Storm Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI

227 
WHUS73 KMKX 210305
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
905 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING POWERFUL WINDS...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK
NORTHWARD TO NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR BY FRIDAY MORNING.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT. GALES TO
45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH A FEW STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 50
KNOTS. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT
AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. 

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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-
905 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STORM WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL VEER TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT. GALES TO
  45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WITH A FEW STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS.

* WAVES: WAVES IN GENERAL WILL BE 2 TO 4 FEET IN ICE FREE AREAS. 
  HOWEVER...THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS AND WARM TEMPERATURES MAY 
  CAUSE THE ICE TO BREAK UP MORE AND BECOME TRANSIENT IN NATURE 
  RESULTING IN HIGHER WAVE HEIGHTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

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MBK

731 
WHUS73 KMKX 210901
MWWMKX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
301 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR
BY NOON TODAY...THEN HEAD NORTHEAST INTO CANADA THIS AFTERNOON.
STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH GALES TO 40 KNOTS
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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/O.NEW.KMKX.GL.W.0008.140221T0901Z-140222T0000Z/
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-
301 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS...DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND TONIGHT. 

* WAVES: WAVES IN GENERAL WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET IN ICE FREE AREAS.
  HOWEVER...THE STRONG WEST WINDS MAY CAUSE THE ICE TO BREAK UP
  MORE AND BECOME TRANSIENT IN NATURE RESULTING IN HIGHER WAVE
  HEIGHTS...ESPECIALLY TOWARD OPEN WATER. 

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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