Gale Warning 7, NWS Milwaukee, WI

925 
WHUS73 KMKX 252140
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
340 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES DEVELOPING TUESDAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE TRACKING FROM ARKANSAS TO INDIANA TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY WILL BRING BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS AND GALE FORCE WIND
GUSTS. HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 

LMZ643>646-260545-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.130226T1200Z-130228T1000Z/
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 CST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST
THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: EAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS TOWARD SUNRISE ON TUESDAY... 
  BECOMING NORTHEAST TO 30 KNOTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS 
  BACKING NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
  WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS EXPECTED TUESDAY 
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET BY SUNRISE ON TUESDAY...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 
  FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$
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930 
WHUS73 KMKX 260343
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
943 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES DEVELOPING TUESDAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS TONIGHT...WILL TRACK
ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL INDIANA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
...BRINGING BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS AND GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS. HIGH WAVES
WILL RESULT. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.

LMZ643>646-261145-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.130226T1200Z-130228T1000Z/
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-
943 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST
THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: EAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS...INCREASING 15 TO 25 KNOTS TOWARD
  SUNRISE ON TUESDAY... BECOMING NORTHEAST TO 30 KNOTS TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON. WINDS BACKING NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY
  MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET BY SUNRISE ON TUESDAY...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 
  FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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.

&&

$$

REM
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930 
WHUS73 KMKX 261010
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
410 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WILL MOVE TO NORTHERN
INDIANA LATE TONIGHT...THEN STALL OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES
WEDNESDAY BEFORE DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST COAST ON THURSDAY.
THE LOW WILL BRING GALE FORCE NORTHEAST WINDS. HIGH WAVES WILL
RESULT. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

LMZ643>646-261815-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.130226T1200Z-130228T1000Z/
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-
410 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: 15 TO 25 KNOTS...INCREASING TO NORTHEAST GALES TO 35
  KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. WINDS BACKING NORTH TO 30 KNOTS LATE TUESDAY
  NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS EXPECTED
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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

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720 
WHUS73 KMKX 261514
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
914 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH WAVES TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WILL MOVE TO NORTHERN
INDIANA LATE TONIGHT...THEN STALL OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES
WEDNESDAY BEFORE DRIFTING TOWARD NEW ENGLAND ON THURSDAY. THE LOW
WILL BRING GALE FORCE NORTHEAST WINDS. HIGH WAVES WILL RESULT.
WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

LMZ643>646-262315-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130228T1000Z/
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-
914 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS BACKING NORTH TONIGHT.

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET TODAY AND 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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.

&&

$$


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646 
WHUS73 KMKX 262053
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
253 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...NORTHEAST GALES AND HIGH WAVES TONIGHT...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND INDIANA WILL MOVE
TO SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY...THEN SLOWLY EXIT TOWARD
NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS
TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY BACK TO NORTHERLY BY WEDNESDAY.  HIGH WAVES
WILL RESULT. THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES AT MIDNIGHT...AND WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD. WE COULD SEE ELEVATED WAVES RIGHT INTO THE
WEEKEND DUE TO A PERSISTENT BRISK NORTH OR NORTHEAST WIND. 

LMZ643>646-270500-
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130227T0600Z/
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-
253 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

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

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS BACKING NORTH TONIGHT
  AND DIMINISHING TO WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. 

* WAVES: 8 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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.

&&

$$


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499 
WHUS73 KMKX 270413
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1013 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...NORTHEAST GALES AND HIGH WAVES SLOWLY EASE OVERNIGHT...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL INDIANA/OHIO BORDER WILL MOVE TO
SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY...THEN SLOWLY EXIT TOWARD NEW
ENGLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS
TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY BACK TO NORTHERLY BY WEDNESDAY. HIGH WAVES
WILL RESULT. THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES AT MIDNIGHT...THOUGH
LOCATIONS NORTH OF MILWAUKEE MAY HAVE TO BE EXTENDED.

THE GALE WARNING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THAT
WILL CONTINUE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. WE COULD SEE ELEVATED WAVES
RIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND DUE TO A PERSISTENT BRISK NORTH OR
NORTHEAST WIND.

LMZ643>646-270600-
/O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130227T0600Z/
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-
1013 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

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

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS BACKING NORTH LATER
  TONIGHT AND DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS.

* WAVES: 8 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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.

&&

$$

REM
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793 
WHUS73 KMKX 270505
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1105 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...NORTHEAST GALES AND HIGH WAVES SLOWLY EASE OVERNIGHT...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL INDIANA/OHIO BORDER WILL
MOVE TO SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY...THEN SLOWLY EXIT
TOWARD NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHEAST
WINDS TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY BACK TO NORTHERLY BY WEDNESDAY. HIGH
WAVES WILL RESULT.

THE GALE WARNING NOW EXPIRES AT 3 AM...AND WILL NEED TO BE
FOLLOWED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD. WE COULD SEE ELEVATED WAVES RIGHT INTO THE
WEEKEND DUE TO A PERSISTENT BRISK NORTH OR NORTHEAST WIND.

LMZ643>646-270900-
/O.EXT.KMKX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130227T0900Z/
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-
1105 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS BACKING NORTH LATER 
  TONIGHT AND DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. 

* WAVES: 8 TO 12 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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.

&&

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
328 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM TO HIGH.

A WEAK INVERTED SFC TROUGH AND VORTICITY MAXIMUM ALOFT IS SUPPORTING
SPORADIC LIGHT SNOW ACROSS IA INTO PORTIONS OF SW AND WEST CENTRAL
WI. THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROUGH ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS WILL
ALLOW THE AREA OF LGT SNOW TO TRACK NEWD THROUGH WI THE REMAINDER OF
THE DAY BUT REMAINING TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA. THUS EXPECT MO CLOUDY
CONDITIONS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MORE PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS OVER
SE WI. 925 MB TEMPS OF -1C TO -2C WOULD SUGGEST HIGHS AROUND 40F BUT
CLOUDS WILL LIMIT MIXING SO KEPT TEMPS DOWN BUT STILL CLOSE TO 40F
IN SE WI WHERE LESS CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED. FOR TNT EXPECT SCT-BKN
CLOUD COVER WITH INCREASING ELY WINDS LATE SO THE COMBINATION OF THE
TWO SHOULD KEEP THE LOWS IN THE 20S. CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING FROM
THE SOUTH LATE AT NIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW OVER W TX TRACKS TO AR WITH
A 991 MB SFC LOW ALONG THE AR/MO BORDER.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT - CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM
MAIN FOCUS WILL BE ON SNOW EVENT. 500 MILLIBAR LOW CENTER PROGGD
TO SHIFT FROM NE AR INTO SRN IN BY LATE IN THE DAY. 850 MILLIBAR
WEAKENS AS IT LIFTS INTO EITHER CENTRAL IL OR WC IN. SNOW EXPECTED
TO SPREAD INTO SRN WI DURING THE AFTERNOON...SOUTH OF I-94
INITIALLY...AND PERHAPS A LITTLE BEFORE THE NOON HOUR...AND THEN
LIFT NORTH ACROSS MOST IF NOT ALL OF SRN WI DURG THE AFTN HRS.
1000-500 MILLIBAR THICKNESSES SUPPORT A BRIEF PERIOD OF MIXED
PRECIP...THOUGH THE TOP/DOWN METHOD SUGGESTS ALL SNOW. WILL LEAN
TOWARDS THE CONSENSUS OF THE NAM/GFS BUFKIT KEEPING THINGS ALL
SNOW. 00Z NAM IS MORE ROBUST ON HIGHER QPF NUMBERS INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT...HOWEVER THIS SOLUTION IS AN OUTLIER. 00Z ECMWF SHOWS MORE
OF A GLANCING SHOT TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER WITH THE HIGHER QPF.
EVEN WITH THE WEAKENING SYSTEM THE SURFACE/850 MILLIBAR GRADIENT
SUPPORTS GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SRN WI DURG THE BETTER SNOWFALL
TUESDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT. SO EVEN IF SNOW AMOUNTS FAVOR THE
MAJORITY OF SOLUTIONS...THE COMBO OF WIND/SNOW WILL AFFECT THE
EVENING COMMUTE. WILL LEAVE THE WATCH IN PLACE FOR NOW BUT GIVEN
LOWER RATIOS/NAM AS THE OUTLIER/WARMER TEMPS DURING EVENT...CAN
SEE THIS TIPPING MORE TOWARDS AN ADVISORY IMPACT MORE SO THAN A
WARNING.

WEDNESDAY - CONFIDENCE...LOW TO MEDIUM
GFS IS A COMPROMISE BETWEEN LARGELY DRY ECMWF AND WET NAM. NAM IS
STRONGER ON THE FUJIWARA IDEA WHILE GFS/ECMWF MORE PROGRESSIVE
WITH THE CIRCULATION TO THE EASTERN LAKES AND BROADER CYCLONIC
FLOW/LESS QPF HERE. WILL MAINTAIN SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATION THIS
PERIOD. NAM IS THE OUTLIER AT THIS POINT.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY - CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM
SURFACE HIGH GRADUALLY BUILDS IN WITH THE MAIN LOW CENTER WELL TO
THE EAST. BOTH GFS AND ECMWF SHOWING NE FLOW WITH GFS GENERATING
PRECIP. WILL LEAN TOWARDS THE DRIER LOOK OF THE ECMWF AS 850 TEMPS
LOOK TOO WARM TO SUPPORT LAKE EFFECT.

SATURDAY - CONFIDENCE...LOW TO MEDIUM
ECMWF HAS BEEN INCONSISTENT WITH DEPICTING A WEAK WAVE DRIVING SSE
IN THE UPPER FLOW. CURRENT RUN HAS VERY LIGHT QPF IN THE WEST WHILE
GFS HAS HAD A MORE CONSISTENT DRY SIGNAL. ALLBLEND POPS LEAN WITH
THE LATTER AND WILL GO THAT DIRECTION FOR NOW. COLDER 850 TEMPS
ARRIVE...ESPECIALLY LATER INTO SATURDAY NIGHT WITH POTENTIALLY
FAVORABLE TRAJECTORY. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS.

SUNDAY - CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM
PRONOUNCED NNW 500 MILLIBAR FLOW WITH GFS AND ECMWF SHOWING MAINLY
SHEARED/ELONGATED VORT AXIS ACRS WI. WILL AGAIN FAVOR THE DRY LOOK
OF THE ALLBLEND POPS...BUT AGAIN...CONCERNED ABOUT LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS. GFS TRAJ LOOKS A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE AT THIS POINT.

&&

.AVIATION/12Z TAFS/...LIGHT AND PATCHY FREEZING FOG STILL POSSIBLE
AT TAF SITES THROUGH ABOUT 14Z THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE SCT-BKN
MID TO HIGH CLOUDS TODAY AND TNT WITH INCREASING ELY WINDS TOWARD
TUE AM AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH.

&&

.MARINE...A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A
LARGE LOW PRESSURE AREA TRACKS FROM THE MIDDLE MS RIVER VALLEY TO
THE ERN GREAT LAKES. BRISK EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY GUST TO GALE
FORCE AND THEN TURN NLY ON WED. HIGH WAVES ARE EXPECTED.

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
     NIGHT FOR WIZ052-059-060-064>066-069>072.

LM...GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     LMZ643>646.

&&

TODAY/TONIGHT AND AVIATION/MARINE...GEHRING
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...COLLAR

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
405 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-261015-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
405 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

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

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. A
LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND
WILL LIKELY SPREAD MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS...BUT
SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

LMZ643>646-261015-
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-
405 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

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

A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES THIS
WEEK. BRISK EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN BRISK NORTH WINDS THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEK. HIGH WAVES WILL PREVAIL THE ENTIRE WEEK WITH GALE FORCE
WINDS POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

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