Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 13, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this gale warning at May 15, 2014, 7:27 AM 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
- May 15, 2014, 7:27 AM CDT (12:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
348 WHUS73 KMKX 151227 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 727 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BUILDING HIGH WAVES... .A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON FROM MILWAUKEE SOUTH...WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TO THE NORTH...FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE TIGHT GRADIENT AROUND LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST OHIO. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE EASING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN AND LAKE HURON. THE RESULTING HIGH WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE WITH THE LOWERING WINDS THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AFTER THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES. LMZ645-646-151800- /O.UPG.KMKX.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-140516T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0013.140515T1227Z-140515T1800Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 727 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 37 KNOTS... BEFORE LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...AND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EVENING. * WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ LMZ643-644-151800- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-140516T0300Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 727 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS... BEFORE LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVES: 4 TO 7 FEET TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 2 TO 4 FEET BY LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ REM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
2 follow-up statements
717 WHUS73 KMKX 151434 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 934 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES... .A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON FROM MILWAUKEE SOUTH...WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TO THE NORTH...FOR GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE TIGHT GRADIENT AROUND LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST OHIO. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE EASING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN AND LAKE HURON. THE RESULTING HIGH WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE WITH THE LOWERING WINDS THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN THE SOUTH AFTER THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES. LMZ645-646-151800- /O.CON.KMKX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140515T1800Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 934 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 34 KNOTS MAINLY TOWARD OPEN WATERS. WINDS WILL EASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON...AND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY EVENING. * WAVES: 4 TO 6 FEET TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 2 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ LMZ643-644-152245- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-140516T0300Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 934 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ DDV WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
659 WHUS73 KMKX 151801 MWWMKX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 101 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES... .A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE NEARSHORE WATERS AREA...AS THE GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH WILL SLOWLY EASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THE RESULTING HIGH WAVES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE WITH THE LOWERING WINDS THIS EVENING. LMZ645-646-160215- /O.EXP.KMKX.GL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140515T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMKX.SC.Y.0050.140515T1801Z-140516T0300Z/ NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 101 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 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. && $$ LMZ643-644-160215- /O.CON.KMKX.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-140516T0300Z/ SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- 101 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVES: 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ DDV WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.