Alert archive / Wisconsin / Gale Warnings in 2015

Gale Warning 16, NWS Green Bay, WI

November 11, 2015

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this gale warning at Nov 11, 2015, 10:18 AM CST. It took effect at Nov 12, 2015, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 27 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
Nov 11, 2015, 10:18 AM CST (16:18 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 12, 2015, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 13, 2015, 3:00 PM CST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

The text

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

269 
WHUS73 KGRB 111618
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1018 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...POWERFUL STORM TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS AND LARGE WAVES...

.GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BRING SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION LATER THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS...AND TONIGHT FOR THE BAY OF
GREEN BAY. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH GALE FORCE AT TIMES THIS
EVENING AS THE LOW APPROACHES...HOWEVER THE WINDOW WILL BE FAIRLY
SHORT AND BORDERLINE.

WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT WEST AND STRENGTHEN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. WINDS EVENTUALLY
SLACKEN OFF LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY EVENING AS A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION FROM THE WEST.

LMZ541>543-120030-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0077.151111T1800Z-151112T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KGRB.GL.A.0007.151112T1800Z-151113T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.GL.W.0016.151112T1800Z-151113T2100Z/
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
1018 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 PM CST
FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...
  INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KTS
  POSSIBLE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY DIMINISH THURSDAY
  MORNING BEFORE TURNING WEST AND QUICKLY INCREASING TO 35 TO 40
  KNOT GALES THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME OFFSHORE.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-120030-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0077.151112T0000Z-151112T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KGRB.GL.A.0008.151112T1800Z-151113T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.GL.W.0016.151112T1800Z-151113T2100Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
1018 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 PM CST
FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT. WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING 
  WEST AND QUICKLY INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY THURSDAY
  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.

&&

$$
10 follow-up statements
066 
WHUS73 KGRB 112059
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
259 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...POWERFUL STORM TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS AND LARGE WAVES...

.GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BRING SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...AND TONIGHT
FOR THE BAY OF GREEN BAY. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH GALE FORCE AT
TIMES THIS EVENING AS THE LOW APPROACHES...HOWEVER THE WINDOW WILL
BE FAIRLY SHORT AND BORDERLINE.

WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT WEST AND STRENGTHEN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. WINDS EVENTUALLY
SLACKEN OFF LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY EVENING AS A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION FROM THE WEST.

LMZ541>543-120500-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-151112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0016.151112T1800Z-151113T2100Z/
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
259 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 PM CST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON... 
  INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KTS 
  POSSIBLE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY DIMINISH THURSDAY 
  MORNING BEFORE TURNING WEST AND QUICKLY INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 
  KNOT GALES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES WILL GRADUALLY 
  SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME 
  OFFSHORE. 

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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-120500-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0077.151112T0000Z-151112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0016.151112T1800Z-151113T2100Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
259 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 PM CST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS...INCREASING TO UP TO 30
  KTS TONIGHT. AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO NEAR GALE FORCE IS ALSO
  POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY DIMINISH
  THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING WEST AND QUICKLY INCREASING TO
  35 KNOT GALES THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY THURSDAY 
  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.

&&

$$
295 
WHUS73 KGRB 120315
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
915 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...POWERFUL STORM TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS AND LARGE WAVES...

.GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
BRINGING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THIS EVENING. WIND
GUSTS COULD APPROACH GALE FORCE AT TIMES THIS EVENING AS THE LOW
APPROACHES...HOWEVER THE WINDOW WILL BE FAIRLY SHORT AND
BORDERLINE.

WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT WEST AND STRENGTHEN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. WINDS EVENTUALLY
SLACKEN OFF LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY EVENING AS A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION FROM THE WEST.

LMZ541>543-121115-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-151112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0016.151112T1800Z-151113T2100Z/
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
915 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 PM CST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT...WITH A FEW
  GUSTS 30 TO 35 KTS POSSIBLE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY
  DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING WEST AND QUICKLY
  INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KNOT GALES THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES WILL GRADUALLY 
  SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME 
  OFFSHORE. 

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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-121115-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-151112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0016.151112T1800Z-151113T2100Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
915 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 PM CST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 30 KTS. AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO
  NEAR GALE FORCE IS ALSO POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  TO BRIEFLY DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING WEST AND
  QUICKLY INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY THURSDAY 
  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.

&&

$$
840 
WHUS73 KGRB 120936
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
336 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...POWERFUL STORM TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS AND LARGE WAVES...

.AS A POWERFUL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM WISCONSIN TO
SOUTHEAST ONTARIO TODAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND
QUICKLY INCREASE. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS
ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. WINDS EVENTUALLY SLACKEN OFF LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY EVENING AS A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION FROM THE
WEST.

LMZ541>543-121800-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-151112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0016.151112T1800Z-151113T2100Z/
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
336 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM CST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...TURNING WEST AND QUICKLY INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KNOT
  GALES THIS AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...WITH HIGHER WAVES TOWARD OPEN
  WATER.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-121800-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-151112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0016.151112T1800Z-151113T2100Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
336 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM CST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...TURNING WEST AND QUICKLY INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THIS 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.

&&

$$

AK
618 
WHUS73 KGRB 121620
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1020 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...POWERFUL STORM TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS AND LARGE WAVES...

.AS A POWERFUL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM NORTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN TO SOUTHEAST ONTARIO BY THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE WEST AND QUICKLY INCREASE. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. WINDS EVENTUALLY
SLACKEN OFF LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY EVENING AS A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION FROM THE WEST.

LMZ541>543-130030-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-151112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0016.151112T1800Z-151113T2100Z/
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
1020 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...TURNING WEST AND QUICKLY INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KNOT 
  GALES THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET...WITH HIGHER WAVES TOWARD OPEN
  WATER.

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.

&&

$$

LMZ521-522-130030-
/O.CON.KGRB.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-151112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0016.151112T1800Z-151113T2100Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
1020 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...TURNING WEST AND QUICKLY INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES 
  THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THIS 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.

&&

$$
737 
WHUS73 KGRB 121838 AAA
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1238 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...POWERFUL STORM TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS AND LARGE WAVES...

.AS A POWERFUL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM NORTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN TO SOUTHEAST ONTARIO BY THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE WEST AND QUICKLY INCREASE. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
ANTICIPATED TO LAST INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AS A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. WINDS
EVENTUALLY SLACKEN OFF BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION FROM
THE WEST.

LMZ521-522-541>543-130245-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-151113T2100Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
1238 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...TURNING WEST AND QUICKLY INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES.

* WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET ON THE BAY. 4 TO 7 FT ON THE OPEN WATERS
  EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
178 
WHUS73 KGRB 122135
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
335 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...POWERFUL STORM BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS AND LARGE WAVES...

.GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO LAST INTO EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES AS THE POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE CENTER DRAWS AWAY
FROM THE REGION. WINDS SHOULD EVENTUALLY SLACKEN OFF BY LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS
THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION FROM THE WEST.

LMZ521-522-541>543-130545-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-151113T2100Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
335 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOT GALES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY
  HIGHER ON THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN THAN THE BAY OF
  GREEN BAY.

* WAVES...3 TO 5 FEET ON THE BAY. 4 TO 7 FT ON THE OPEN WATERS
  EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
970 
WHUS73 KGRB 130306
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
906 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...POWERFUL STORM BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS AND LARGE WAVES...

.WINDS MARGINAL FOR GALES ARE ANTICIPATED TO LAST INTO EARLY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES AS A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE CENTER DRAWS AWAY
FROM THE REGION. WINDS SHOULD EVENTUALLY SLACKEN OFF BY LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS
THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION FROM THE WEST.

LMZ521-522-541>543-131115-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-151113T2100Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
906 PM CST THU NOV 12 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
  SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN THAN
  THE BAY OF GREEN BAY.

* WAVES...3 TO 5 FEET ON THE BAY. 4 TO 7 FT ON THE OPEN WATERS 
  EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$
526 
WHUS73 KGRB 130917
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
317 AM CST FRI NOV 13 2015

...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TODAY...

.GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO LAST INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON...AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES AS A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE CENTER DRAWS AWAY
FROM THE REGION. WINDS SHOULD EVENTUALLY SLACKEN OFF BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION FROM THE WEST.

LMZ521-522-541>543-131730-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-151113T2100Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
317 AM CST FRI NOV 13 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...WEST GALES OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
  SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN THAN
  THE BAY OF GREEN BAY.

* WAVES...3 TO 5 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

KURIMSKI
697 
WHUS73 KGRB 131601
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1001 AM CST FRI NOV 13 2015

...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TODAY...

.GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO LAST INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON...AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES AS A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY
FROM THE REGION. WINDS SHOULD EVENTUALLY SLACKEN OFF BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION FROM THE WEST.

LMZ521-522-541>543-132100-
/O.CON.KGRB.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-151113T2100Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
1001 AM CST FRI NOV 13 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...WEST GALES OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 
  SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN THAN 
  THE BAY OF GREEN BAY. 

* A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED ONCE THE GALE WARNING
  EXPIRES AT 3 PM. 

* WAVES...3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
  THE HIGHEST WAVES NEAR DEATHS DOOR AND TOWARD THE OPEN WATERS OF
  LAKE MICHIGAN.

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.

&&

$$

BERSCH
753 
WHUS73 KGRB 132112
MWWGRB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
312 PM CST FRI NOV 13 2015

...GUSTY WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY EARLY TONIGHT...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATER ON TONIGHT...AS A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION FROM
THE WEST.

LMZ521-522-541>543-140300-
/O.EXP.KGRB.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-151113T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KGRB.SC.Y.0078.151113T2112Z-151114T0300Z/
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  CEDAR RIVER TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
GREEN BAY SOUTH OF LINE FROM  OCONTO WI TO LITTLE STURGEON BAY WI-
ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI-
STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI-TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI-
312 PM CST FRI NOV 13 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY...WILL DIMINISH
  TO 10 TO 15 KTS LATER ON TONIGHT.

* WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET...WILL EASE TO 1 TO 3 FT.

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Nov 11, 5:44 AM CST, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 5:44 AM CST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
544 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

UPDATED AVIATION PORTION FOR 12Z TAF ISSUANCE

.SHORT TERM...TODAY...TONIGHT...AND THURSDAY
ISSUED AT 310 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...NOTED ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY OVER
COLORADO...WILL DEEPEN QUICKLY AS IT EJECTS OUT OF THE ROCKIES
EAST OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY...THEN QUICKLY HEADS NORTHEAST
TOWARDS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN
CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARDS EASTERN ONTARIO ON THURSDAY.
THIS LOW WILL PRESENT MULTIPLE FORECAST CHALLENGES AS IT TRACKS
TOWARDS THE REGION...AND ON THE BACKSIDE AS IT EXITS THE REGION
THROUGH THURSDAY.

THERE IS A SUBTLE DARKENING ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS
MORNING...ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LIGHT SHOWERS CURRENTLY
TRACKING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. THERE HAVE BEEN
SOME OBSERVATIONS SHOWING THIS ACTIVITY HITTING THE
GROUND...THEREFORE WILL INCLUDE A CHANCY POP TO DEAL WITH THIS
EARLY MORNING ACTIVITY. OTHER THAN THIS EARLY MORNING
ACTIVITY...RAIN FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW IS EXPECTED TO HOLD
OFF UNTIL THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH POPS INCREASING DRAMATICALLY
FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AS THIS VERY DYNAMIC SYSTEM TRACKS
THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS WHEN THE MAIN LOW ITSELF
LIFTS NORTHEAST OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL ALSO HAVE STEEL MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND MODEST INSTABILITY.
GIVEN THE DYNAMICS OF THIS SYSTEM AND LAPSE RATES WILL PUT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN WITH THIS FORECAST FOR LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER IS
NOT ANTICIPATED ON A WIDE SCALE...GIVEN THE EXTREMELY GUSTY WINDS
JUST OFF THE SURFACE ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRING DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS TO THE SURFACE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS...MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 29.

AS THE LOW PULLS OUT OF THE REGION ON THURSDAY...VERY GUSTY WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. WIND
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 30 TO 40 MPH ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DOOR PENINSULA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON GIVEN THE FETCH OF WIND ACROSS THE BAY OF GREEN BAY.
ALTHOUGH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE FOR THIS
COUNTY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY HEADLINES UNTIL
SUBSEQUENT ISSUANCES AS THE EVENT IS BORDERLINE AT THIS POINT.
ALTHOUGH THE LOW ITSELF WILL EXIT THE REGION...WRAP AROUND
MOISTURE WILL KEEP RAIN SHOWERS ONGOING AT VARIOUS TIMES ON
THURSDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
WHERE A LINGERING MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL RESIDE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GREAT LAKES.

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
ISSUED AT 310 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

MEAN FLOW BRIEFLY TURNS ZONAL AT THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE DEEP
CYCLONE HEADS INTO SE CANADA. THE NEXT STRONG UPR TROF IS FCST TO
MOVE ACROSS THE WRN CONUS EARLY NEXT WEEK AND TURN THE MEAN FLOW
TO THE SW OVER THE CNTRL CONUS. AS THIS OCCURS...GULF MOISTURE WL
BE PULLED NWD TOWARD/INTO WI AND BRING AN UNSETTLED PERIOD OF
WEATHER TO THE GREAT LAKES FROM MON THRU WED. AFTER A COOL FRI...
TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS HEADED INTO
NEXT WEEK.

JUST AS THE DEEP CYCLONE HEADS INTO SW QUEBEC THU NGT...A TRAILING
SHORTAVE TROF (PLUS A STRONG EMBEDDED SHRTWV) AND SECONDARY CDFNT
SWEEP INTO THE WRN GREAT LAKES. THE COMBINATION OF THIS UPR TROF
AND CDFNT...IN ADDITION TO STRONG CAA AND CYCLONIC FLOW...ALL
POINT TO A CONTINUATION OF HI CHC OR LIKELY POPS ACROS NE WI.
HIGHEST POPS REMAIN OVER N-CNTRL WI WHERE SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT IS
ANTICIPATED. THE NEXT QUESTION IS PCPN TYPE AS THE COLDER AIR
SWEEPS ACROSS WI AND TRANSITIONS THE RAIN TO A MIX...THEN TO
SNOW. FOR E-CNTRL WI...TEMPS MAY NOT COOL ENUF TO ALLOW FOR A
CHANGEOVER TO OCCUR UNTIL LATE THU NGT...THUS LITTLE IF ANY
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...OVER N-CNTRL WI WHERE THE
COLDER AIR REACHES FIRST PLUS THE LAKE ENHANCEMENT...WE COULD SEE
1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WITH A LOCALIZED 4 INCH AMOUNT OVER
NW VILAS CNTY. TOO EARLY FOR HEADLINES...BUT DO SEE A POTENTIAL
WINTER WEATHER ADVY DUE TO THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. WL CONT TO
MENTION THIS POSSIBILITY IN THE HWO. THE PRES GRADIENT REMAINS
TIGHT OVER WI THRU THE NGT SO LOOK FOR WINDY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST
WITH GUSTS SURPASSING 30 MPH OVER CNTRL/E-CNTRL WI.

CYCLONIC FLOW TO LINGER OVER THE WRN GREAT LAKES THRU FRI MORNING
BEFORE FINALLY WEAKENING FRI AFTERNOON AS A RDG OF HI PRES BUILDS
ACROSS THE UPR MS VALLEY. VILAS CNTY COULD SEE UP TO AN INCH OF
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WHICH WOULD BRING TOTALS MAINLY IN THE 2
TO 4 INCH RANGE. OTHERWISE...THE REST OF THE FCST AREA WL SEE A
CHC OF SNOW SHWRS THRU THE MORNING WITH ONLY A DUSTING AT BEST AND
PERHAPS A FEW FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. FRI WL BE A RAW AND
BLUSTERY DAY WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPR 30S NORTH/UPR 30S TO
LWR 40S SOUTH AND SUSTAINED W-NW WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.

THE SFC RDG MOVES ACROSS WI FRI NGT AND SHOULD ALLOW FOR SKIES TO
BECOME AT LEAST PARTLY CLOUDY...AND FOR THE BLUSTERY CONDITIONS TO
FINALLY DIMINISH AS WINDS SUBSIDE TO UNDER 10 MPH. THE AMOUNT OF
CLEARING WL DETERMINE HOW FAR TEMPS FALL FRI NGT AS THE AIR MASS
ALOFT IS STILL ON THE COOL SIDE. MIN TEMPS WL AVERAGE IN THE MID
TO UPR 20S WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER READINGS NEAR LAKE MI. AS THE SFC
RDG SLIDES TOWARD THE ERN GREAT LAKES ON SAT...RETURN FLOW SETS UP
OVER WI AND WITH THE MEAN FLOW NEARLY ZONAL...TEMPS SHOULD BE ABLE
TO REBOUND A FEW DEGS ABOVE NORMAL. UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES...
LOOK FOR READINGS TO REACH THE MID 40S NORTH...UPR 40S TO AROUND
50 DEGS SOUTH.

BY THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND...MODELS BRING THE NEXT
SIGNIFICANT UPR TROF INTO THE WEST COAST WHICH WL ALLOW FOR UPR
HEIGHTS TO BUILD ACROSS THE CNTRL CONUS. THE PREVAILING SW WINDS
WL CONT TO SEND WARMER AIR INTO WI AS WITNESSED BY 8H TEMPS RISING
INTO THE +5 TO +10C RANGE OVER WI. THIS SHOULD TRANSLATE TO MAX
TEMPS REACHING THE LWR TO MID 50S WHICH WUOLD BE ABOUT 10 DEGS
ABOVE NORMAL.

FCST BECOMES INCREASINLY MORE UNSETTLED ONCE THE WORK WEEK BEGINS
AS THE UPR TROF CROSSES THE ROCKIES MON AND DIGS ACROSS THE CNTRL/
SRN PLAINS ON TUE. THIS TROF WL AID IN PULLING GULF MOISTURE NWD
TOWARD WI ON MON WITH A CHC OF SHWRS REACHING WI...ESPECIALLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. PCPN CHCS TO THEN CONT THRU TUE AS A SLOW-MOVING
CDFNT EDGES EWD INTO THE REGION AND HELPS TO FOCUS SHWR ACTIVITY.
MORE CLOUDS AND PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY FLOW WL KEEP TEMPS WELL ABOVE
NORMAL FOR MID-NOV WITH MAX TEMPS MON AND TUE IN THE MID TO UPR
40S NORTH...UPR 40S TO LWR 50S SOUTH.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR 12Z TAF ISSUANCE
ISSUED AT 544 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

VFR MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. A
STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. VFR CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TO MVFR
THIS AFTERNOON THEN IFR TONIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AND GUSTY
SOUTHEAST WINDS. AS THE STORM SYSTEM DEPARTS THURSDAY...WINDS WILL
TURN NORTHWEST AND BECOME GUSTY AGAIN.
&&

.MARINE...
ISSUED AT 310 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BRING SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION LATER THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS...AND TONIGHT FOR THE BAY OF
GREEN BAY. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH GALE FORCE AT TIMES THIS
EVENING AS THE LOW APPROACHES...HOWEVER THE WINDOW WILL BE FAIRLY
SHORT AND BORDERLINE. THEREFORE WILL CANCEL THE GALE WATCH TONIGHT
AND EARLY THURSDAY AND REPLACE WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT WEST AND INCREASE PRECIPITOUSLY ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
ANTICIPATED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES.
THEREFORE WILL CONTINUE THE GALE WATCH FOR ALL OF THE NEARSHORE
AND BAY OF GREEN BAY ZONES. WINDS EVENTUALLY SLACKEN OFF LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY EVENING AS A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION FROM THE
WEST.
&&

.GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM.....KURIMSKI
LONG TERM......AK
AVIATION.......KURIMSKI
MARINE.........KURIMSKI
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 11, 3:38 AM CST, 6 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
338 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-120945-
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY-LINCOLN-
LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-
WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-
CALUMET-MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-
338 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN SHOWERS...WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...ARE EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME
WIDESPREAD TONIGHT. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
ANTICIPATED...A FEW STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 29 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH ARE LIKELY...WITH
HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER FAR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THIS MAY CAUSE
MINOR URBAN FLOODING WHEREVER STORM DRAINS ARE CLOGGED WITH
LEAVES.

INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING AS AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES
WISCONSIN. WIND GUSTS COULD SURPASS 30 MPH ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

AS THE STRONG STORM DEPARTS...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS
COULD REACH 40 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL AND EAST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AND ALONG THE LAKESHORE.

1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ON GRASSY SURFACES IN NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. VILAS
COUNTY MAY SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED 5 INCH TOTALS
OVER NORTHWEST PARTS OF THE COUNTY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT RAINFALL TOTALS OVER AN INCH
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

LMZ521-522-541>543-120945-
THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK
ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN-
338 AM CST WED NOV 11 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LAKE
MICHIGAN AND THE WATERS OF GREEN BAY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO
SMALL CRAFT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS A
STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES WISCONSIN. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

AS THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY
OCCASIONALLY GUST TO GALE FORCE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. A GALE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT.

KURIMSKI/KALLAS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 11, 3:22 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB33 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Wisconsin, 2015Every gale warning in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.