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Gale Warning 9, NWS Green Bay, WI

October 14, 2014

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this gale warning at Oct 14, 2014, 4:11 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 14, 2014, 4:11 PM CDT (21:11 UTC)
Expired
Oct 14, 2014, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

The text

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

963 
WHUS73 KGRB 142111
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
411 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES TO CONTINUE...

.LOW PRESSURE TRAVELING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND LARGE WAVES THAT WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO
SMALL CRAFT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

LMZ521-522-541>543-150515-
/O.UPG.KGRB.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-141015T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.GL.W.0009.141014T2111Z-141015T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.SC.Y.0061.141015T0300Z-141015T2100Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
411 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...N WIND 20 TO 25 KTS...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KTS THIS
  EVENING...DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KTS
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD THEN
  DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 KTS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FT ARE EXPECTED BEFORE SUBSIDING
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS AROUND 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OVER 20 KNOTS 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
669 
WHUS73 KGRB 150234
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
934 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES TO CONTINUE...

.LOW PRESSURE TRAVELING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND LARGE WAVES THAT WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO
SMALL CRAFT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

LMZ521-522-541>543-151045-
/O.EXP.KGRB.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-141015T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0061.141015T0300Z-141015T2100Z/
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE
STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY WI TO TWO RIVERS WI-
LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS WI TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
934 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...N WIND TO 15 TO 25 KTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
  KTS...CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING TO 10
  TO 15 KTS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FT ARE EXPECTED BEFORE SUBSIDING 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OVER 20 KNOTS 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 14, 1:14 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB91 min
Oct 14, 2:40 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningGRB95 min
Oct 14, 4:11 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB24 hr

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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.