING THIS TIME...BUT WIND SPEEDS
REMAIN UNDER CRITERIA. LATER SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO MONITOR.

WINDS AND WAVES MAY REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS AGAIN ON
THURSDAY...WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT.

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...NONE.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
     LMZ643>646.

&&

TONIGHT/TUESDAY AND AVIATION/MARINE...WOOD
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...GEHRING
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 15, 1:32 PM CDT, 2 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
132 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-160930-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
132 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE ARE SMALL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

LMZ643>646-160930-
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-
132 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY...FOR BRISK WINDS AROUND SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LOW THAT DEEPENS AND STALLS OVER
THE REGION.

REM/WOOD
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Sources

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